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• Thursday 15 August 2024

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Rose Bowl Tavern , Urbana, IL, US

• Friday 16 August 2024

The Space , Champaign, IL, US

• Saturday 24 August 2024

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Toast to Taylor Street , Champaign, IL, US

• Sunday 25 August 2024 – Sunday 25 August 2024

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• Saturday 31 August 2024

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• Saturday 07 September 2024

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Canopy Club , Urbana, IL, US

• Tuesday 10 September 2024

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• Friday 13 September 2024

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State Farm Center , Champaign, IL, US

• Saturday 14 September 2024 – Saturday 14 September 2024

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• Tuesday 17 September 2024

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• Thursday 19 September 2024

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• Thursday 19 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024

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• Friday 20 September 2024

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• Saturday 21 September 2024

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• Friday 27 September 2024
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• Sunday 06 October 2024

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• Tuesday 08 October 2024

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Virginia Theatre , Champaign, IL, US

• Thursday 10 October 2024

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• Friday 11 October 2024

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15 Best Things to Do in Champaign (IL)

This lively college town shares a sprawling University of Illinois campus with its sister city, Urbana . Champaign and Urbana are contiguous, and together offer a world of history, culture, entertainment and sports action, most of which is connected to the university.

Awaiting you are big-hitting art museums and colossal sports venues, all contrasted by Champaign’s convivial small-town character .Meanwhile Champaign’s young and lively populace means plenty of bars, breweries, on-trend restaurants and coffee shops. In fact this city has won awards for its dining scene, with upwards of 40 locally-owned eateries, many sourcing their ingredients from rural Illinois.

I grew up in Illinois and love exploring the state. I’ve been in Champaign (and Urbana) several times and know exactly what to recommend. Here is my list of the best things to do in Champaign.

1. Downtown Champaign

Cozy and welcoming like a small town, but with sophisticated cultural venues and a bustling events calendar, downtown Champaign is an obvious first port of call in the city. Sidewalk cafes abound here, and in summer there are more than 1,700 al fresco seats on these tree-lined streets.

A cosmopolitan lineup of dining establishments is complemented by independent stores for comic books, antiques, salvaged architectural elements, tea, rare coins, flowers, music and more. This is a pretty place for a stroll, with its profusion of century-old brick buildings, but packs a cultural punch thanks to its five historic theaters and a slew of events and festivals all year. My favorite theater is the Virginia Theatre , be sure to check out their upcoming events before your visit.

2. Krannert Art Museum

One of the best university museums in the country is also Illinois’ second-largest fine art museum, welcoming some 120,000 visitors each year. The Krannert Art Museum has a rich collection from around the world, but specializes in Asian art, African art and Pre-Columbian art, especially works from the Andes.

Browsing the permanent collection you might come across a late Roman funerary stele, a Chinese tea bowl from the 12th century, a Peruvian burial mantle from 100 BCE or an 18th-century print by Koryūsai. There’s also a strong collection of art from the 20th century, as well as constant temporary exhibitions to check out. What I like most is that admission is free so it’s accessible for everyone, check the opening times on their website .

3. Virginia Theatre

This opulent movie house opened in 1921, with an extravagant Renaissance Revival facade and Spanish Revival decor in its lobby and auditorium.

As it did in its early days, the Virginia Theatre doubles as a movie theater and performing arts venue, hosting a diversity of concerts, talks by important cultural figures, dance performances and film screenings.

Born in Urbana in 1942, the beloved film critic Roger Ebert (1942-2013) was a regular at the Virginia Theatre and later established an annual film festival here. Ebertfest continues to be a landmark on Champaign’s cultural calendar and there’s a statue on the sidewalk paying tribute to Ebert. A detail to check out in the auditorium is the 1921 Wurlitzer theatre organ, restored to its original splendor in 2010.

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4. Spurlock Museum

This extraordinary UoI museum in Urbana is dedicated to ethnography and has an inventory exceeding 50,000 objects. Some of the Spurlock Museum’s most important collections include Amazonian bark cloth, Merovingian bronzes, Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and casts made from the Parthenon frieze.

You can also find Inuit artefacts gathered in the 1910s, as well as wood carvings from the Japanese Edo and Meiji periods, and the Chinese Qing dynasty. Navigating the galleries you’ll make all sorts of compelling discoveries, from a letter handwritten on papyrus 1,900 years ago to rare Medieval coins from the Ottoman Empire. On my recent visit I was impressed by the sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean exhibition, so be sure to check that out.

