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Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Thursday, October 01, 2026
 
Today
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89° / 69°
dew 61° comfortable
39% rain
Fri
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67° / 51°
dew 52° dry
44% rain
Sat
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69° / 47°
dew 47° dry
Sun
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73° / 52°
dew 52° dry
Today: Bring maybe an umbrella (39% chance of rain). Sunset at 6:35 pm.
TODAY — Thursday, October 01
Live Music
12:00 pm★ SoundBites lunchtime live music series featuring CAM CAMRYN · 310 N Neil St, Champaign
Take a mid‑day break and enjoy SoundBites, our lunchtime live music series on the Downtown Plaza Stage!
5:00 pm★ Americana Happy Hour with The Chickadee Sermon · Rose Bowl Tavern
The Chickadee Sermon sound emphasizes vocal harmony and delicate instrumentation with acoustic guitars, banjo, string bass and melodica.
5:30 pm★ Krannert Center Uncorked: Olmeca · Stage 5
Olmeca Live Performance: Hip Hop As An "Act of Radical Love" A Hip Hop Cultural Expression of the Heart Olmeca's live performance is rooted in…
7:00 pm★ JOHN SUMMIT - CTRL ESCAPE ARENA TOUR · State Farm Center
Dance music powerhouse and University of Illinois Alumni John Summit announces his North American CTRL ESCAPE arena tour.
7:30 pm★ University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra · Foellinger Great Hall
Conductor: Matthew Sheppard Graduate Conductors: Simon Tiffin, Victor Yip Program Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide Clarence Cameron: Elegy, Op.
8:00 pm★ Cumbia Y Mas with DJ Wesjile · Cowboy Monkey
8:00 pm★ The Coalition FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Join the Coalition on a cool October evening and sacrifice your soul for rock n' roll...
Everything Else
all day● IHLS Library Crawl · The Urbana Free Library
Visit the Library during October to receive your passport and start your crawl.
all day● Make and Take Craft · The Urbana Free Library
Do you like crafts and making things?
11:00 am● 2027 Medicare Educational Seminar & Mail Review Workshop · Champaign Public Library
12:00 pmClarkLindsey Independent Living Group Tours · 101 W Windsor Rd
5:30 pmConversation Café @ Health and Wellness Center · Health and Wellness Center
Language Exchange - Intercambio de Idiomas - Échange Linguistique
6:00 pm● SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | October 2026 · Krannert Art Museum
SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge.
7:00 pmReal Money Talk: Games, Trivia & Live Podcast · 1401 W Green St
8:00 pm● Comedy Open Mic with Kristen Unakis · The Space
TOMORROW — Friday, October 02
Live Music
5:00 pm★ Django Wrangle · Rose Bowl Tavern
Start the evening with great music, tasty drinks and good times in a cozy-no frills environment!
8:00 pm★ Chachi & The Bandidos FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Honky-tonk & Soul & Rock n roll.
9:00 pm★ Friday Night Late w/ DJ A-Ron · Cowboy Monkey
Chambana - You know what time of year it is.
Everything Else
10:00 am● Project READ Introduction to Tutoring · Main Library
Project READ at Parkland College Adult Education trains volunteer tutors to help improve the basic literacy skills of adults in reading…
12:00 pmFriday Forum & Conversation Café: Acts of Radical Love: A Conversation with an Artist in Rebellion · University YMCA
Please join the University YMCA and the Center for Civic Education & Justice for our Fall 2025 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series.
12:00 pm● Noontime Gallery Talk & Tour | Krannert Art Museum · Krannert Art Museum
Gain insights about the artwork on view in both special exhibitions and the collection galleries.
12:00 pm● Professional Headshot Sessions · Main Library
Join us to receive a high-quality digital portrait to use for your business, LinkedIn profile, and more!
4:00 pmJapan House Homecoming Matcha Café · Japan House
Please stop by and have a bowl of tea and sweet at our Homecoming Matcha Café and enjoy viewing the progress of the Ogura-Sato Annex.
5:00 pmIllini Swimming & Diving vs Purdue · ARC Pool
7:00 pm● Friday Funnies featuring Spicy Clamato/Odd Request · Illini Union Courtyard Café
These nights will feature campus comedy/improv groups, local funny people, or national comedians and improv groups.
7:00 pmHanging By A Wire: DoctoberFest · Savoy 16 + IMAX with Laser
A routine school commute turns terrifying when a cable car’s wire snaps, leaving eight passengers — including six schoolboys…
7:00 pmKaler Science Lecture · Planetarium
Teachers, group leaders, invite your classes!
7:30 pm● Cynthia Oliver Company Dance Theatre Presents: Turn. Turning. TURNT · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Illinois Soul and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are collaborating to bring you Turn. Turning. TURNT…
7:30 pm● Lyric Under the Stars (Alice Campbell Center Courtyard) · Alice Campbell Center Courtyard
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois invites you to spend an evening Under the Stars in the courtyard of the Alice Campbell Alumni Center…
ONGOING
ongoing2027 Park Board Election: Packet Pickup · Bresnan Meeting Center
through Fri, Nov 20
Two Champaign Park District Park Board of Commissioners seats on the ballot in 2027.
ongoing● Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨 · 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
through Fri, Dec 11
Join the Asian American Cultural Center for an Artist Showcase featuring Kuhu Shukla and her exhibition, Not Mine Only Held.
ongoing● Last Week on View | "Rest Lab 10: Path" Exhibition · Krannert Art Museum
through Fri, Oct 2
Don't miss the final week of Rest Lab 10: Path, curated by Kamila Glowacki and Ishita Dharap.
ongoing● Library Friends Exhibit : Celebrating Pride: 50+ Years of LGBTQ+ History at Illinois · Display Cases near Main Stacks, Main Library
through Fri, Oct 30
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by exploring 50+ years of LGBTQ+ student history at the University of Illinois!
ongoing● “I could people the hours with creations” — Celebrating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein · Main Library Room 346
through Thu, May 13
This exhibition provides some context for the writing of Frankenstein and examines the significant cultural impact that it has had since its…
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Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (16 listings); Champaign Park District (1 listing); Champaign Public Library (2 listings); Chambana Film Society (1 listing); Parkland College (1 listing); Visit Downtown Champaign (1 listing); Cowboy Monkey (2 listings); Eventbrite (Champaign, IL) (3 listings); Rose Bowl Tavern (4 listings); Urbana Free Library (3 listings); Eventbrite (Urbana, IL) (3 listings); Eventbrite (Savoy, IL) (0 listings).
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