Champaign-Urbana Area Family-Friendly Events Calendar

Looking for something to do with your family? You’ve come to the right place! Our events calendar aggregates family-friendly events happening in the Champaign-Urbana metro area. We know you’re busy and looking for a bang for your buck, so we put an emphasis on including free and low-cost events that you can plan to attend on the fly. Please note that events are subject to change without notice.

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

Date/Time	Event
10/16/2021 - 10/17/2021 All Day	Pixels by Emily Magical Santa Experience Check out Pixels by Emily's authentic Magical Santa Experience for children. It is like nothing you have ever seen. These sessions take place on October 16/17 and November 13/14. They merge a fully interactive experience with Santa himself for 45 minutes and iconic Norman Rockwell style Christmas portraits. The sounds...Read More

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Date/Time	Event
10/17/2021 7:30 am - 9:00 am	Sunday Morning Bird Walks - FREE! at Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana IL
10/17/2021 11:00 am - 4:00 pm	Japan House Fall Open House - Registration Required at Japan House, Urbana IL
10/17/2021 11:00 am - 4:00 pm	The Tony Cannoli and Pizzeria Antica "Festa Del Cibo" (Food Festival) at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, Champaign Illinois Savor some of the most authentic handmade Pizzas and Cannoli around. Made from the finest ingredients and served up in the tranquil setting of PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM & CREAMERY! Don't wait to sign up for this incredible package. Get two 9-inch handmade, Neapolitan Style, Oven Fired pizzas, featuring PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM &...Read More
10/17/2021 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Public Skate at University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign Illinois
10/17/2021 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Boo at the Zoo at Scovill Zoo, Decatur IL
10/17/2021 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Parkland Presents "A Musical Homecoming" A Joint Concert by the Concert Band, Chamber Singers, and Guitar Ensemble
10/17/2021 3:00 pm	UI Philharmonia at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana Illinois
10/17/2021 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Young Artist's Studio: Instrument Petting Zoo! Registration Required at The Urbana Free Library, Urbana
10/17/2021 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Online Chess Club for Kids | Virtual with The Urbana Free Library | Registration Required
10/17/2021 4:00 pm	Black Chorus Annual Fall Concert "RETURN" at Smith Recital Hall, Urbana Illinois

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Date/Time	Event
10/21/2021 All Day	CU Folk and Roots Festival 2021 at Downtown Urbana, Urbana IL
10/21/2021 9:00 am - 11:00 am	Mahomet MOMS Group Meeting at Grace Church, Mahomet IL
10/21/2021 9:30 am - 9:50 am	Story Time on The Lawn (ages 2-3) at Mahomet Public Library, Mahomet IL
10/21/2021 10:00 am - 10:40 am	Story Time on The Lawn (ages 0-5) at Mahomet Public Library, Mahomet IL
10/21/2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am	Take & Make for Preschoolers at Champaign Public Library, Champaign IL
10/21/2021 11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Public Skate at University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign Illinois
10/21/2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Hal-LOWE-en Trick-or-Treat Tryouts - Registration Required at Lowe’s Home Improvement, Champaign IL
10/21/2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Krannert Uncorked: CU Folk and Roots Festival Collaboration at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana Illinois
10/21/2021 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm	Beer & Brats Octoberfest at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, Champaign Illinois Join Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery for a fun and informative Octoberfest on the Farm, Thursday, October 21st. Featuring a tasting of several microbrews from Chicago's Middlebrow Brewery along with a brat sampler from D&M Meats in Breese, IL. D&M Meats raises heritage hogs and lamb. Beer folk and meat...Read More
10/21/2021 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Boo at the Zoo at Scovill Zoo, Decatur IL
10/21/2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Illini Women's Soccer - Most Valuable Professors at Demirjian Park, Champaign IL
10/21/2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Parable of the Sower: Book Discussion at The Urbana Free Library, Urbana

Friday, October 22, 2021

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Date/Time	Event
10/23/2021 All Day	CU Folk and Roots Festival 2021 at Downtown Urbana, Urbana IL
10/23/2021 All Day	Illinois Marching Band Championships at Memorial Stadium, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 All Day	Strides Your Way Walk at Lake of the Woods at Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet IL
10/23/2021 7:00 am - 5:00 pm	Fall Family Tailgate at Stephens Family YMCA, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 7:00 am - 12:00 pm	Market at the Square at Urbana’s Market at the Square, Urbana IL
10/23/2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Danville Farmers Market at Crossroads Church, Danville IL
10/23/2021 10:00 am - 10:30 am	Children's Story Time at The Literary at The Literary, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 10:00 am - 11:30 am	En Plein Air: Fall Painting with Evelyne Tardy at Izaak Walton Cabin, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet IL
10/23/2021 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Halloween Costume Drive and Giveaway at Douglass Community Center, Champaign Illinois
10/23/2021 10:30 am - 11:30 am	Lumberjack Dash at Hessel Park, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 11:00 am - 5:30 pm	C-U Folk & Roots Festival Events @ The Urbana Free Library at The Urbana Free Library, Urbana
10/23/2021 11:00 am - 4:00 pm	Flannel Fest at Hessel Park, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Patient Appreciation Event at All Smiles Family Dentistry, Champaign IL All Smiles Family Dentistry is holding a patient appreciation event that is open to the public. Free Kona Ice and Petting Zoo!
10/23/2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Preschool Open Gym - Registration Required at I-Power Preschool Academy, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 12:30 pm	University of Illinois’s Reaching and Educating America’s Chemists of Tomorrow (REACT) Show at Flannel Fest at Hessel Park, Champaign IL
10/23/2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Fire Prevention For Families at Tolono Public Library, Tolono IL
10/23/2021 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Public Skate at University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign Illinois
10/23/2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Wild Encounters - Virtual Event - Pre-Registration Required
10/23/2021 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Boo at the Zoo at Scovill Zoo, Decatur IL
10/23/2021 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Farmer City Haunted Forest: Family-Friendly Matinee Hours at Salt Creek Area Camping at South Park in Farmer City, IL, Farmer City il
10/23/2021 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm	Haunted Hike: Creepy Carnival - Tickets Required at Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Mattoon Il
10/23/2021 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Spooktacular at Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington IL
10/23/2021 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm	Farmer City Haunted Forest at Salt Creek Area Camping at South Park in Farmer City, IL, Farmer City il
10/23/2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Illini Volleyball at Huff Hall, Champaign IL