5. Hessel Park

A lovely green haven in the center of Champaign, Hessel Park covers just over 22 acres and has belonged to the city since 1918. There are more than 25 tree varieties growing here, and if you’re interested in identifying them you can download a Tree Walk brochure from the parks district website.

In summer a major destination for families is the accessible splash pad, open from 11 am to 7 pm and built with the help of fundraising efforts by the local Ambucs chapter.

And for a carefree picnic there plenty of grassy space, with abundant shade, picnic tables and grills for cookouts.

6. University of Illinois Arboretum

This spectacular living laboratory has gradually been taking shape at the UoI campus over the last 30 years. One feature that has been here since long before is the Japan House, a set of three authentic tea rooms founded in 1976 and accompanied by a Japanese rock garden.

Since 2008 the Japanese house has been joined to the Sen Cherry Tree Alleé, which produced a sublime canopy of white blossom in spring. Elsewhere you’ll find native Illinois prairie plants in the Hosta Garden, borders, vegetables and more in the Idea Garden and an All American Selections trial ground in the sunken Hartley Garden.

7. Champaign County Historical Museum

At 102 E University Ave you’ll find the oldest documented commercial building and the oldest extant structure in Champaign.

The Cattle Bank, completed in 1858, offered financial services to cattlemen who would drive their livestock to Champaign, which was then the southern terminus for the Illinois Central Railroad.

From here they would ship their cattle to the market in Chicago. Since 2001 this Italianate brick building has housed the Champaign County Historical Museum , which displays excellent short-term exhibits drawn from a massive collection, only 1% of which can be shown at one time.

There are exhibits for Champaign in WWII, the Great Harris Mansion Heist of 1929 and the work of UoI art professor Louise Woodroofe (1892-1996).

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8. Memorial Stadium

Built in the wake of World War I as a tribute to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign students who died, Memorial Stadium is the magnificent home field for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The stadium, renovated a few times over the last century, can hold upwards of 60,000 fans, and was given a giant video board (36 by 96 feet) in 2013.

The names of those who lost their lives in WWI are inscribed on 200 Doric columns along the east and west sides of the stadium. The Fighting Illini are a member of the fabled Big Ten Conference and last claimed a conference championship in 2001. The stadium fills a host of other uses, as the finish line for the Illinois Marathon in April, and the venue for the Illini Marching Band Festival.

9. State Farm Center

Originally known as the Assembly Hall, the majestic arena for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign looks like a cross between a scallop shell and a flying saucer.

This Modernist complex was ready in 1963, and in 2013 the naming rights were bought by State Farm in a multimillion-dollar agreement.

The arena can hold more than 15,500 fans for men and women’s Fighting Illini games. The men’s team has a long list of NBA first round draft picks among its alumni, and as of 2018 had the 12th best all-time win percentage.

The State Farm Center is also a major events venue, staging broadway shows, but also famous comedians and touring recording artists, from Dave Chappelle to Prince, Kanye West, Ludacris (a Champaign native) and Kenny Chesney.

Going back much further, Elvis Presley (1976), The Rolling Stones (1969) and Johnny Cash (1969) have all graced this stage.

10. Orpheum Children’s Science Museum

Since the 1990s, a historic landmark downtown has been home to this interactive museum introducing children to all sorts of scientific concepts. Originally a vaudeville stage, the Orpheum Theatre dates back to 1914 and was conceived by Chicago architects Rapp & Rapp as a scale replica of the opera house at Versailles. This is one of the top activities I recommend to do with children.

The building is still coming through a long-term renovation, while the museum inside has imaginative exhibits in which kids can dig for dinosaur fossils, captain the SS Ackermann Tugboat, meet all kinds of live critters, look after pets at the vet clinic and put on an astronaut suit to blast into outer space.

11. Centennial Park

The second-largest park in the Champaign Park District is in the west of the city and completely loaded with amenities.

Maybe the headline is the Sholem Aquatic Center, like a small water park open from Memorial to Labor Day and boasting a resort-style beach entry pool, a 25-yard lap pool, a wading area for little ones, a lazy river and a pair of water slides.

Also at the park are facilities for a wide range of sports, a modern rec center and a replica farm, open all summer and keeping goats, pigs, sheep, horses, chickens and geese.

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12. Crystal Lake Park

This sensational park in Urbana is part of a green corridor that leads you right out to the city’s northeastern outskirts. Crystal Lake Park is on the banks of a serpentine lake with a pier, ready for fishing and boating.

