Go out in
Urbana.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingBrien's Bistro
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Brien's Bistro
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Science on Tap!
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Spurlock Sunday: Animal Stereotypes - The serpent deceived me, I'm innocent
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures · 1:00 PM
Pop-Up: Riverside Service Learning
Champaign County Forest Preserve District · 1:00 PM
The Corn Flakes
Rose Bowl Tavern · 3:00 PM
Nick's Country Jam
Rose Bowl Tavern · 6:00 PM
Significant Other Show #6 (Twin City Theatre)
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center · 7:00 PM
LEGO Club for Grades 2 to 5
The Urbana Free Library · 3:30 PM
LEGO Club for Middle School
The Urbana Free Library · 4:30 PM
Larry Gray Accordion/Guitar Trio
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:30 PM
Death Cafe
The Urbana Free Library · 6:00 PM
The Marriage of Figaro performed by the Urbana Opera Ensemble
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures · 6:30 PM
Musical Mondays featuring Chip McNeill
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
The Urbana Hootenanny
106 North Race Street #1 · Through Nov 17
Books and Bounces
The Urbana Free Library · 10:15 AM
Play & Learn With Me! A Paving Pathways Playgroup
The Urbana Free Library · 10:45 AM
Promise Healthcare Visit
The Urbana Free Library · 11:00 AM
Teen Open Lab
The Urbana Free Library · 3:00 PM
Stitching Circle
The Urbana Free Library · 5:00 PM
FREE - Connecting You to Nature Hike
Urbana Park District · 5:30 PM
CU Broad Comedy
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:30 PM
Raphaël Feuillâtre: An ELLNORA Reverb Event
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Ethos of Care Writing Sessions
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures · 4:00 PM
Broadmoor Quartet
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Japan House · 5:15 PM
Artists Talk: Community Festivals
Stage 5 · 5:30 PM
Upper Midwest Farmland Summit
Pyle Center · Through Nov 19
Trivia Night
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:30 PM
University of Illinois Philharmonia Orchestra and Illini Strings
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Jazz Jam
106 North Race Street ##1 · Through Nov 19
FREE Toddler Art Playgroup
Urbana Park District · 9:30 AM
Watson's Chicken
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Crafty Tales
The Urbana Free Library · 10:15 AM
Talk: "Resurging Pro-Power Pedagogies" by Jodi Melamed
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures · 5:00 PM
Krannert Center Uncorked: J'Lyn Hope
Stage 5 · 5:30 PM
Family Reading Night
The Urbana Free Library · 5:30 PM
UCIMC Makerspace Repair Cafe (November)
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center · 7:00 PM
RSO Spotlight: Illini Chamber Strings
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
Bat Factory || Goth Night
Rose Bowl Tavern · Through Nov 20
La Paloma
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
FREE Teen Hangout Zone
Urbana Park District · 3:00 PM
Write On! Story Club
The Urbana Free Library · 4:00 PM
Jeff Helgesen & Friends
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Mama Said String Band + The Chickadee Sermon
Rose Bowl Tavern · 8:00 PM
Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market
Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market (The Land Connection) · 8:00 AM
The German Food Truck
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Voodoo Exiles
Rose Bowl Tavern · 3:00 PM
James Jones Trio
Rose Bowl Tavern · 8:00 PM
Patty Daddy's
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Meadowhawk
Rose Bowl Tavern · 3:00 PM
The Coalition
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:00 PM
Teen Advisory Group
The Urbana Free Library · 4:00 PM
Koryphaios
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:30 PM
Champaign County Health Care Consumers Help Session
The Urbana Free Library · 11:00 AM
Kurt Reeder & Friends - Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Puzzling Colors Club for Adults
The Urbana Free Library · 6:00 PM
TromBari
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:30 PM
Vine Street Syncopators
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Turkey Trot
Urbana Park District · 8:00 AM
Ian Shepherd & Friends
Rose Bowl Tavern · 8:00 PM
German Christmas Market 2026
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Night Lights at Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden
Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden · 4:00 PM
Jay Ferguson Trio
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Surreal Deal || The Road Goes on Forever
Rose Bowl Tavern · 8:00 PM
Pastamania
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Smith Burger Co.
