NATCHEZ — The weekend will give residents a chance to put on their green and stroll down the street or stand and wave to the walking Irish, as well as some other rowdy and interesting highlights.

St. Patrick’s Day parade

Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day non-motorized parade will start at 6:30 p.m., with lineup at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park behind St. Mary Basilica on Main Street.

All are welcome to partake in the walking party downtown, but bikes, skateboards and snakes should stay at home.

Pat McDonough, this year’s St. Patrick, will lead the parade along as First Presbyterian Church Pastor the Rev. Denny Read plays the bagpipes.

The parade, hosted by the Krewe of Killarney, will end at the gazebo on the Natchez bluff. A reception will follow at Bowie’s Tavern.

Call 601-597-5763 for information.

Relay for Life four-wheeler trail ride

Anyone who’s ever had the urge to ride a four-wheeler on the highway can get their chance, via a police escort, during Saturday’s four-wheeler trail ride.

The event, a fundraiser for Relay for Life of the Miss-Lou, invites residents to bring their own four-wheeler to lineup at the Comfort Suites at 8 a.m. Saturday, with the trail ride starting at 9 a.m.

Organizer Jonathan Anderson said the third-annual event has been successful in past years because of the rare opportunity it provides to trod where the ATVs are normally forbidden to travel.

“Very seldom do you get a chance to ride an ATV on the highway,” Anderson said.

“And it’s for a good cause.”

The event will cost $15 per ATV, and all proceeds will go to Relay for Life of the Miss-Lou.

The route will go from the Comfort Suites to Louisiana 131 at Biglane Road, Airport Road, Moose Lodge Road, Roundtree Road and end at Ferriday High School.

Free refreshments will be provided. Call 318-447-0264 or 318-336-9214 for information.

Auburn musical performance

An early 1800s-era-inspired musical performance will give audiences a rare treat Sunday at a celebration of Auburn Antebellum Home’s 200th anniversary.

The event, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Auburn, will also make use of the rare 1911 Steinway piano, which sits in the parlor.

Donna Schaffer, Kathleen Mackey King and Vera and Anton Zholondz have prepared an evening of piano, violin, flute and vocals to be remembered.

An informal reception including refreshments following the performance will give attendees a chance to meet the artists.

Seating is limited and tickets are $25. They can be purchased through Natchez Pilgrimage Tours at 601-446-6631 or 800-647-6742.

Grand Village archeology program

Jack D. Elliott Jr. will host an archeology program at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the museum auditorium

Admission for the program titled “A View of Fort Rosalie: Reflections of a Quarter of a Century” is free and seating is limited.

Elliott recently retired from his position as historical archaeologist with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Through Elliott’s research on Fort Rosalie, the French colonial fort established at Natchez in 1716, Elliott had a leading role in the movement that led to the creation of the Natchez National Historical Park.

In his program, Elliott will look back on his work that revealed the history of the fort through French, English, and Spanish occupations.

Call 601-446-6502 for more information.