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Events in Peoria
Tue29
Today
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🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga with Friends
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
TodayFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Collective CIV
Arts Partners
Today
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga with Friends
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
Today
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga with Friends
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
At 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Peoria Zoo
Peoria Zoo
At 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time0–12 yrs
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
At 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors0–15 yrs
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
At 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
Open Art Studio On Tour
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
At 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop🗺️Guided tour
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
At 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Wed30
Tomorrow
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
TEDxBradley University
Peoria
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Run with Friends
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Oliver's Pizza & Pub North
Oliver's Pizza & Pub North
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Whitey’s 29 powered by Crusens
Whitey’s 29 powered by Crusens
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Kelleher's Irish Pub & Eatery
Kelleher's Irish Pub & Eatery
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Nightjar
Nightjar
Thu 1
🤝Volunteering🎪Street party
Dining with Friends Events
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
Thu 1
🎪Street party
50th Reunion – Class of 1976
Cullom-Davis Library
Thu 1 · 10 AM$7
🪇Music for toddlers📖Story time1–4 yrs
Tot Time
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 1 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time3–5 yrs
Nature Niños
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 1 · 4 PM$80
🎨Creative workshop🐉Tabletop RPG12–15 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons (Teen Sessions)
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 1 · 4 PM$80
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games12–15 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons (Teen Sessions)
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 1 · 4 PM$80
🐉Tabletop RPG🎯Board games12–15 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons (Teen Sessions)
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri2
Friday 2 October
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Gender Diverse Families Social Hour
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
Thu 1 · 5 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Gender Diverse Families Social Hour
Central Illinois Friends LGBTQ+ Community Center
Thu 1 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Fox Pub and Cafe
Fox Pub and Cafe
Thu 1 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Crusens Live Farmington Road
Crusens Live Farmington Road
Thu 1 · 8 PM$103–334
🎫Concert
Spencer Crandall
Crusens - Farmington
Fri 2
🎪Street party🎒Students
Homecoming 2026
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 2 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time3–5 yrs
Nature Niños
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop🐣Animals3–5 yrs
Nature Niños
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop🪇Music for toddlers3–5 yrs
Nature Niños
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors0–12 yrs
Real Tools: Maker Space Pop-Up
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors
Real Tools: Maker Space Pop-Up
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshop3–12 yrs
Real Tools: Maker Space Pop-Up
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop🗺️Guided tour0–12 yrs
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 2 · 1 PM
🗺️Guided tour🎒Students
Visit Day – Explore BU
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Fri 2 · 5 PM$10
🎪Street party
Alumni Dinner at Williams Dining Hall
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Lighting of the B
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 2 · 5 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Extended Hours for Lighting of the B
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 2 · 6 PM
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Paint Night
Creve Coeur Public library
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Peoria Symphony Orchestra: Force Of Destiny
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Sat 3 · 12 PM$10
🎪Street party🎒Students
The Yard Party
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat 3 · 1 PM$14
🎨Creative workshop5–12 yrs
Fall Maker Crafternoons
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sat 3 · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Jacob Thomas Senior Voice Recital
Cullom-Davis Library
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Sat 3 · 5 PM
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
Beat the Funk – Putting the Funk in FUNKtion
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat 3 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🎻Classical
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake with LIVE Orchestra
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$12.51–23.18
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Broadway Comes to Bradley 2
Hartmann Center
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🎭Theatre
Broadway Comes To Bradley II
Cullom-Davis Library
Sun 4 · 12 PM$80
🎨Creative workshop8–12 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons: Session A
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 4 · 12 PM$80
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games8–12 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons: Session A
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 4 · 2:30 PM$80
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games8–12 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons: Session B
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 4 · 2:30 PM$80
🎨Creative workshop8–12 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons: Session B (Ages 8–12)
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Later
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Mickie’s Pizzeria
Mickie’s Pizzeria
Tue 6 · 8:30 AM$100–130
🏷️Other
Fall 2026 District 8 Funeral Director's Continuing Education
Country Club of Peoria
Tue 6 · 10 AM
🗣️Talk💼Career
Student Study Abroad Information Session
Cullom-Davis Library
Tue 6 · 11 AM
💼Career
Study Abroad Fair
Cullom-Davis Library
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
Shut The Flock Off, East Peoria!
