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Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Saturday, October 03, 2026
 
Today
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69° / 46°
dew 47° dry
Sun
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72° / 48°
dew 52° dry
Mon
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70° / 50°
dew 44° dry
Tue
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75° / 50°
dew 42° dry
Today: Bring a coat (feels like 42° at 7 am). Sunset at 6:31 pm.
TODAY — 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 Kazha · 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 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.
7:30 pm● Cynthia Oliver Company Dance Theatre presents: Turn. Turning. TURNT. · Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse
Turn. Turning. TURNT is a compelling triptych by award-winning Dance at Illinois professor, choreographer, and director Dr.
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…
10:00 pmOne More Illinois Homecoming #Shabang: The Unofficial Alumni After Party · Neil St. Blues
TOMORROW — Sunday, October 04
Live Music
3:00 pm★ Ken Smith and Beto Rodrigues "Brazilian Tribute" FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Ken’s father played guitar on the radio in Chicago shortly before Ken was born.
3:00 pm★ MARCH IT BACK: The Marching Illini LIVE in Concert · State Farm Center
Since 1868, the Marching Illini has entertained millions of fans with traditional and innovative performances that have made them “The Nation’s…
7:00 pm★ Suko (Jazz) at The Organ FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Wielding a nuclear-powered Hammond XK5 and flanked by his comrades-in-arms, Suko wanders the Midwest performing social music.
Everything Else
1:00 pm● Illini Soccer vs Michigan State - Pack Demirjian // Alumni Day // FamILLy Sunday · Demirjian Park (Soccer)
2:00 pm● Banned Books Week Celebration · The Urbana Free Library
2:00 pm● Illini Softball vs UIC - 10 innings · Eichelberger Field
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● 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● 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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