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Date/Time	Event
10/24/2021 7:30 am - 9:00 am	Sunday Morning Bird Walks - FREE! at Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana IL
10/24/2021 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	OTS Pet Wash at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine CSLC, Urbana IL
10/24/2021 10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Candypalooza at First Baptist Church in Savoy, Savoy IL
10/24/2021 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Spooktacular at Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington IL
10/24/2021 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Illini Women's Soccer - Kick Cancer at Demirjian Park, Champaign IL
10/24/2021 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Public Skate at University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign Illinois
10/24/2021 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	"Discover Countryside" Open House at Countryside School, Champaign IL Attend the Discover Countryside Open House – Sunday, October 24 from 2 – 4 p.m. Visit their classrooms, chat with  teachers and current students, and ask questions. For more information and to register in advance: https://www.countrysideschool.org/open-house They are the area’s first and only ISACS-accredited, independent, K-8 school.  They offer an...Read More
10/24/2021 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Halloween on the Levee Trail at Sangamon River Corridor Reserve, Monticello IL
10/24/2021 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Trunk or Treat at St. John Lutheran Church at St. John Lutheran Church, Champaign IL
10/24/2021 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Boo at the Zoo at Scovill Zoo, Decatur IL
10/24/2021 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Christie Clinic Presents Halloween Costume Parade Dust off your Halloween costume and join us for an afternoon of fun thanks to Christie Clinic. We will be celebrating fall with an outdoor Halloween costume parade at Meadowbrook Park on October 24 from 3:00-4:30 p.m.  For more information about Meadowbrook Park, check out our handy parents' guide here....Read More
10/24/2021 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Splitting 650: Book Release with Ja Nelle Davenport at The Urbana Free Library, Urbana
10/24/2021 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Online Chess Club for Kids | Virtual with The Urbana Free Library | Registration Required
10/24/2021 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Mansfield Trunk or Treat at Short St., Mansfield, Mansfield IL
10/24/2021 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Trunk or Treat at Salt & Light at Salt & Light Urbana, Urbana
10/24/2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Trunk or Treat at First Presbyterian Church of Champaign at First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, Champaign Illinois
10/24/2021 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Fisher Trunk or Treat at Downtown Fisher, Fisher IL

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Date/Time	Event
11/11/2021 9:00 am - 9:00 pm	Artsy Smartsy Kids | Craft Activity Kit Pickup | Woven Veterans Day Poppy at Champaign Public Library, Champaign IL
11/11/2021 9:30 am - 9:50 am	Story Time on The Lawn (ages 2-3) at Mahomet Public Library, Mahomet IL
11/11/2021 10:00 am - 10:40 am	Story Time on The Lawn (ages 0-5) at Mahomet Public Library, Mahomet IL
11/11/2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am	Take & Make for Preschoolers at Champaign Public Library, Champaign IL
11/11/2021 11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Public Skate at University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign Illinois
11/11/2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Krannert Uncorked with UI Jazz at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana Illinois
11/11/2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Bright Starts - FREE - Registration Required at Urbana Early Childhood School, Urbana Illinois Free preschool at night! Junior League Bright Starts provides monthly preschool academic instruction and social-emotional skill building to children who are preschool-aged and provides their parents/guardians with ideas to reinforce these skills at home. The program includes the whole family by providing dinner and educating adults on what their children...Read More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Date/Time	Event
11/13/2021 - 11/14/2021 All Day	Pixels by Emily Magical Santa Experience Check out Pixels by Emily's authentic Magical Santa Experience for children. It is like nothing you have ever seen. These sessions take place on October 16/17 and November 13/14. They merge a fully interactive experience with Santa himself for 45 minutes and iconic Norman Rockwell style Christmas portraits. The sounds...Read More
11/13/2021 10:00 am - 10:30 am	Children's Story Time at The Literary at The Literary, Champaign IL
11/13/2021 10:00 am - 11:30 am	Fall Landscape Pastels Class for Teens - FREE - Pre-Registration Required at Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana IL
11/13/2021 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Public Skate at University of Illinois Ice Arena, Champaign Illinois
11/13/2021 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Afro-Brazilian Percussion Workshops with Bloco Gaviao at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana Illinois

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04/14/2022 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Bright Starts - FREE - Registration Required at Urbana Early Childhood School, Urbana Illinois Free preschool at night! Junior League Bright Starts provides monthly preschool academic instruction and social-emotional skill building to children who are preschool-aged and provides their parents/guardians with ideas to reinforce these skills at home. The program includes the whole family by providing dinner and educating adults on what their children...Read More

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