Levee Park, Fond du Lac, East Peoria, IL 61611, United States of America
Tue 6 · 6 PM$49.87
✂️Workshop
Halloween Terrarium Workshop
Analytical Brewing
Tue 6 · 7:30 PM$109–887
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
Waitress - The Musical
Peoria Civic Center
Tue 6
🕺Musical
Waitress (Touring)
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Wed 7 · 9:30 AM
🗺️Guided tour🎒Students
Music Visit Day
Cullom-Davis Library
Wed 7 · 4 PM$10
💼Career🎪Street party
Turner Center for Entrepreneurship 25th Anniversary Celebration & Small Business Awards Ceremony
Cullom-Davis Library
Thu 8 · 10 AM$7
📖Story time🌳Outdoors1–4 yrs
Tot Time
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Symphonic Winds / Symphonic Band / Prairie Wind Ensemble
Cullom-Davis Library
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM$10
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Symphonic Winds / Prairie Wind Ensemble
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 9
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
“The Great Pumpkin” Chrysanthemum Show
Peoria Zoo
Fri 9 · 2:15 PM
🗣️Talk🎒Students
Department of Psychology Colloquium Series — Dr. Colleen Frank
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 9 · 5:30 PM$12–15
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Fri 9
♀️Feminism🗣️Talk
Bloom Conference 2026
Riverside Community Church
Fri 9 · 6 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Monstober Party
Creve Coeur Public library
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMFree
🎻Opera
“The Old Maid and the Thief” Opera
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat 10
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
21st Farmdale Trail Run 100 Mile
21st Farmdale Trail Run 100 Mile
Sat 10
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
21st Farmdale Trail Run 50 Mile
21st Farmdale Trail Run 100 Mile
Sat 10
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
21st Farmdale Trail Run 30 Mile
21st Farmdale Trail Run 100 Mile
Sat 10 · 1 PM$14
🎨Creative workshop5–12 yrs
Fall Maker Crafternoons
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sat 10 · 3:15 PM$25
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time0–12 yrs
Sign + Fun Trick or Treat (Peoria)
Lakeview Recreation Center
Sat 10 · 5 PM$68–130
🎹Blues🎸Rock
Boogie T
CEFCU Center Stage at The Landing - Peoria Riverfront
Sat 10 · 5:30 PM$12–15
🌳Outdoors
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Sat 10 · 8 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Get the Led Out
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Mon 12 · 1 PM
🗺️Guided tour🎒Students
Explore BU Visit Day
Cullom-Davis Library
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour
Peoria Civic Center
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Wed 14
🏷️Other
Classes Resume
Cullom-Davis Library
Thu 15 · 10 AM$5–7
🪇Music for toddlers1–4 yrs
Tot Time
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 15 · 2 PM$12
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors5–12 yrs
Homeschool Maker Classes
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 15 · 2 PM$12
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors5–12 yrs
Homeschool Maker Classes
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 15 · 4 PMFree
🏷️Other
182d Airlift Wing Retiree Social
Peoria Air National Guard
Thu 15 · 5 PM$125
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Zoobrew, Wine and Spirits Too!
Peoria Zoo
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Nurse John: Against Medical Advice Tour
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Fri 16 · 8:30 AM$40
🧘Wellness
Youth Mental Health First Aid
2116 N Sheridan Rd
Fri 16 · 5:30 PM$12–15
🎪Kids' showfrom 2 yrs
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Fri 16 · 6 PM
🖼️Exhibition
Seasonal Picture
Creve Coeur Public library
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$10
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Bradley Jazz Ensemble/Groove Project
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat 17 · 9 AM$10
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival
Tower Park
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Peoria
Campustown area- Main and University Corridor
Sat 17 · 11 AM
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Kids Wood Signs
Creve Coeur Public library
Sat 17 · 1 PM$28.52
✂️Workshop
Pumpkin Painting
Analytical Brewing
Sat 17 · 1 PM$14
🎨Creative workshop5–12 yrs
Fall Maker Crafternoons
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sat 17 · 5:30 PM$14–17
🌳Outdoorsfrom 2 yrs
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Sat 17 · 7 PM$9.30–23.17
🎉Parties
Peoria Halloween Singles Mixer 2026
Peoria, IL
Sat 17 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
GUTFELD LIVE 26 Featuring Greg Gutfeld and special guest Tom Shillue
Peoria Civic Center
Sun 18
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
2026 Peoria Fall Flea Market
Peoria Speedway
Sun 18 · 12 PM$80
🎯Board games🐉Tabletop RPG8–12 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons: Session A
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 18 · 2:30 PM$80
🐉Tabletop RPG8–12 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons: Session B
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 18 · 3 PM$10
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Bradley Symphony Orchestra
Cullom-Davis Library
Sun 18 · 4 PM$41.86–81.88
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Halloween Cake Decorating Class
Slow Hand Craft BBQ
Mon 19
🖼️Exhibition🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Legacy Wall & Family Diversity Project's Authentic Selves Exhibit
Cullom-Davis Library
Tue 20 · 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Tue 20 · 7 PM$42.23
✂️Workshop
Paint Nite • Kickback on Fulton • Peoria
Kickback on Fulton
Tue 20 · 7 PM$28.52
✂️Workshop
Tim Curry Halloween Black Light Paint by Number
Oliver's In the Heights
Thu 22 · 10 AM$5–7
🪇Music for toddlers1–4 yrs
Tot Time
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 22 · 4 PM$80
🐉Tabletop RPG🎨Creative workshop12–15 yrs
Dungeons & Dragons (Teen Sessions)
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 22 · 5:30 PM$14–17
🧸Kidsfrom 0 yrs
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Thu 22 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Matt Mathews: Not What I Ordered World Tour
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Fri 23 · 10 AM$7
🎨Creative workshopup to 15 yrs
Real Tools: Maker Space Pop-Up
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 23 · 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 23 · 10 AM
🏷️Other
Nursing Visit Day
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 23 · 5:30 PM$14–17
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM
Spooky trivia Night
Creve Coeur Public library
Fri 23 · 7 PM
Men’s Basketball vs. Saint Louis (home)
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 23 · 7 PM
Late Night BU
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 23 · 7:15 PM$20–42
Peoria Rivermen vs. Pee Dee IceCats
Peoria Civic Center
Fri 23 · 7:30 PMFreeIT
Bradley Chorale
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
One room. Two ways.
