Parkville Microbrew Festival and other weekend possibilities

• Show Me Beer
• Tasting glasses are the new adult baseball cards.

The beer is here. The season of beer festivals – spring is meant for drinking outdoors – begins with the ninth annual Parkville Microbrew Festival on Saturday. You can sample brews from 39 different breweries between 1 and 5 p.m. at English Landing Park (First Street and Main). Tickets, which include a commemorative tasting glass, cost $30 at the gate. The event is rain or shine.