Champaign-Urbana has many opportunities for adults to take classes, join teams and participate in activities with other adults
We have a long list of places to go for activities when you are searching for extracurricular activities for children — but what about adults? When you are looking for somewhere to join a team, pursue a new hobby or take a class, we have a number of options for you to peruse (and are adding to this list frequently).
Registration for activities is up and running at many organizations, although some may not have information or available opportunities at this time. Please note that some listings are paid sponsors of chambanamoms.
Are you looking to plan a night out, such as a date night? Check our list of more than 75 date nights you can choose from any time of year – no specific dates for these! Looking for a restaurant? We have a list of our favorite date night restaurants, too. Sign up for our date night newsletter, with special events happening this upcoming month by clicking here.
First Strokes Swim Academy
Whether you’ve always wanted to learn to swim, improve your technique, return to swimming after years away, or simply enjoy a low-impact way to stay active, First Strokes Swim Academy offers personalized aquatic programs designed especially for adults.
Their warm, private indoor pool provides a welcoming, supportive environment where adults of every age can build confidence, improve fitness, and rediscover the joy of being in the water.
Enjoy guided small group walks (Pool Promenade) or try Private Swim Lessons as you learn to swim for the first time, overcome a fear of the water, or refine your stroke. Instruction is personalized to meet your goals.
Whether your goal is fitness, confidence, improved mobility, or simply trying something new, they’ll help you reach your goals at your own pace.
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Amara Yoga & Arts
Whether you’re brand new to yoga or have been practicing for years, Amara offers classes for every body and every level. From Hot Yoga and Vinyasa to Gentle, Yin, Restorative, Slow Flow, and Yoga Fundamentals, their experienced teachers provide a supportive environment where you can build strength, improve flexibility, reduce stress, and reconnect with yourself. Every class is an opportunity to move, breathe, and feel your best.
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Champaign County YMCA HEAT Master’s Team
What is Masters Swimming? In swimming, Masters simply means you are 18 years of age or older! U.S. Masters Swimming is a national membership nonprofit that provides membership benefits to nearly 60,000 Masters swimmers across the country, who swim as part of its 52 Local Masters Swimming Committees (LMSCs), and more than 1,200 Masters Swimming clubs and workout groups.
For more information: Website or Facebook
Shadow&Flame Dance
Shadow & Flame Dance offers adult classes in pole, Liquid Motion, floorwork, flexibility, and mobility. Whether you’re a complete beginner or experienced mover, classes are designed to build strength, confidence, fluidity, and help you discover your own movement style. No prior experience is needed—come as you are and move like yourself.
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Champaign Park District
The Champaign Park District is here to connect you to a vibrant community of people and opportunities. Their mission is to enhance our community’s quality of life through positive experiences in parks, recreation, and cultural arts. Find activities that include athletics, visual arts (including pottery), active senior programming and more.
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Stephens Family YMCA
At the Stephens Family YMCA, their programs encourage curiosity, teamwork, and healthy habits while giving people of all ages opportunities to discover new interests. Every experience is designed to be inclusive, engaging, and meaningful for all members of our community. Find active senior programming, an extensive weekly schedule of group fitness classes, sports, nutrition and more.
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Urbana Park District
The Urbana Park District has a variety of classes and activities for people of all ages, all year long. With robust adult programming year-round at the Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center to athletic programs and senior programming, there are activities for people of all ages.
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More places where adults find classes and activities in Champaign-Urbana
- Allerton Park & Retreat Center – supper club, many classes at “The Farms”, silent book club and more
- Amara Yoga & Arts – yoga classes
- Champaign Ballet Academy – adult ballet
- Class Act – acting, improv and public speaking
- Club Pilates – reformer pilates classes
- The CU Flower House – design classes and paint & sip events
- C-U Women’s Boxing – women’s boxing classes
- Defy Gravity – pole fitness and aerial arts
- Grovestone – culinary experiences, mahjong events
- Hatha Yoga and Fitness – yoga, including hot yoga and prenatal yoga
- Hedgerow Pottery – wheelthrowing classes and pottery
- High in Fiber – rug tufting and all things fiber arts
- Jason Mack Glass – glass-blowing workshops
- Kinex Fitness Studio – personal training
- KMC Active – Kirby Medical Center classes
- The Literary – knitting, book clubs and more
- Living Legacy Pilates – mat and reformer pilates classes
- Luyando Boxing – boxing and fitness classes
- OLLI at Illinois – become a member and sign up for courses, study groups, interest groups and more all year long
- Orange Theory Fitness – group workouts in a high-energy environment
- Parkland College – wide range of personal interest classes, including home & garden, culinary, arts and much more
- The Pottery Place – group events with reservation or drop-in any time
- Prairie Cycle Club – group cycling rides on Kickapoo Rail Trail and to local establishments
- Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery – cheese making, hikes, classes on the farm and more
- Prism Community Art School – mosaic art, stained glass
- Pulse Pilates – pilates classes in Mahomet
- Regent Ballroom & Banquet Center – group dance lessons and open ballroom dancing
- Savoy Rec Center – pickleball and other activities
- Six Red Chairs Bakery – cookbook club, French conversation
- Urbana Dance Company – Latin dance nights, salsa, tango and more adult dance classes weekly
- Urbana Fine Arts Center – ballet, barre, tap and contemporary dance classes
- Zoo Improv – adult improv classes
Looking for places to exercise in Champaign-Urbana? We have a list dedicated to fitness opportunities here.