6828 N Pear Tree Ln
Sat 24 · 10 AM
Bling Your Book
Creve Coeur Public library
Sat 24 · 1 PM$12–14
Fall Maker Crafternoons
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sat 24 · 5:30 PM$14–17
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Sat 24 · 7:30 PMFree
Lydia Langston Senior Recital – Violin
Cullom-Davis Library
Sun 25 · 12 PM$80
Dungeons & Dragons: Session A
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 25 · 2:30 PM$80
Dungeons & Dragons: Session B
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Sun 25 · 3 PMFree
Clara Degenhart Senior Recital – Composition
Cullom-Davis Library
Sun 25 · 4 PM
Trunk or Treat
Riverside Community Church
Mon 26 · 9 AM
Health Services Flu Shot Clinic
Cullom-Davis Library
Tue 27 · 10 AM
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Tue 27 · 12 PM$25–30
Women in Leadership Luncheon featuring Laura Kelly
Cullom-Davis Library
Tue 27 · 6 PM
County Clerk election information
Creve Coeur Public library
Wed 28 Oct · 5:30 PM$14–17
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Wed 28 Oct · 7:30 PM
Berten D’Hollander – Flute, Guest Artist Recital
Cullom-Davis Library
Thu 29 Oct · 10 AM$5–7
Tot Time
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 29 Oct · 4 PM$80
Dungeons & Dragons (Teen Sessions)
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 29 Oct · 5:30 PM$14–17
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Fri 30 Oct · 10 AM$7
Nature Niños
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 30 Oct · 10 AM$5–7
Real Tools: Maker Space Pop-Up
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 30 Oct · 10 AM
Open Art Studio: On Tour!
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Fri 30 Oct · 10 AM
Engineering Visit Day
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 30 Oct · 5:30 PM$14–17
Zootober
Peoria Zoo
Fri 30 Oct · 7:30 PM$5–25
Victor Garcia Latin Jazz 7tet
Cullom-Davis Library
Sat 31 Oct · 1 PM$12–14
Fall Maker Crafternoons
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Tue 3 Nov · 7 PM$69–2,440
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait
Peoria Civic Center
Wed 4 Nov
Legacy Wall & Family Diversity Project’s Authentic Selves Exhibit (Ends)
Cullom-Davis Library
Wed 4 Nov · 6 PM
Friends Meeting
Creve Coeur Public library
Thu 5 Nov · 10 AM$5–7
Tot Time
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
Thu 5 Nov$12.51–23.18
Henry IV, Part 1
Hartmann Center
Thu 5 Nov · 7:30 PM$12–23
Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
Cullom-Davis Library
Fri 6 Nov · 10:30 AM
Technology Visit Day
Cullom-Davis Library
See also in Peoria
Sat 3 · 7 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Halfway Home Tour – Washington, IL
Five Points Caterpillar Performing Arts Center
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Wendy Puff Pizzeria + Pub
Wendy Puff Pizzeria + Pub, Eureka
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Rookie's
Rookie's, Brimfield
Sat 10 · 6:30 PM
🎫Concert
Peoria Pops Orchestra Presents: The Magic of Halloween
Five Points Caterpillar Performing Arts Center
Thu 15 · 6 PM$30
🍽️Food🗣️Talk
Wine Workshop with Doug: Tour of French Wines
UFS Outlet Center, Peoria
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🧘Wellness✂️Workshop
Wellness Wednesday: Abstract Painting
Pekin Public Library
Sat 10
🖼️Exhibition
Peoria Riverfront/Wheels O’ Time Swap Day
Wheels O' Time Museum, Medina Township
Sat 3 · 10 AMFree
🧘Wellness
Your Next Chapter: Finding Identity, Purpose, and Fulfillment in Retirement
Pekin Public Library
Mon 5 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
New Chapter Adult Book Group
Pekin Public Library
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
History and Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital
Pekin Public Library
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Venues in Peoria
Arts Partners
1 event
Riverside Community Church
8 events
Prairie Home Alliance Theater
8 events
Kenny's Westside Pub
3 events
2116 N Sheridan Rd
1 event
Peoria Civic Center
17 events
Campustown area- Main and University Corridor
1 event
Hartmann Center
3 events
CEFCU Center Stage at The Landing - Peoria Riverfront
1 event
RC Outfitters
3 events
311 SW Water St Ste 1
1 event
Cullom-Davis Library
59 events