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Events in Urbana
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🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
2026 Champaign County Fall Flea Market
384 Park Avenue
At 10 AM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Show Me Your Moves '26
1401 W Green St
At 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
40K Doubles Gopher RTT — Oct 3rd
Gopher Games
At 1 PMFree
💼Career
Illinois Central Management Services Career Workshop
The Urbana Free Library
Sun4
Tomorrow
At 7:30 PM$12.51–108.55
🎻Opera🎻Classical
Lyric Under the Stars
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
At 8 PM$15–20
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Tomorrow · 10 AM$5
🌳Outdoors
2026 Urbana Oktoberfest
Champaign County Historical Society Museum
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Banned Books Week Celebration
The Urbana Free Library
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Quiet Book Club: Banned Books Week
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 6 · 2 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
Open Volunteer Hours
Urbana
Tue 6 · 8 AM$321.96–1,053
⛳Golf💼Career
36th Annual GG Chamber Business Golf Classic
Worthington Manor
Tue 6 · 8:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Basic Industrial Product Training - URBANA, OH
Rittal North America
Tue 6 · 10:15 AMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers0–2 yrs
Books and Bounces!
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 6 · 11 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
8/25/26 Open Volunteer Hours
Urbana
Tue 6 · 3 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop👾Video games
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Wed 7 · 6:30 PM$6.11
🏷️Other
Speed Dating: Men Sign Up
GALLERY ART BAR
Wed 7 · 6:30 PM$6.11
🏷️Other
SPEED DATING: FEMALE SIGN UP
GALLERY ART BAR
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM$563
👑Drag show🎭Theatre
Sasha Velour
Tryon Festival Theatre
Thu 8 · 10:15 AMFree
📖Story time🎨Creative workshop2–6 yrs
Crafty Tales
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 8 · 3 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Later
Sat 10 · 9 AM$30–35
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Run with Heart
Depot Coffeehouse
Sat 10 · 9 AM$10
🚶Walk🗺️Guided tour
Arboretum Tree ID Hike
University of Illinois Arboretum
Sat 10 · 9 AM$25–30
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Be a Hero 5K
1301 N. Cunningham Avenue
Sat 10 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature
R. Jayne Revere Author Signing
Sunshine Book Nook
Sat 10 · 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
Warhammer the Old World Open Game Day
Gopher Games
Sat 10 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Language café
Conversation Café
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 10 · 11 AM$0–16
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Japan House Fall Open House - Japan House's Past, Present, and Future
Japan House
Sat 10 · 12 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
CU Folk & Roots Festival
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 10 · 2 PMFree
📖Story time📚Literature0–12 yrs
Latin American Story Time
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 10 · 2 PM$15–17.85
🗺️Guided tour🍽️Food
Brewery Tour and Tasting
Riggs Beer Company
Sun 11 · 8:30 AM$25
🏃Running🥾Hiking
Strides Against Stigma– GCAP 5K Walk/Run
206 West Park Street
Mon 12 · 1 PMFree
🎬Cinema👴Seniors
Senior Movies and Sharing
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 13 · 11 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Champaign County Health Care Consumers drop-in
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 13 · 5:30 PM$0
📚Literature🗣️Language café
Emma M Lion Book Club
111 N Main St
Tue 13 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 13Free
🧾Drop-in services
Urbana Free Library Board Meeting
The Urbana Free Library
Wed 14$0
📚Literature
Romantasy Book Club at Sunshine Book Nook
111 N Main St
Thu 15 · 3 PMFree
👾Video games🎨Creative workshop
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Living History with Queer Elders
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 17 · 8 AM
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Run to Remember
Crystal Lake Park
Sat 17 · 9 AM$15–20
🏃Running🤝Volunteering
Going The Distance for the Salvation Army
709 S Mathews Ave
Sat 17 · 5 PM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
2026 Champaign Aruna Run
University of Illinois Arboretum
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time3–5 yrs
Saturday Story Time
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Gopher Games October RTT LMC
Gopher Games
Sat 17 · 11:30 AMFree
📖Story time5–10 yrs
Fast Firsts! (First chapter books edition)
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 17 · 2 PMFree
🔬Science3–11 yrs
Jump Into Science
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 17 · 7 PM$15–20
🎫Concert
THER'UP.Y presents...
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sat 17 · 7 PM$9.30–23.17
🎪Street party
Urbana Halloween Singles Mixer 2026
Urbana, IL
Sun 18 · 9 AM
🏃Running🤝Volunteering
Paws for a Cause 5k
2001 S Lincoln Ave
Mon 19 · 5:30 PM$55.20
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Basket Weaving Workshop with Bonnie's Baskets
801 W Oregon St
Mon 19 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Death Cafe
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 20 · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 22 · 12 PMFree
👴Seniors
Senior Happy Hour
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 23 · 12 PM$0
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Speaker Series—Environmental data in community health needs assessments
Natural History Building
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time5–14 yrs
Write On!
