Things to Do in Champaign-Urbana This Weekend
Planning your weekend in Champaign-Urbana? These are the events happening this weekend across Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, and Champaign County, IL — live music and concerts, festivals, food and drink, arts, family activities, and neighborhood garage and estate sales.
Coming Up in Champaign-Urbana
Nothing is on the calendar for this weekend just yet — here's what's coming up soon in Champaign-Urbana.
- Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile Exhibit — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM, Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL, 61820. Arpilleras made by women in Chile create counter-narratives ofurban history from women's perspectives and influence historicalpreservation planning and policy.
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- Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL, 61801. Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights exploresthe bold promises of liberty, equality, and justice the United States was founded on. But the path toward fulfilling those ideals has
- Tuesdays at Ten | The Other British Isles — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM, Main Library, Robeson Pavilion Room A & B, Champaign, IL. There are more British Isles than just Great Britain and Ireland. These talks will explore the history, nature, art, music and archaeology of eight small islands and groups: the Shetlands, the Orkneys
- Bienvenidos: The Murals and Work of Jose Vazquez — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL, 61820. Murals are not only about bright colors and beautiful imagery, they can be powerful community tools. This exhibition is a glimpse into how an artist working with local people on mural projects can sho
- Parkland College Art and Design Faculty Exhibition — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM, Giertz Gallery at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign, IL, 61820. The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College proudly presents the 2026 "Art and Design Faculty Exhibition," opening Monday, August 17. The annual exhibition showcases the work of Parkland College faculty ar
- Your Mental Health Matters: Mental Health Fair — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM, University of Illinois, Champaign, Champaign, IL. Your mental health matters and you don't have to navigate it alone! Join us for a Mental Health Fair designed to connect you with campus resources, supportive services and people who are here to help.
- Books and Bounces — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, IL, 61801.
- Storytime | St. Joseph Library — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM, St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library, 201 N. Third Street, St. Joseph, IL. Storytime is a 30 minute time of library staff reading stories to children of any age. They ask parents to stay with those under 3.
- Tai Chi — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM, Rantoul Public Library, 106 W Flessner, Rantoul, IL, 61866. Improve your health with gentle movements. Beginners welcome.
- Lunch Skate — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM, University of Illinois, Champaign, Champaign, IL. The event is held on September 22, 2026 at University of Illinois in Champaign, IL.
- Arboretum Tree ID Hike — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM, Arboretum at the University of Illinois, 1800 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801. Learn how to identify native forest trees of Illinois at Arboretum Tree ID Hikes. Natural Areas Manager Nate Beccue will share identification characteristics including leaf types and arrangements, bar
- Stress Less Tuesday's — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM, University of Illinois, Champaign, Champaign, IL. Stop by our table for stress management materials, resources and giveaways.
- Intro to Google Sheets — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM, Main Library, Friends Conference Room (215), Champaign, IL. Library staff will introduce you to Google Sheets, part of the Google Workspace, to create spreadsheets.
You'll learn how to create a dataset and discover how to format that dataset. You'll also use
- Local Art Exhibit – Shauri E Gonzalez — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM, The Scratching Post Cat and Board Game Cafe, 114 E. University Ave., Champaign, IL, 61820. Walk through the cafe and enjoy a collection of local art by Maryam Shauri E Gonzalez. No admission fee to view the art on the cafe side.
- Champaign Farmers Market — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM, Downtown Champaign, Champaign, IL, 61820. The 2026 season of the Champaign Farmers Market will take placeevery Tuesday from May through October, from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.in the downtown plaza at Neil & Main in downtown Champaign.
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