Spring Into Spring: Five Must-Know March Dates In Romeoville

ROMEOVILLE, IL — Spring doesn't officially arrive until Thursday, March 19, but it already feels like the cozy months are over. There are a number of events in and around Romeoville to help bring in the new season, kicking off with the 'Take Me Out To The' Craft Show this Saturday at 9 a.m.

The craft show will take place at 55 Phelps Ave, and feature over 50 crafters and vendors. There will also be a bake sale and 50/50 raffle. All proceeds from the show will benefit the 11u Go Pro Travel Baseball Team. To learn more about the 'Take Me Out To The' Craft Show, visit the event's Facebook page.

Besides the craft show, here are five other need-to-know dates in March.

• March 2: National Read Across America Day is often called Dr. Seuss Day because it's the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, the illustrator and writer of popular children's books under the pseudonym of Dr. Seuss. The intent of the National Education Association-sponsored Dr. Seuss Day is to encourage reading in children, and role models and celebrities often read to children at school.
  
  
• March 8: International Women's Day takes on added prominence this year due to the #MeToo movement, which gave voice to throngs of women to talk about issues ranging from sexual harassment to pay equality. In Romeoville, what woman most inspires you and why? Tell us in the comments section.
  
  
• March 8: Daylight Saving Time actually arrives before the start of spring. Remember the maxim — spring forward, and set your clock ahead an hour. Most cell phones and devices will automatically update.
  
  
• March 9: The March full moon is a supermoon — the second of four this year. It's also called the full worm moon, so named by early Native American tribes because it's the time of year when earthworms began working their way out of the newly thawed ground. It's also been called the crow moon, the crust moon, the sap moon and the Lenten moon.
  
  
• March 17: St. Patrick's Day, that one feast day when many of us tap our inner Irish (or at least pretend we do) falls on a Tuesday this year. In Romeoville, the Plastic Paddy season begins on the preceding Saturday, March 14, with the Metal Monkey Brewing St. Paddy's Day Party and Fat Ricky's St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance. Metal Monkey kicks off their celebration at 11 a.m. with special beer releases and Irish-inspired empanadas. Fat Ricky's dance begins later, at 5 p.m. For $35 per person, you can eat, drink and be merry. Proceeds support the Romeoville Knights of Columbus.

To see more springtime events in and around Romeoville, check out the local community calendar. Highlights include the Women in Business St. Patrick's Day Party, community game night, and the Romeoville springtide craft show.

Feel free to add your own event to the calendar as well!