To the north is the Anita Purves Nature Center, offering environmental displays and programs, while the park alson features mature urban forest, a labyrinth, a Lake House, pavilions, a children’s playground and all kinds of summer fun at the Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center.

The latter has an eight-lane pool, a beach-entry recreation pool, three slides, a climbing wall and lots of water play equipment for smaller children.

13. Urbana’s Market at the Square

May through November you can make the shore trip across the UoI campus to Urbana for this Saturday morning market.

This has been running since the 1970s and promises farm-fresh seasonal produce, grown and raised in Illinois.

On offer is a selection of fruit and vegetables that changes throughout the summer and into fall, as well as pasture-raised meat, cheese, honey, eggs and a wonderful choice of homemade breads, pastries, sauces, condiments, preserves and much more.

Also on hands at Urbana’s Market at the Square are unique arts and crafts, as well as a choice of food trucks catering to all palates.

14. William M. Staerkel Planetarium

With a 50-foot dome, the second-largest planetarium in the state is ten minutes from downtown Champaign at Parkland College. This opened in 1987, and with a capacity of 144, stages spectacular fulldome public shows on Friday and Saturday evenings.

The Staerkel Planetarium uses a Zeiss Model M1015 star projector, as well as high-tech film and sound systems for an immersive journey into space. The planetarium can project some 7,600 stars down to magnitude 6, as well as the moon, sun, five planets visible to the naked eye and 25 star clusters and nebulae.

There are also small but worthwhile attractions in the lobby, like the solar window, depicting the path of the sun across the sky from June to December and back again, as well as the Cosmic Blink mural, showing the history of mankind’s efforts to comprehend the universe.

15. Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery

In 2004 this dairy, just outside Champaign to the north, became the state’s first farmstead cheesemaking facility, producing chevres, feta, pelota roja and crottin.

Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery is very much a working farm, but during open hours in summer you can come and meet the goats, pick fruit when in season and watch cheese being made through a viewing window at the dairy.

If you’re just stopping by, there’s a stand selling all of the farm’s products, including cheeses, jams, a menu of delicious gelato flavors and other dairy products.

15 Best Things to Do in Champaign (IL):

• Downtown Champaign
• Krannert Art Museum
• Virginia Theatre
• Spurlock Museum
• Hessel Park
• University of Illinois Arboretum
• Champaign County Historical Museum
• Memorial Stadium
• State Farm Center
• Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
• Centennial Park
• Crystal Lake Park
• Urbana’s Market at the Square
• William M. Staerkel Planetarium
• Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery

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Summer, we love you, but fall fairs and festivals in Champaign-Urbana are awesome in their own special, pumpkin-filled ways

The weather may be getting (a little) cooler but the fall festivals in Central Illinois are heating up! The fall festival season includes events starting mid-August and running through early November.

There are so many to choose from in our area and each one offers some serious family fun. Feel like carving a pumpkin? Watching a lumberjack competition? Taking in some folk and roots music? How about taking a train ride? There’s something for everyone at a festival near you this fall.

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Here’s our list of fall festivals in the Champaign-Urbana area; we will continue to add to this list. (Coming soon, a sampling of fall festivals a little farther away.)

Did we miss your favorite fall festival? Let us know so we can add it (email us – [email protected] .)

FALL FESTIVALS HAPPENING IN THE CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AREA

Mansfield homecoming.

Where: Mansfield Date(s): 08/16/2024  – 08/18/2024 Highlights: The 2024 Mansfield Homecoming will be held August 16-18, 2024. Visit Mansfield Homecoming on Facebook for up-to-date information on this event.  

Apple Dumpling Festival

Where: Atwood Date(s): 08/16/2024  – 08/17/2024 Highlights: Atwood's Apple Dumpling Festival honoring 150 years of Atwood will be held August 16 and 17. 

Le Roy Fall Festival

Where: LeRoy Date(s): 08/20/2024  – Highlights: The 2024 Le Roy Fall Festival August 20-24, 2024. An annual festival with food, games and carnival rides with local vendors, nightly ice cream socials on the gazebo, and free entertainment nightly! Follow Le Roy Fall Festival on Facebook for all the latest news and ticket details.

Mahomet Music Festival

Where: Mahomet Date(s): 08/23/2024  – 08/24/2024 Highlights: Enjoy FREE live music, parade, carnival rides, street vendors, crafters, bags tournament, and more up and down Main Street. Admission to the fest is FREE; some activities and carnival rides have a cost.

