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See everythingJake O'Brien
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 1:00 PM
Bob Waldmire Art Exhibition
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · Through Dec 19
Jake O'Brien
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 1:00 PM
The Guilty Boys
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 1:00 PM
Polar Express Pajama Party
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 2:00 PM
Rod Grant
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 2:00 PM
Jeff Chapman and Kent Lemmon
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 2:00 PM
Scott Ellison
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Bored Teachers: "Is It Friday Yet?!" Comedy Tour
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 3:00 PM
Salmon Creek
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Dammit John!
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Not Petty
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Molly Seaton
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Tim Hart
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Lazy Lester
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Mississippi Leghound
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Chelsea Helton
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Taylor Bruninga & the Bandits
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Al and Kathy Kitchen
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 5:00 PM
"Lines" Exhibit
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · Through Dec 4
Tom Grassman and Mike Bray
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
Dendrochronology and Archaeology
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 12:00 PM
Critter Crafts at the Henson Robinson Zoo
Visit Springfield events calendar · 5:00 PM
Paint-a-Pot with Rosie
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:30 PM
Al Kitchen
Fulgenzi's Pizza and Pasta · 6:00 PM
Resource Event
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 8:30 AM
Randy Erwin
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum · 10:00 AM
Weapons of Mass Distraction: How Our Adversaries Manipulate Information to Disrupt Our Security
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:30 PM
Sheafor and Simes
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 5:30 PM
Vondra Social House First Anniversary
Visit Springfield events calendar · 6:00 PM
The Art of Jazz: UIS Jazz Band Jam
Visit Springfield events calendar · 6:00 PM
Commander in Chef Cozy Cooking
Visit Springfield events calendar · 6:00 PM
Experience Songs for All Ages - A Sensory Friendly Event
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 6:30 PM
Jackpot Karaoke with Debbie Cakes
Spirited Republic/Limerick Brewing Company · 7:00 PM
Toxic Johnny
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 8:00 PM
Tom Irwin and Amy Battles
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 4:00 PM
Jess Jones
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 5:30 PM
After School Special
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 6:00 PM
ShortMist
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
Pippin
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
Karaoke
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
Daniel Johnson with Bobby Keel
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
Hippies of the Heartland
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
2nd Street Harmony
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
Route 66 International Film Festival
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
Pictures in Motion - Illinois Symphony Orchestra
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Tragic Blonde Vacation and The Electric Cars
Visit Springfield events calendar · 8:00 PM
Devin C. Williams
Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times) · 8:00 PM
Holiday Market and Sweet Shoppe
Visit Springfield events calendar · 9:00 AM
Bloom's Third Birthday Party
Visit Springfield events calendar · 11:00 AM
CORAL's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:00 PM
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
Visit Springfield events calendar · 6:00 PM
Play Date: Blue-a Playful Theatre Experience
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:00 PM
Join Walk with a Doc
Springfield Park District · 7:00 PM
EMO Night with All American Throwbacks
Visit Springfield events calendar · 8:00 PM
Holiday Extravaganza
Visit Springfield events calendar · 9:00 AM
Paint-a-Pot Little Makers
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 2:00 PM
UIS Orchestra Festival Concert
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 4:00 PM
Jori Lewis Book Signing: A Natural History of the Spirits
Visit Springfield events calendar · 6:30 PM
Open Mic with Thomas J Beverly
Trading Post Saloon · 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball: LLCC vs. Illinois Valley Community College
Lincoln Land Community College · 7:00 PM
Robert Sampson
Fulgenzi's Pizza and Pasta · 6:00 PM
Al Kitchen and Tricia Giacomini
Mother Road Diner · 6:00 PM
The Pleiades
DH Brown's · 9:45 PM
Devin Clemons
East Side Inc. · 7:00 PM
Christmas through the Decades
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:00 PM
Light Up The Gables
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:00 PM
Jacksonville Christmas Parade
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 6:00 PM
Zoo Lights at Henson Robinson Zoo
Springfield Park District · 7:00 PM
Ryan Montgomery
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
SRC Ugly Sweater Run and Small Biz Saturday
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 8:00 AM
Illinois Local Holiday Market
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 9:00 AM
St. Nicholas Day (The Real Santa) and Christmas Market
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 9:00 AM
Kringle Market at the Inn at 835
Visit Springfield events calendar · 11:00 AM
Illinois Governor's Mansion Holiday Tours
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 1:00 PM
Small Business Saturday Boutique Drive
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
Santa House at the Nelson Center
Springfield Park District · 7:00 PM
Neon Rodeo - 90s Country Tribute
Route 66 Motorheads Bar & Grill · 8:00 PM
Music with OAT (Owen, Amy, and Tom)
Visit Springfield events calendar · 3:00 PM
Harris Trio
Mother Road Diner · 5:00 PM
Three-Part Brown Bag Lunch Series: Exploring Pillsbury Mills
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 12:00 PM
A Country Club Cabaret
Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Springfield concerts) · 5:00 PM
Solid Rock the Holidays Open House and Raffle
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:30 PM
Women's Basketball: LLCC vs. North Central Missouri College
Lincoln Land Community College · 7:00 PM
LLCC Music Student Celebration and Intermediate Recital
Lincoln Land Community College · 7:00 PM
Holidays with the Edwards Family
Edwards Place (Springfield Art Association) · 6:00 PM
LLCC Choir Concert: Americana
A. Lincoln Commons · 1:00 PM
Parkway Christian Church Live Nativity
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 6:00 PM
Illinois Product Holiday Market
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
White Christmas The Musical
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
Land of Lincoln Chorus: It's the Most Wonderful Time
