Arts Organizations

• Champaign County Culture & Entertainment Council

Books & Literature

• Local book clubs
• Local authors

Events & Things to Do

Calendars of Events

• Arts events, Champaign County Culture & Entertainment Council
• The News-Gazette’s calendar
• cuCalendar, compiled by the Daily Illini
• Hometown Calendar, WCIA-TV’s Illinois Homepage
• Illinois State Calendar of Events

Festivals, Fairs & Parades

Arts & Crafts Festivals

• Artists Against AIDS show
• Boneyard Arts Festival

County Fairs & Street Fairs

• Champaign County Fair, Champaign County Fair Association
• Sweetcorn Festival, Urbana Business Association
  Film Festivals
• Insect Fear Film Festival, UIUC
• Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival

Hobby and Special Interest Festivals

• Winter War Gaming Convention

Parades

• Champaign County Freedom Celebration, July 4th
• Homecoming Parade, UIUC

Food, Beverage & Dining

Farmer’s Markets & Local Food Growers

• Farm Direct, directory of food growers, processors and farmer's markets
• Market at the Square, City of Urbana

Food Festivals & Events

• Champaign County Fair, Champaign County Fair Association

Also see County Fairs & Street Fairs above for other Food Festivals

Restaurants, Bakeries & Specialty Stores

• CU Restaurants, Champaign County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Smoke-Free Facilities in Champaign County, Illinois Department of Public Health
• Vegetarian Dining in CU
• Champaign-Urbana Venues with Outdoor Seating

Movies

Movie Theaters

• Boardman’s Art Theatre, Champaign
• Beverly Carmike Cinema, Champaign
• Harvest Moon Drive-In, Gibson City
• Savoy Goodrich 16 Theater, Savoy
• Virginia Theatre, Champaign

Also see Film Festivals above.

Museums, Galleries & Libraries

Museums & Planetariums

• Champaign County Historical Museum, Champaign
• Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul
• Early American Museum, Mahomet
• John Philip Sousa Library & Museum, UIUC
• Krannert Art Museum and Pavilion, UIUC
• Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, Champaign
• Spurlock Museum, UIUC
• Staerkel Planetarium, Parkland College

Galleries

• Cinema Gallery, Urbana
• Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, UIUC
• Parkland Art Gallery, Parkland College

Music

Nightclubs

• Opening Bands, local independent bands
• Local clubs, Champaign County Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Radio Stations

• Radio Stations, Champaign County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Statistics & Reports

• Working Together, the economic impact of the arts in Champaign County, Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation

Theater

Theaters

• Assembly Hall, UIUC
• Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC
• Parkland Theatre, Parkland College
• The Station Theatre, Urbana
• Virginia Theatre, Champaign Park District

Theater Companies

• Celebration Theater Company, Urbana
• Champaign Urbana Theatre Company, Champaign
• Bright Lights Theatre Company