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 23 · 8 PM$23.18
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Live Stand Up Comedy - Urbana, IL - Red Lion Inn & Suites
Red Lion Inn & Suites Urbana
Fri 23 · 8:30 PM$15–20
🌙Indie🎸Rock
OVVEN with Lys Allen & Marble Teeth
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🔬Science3–11 yrs
Jump Into Science: Moire Magic
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 24 · 4 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Miracle Of Mind Sessions
Channing Murray Foundation
Sat 24 · 8 PM$20–25
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Matt North Record Release with special guest Don Henry
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Mon 26 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Swipe Right: A Romance Book Club
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
🏷️Other
Puzzling Colors Club
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 27 · 10:30 PM$49.87
📚Literature
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Sunshine Book Nook
Wed 28 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Project READ Conversation Group
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 30 · 8 PM$12.56
Sunshine Daydream live at the Rose Bowl Tavern
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sat 31 · 9:30 AM$15
🏃Running
Illini Veterans Halloween Fun Run/Walk
908 W Nevada St
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
Concert for Kids
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 31 · 1 PMFree
Library Trick or Treat
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 31 · 8 PM$15.71
Bat Factory Presents || Halloween 2026
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sun 1 NovFree
🎨Creative workshop
Make and Take Craft
The Urbana Free Library
Sun 1 Nov · 9 AM$30–35
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Rattlesnake Master Run for the Prairie
Meadowbrook Park
Sun 1 Nov · 2 PMFree
Calling all Writers for Youth! - First Pages
The Urbana Free Library
Mon 2 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
Project READ - Introduction to Tutoring
The Urbana Free Library
Mon 2 NovFree
Quiet Book Club
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 3 Nov · 6 AMFree
2026 General Election
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 3 Nov · 10:15 AMFree
Books and Bounces!
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 3 Nov · 6 PMFree
Craft Happy Hour: Eraser Prints!
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 5 Nov · 10:15 AMFree
Crafty Tales
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 5 Nov · 12 PMFree
Senior Happy Hour
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 5 Nov · 3 PMFree
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 5 Nov · 6 PMFree
Strike! Stories of Illinois Labor History
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 6 Nov · 8 PM$28.35
The SURFRAJETTES live at The Rose Bowl Tavern
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sat 7 Nov
🪑Flea market
2026 Champaign County Harvest Flea Market
384 Park Avenue
Sat 7 Nov · 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament👾Video games
40K Singles Gopher RTT
Gopher Games
Sat 7 Nov · 2 PM$50
Paint Your Own Goose
Nivroc’s Country Store
Sat 7 Nov · 2 PMFree
Drag Story Hour with Merah
The Urbana Free Library
Sun 8 Nov · 2 PMFree
Writer's Workshop
The Urbana Free Library
Sun 8 Nov · 3 PMFree
Writer's Critique Session
The Urbana Free Library
Mon 9 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
Fast Firsts (Adult and YA fantasy edition)
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 10 Nov · 8:30 AMFree
Rittal Advanced Industrial Product Training-URBANA, OH
Rittal North America
Tue 10 Nov · 5 PMFree
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve L. Ewing (Virtual)
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 12 Nov · 8 PM$14.67
IMBC Fall Showcase
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Fri 13 Nov · 12 PM$0
Speaker Series—Climate Risk, Resilience, & Transition
Natural History Building
Fri 13 Nov · 8 PM$23.18
The Great Cover Up #34 (FRIDAY)
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sat 14 Nov · 11 AMFree
Concert for Kids
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 14 Nov · 2 PMFree
Latin American Story Time
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM$23.18
The Great Cover Up #34 (SATURDAY)
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Tue 17 Nov · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 19 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
Family Reading Night
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 20 Nov · 8 PM$12–15
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Mama Said String Band wsg The Chickadee Sermon
The Rose Bowl Tavern
Sat 21 Nov · 9:30 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Gopher GT
Gopher Games
Sat 21 Nov · 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
Warhammer the Old World Open Game Day November
Gopher Games
Mon 23 Nov · 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
The Urbana Free Library
Wed 25 NovFree
🏷️Other
Thanksgiving Eve — Library closes early
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 26 NovFree
🏷️Other
Thanksgiving Day
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 28 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time
Saturday Story Time
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 1 Dec · 10:15 AMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers0–2 yrs
Books and Bounces!