Ogden Street Fest

Where: Ogden Date(s): 08/24/2024  – Highlights: Head out to Ogden to beat the (probable) heat with cold drinks, classic vehicles, kids activities and more! There will be fun for all ages. Activities include a carnival, car show, laser tag, face painting and much more.

Hoopeston National Sweet Corn Festival

Where: Hoopeston Date(s): 08/29/2024  – 09/02/2024 Highlights: The Hoopeston Sweetcorn Festival is unique in that, besides the normal carnival, demolition derby, Grand Parade and other events, they cook approximately 50 tons of sweetcorn with an antique steam engine and distribute the corn FREE. All events take place at the McFerren Park, located at west Penn Street and IL Route 1.

Westville Labor Day Celebration

Where: Westville Date(s): 08/30/2024  – 09/02/2024 Highlights: The 113th Westville Labor Day Celebration is jam-packed with excitement for the entire family.  A giant carnival with rides and games for all ages. They will once again bring you many vendors and great food options as well as their gigantic fireworks display in the park on Sunday evening. Head to Westville for a weekend of fun and excitement. Monday will be host to the longest-running Labor Day Parade in downstate Illinois!

Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival

ARCOLA BROOMCORN FESTIVAL

Friday, Sept. 6 – Sunday, Sept. 8 Arcola celebrates its rich heritage each year with the Broomcorn Festival. The “Broomcorn Capital of the World” hosts this three-day festival in historic downtown Arcola. While in town, check out all the craft and food vendors, Broom Tent with live broom-making demonstrations, 5k/10k annual race, and a huge parade featuring their own, world famous “Lawn Rangers”!

Arcola Broomcorn Festival , 09/06/2024 – Rides open at 12 p.m. and the National Broom Sweeping Contest is held at 4 p.m.

Arcola Broomcorn Festival , 09/07/2024 – 5K/10K in the morning, rides open at 10 a.m. and the HUGE parade is at 3 p.m.

Arcola Broomcorn Festival , 09/08/2024 – Kiddie tractor pull. rides open at 12 p.m. and the final hours of the festival.

Where: Clinton Date(s): 09/07/2024  – 09/08/2024 Highlights: There will be a lineup of concessions, craft vendors, bakers, artisans, and more. Sunday is Family Fun Day featuring all kinds of activities.

White Heath Homecoming

Where: White Heath Date(s): 09/07/2024  – Highlights: Come out to celebrate the special small town of White Heath with some good old-fashioned fun! A parade through town will kick things off at 10:30am! Then, enjoy live music, a car show, food trucks, bingo, kids games, rides from the Monticello Railway Museum, barrel cars, Sally the Clown, a cake walk, and more throughout the day!

Backyard Bluegrass Festival

COUNTRY FEST

Saturday, Sept. 14 – Sunday, Sept. 15

Country Fest , 09/14/2024 – A family fun event with pumpkins, mums, apples, craft & food vendors, fun for the kids and more! 

Country Fest , 09/15/2024 – Enjoy the second day of the festival for more mums, food, live music and fun.

Gibson City Harvest Fest

Where: Gibson City Date(s): 09/14/2024  – 9/14/2024 Highlights: Gibson City Harvest Fest is a celebration of the local harvest season. Music, food, vendors, contests, kids activities - something to do for all ages.

West Side Arts

Where: Champaign Date(s): 09/15/2024  – 9/15/2024 Highlights: Enjoy this art festival celebrating local and regional talent. Artists will showcase their masterpieces which are available for purchase.

C-U Black & African Arts Festival

CU PRIDE FEST

Saturday, Sept. 21 Join The UP Center for its 14th Annual CU Pride Fest. With great events all week leading up to CU Pride Fest Parade & Vendor Fair in Downtown Urbana, you won’t want to miss this event!

CU Pride Fest , 09/21/2024 – Join thousands of LGBTQ+ folx and allies in celebrating all things PRIDE and check out all of the incredible artisans, resources, local businesses, and other INCREDIBLE vendors throughout the afternoon. Be sure to be front row for when the parade steps off at 2:30pm and help celebrate all things LOVE and PRIDE!

Broadlands Homecoming Festival

Where: Broadlands Date(s): 09/21/2024  – Highlights: Lots of fun events for all ages are planned including a parade, bags tournament, live music, kids games and inflatables.

Swine 'N Dine Festival and BBQ Contest

Where: Paxton Date(s): 09/21/2024  – Highlights: Swine N' Dine features live music, kids’ activities, vendors, a bags tournament, a cruise-in, and of course – Great BBQ competition!

