Kick off this weekend with a strong start Thursday with St. Patrick’s Day, but the events don’t end there. Friday means whisky with the JWBS Whisky Festival, then Saturday holds the return of Goat Yoga. The Jacksonville Symphony will also bring a Billboard-hit artist to the stage with Saturday’s event. Find these events and more on this weekend’s radar. All descriptions courtesy of event hosts and edited for clarity.

3.17

Farmers and Arts Market
Voted Best Farmers Market in Northeast Florida! With over 100 vendors selling fresh, local produce and homemade crafts, live music and great food, it’s sure to be fun for the entire family. Free. 10 a.m. Town Hall Park: 2042 Park Avenue, Orange Park, FL; orangeparkmarket.com // @OrangeParkMarket

Open Mic Event
The most eclectic open mic anywhere bringing you live music of all genres with stand up comedy and spoken word. Also each week the audience chooses a favorite performer for a cash giveaway of $100. Free. 7-11 p.m. American Legion Post 88: 3662 Spring Park Rd., Jacksonville; openmicjacksonville.com  // @openmicjacksonville

3.18

IYA TERRA & Cydeways
Listen, breathe. The kick drum is thumping in an offset rhythm to your beating heart and the bass is thundering vibrations through your entire body, tuning you into the stage and every other person standing in the crowd. This is Iya Terra. Iya Terra means higher ground, which they seem to find everywhere, whether it be the top of the latest charts or next year’s festival billing. $18. 7 p.m. Underbelly: 113 E Bay St., Jacksonville; underbellyjax.com // @underbellyjax

JWBS Whiskey Festival
Come sample some of the best whiskey from local and national distilleries. Additional Raffle tickets can be purchased. All proceeds benefit Best Buddies Jacksonville. Manifest Distilling is Downtown Jacksonville’s only full-scale organic distillery, located in the heart of the Sports District. $50+. 4-7 p.m. Manifest Distilling: 960 East Forsyth St., Jacksonville; manifestdistilling.com // @manifestdistilling

3.19

Goat Yoga 2021-22
We’ve really put a lot of thought into how we could start offering our Goat Yoga classes again in this new world of Covid, and we’re finally at the point where we feel excited to be able to share this experience with all of you again. All our goats are super friendly and love when people visit the farm! They love to snuggle and play and if you’re real lucky, you may even get some goat hugs and kisses. $25. Various times. Little Peeps Farmer for a Day: 3049 Cortez Road, Jacksonville; littlepeepsfarm.com // @little_peeps_farm

Jacksonville Symphony
Daniel Wiley released seven albums and every one went gold, platinum or multi-platinum. She was one of the only artists to chart seven consecutive Billboard #1 hits. Electric Broadway star N’Kenge returns to the Symphony to bring the hits of Whitney Houston to life in a heart-stopping concert not to be missed. This concert is part of the Fidelity National Financial Pops Series. Free. 7:30-9 p.m. Times Union Center for the Performing Arts: 300 Water St., Jacksonville; jaxsymphony.org // @jaxsymphony

Paint & Shop
Attendees will enjoy painting, shopping, connecting and building community with other artists and listening to the sounds of DJ Kelly Monéa. Presented by Experience Initiative and Off Park Street. 2-6 p.m. Free. Off Park Street: 2720 Park St., Jacksonville, FL; offparkstreet.com // @offparksteet; @experience.initiative

Secret Jacksonville Walking Tour
Join author Bill Delaney for a tour of spots featured in the new book Secret Jacksonville. Hear the stories of Jacksonville’s underground tunnels, the locomotive buried beneath a skyscraper, a lost (and fictitious) Native American city, a long destroyed sculptural masterpiece that will soon be reborn in Jacksonville, underknown Jax music history and much more lying just off the beaten path. $15. 9-11 a.m. James Weldon Johnson Park: 135 West Monroe St., Jacksonville; thejaxsonmag.com/books // @tacachale

3.20

Bonnie & Clyde The Musical
America’s most notorious lovers and bank robbers take the country by storm in this sexy and compelling adventure. At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes. Fearless, shameless and alluring, Bonnie & Clyde, is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country. $25. Various times. The Foundation Academy: 3675 San Pablo Road South, Jacksonville; foundationacademy.com // @thefoundationacademy

Family Gardening Day
Join us on the farm for a family gardening day! We will need all hands on deck to help get our garden beds prepped for Spring planting. Bring some gardening gloves, wear some boots/close-toed gardening shoes, and come prepared to get dirty. All ages welcome. Free. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Celestial Farms: 13958 Duval Road, Jacksonville; celestialfarms.org // @celestialfarms