× Expand Courtesy of the Metropolitan St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee March 16: St. Patrick's Day Parade

This weekend, show off your Irish side at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, catch two new plays, rock out with Echosmith, and more.

Through March 29: Paul Robeson

The Black Rep stages Phillip Hayes Dean’s Paul Robeson, a two-man play that tells the story of the American singer and activist. $30–$45. Emerson Performance Center, Harris-Stowe State University, 314-534-3810, theblackrep.org.

Through March 29: Sight Unseen

Donald Margulies’ still-timely Sight Unseen skewers the 1980s art world’s obsession with money, fame, and power, which often came at the expense of the art itself. $38–$40. New Jewish Theatre, Wool Studio Theatre, St. Louis Jewish Community Center, 2 Millstone Campus, 314-442-3283, newjewishtheatre.org.

March 13: Chris Hardwick

The standup comedian, CEO of Nerdist Industries, and host of AMC show Talking Dead and Comedy Central show @Midnight comes to The Pageant for The Funcomfortable Tour. 8 p.m. $37.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, thepageant.com.

March 14: St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Floats! Marching bands! Giant balloons! Downtown’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has all of those things, plus a race. Noon. Free. 18th & Market, downtown St. Louis, irishparade.org.

March 14: Echosmith

Best known for their hit song “Cool Kids,” the rock and indie pop band from Los Angeles comes to St. Louis in one of their new tour’s first stops. With The Colourist. 8 p.m. $18–$20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester, 314-833-3929, thereadyroom.com.