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Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Friday, October 02, 2026
 
Today
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66° / 52°
dew 53° dry
Sat
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66° / 47°
dew 50° dry
Sun
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75° / 53°
dew 47° dry
Mon
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68° / 50°
dew 43° dry
Today: Bring a light jacket (feels like 55° at 8 pm). Sunset at 6:33 pm.
TODAY — 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!
TOMORROW — Saturday, October 03
Live Music
7:00 pm★ Parkland Voice and Choir Performance · The Harold and Jean Miner Theatre
Directed by Cheryl Forest Morganson
8:00 pm★ Kilborn Alley Blues Band · Rose Bowl Tavern
Kilborn Alley Blues Band brings their world class groovy Blues and Soul music live to The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana.
9:00 pm★ Too Hot For Leather WSG Kahza · Cowboy Monkey
Hailing from Nashville, THFL blends classic rock with modern influences, drawing inspiration ranging from bands like Paramore, Guns N' Roses…
Everything Else
8:00 am● Science at the Market: Cancer Center at Illinois · Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square
9:45 amSaturday Physics for Everyone: Experiencing Gravity through Virtual Reality · Lobby - Loomis Laboratory Of Physics
Gravity, quite literally, makes the world go 'round ( . . . the Sun!) As one of only four fundamental forces in the universe…
10:00 am● Medicare Made Easy with Yogi Thompson · Champaign Public Library
10:00 amTiny Chefs: Pumpkin Muffins! (Registration Required) · Springer Cultural Center
This activity is designed for caregiver involvement.
12:00 pmAlto Vineyards Champaign Renaissance Faire · Alto Vineyards Champaign
12:00 pm● Makerspace @ Douglass | Drop-in · Douglass Branch Library
Library staff will be available to answer your questions.
1:00 pm● 2027 Medicare Educational Seminar & Mail Review Workshop · Champaign Public Library
1:00 pm● Illinois Central Management Services Career Workshop · The Urbana Free Library
Join staff from the Illinois Central Management Services for a workshop on career opportunities at the State of Illinois!
2:00 pm● public tour FREE · Spurlock Museum
Drop in for a tour given by our student gallery guides!
2:00 pm● The Riders FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Never a cover, always a good time with great music and drinks.
3:15 pm● Illini Football vs Purdue - Homecoming | Hail to the Orange Out · Gies Memorial Stadium
5:00 pmEcstatic Dance with Rebeca & Mary · Verve by Green Yoga Spa
7:00 pmYellow and Co. presents Comedian Emo Phillips · Yellow & Co.
10:00 pmOne More Illinois Homecoming #Shabang: The Unofficial Alumni After Party · Neil St. Blues
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.
repeats● Cynthia Oliver Company Dance Theatre Presents: Turn. Turning. TURNT · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Fri, Sat at 7:30 pm
Illinois Soul and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are collaborating to bring you Turn. Turning. TURNT…
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!
repeats● Lyric Under the Stars (Alice Campbell Center Courtyard) · Alice Campbell Center Courtyard
Fri, Sat at 7:30 pm
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois invites you to spend an evening Under the Stars in the courtyard of the Alice Campbell Alumni Center…
ongoing● Morrow Plots Exhibit: These Plots Are Older Than We Are · 220 Corridor Exhibition Space, Main Library
through Thu, Oct 29
The University of Illinois is home to the world's oldest crop rotation study and a piece of living history - the Morrow Plots.
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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