Things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit: March 13-15

🍀 This weekend also marks St. Patrick's Day celebrations:

• The annual Corktown St. Patrick's Day Parade draws 80,000-100,000 people per year. It kicks off at 1pm Sunday at Sixth Street and proceeds down Michigan Avenue, with bars along the way celebrating.
• Detroit Shamrock Festival is noon-10pm Saturday in a giant tent in Greektown with food trucks, DJs and dancing. Tickets are $18 and up.
• There's also a Corktown bar crawl on Saturday ($28), as well as a crawl starting at Detroit Shipping Co ($32).
• Check out even more events in this Metro Times roundup.

🌳 Learn how maple syrup is made and tap trees for syrup at Palmer Park.

• A pair of hour-and-a-half sessions at 11am and 1pm on Saturday. Free!

🏒 Can't stop thinking about "Heated Rivalry"? Here's a Ferndale dance party themed just for you.

• 8pm Saturday. Tickets: $26.

📸 It's the last weekend to check out "Friendly Fire," the photo exhibition from local artist Khary Mason depicting the criminal justice system from the inside and outside.

• Hours: Noon-7pm Thursday-Saturday and noon-5pm Sunday.