Riggs Beer Company · 10:00 AM
Saturday Story Time: All About Pie
The Urbana Free Library · 10:30 AM
The Painkillers
Rose Bowl Tavern · 3:00 PM
Merry Travelers, Primitive Lights, Beat Creek, Electric Goldmine
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:00 PM
UCIMC: Books to Prisoners Holiday Gift Wrapping
The Lit · 7:00 PM
Pi Omega Omega - Mr. Mustache 2026
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:00 PM
U of I Jazz - Joel Spencer Combo
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:30 PM
Musical Mondays featuring A Noontime Performer Concert
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
Make and Take Craft
The Urbana Free Library · 7:00 PM
Sass
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:30 PM
Jazz Week: University of Illinois Jazz Trombone Ensemble
Studio Theatre · 7:30 PM
Kevin Hart & The Vibe Tribe
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Jazz Week: University of Illinois Bridgewater Combo
Studio Theatre · 7:30 PM
Illinois Wind Symphony featuring Rolling Meadows High School Symphonic Band
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Krannert Center Uncorked: Kurt Reeder Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas
Stage 5 · 5:30 PM
Conversation Café at the Health and Wellness Center
Health and Wellness Center · 5:30 PM
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through Dec 13
RSO Spotlight: Off the Record/Luke Davis
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
The Local Honeys
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:30 PM
Dance for People with Parkinson's
Drama Rehearsal Room (DRR) · 10:00 AM
Django Wrangle
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Live Music and Hot Drinks: The Jaybirds
Champaign County Forest Preserve District · 6:00 PM
Friday Funnies featuring Spicy Clamato/Odd Request
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
Jazz Week: University of Illinois Concert Jazz Band
University of Illinois campus calendar: performances · 7:30 PM
Sinfonia da Camera: Handel's Messiah
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
New Twang City
Rose Bowl Tavern · 8:00 PM
The History Hidden in Trees
Champaign County Forest Preserve District · 1:00 PM
Make Your Own Holiday Card
The Urbana Free Library · 1:30 PM
Public Tour
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures · 2:00 PM
Jazz Week: University of Illinois Yuan Combo
University of Illinois campus calendar: performances · 3:00 PM
Moondogs
Rose Bowl Tavern · 3:00 PM
Joe Pug
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:00 PM
Make the YuleToad Gay: 2026 Holiday Art Market
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center · 7:00 PM
Parkland College Guitar Ensemble
The Urbana Free Library · 2:00 PM
Annual Carol Concert presented by Choirs at Illinois
Foellinger Great Hall · 3:00 PM
Mariachi Libertad
Rose Bowl Tavern · 4:00 PM
Spicy Clamato - U of I Improv Team
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:00 PM
Jason Finkelman Presents: Improviser's Exchange
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:30 PM
Musical Mondays featuring Uni High Madrigals
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
Crafty Cookbooks and Food History
The Urbana Free Library · 6:00 PM
Courtyard Happenings featuring Dial-A-Carol Sing-A-Long
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe · 7:00 PM
B3STIE BOYZ Organ Trio
Rose Bowl Tavern · 7:00 PM
Annual Show and Tell
Online · 7:00 PM
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois: Opera Scenes
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Dominic Gomes Quintet
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Magic
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Derailed Fest
Rose Bowl Tavern · 8:00 PM
Erik Lund's Jazz Friends
Rose Bowl Tavern · 5:00 PM
Sip & Learn: Hot Cups of Culture 2026
Champaign County Forest Preserve District · 5:00 PM
UCIMC 2026 Fundraising Social
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center · 7:00 PM
Manifest West || Sabina || Sitrus Sol || Spür
Rose Bowl Tavern · 9:00 PM
Conversation Café
The Urbana Free Library · 11:00 AM
Young Artist's Studio: Compose Your Own Music with Mason Cox
The Urbana Free Library · 3:00 PM
PBS
Rose Bowl Tavern · 3:00 PM
New Year's Eve - Live Stand Up Comedy - Urbana, IL
C-U Comedy (stand-up shows) · 8:00 PM
The Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench
Studio Theatre · 7:30 PM
Step Afrika! presents The Fruits of Our Labor
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
School Performance: Step Afrika! presents The Fruits of Our Labor
University of Illinois campus calendar: performances · 10:00 AM
Veronica's Room
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through Feb 7
Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble: Music at Play
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Landscapes in Sound & Ink
University of Illinois campus calendar: performances · 3:00 PM
Seth Stewart: From Passion to Purpose
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Meyer, Marshall, Meyer
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Illinois Soul 3rd Anniversary Celebration: Kindred the Family Soul and Damon Williams
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois: Carnaval!
