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Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Sunday, October 04, 2026
 
Today
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74° / 47°
dew 52° dry
Mon
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69° / 48°
dew 41° dry
Tue
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75° / 49°
dew 43° dry
Wed
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82° / 56°
dew 56° comfortable
Today: Bring a light jacket (feels like 45° at 7 am). Sunset at 6:30 pm.
TODAY — 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
TOMORROW — Monday, October 05
Live Music
5:30 pm★ Improviser's Exchange x JeJaWeDa · Rose Bowl Tavern
JeJaWeDa featuring Jeb Bishop, Jaap Blonk, Weasel Walter, Damon Smith
8:00 pm★ The Urbana Hootenanny · Rose Bowl Tavern
It's not an "open mic" per se, more of a musician hang-out on stage.
Everything Else
3:45 pm● Teen Movie Monday · The Urbana Free Library
4:00 pm● Art & Design Club Meeting · Gallery Lounge
The Art & Design Club welcomes all Parkland students who love visual expression, whether you major in fine arts, computer science, nursing…
5:30 pmSenior Supper · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
6:00 pm● Quiet Book Club: Banned Books Week · The Urbana Free Library
6:00 pm● Yarn & Shenanigans · Douglass Branch Library
Come hang out at the Douglass Branch every first and third Monday of the month with fellow fiber art enthusiasts.
7:00 pm● Musical Mondays featuring Evan Williams · Illini Union Courtyard Café
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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