Raleigh weekend events Feb. 28-March 2

🥘 Eat to your heart's content at the Bull City Food & Beer Experience at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Sunday.

⚜️ Attend a daytime Mardi Gras celebration at the Scrap Exchange in Durham on Sunday, featuring music, parades and costume and hatmaking.

🏒 Cheer on the Carolina Hurricanes during two home games this weekend against the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.

🎥 Watch a variety of films at the Wake Forest Film Festival on Saturday.

• Feeling more sinister? The Nevermore Film Festival — a celebration of "dark, terrifying and fantastic" films — will be at the Carolina Theatre in Durham Friday through Sunday.

🎨 Check out art at the Final Friday Reception at the Cary Gallery of Artists.

🎭 Take in acclaimed playwright August Wilson's play "Jitney" at Pure Life Theatre in Raleigh with its final showings this weekend.

🎺 Listen to live music at the 48th Carolina Jazz Festival in Chapel Hill, with events happening Friday through Saturday.

• You could also take in the N.C. Symphony perform the music of 'The Lord of the Rings" on Friday and Saturday.