Foellinger Great Hall · 6:00 PM
Exhibit: INTO LIGHT Project, Drug Addiction, Real People: Real Stories
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures · Through Jun 30
Mary Halvorson: Canis Major
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Dance at Illinois: February Dance
Colwell Playhouse · 7:30 PM
21st Century Piano Competition Winner's Concert
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Sinfonia da Camera: From Brahms with Love
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Jupiter String Quartet with Jeremy Denk, piano
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Scott Silven's The Lost Things
Colwell Playhouse · 7:30 PM
Midori, violin with Festival Strings Lucerne
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Samara Joy
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Cirque Mechanics present Tilt!
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Third Rail Projects: There's a Ghost in Everything
Studio Theatre · 7:30 PM
Black Sacred Music Symposium
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
KODO presents LUMINANCE
Tryon Festival Theatre · 7:30 PM
Sam Green presents Trees
Colwell Playhouse · 7:30 PM
Dogfight
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through Mar 21
Hindsley Symphonic Band and Wind Orchestra
Foellinger Great Hall · 7:30 PM
Carmina Burana
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra · 7:30 PM
We've Got Rhythm! Youth Concerts
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra · Through Mar 31
The Legend of Georgia McBride
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through Apr 25
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Firebird Finale
Sinfonia da Camera · 7:00 PM
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra · 7:30 PM
White
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through May 30
Spring Awakening
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through Jul 11
Ohio!
The Station Theatre (Celebration Company) · Through Aug 15
Coming up at Rose Bowl Tavern
The Corn Flakes
Nick's Country Jam
Larry Gray Accordion/Guitar Trio
CU Broad Comedy
Broadmoor Quartet
Trivia Night
Bat Factory || Goth Night
Jeff Helgesen & Friends
Mama Said String Band + The Chickadee Sermon
Voodoo Exiles
James Jones Trio
Meadowhawk
Close by, in Downtown Champaign, Champaign
Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour
Virginia Theatre
Family STEM Night
Martens Center
Open Mic at The Space
The Space
Teens Only Night at Martens Center
Martens Center
A Place to Call Home: Understanding Asian Americans in Illinois
Champaign Public Library
Comedy Open Mic with Kristen Unakis
The Space
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Virginia Theatre
Winter Nights at Prairie Farm
Prairie Farm
History on the Town: Venue CU
The Venue CU
Firehouse with Revel in Red
The City Center
CU Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
Virginia Theatre
Cookies with Santa
Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin PatchPlaces in Urbana
- Krannert Center for the Performing ArtsPerforming arts center · 54 coming up
- Rose Bowl TavernMusic bar · 53 coming up
- The Urbana Free LibraryLibrary · 46 coming up
- Riggs Beer CompanyBrewery · 11 coming up
- Champaign County Forest Preserve DistrictForest preserve district · 10 coming up
- Spurlock Museum of World CulturesMuseum · 8 coming up
- Illini Union Courtyard CafeCafe stage · 7 coming up
- The Station Theatre (Celebration Company)Theater · 7 coming up
- University of Illinois campus calendar: performancesCampus events calendar · 5 coming up
- Urbana-Champaign Independent Media CenterCommunity arts center · 5 coming up
- Urbana Park DistrictPark district · 4 coming up
- Champaign-Urbana Symphony OrchestraOrchestra · 3 coming up
- Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market (The Land Connection)Farmers market · 3 coming up
- C-U Comedy (stand-up shows)Comedy producer · 2 coming up
- Japan HouseCultural center and gardens · 1 coming up
- Sinfonia da CameraChamber orchestra · 1 coming up
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