There are two signs of spring in Ogden: Bach and Beer.

One of the best things about living in Ogden, especially if you’re the community-oriented artsy type, is that its seasons are marked by annual festivities that provide a sense of home whether or not you’re a native to this town. Our “biggies” this month include a few of these traditions—Celtic Celebration, Bach Fest, and Spring Beer Fest. NEXT Ensemble’s Women in Music is returning for a second year, on its way to becoming another sign of spring in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month.

Here are some of the big events to look forward to in March.

THE BIGGIES

Month of March, in order of appearance

Now-3.8 “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” now through March 18, Friday, Saturday +matinee, Monday night performances, Ziegfeld Theater, $24.95, information and tickets here.

3.1 The Queen’s Cartoonists, presented by Onstage Ogden, Thursday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, $15-$39, information and tickets here.

3.2 DVOŘÁK’s Symphony No. 5, presented by Onstage Ogden, Thursday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center at WSU, Austad Auditorium, $15-$59, information and tickets here.

3.3 Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll, Friday, hosted by Ogden City Arts, March 3, 6-9 p.m., Historic 25th Street / Ogden Union Station / The Junction / Downtown Ogden / Nine Rails / WSU, free, more info here.

3.3 Van Sessions: Jackie Rae Daniels / Lucky Find, hosted by The Banyan Collective, Friday, March 3, 7 p.m., The Monarch, free.

3.6 Excellence Concerts: Great Basin Street Band, Monday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, free jazz concert/no ticket needed, all ages, information here.

3.7 Brooklyn Rider, presented by Onstage Ogden, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., The Monarch, $30/$10 youth, information and tickets here.

3.16 FLY Dance Company: Breakin’ Classical, presented by Onstage Ogden, Thursday, March 16, 7 p.m., WSU, Austad Auditorium, $4-$36, information and tickets here.

3.17 20th Annual Celtic Celebration, Friday, March 17, Peery’s Egyptian Theater, $15/$10 child, information and tickets, here.

3.18 Women in Music, NEXT Ensemble, event details to be determined.

3.25 Chamber Orchestra Ogden Presents Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait, Saturday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, $10, information and tickets here.

3.25 BYU International Folk Ensemble, presented by Onstage Ogden, Saturday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center at WSU, Austad Auditorium, $9-$49, information and tickets here.

3.25 Spring Beer Fest, hosted by Ogden Downtown Alliance, Saturday, March 25, 4—8 p.m., Ogden Union Station, tickets and information here.

3.27-3.31 Bach Fest, presented by Onstage Ogden, Monday, March 27—Friday March 31, various locations, free, visit Onstage Ogden for events schedule.

3.30 Mariachi Herencia de Mexico, presented by Onstage Ogden, Thursday, March 30, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, $16-$38, information and tickets here.

3.30-4.1 Orchesis Dance Theater: “Primavera,” Allred Theatre/Browning Center, March 30—April 1, Val. A Browning Center, WSU, Allred Theater, $15/$12 youth, information and tickets here.