What's up this weekend? Potter Marsh centennial, 3 Barons and plant sales

Potter Marsh Discovery Day

One of Anchorage's most popular bird-watching spots — Potter Marsh — turns 100 this year. To celebrate there will be a nature festival with birding stations, archery, spin-casting practice and nature activities for kids. Bird TLC and the Alaska Zoo will be on hand with birds and educational animals. There will be a food vendor on site and parking available nearby; the facility is wheelchair accessible. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Potter Marsh Boardwalk, 2880 E. 154th Ave. Free. (907-267-2168, tinyurl.com/pottermarsh)

Fiddlehead Festival and 3 Barons Fair

Girdwood will host a celebration of fiddlehead ferns — and if you've never eaten the aptly named wild greens before, this would be a great opportunity to see how tasty they can be. In addition to food and cooking demonstrations there will be arts and crafts booths, a 5-K fun run and kids' activities. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Alyeska Resort, 1000 Arlberg Ave. Free. (754-1111, alyeskaresort.com)

In Anchorage, there will be live action chess games, giant turkey legs, old English accents, pirates and medieval everything at (what else?) the 3 Barons Fair. Tickets $5-$7.50. 12-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and also June 11-12 at Tozier Dog Track (3400 E. Tudor Road).

Juneteenth kick-off celebration

Bring the family for a car and bike show, minority-owned business fair, health screenings, free hot dogs and hamburgers and more. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Sears Mall, 600 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Free. (907-770-9835, cghodge1@gmail.com)

Plant sales

The time for getting the garden going is now — and there are plant sales to help you do just that. The Anchorage Garden Club will be selling hardy perennials from club members' gardens along with some annuals and vegetables, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 3734 W. 35th Ave. (907-566-0539, anchoragegc@gmail)

The Wildflower Garden Club's members will sell locally grown hardy perennials, wildflowers, vegetable seedlings, roses, herbs, trees, shrubs and houseplants 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, at 7435 Old Harbor Ave. (akwildflowers@gmail.com, wildflowergardenclub.org)

Kids' Fishing Day

Children ages 13 and younger and their families can do some rainbow trout fishing and other fishing activities and enjoy a free barbecue. Bring your fishing poles and come dressed for the weather. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Moose Flats Day Use Area, Portage Valley, 1401 Portage Glacier Highway. Free. (907-288-7715, across@fs.fed.us)