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
The Sonic Era at DFV
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:30 PM
Christmas Market at The Brinkerhoff Mansion
Visit Springfield events calendar · 9:00 AM
Santa at Clayville Historic Site
Visit Springfield events calendar · 10:00 AM
Cookies and Cocoa Crawl at The Railyard on Route 66
The Railyard on Route 66 · 11:00 AM
Holiday Open House
Edwards Place (Springfield Art Association) · 1:00 PM
Copper Coin Ballet Company - The Nutcracker
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · Through Dec 6
Josh Meloy
Boondocks · 7:00 PM
Junior Naturalists
Lincoln Memorial Garden & Nature Center · 7:00 PM
Fresh Evergreen Wreath-Making Workshop
Springfield Park District · 7:00 PM
Winter Holiday Floral Show
Springfield Park District · 7:00 PM
Messiah
Springfield Choral Society · 7:00 PM
Dinosaur Adventure
Orr Building · 7:00 PM
SYPG presents The Nutcracker
Visit Springfield events calendar · 7:00 PM
1973: The Music of Journey
Visit Springfield events calendar · 8:00 PM
Decade of Decadence: 80's Hair Night LIVE in the Motordome
Route 66 Motorheads Bar & Grill · 8:00 PM
Frostbite Festival 10 Mile and 2 Mile Races
Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times) · 9:00 AM
A Special Visit with Caring Santa
White Oaks Mall · 9:00 AM
Vondra Christmas Market
Visit Springfield events calendar · 3:00 PM
The Holiday Season Christmas Concert
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 6:00 PM
Pet Photos with Santa
White Oaks Mall · 7:00 PM
Read, Reflect and Create: Line Drawing with Ben Bedford
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 5:30 PM
LLCC Band Fall Concert
A. Lincoln Commons · 7:00 PM
Mary Bryant Choir Holiday Celebration
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 11:30 AM
Brown Bag Concert
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 12:15 PM
Corey Kent
Boondocks · 7:00 PM
Holiday Pops in the Heartland - Illinois Symphony Orchestra
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Santa Claus Tea
Edwards Place (Springfield Art Association) · 1:00 PM
Bert Kreischer: Permission to Party!
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:00 PM
Caroling At The Carillon
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon (Rees Carillon Society) · 3:00 PM
Dual Piano Christmas
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
'Tis the Season to Celebrate Concert
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 3:00 PM
Jerry Seinfeld Live
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:00 PM
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:30 PM
STOMP
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Unbroken
The KeySpot Bar & Grill · 7:00 PM
Magic of Motown
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Frost Nixon
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:30 PM
A Matter of Taste: Sweeten Your Symphony Experience
First Presbyterian Church · 7:30 PM
Mystic Pizza: A New Musical
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Legally Blonde the Musical Jr.
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:00 PM
Central Illinois Playwrights Collaborative Ten-Minute Festival
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Charlie Berens: The Lost and Found Tour
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:00 PM
Experience World Music and Dance - A Sensory Friendly Event
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 6:30 PM
The Book of Mormon
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 8:00 PM
Crazy for Gershwin - Illinois Symphony Orchestra
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Good Witch / Bad Witch - The Broadway Witches - Illinois Symphony Orchestra
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
I Hate Hamlet
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:30 PM
Silks, Strings, & Serenade
First Presbyterian Church · 7:30 PM
Guys and Dolls
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:30 PM
Fate Now Conquers - Illinois Symphony Orchestra
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Riverdance
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Mothers and Sons
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · Through May 2
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times) · 7:30 PM
Shucked
UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium) · 7:30 PM
Illinois State Fair 2027
Illinois State Fair · Through Aug 22
On now: exhibits and runs
Coming up at Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times)
Close by, in Downtown Springfield
Guided Tour of Dana-Thomas House
Springfield State Historic Sites (Old State Capitol, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb)
Guided Tour of Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
Springfield State Historic Sites (Old State Capitol, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb)
Guided Tour of the Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Springfield State Historic Sites (Old State Capitol, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb)
Read, Reflect and Create Night at the Dana-Thomas House
Springfield State Historic Sites (Old State Capitol, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb)
Little Lincoln's Fireside Tales: Food
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Four Score and More: The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Wonderclubs at the Springfield Historic Sites
Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Art Nights at the Dana-Thomas House
Springfield State Historic Sites (Old State Capitol, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb)
BOOK CHAT: Last Seen, The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People for their Lost Family
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Gettysburg Address Free Admission
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
IL Student Ministries Momentum Convention
BOS Center
Dana-Thomas House Festive Fridays
Springfield State Historic Sites (Old State Capitol, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln Tomb)Places in Springfield
- Visit Springfield events calendarVisitor bureau calendar · 34 coming up
- Springfield live music calendar, later weeks (Illinois Times)Community calendar · 29 coming up
- UIS Performing Arts Center (formerly Sangamon Auditorium)Performing arts center · 25 coming up
- Springfield arts, theater and history calendar (Illinois Times)Community calendar · 23 coming up
- Springfield family, holiday and food calendar (Illinois Times)Community calendar · 14 coming up
- Springfield live music calendar (Illinois Times)Community calendar · 11 coming up
- Springfield Park DistrictPark district · 11 coming up
- Lincoln Land Community CollegeCommunity college · 6 coming up
- Edwards Place (Springfield Art Association)Historic house and art center · 3 coming up
- Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Springfield concerts)Orchestra · 3 coming up
- Route 66 Motorheads Bar & GrillBar and music venue · 2 coming up
- Springfield Choral SocietyChoir · 2 coming up
- Illinois State FairState fair · 1 coming up
- Lincoln Memorial Garden & Nature CenterNature preserve and garden · 1 coming up
- Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon (Rees Carillon Society)Carillon · 1 coming up
- Illinois State Fairgrounds (year-round events)Fairgrounds
- Springfield Art AssociationArt center
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