Champaign County Hot Air Balloon Festival

Where: Champaign Date(s): 09/27/2024  – 09/28/2024 Highlights: Features in the event may include: tethered balloon rides, carnival, balloon launches, kids tent, food vendors, balloon glow and more.

Muncie Fall Festival

Where: Muncie Date(s): 09/28/2024  – 09/29/2024 Highlights: Don't miss the Muncie Fall Festival! It will be a weekend full of vendors, food trucks, and live music

Apple 'n Pork Festival

Where: Clinton Date(s): 09/28/2024  – 09/29/2024 Highlights: Food stands featuring old-fashioned food items, antique displays, 19th century-inspired demonstrations and so much more at this large fall festival.

Crop Sciences Harvest Open House

Where: Urbana Date(s): 09/28/2024  – Highlights: Crop Sciences is excited to share the scientific advances in agriculture production with those of all ages through fun, hands-on activities. Help them welcome the fall season with pumpkins, popcorn, science, and family fun!

CU Folk and Roots Festival

Where: Urbana Date(s): 10/03/2024  – 10/05/2024 Highlights: The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival is an all-volunteer-run, grassroots festival that brings together national, regional and local artists and folk organizations for over 80 high-quality folk performances and participatory activities throughout downtown Urbana. The festival includes performances, dances, instructional sessions, jams, song-circles, family activities, storytelling, instrument-making and much, much more!

Sugar Creek Arts Festival

Where: Normal Date(s): 10/05/2024  – Highlights: Arts and crafts vendors from across the country display their talents and products at one of the most popular juried art and craft festivals in the Midwest. The event takes place on the streets of Uptown Normal and highlights 128 of the most talented artists around.

Urbana Fall Fusion Festival

Where: Urbana Date(s): 10/05/2024  – Highlights: 40 North and Urbana Arts & Culture Program are taking over downtown Urbana on Saturday, October 5th from 3-7pm for the second annual Urbana Fall Fusion Festival! Enjoy live music, art, performances, professional pumpkin carving demo, kids' activities, photo ops and more!

Octoberfest at the Mercantile

Where: Monticello Date(s): 10/06/2024  – Highlights: Kick off the full fall feeling with pumpkins, mums, and more! Coming back to their annual fall festival are Smith Burger Co., Country Bumpkin Pumpkins and We Produce LLC! Boneyard Creek Boutique and Lickskillet Soap Co. will be joining the mix, and Jimm Wood will be keeping the tunes rolling from the porch

Paxton's Fall Gathering

Where: Paxton Date(s): 10/12/2024  – 10/12/2024 Highlights: Celebrate the season at Paxton's Fall Gathering! Enjoy small town charm at this Fall festival with fun things for all ages.

Scarecrow Festival in AMBUCS Park

Where: Urbana Date(s): 10/12/2024  – Highlights: Barrel train rides, hay rack rides, food, and lots of fun!

Flannel Fest

Where: Champaign Date(s): 10/12/2024  – 10/15/2023 Highlights: Watch the Lumberjack Show perform demonstrations throughout this FREE event, along with beer, live music, games, food and more.

Saints Fall Fest 2024

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When does University of Illinois start school? Here are move-in dates, when classes begin

The Champaign-Urbana area will see a swarm of college students and their families in town as the University of Illinois soon stages its annual move-in for the 2024-25 school year.

U of I is expected to have about 35,000 full-time undergraduate students and an additional 12,000 full-time graduate students. They'll come from all over the U.S. and about 130 countries. Last year, the university boasted a record incoming freshman class of 8,325.

First-year students must live on campus at the U of I, and its housing department guarantees a spot — but it appears the school has more students than capacity. The school announced last week a "larger than anticipated number of new students," according to the Champaign News-Gazette , and is offering $2,000 in credit and 100 meal swipes to up to 350 students willing to cancel their housing contract.

When does Bradley start school? Here are move-in dates, when classes begin

Here's the list of planned events for U of I students this fall, including move-in days, fall break and the last day of the semester:

University of Illinois 2024 move-in dates and academic calendar

• Welcome Week: Aug. 19-25 .
• Living-Learning Communities move-in: Aug. 20.
• International student orientation: Aug. 20-21 .
• Family send-off events: Aug. 21-22 .
• Freshmen/new students move-in: Aug. 21-22 .
• Illinois Sights & Sounds: Aug. 22 .
• Returning students move-in: Aug. 23.
• Transfer orientation: Aug. 23 .
• Welcome celebration: Aug. 23.
• Additional move-in: Aug. 24-25.
• Quad Day: Aug. 25 .
• First day of classes: Aug. 26.
• Holiday, Labor Day, university closed: Sept. 2.
• Fall break (Thanksgiving): Nov. 23-Dec. 1.
• Classes end: Dec. 11.
• Reading day: Dec. 12.
• Final exams: Dec. 13-19.
• Degree conferral: Dec. 23.