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 1 Dec · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Craft Happy Hour: Decorate Reusable Gift Bags
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 3 Dec · 10:15 AMFree
📖Story time🎨Creative workshop2–6 yrs
Crafty Tales
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 3 Dec · 6 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Open Enrollment Meeting for ACA / Get Covered Illinois
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 4 Dec · 12 PM$0
🗣️Talk🔬Science
HEROP Speaker Series — The Statistics of Modeling Extreme Heat’s Impact on Health
Natural History Building
Sat 5 Dec
🪑Flea market
2026 Champaign County Holiday Flea Market
384 Park Avenue
Sat 5 Dec · 9 AM
🧺Market🪡Crafts
2026 Urbana Yuletide Market
Lincoln Square Mall
Sat 5 Dec · 11 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
40K Doubles Gopher RTT — Dec 5th
Gopher Games
Sat 5 Dec · 1:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Make Your Own Holiday Card
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 8 Dec · 8:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Basic Industrial Product Training
Rittal North America
Tue 8 Dec · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 12 Dec · 9 AM
🧺Market🪡Crafts
2026 Urbana Holiday Yuletide Market
Lincoln Square Mall
Tue 15 Dec · 5 PMFree
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 19 Dec · 9 AM
2026 Urbana Christmas Yuletide Market
Lincoln Square Mall
Sat 19 Dec · 11 AMFree
🎯Board games🏆Tournament
Gopher Games December RTT LMC
Gopher Games
Sat 19 Dec · 11 AMFree
Snowman Hot Cocoa
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 24 DecFree
Christmas Eve
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 25 DecFree
Christmas Day
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 31 DecFree
New Year's Eve
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 1 JanFree
New Year's Day
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 5 Jan · 3 PMFree
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Mon 18 JanFree
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 26 JanFree
Puzzling Colors Club
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 29 Jan · 12 PM$0
Speaker Series—The Illinois Health Explorer
Natural History Building
Sat 30 Jan · 2 PMFree
Annual Adult Spelling Bee
The Urbana Free Library
Tue 2 Feb · 3 PMFree
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Mon 15 FebFree
Presidents' Day
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 20 Feb · 11 AMFree
Concert for Kids
The Urbana Free Library
Fri 26 Feb · 12 PM$0
Speaker Series—Community-Informed Air Quality Research in Chicago
Natural History Building
Tue 2 Mar · 3 PMFree
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Sat 6 Mar · 11 AMFree
Concert for Kids
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 25 MarFR
Renée Elise Goldsberry with Illinois Wind Symphony
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 26 Mar · 12 PM$0
Speaker Series—Supporting Multilingual Communities in Extreme Weather
Natural History Building
Sun 28 MarFree
Spring Holiday
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 1 Apr · 3 PMFree
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library
Thu 15 Apr · 5 AM$44.52–1,069
Spring Explosion 2027
Champaign County Fair Association
Fri 16 Apr · 12 PM$0
Speaker Series—Community Science, Air Monitoring, & Action in Chicago
Natural History Building
Fri 30 Apr · 12 PM$0
Speaker Series—Advancing Understanding of Chicago's Air Quality
Natural History Building
Fri 6 Aug
2027 Champaign County Fair
Champaign County Fairgrounds
See also in Urbana
Tue 6 · 9 PM
🎤Karaoke
Karaoke Night – Every Tuesday!
The Axe Bar, Champaign
Wed 7 · 8 PM$12.51
⚡Electro💿DJ set
Live Electronic Music @ The Space
The Space, Champaign
Thu 8 · 7 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Sugarland w/ Payton Sullivan
State Farm Center, Champaign
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM$58–981
🎫Concert
Bruce Hornsby And The Noisemakers
Virginia Theatre - Il, Champaign
Fri 23 · 6 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
Friday Night Jam Sessions
Douglass Branch Library, Champaign
Thu 29 · 6:30 PM$24.50–57
🎻Classical✨Pop
Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons
Orpheum Champaign
Fri 16 · 7 PM
🎫Concert
Yellow & Co. presents Live Music with Sass
Yellow & Co., Mahomet
Sat 17 · 7 PM$9.30–23.17
❓Quiz
Champaign Halloween Singles Mixer 2026
Champaign, IL
At 5 PM$0
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance with Rebeca & Mary
Verve by Green Yoga Spa, Champaign
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Flannel Fest
West Side Park, Champaign
Sat 17 · 6 PM$5
🌳Outdoors
Scairie Prairie Bash
Prairie Farm
At 12 PM$12.51
🎪Street party🍽️Food
Alto Vineyards Champaign Renaissance Faire
Alto Vineyards Champaign
Sat 24Free
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Eerie Illinois
Museum of the Grand Prairie, Mahomet
Sat 10 · 9 PM$23.18
👑Drag show✨Cabaret
India Ferrah drag show
Amy's Place, Champaign
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM$88
🎭Theatre
Clue - Live On Stage
State Farm Center, Champaign
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$51
🎭Theatre
We Interrupt This Program
Virginia Theatre - Il, Champaign
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Clue (Touring)
State Farm Center, Champaign
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM$88
🎭Theatre
The Wiz
State Farm Center, Champaign
Mon 19 · 7:30 PM$88
🎭Theatre
Waitress
State Farm Center, Champaign
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Tuesdays at Ten | The Other British Isles
Main Library, Champaign
At 10 AM
🖼️Exhibition
Last Week on View | Rest Lab 10: Path
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign
At 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Medicare Made Easy with Yogi Thompson
Champaign Public Library
At 1 PM
🪑Flea market
FriendShop Bookstore Open
FriendShop Bookstore Library, Champaign
Tue 20 · 8:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Overview of Financial Aid Applications & Program Updates
Parkland College, Main Campus, Room U140, Champaign
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Growing Your Money: Saving & Investing Basics
Mahomet P.L.D. Central Library
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