Massachusetts is never in short supply of reasons to celebrate. From agritourism riches to heritage standouts, the seasonal shift kicks off with syrup, shamrocks, and seven gables. Did you know that March is maple syrup month? With over 300 producers in MA and events like The Magic of Maple, agritourism never tasted so sweet. It's also Irish Heritage month, punctuated by the perennial favorite, St. Patrick's Day. Whether you're into parades, green beer, or the historic side of things, the whole family is welcome to join in the fun on this wear-all-green holiday. The House of the Seven Gables is marking a special milestone this year, turning 350! This beloved mansion, known to many by Hawthorne's book of the same name, has produced a host of special programs that carry throughout the year.

Nantucket Island's 44th annual Daffodil Festival on April 27-29 promises to banish your winter doldrums! From early April to mid-May, daffodils burst forth across the island, adorning roadsides, gardens, and window boxes. This beloved event is a jubilant tribute to the advent of spring, and features an Antique Car Parade, Tailgate Picnic, and more. People and hounds "strut their stuff" for coveted awards at the whimsical Daffy Hat and Daffy Dog Parade, while little tykes star in their own procession, decorating bikes and hats Daffy-style. Find more events and information for Nantucket Island.

Cape Ann is known worldwide for its exciting concentrations of Winter Seabirds. Join the Cape Ann Birding Weekend on March 10 for a morning at sea, which will delight all levels of Birders! Next up, Salem Film Fest from March 22-29 is one of New England's largest documentary film festivals, presenting a rich and diverse collection of the year's best work from all over the world. Find more events and information for North of Boston.

Join AHA New Bedford for an all-day free event to explore the city's arts, history and agriculture on Thursday, March 8 in the heart of Downtown New Bedford! This month's theme is "I AM NEW BEDFORD: HERSTORY, HISTORY, and OURSTORY." There is a wide range of events across downtown listed on their website, with live music, art and shopping. New Bedford is where you come to learn, and explore art, history and culture all in one! Find more events and information for Southeastern Massachusetts. 

Discover fun in Central Massachusetts this March! The Original Harlem Globetrotters will have fans on the edge of their seats at the DCU Center in Worcester on March 9-10. Join in the fun at Worcester's 35th Annual St. Patrick's Parade on Sunday, March 11, featuring festive floats, bands, color guards, clowns and boosters of Irish heritage. And see maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century rural New England in Old Sturbridge Village's working sugar camp during Maple Days, happening the following weekends in March: March 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25. Find more events and information for Central Massachusetts.

Piti Theatre's SYRUP: One Sweet Performing Arts Festival with Sandglass Theater will be held on Sunday, March 11 at Shelburne-Buckland Community Center in Shelburne Falls! The festival celebrates spring's return with a pancake brunch from 11 am to 2:30 p.m., featuring local syrups, a CD release party for Piti's new children's music album "Greatest Bits, Vol. 1," and their internationally acclaimed all ages musical "To Bee or Not to Bee" at 2:30 pm. Award-winning Sandglass Theater's beloved puppet tale "Punschi: follows at 3:45 pm, and the festival wraps up with a Sandglass puppet-making workshop. Find more events and information for Franklin County.

Don your green for the annual Cape Cod St. Patrick's Day Parade in Yarmouth on Saturday, March 10! Tim Kelley, meteorologist with New England Cable News and a Cape Cod native, will lead this year's festive parade as the Grand Marshal. The parade, which kicks off at 11 am on Route 28 in Yarmouth, features dozens of marching bands, bagpipe units, floats, Irish Step Dancers, Clydesdales, antique cars and family friendly entertainment. And on St. Patrick's Day itself, March 17, sham(rock) the day away at one of these festive Cape Cod restaurants & pubs! Find more events and information for Cape Cod.

Spring gets a running start in the hills and valley of western Massachusetts. The first true sign is the billowing steam from the maple sugar shacks, where you  can watch the sap boiling, then sit down for a maple-inspired meal (you boil 10 gal of sap to make 1 quart of maple syrup!) Click here for a list of sugar shacks in Northampton, Amherst and the hilltowns of western MA. Our campus conservatories lovingly remind us of what's soon to come in greenhouses bursting with color at the Smith College Bulb Show and the "Gateway to Spring" Flower Show at nearby Mount Holyoke College through March 18. Click here for a guide to Spring and all seasons in our corner of western Massachusetts. Find more events and information for Hampshire County.

Historic Deerfield will present its 2018 Patriot's Day Revolutionary Muster on Saturday, April 14! Travel back in time and rediscover the history behind the Patriot's Day holiday. Revolutionary times will come to life through demonstrations of period crafts and activities, fife and drum music, cannon and musket firing, and a muster. Historic Deerfield guides and cooks will interpret open hearth cooking and powder horn carving in the 1786 Hall Tavern. Horse-drawn wagon rides will transport visitors through the village, and all historic houses will be available for touring. 10 am to 4 pm. Find more events and information for The Mohawk Trail Region.