Check out our full list of St. Patrick\u2019s Day events in this week\u2019s Go Guide.<\/p>\n
Luck at the zoo<\/p>\n
At the Lehigh Valley Zoo, \u201cSt. Pawtrick\u2019s Day\u201d will serve as a holiday celebration with far more paws than pints.<\/p>\n
The event will feature a \u201criver otter treasure hunt\u201d showcase at 12:30 p.m. and a shamrock scavenger hunt all day. Seventeen shamrocks will be hidden throughout the zoo, with prizes on the line, according to the nonprofit\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n In keeping with St. Patrick\u2019s Day tradition, attendees at the park are encouraged to wear green. Events at the zoo, per the website, are typically rain or shine.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s festivities are included in a zoo general admission ticket.<\/p>\n If you go: Saturday 10 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m. at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, located at 5150 Game Preserve Rd., Schnecksville. Tickets are $11 for those over the age of 2, and can be purchased at lvzoo.org\/ticketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Carnegie Hall preview<\/p>\n Before it performs in the lavish halls of Carnegie Hall, the Allentown Band will host a free warm-up concert Sunday to showcase American fanfare.<\/p>\n The band \u2014 which has been active since 1828 \u2014 highlights that many of the performers are involved in fields entirely unrelated to music, though \u201cwhen they meet to perform, however, whether in a public park setting, retirement community, or in Carnegie Hall, both age and daytime vocation disappear,\u201d a description of the band reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n Composers on the Sunday program feature American classical composers Leonard Bernstein, John Philip Sousa and more.<\/p>\n On the bigger stage, the band will perform in the \u201cSounds of Spring Festival\u201d on March 25 at Carnegie Hall in New York, among five other performers<\/a>. According to the band\u2019s website<\/a>, limited concert tickets and round trip bus fares will be offered to friends of the band.<\/p>\n If you go: Concert is a two-hour program starting at 3 p.m. Sunday. Christ Lutheran Church, 1245 Hamilton St., Allentown.<\/p>\n As the weather warms, Lehigh Gap Nature Center is inviting residents to check out local art, and take in the Appalachian Trail scenery.<\/p>\n The center will host a three-day \u201cnature in art show,\u201d opening with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Friday The event is hosted by the organization\u2019s art club; the center serves as both a nonprofit environmental education center<\/a> and wildlife refuge.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TMC-L-allentownband-1.jpg\")
The Allentown Band in a rousing performance of \u201cStars and Stripes\u201d at Carnegie Hall.
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\nEarly spring art show<\/p>\n