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Undergraduate Admissions

Deadline Update: We want to ensure anyone applying for federal financial aid has enough time to make an informed decision regarding their college choice! For this reason, we're extending our enrollment decision deadline to May 15.

We are unable to allow visit registrations at this time, but we're working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Please check back at a later date. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Schedule a Virtual Visit

We offer a variety of virtual options for you to learn more about UIUC, our admissions process, and our academic communities.

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Explore all of our virtual visit options, including admissions and academic offerings.

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Admissions Virtual Events

Learn more about our university and what you should do next to prepare. We host a variety of virtual events as well as transfer one-on-ones.

Prospective

First-year application workshops.

These 45-minute virtual workshops are for high school students who are interested in UIUC and haven't been admitted yet. A counselor will walk you through our admissions process and answer any questions you have about applying!

Sessions will be available again in the fall.

First-Year International Info Sessions

These hour-long virtual info sessions are specifically for international high school students who are interested in UIUC and haven't been admitted yet. A counselor will walk you through our international admissions process, talk about everything UIUC can offer you, and answer any questions you have.

Transfer Info Sessions

These hour-long virtual info sessions are for transfer students who are interested in UIUC and haven't been admitted yet. A counselor will walk you through our transfer admissions process, talk about everything UIUC can offer you, and answer any questions you have.

Transfer One-on-Ones

Talk one-on-one with an admissions counselor to discuss UIUC and our application process. Sessions are about 15 minutes each, and you can choose to talk via phone or Zoom.

First-Year General Info Sessions

These hour-long virtual info sessions are for high school students who have received an offer of admission. A counselor will walk you through your next steps as an admitted student. Following the presentation, we'll also hold a student panel and answer any questions you have!

Sessions will be available again in the spring.

These hour-long virtual info sessions are specifically for international high school students who have received an offer of admission. A counselor will walk you through your next steps as an admitted student and answer any questions you might have.

These hour-long virtual info sessions are for admitted transfer students who have received an offer of admission. A counselor will walk you through your next steps as an admitted transfer student. Following the presentation, we'll also hold a student panel and answer any questions you have!

Talk one-on-one with an admissions counselor to discuss UIUC and your next steps to enrollment. Sessions are about 15 minutes each, and you can choose to talk via phone or Zoom.

Spanish-Speaking Family Sessions

Our Sesión Virtual Para Estudiantes Admitidos will be held entirely in Spanish. A counselor will walk you and your family through your next steps as an admitted student and talk about how you'll unleash your power at UIUC. Following the presentation, we'll also hold a student panel and answer any questions you and your family have.

Academic Virtual Events

Get more information about our academic communities! They all offer unique ways to interact and discover what it's like to be a student within their majors. Reach out to an academic community directly if you have any questions.

If you don't see a department you'd like to meet with, please let us know .

Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

Virtual options are not currently available for this academic community.

• Agricultural & Biological Engineering
• Agricultural & Consumer Economics
• Animal Sciences
• Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems
• Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
• ACES Individual Meetings
• Agricultural & Biological Engineering
• Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications
• Computer Science & Crop Sciences
• Crop Sciences
• Engineering Tech & Management for Agricultural Systems
• Food Science & Human Nutrition
• Human Development & Family Studies
• Metropolitan Food & Environmental Systems
• Plant Biotechnology

Applied Health Sciences

Interested in meeting with AHS virtually? Email us directly , and we'll do our best to schedule a one-on-one virtual visit with you!

• Admitted Student Meetings
• Prospective Student Meetings

Virtual visit opportunities are available over Zoom. Please email Hannah Gillaspie , Coordinator for Undergraduate Admissions, if interested.

Exploratory Studies

Interested in meeting with Exploratory Studies this summer? Email us to schedule a one-on-one virtual meeting! Please note that our office is not available June 3 through July 12.

Don't see a virtual visit that works with your schedule? Email us to schedule a personalized, one-on-one visit another time!

• Admitted Student Sessions
• Prospective Student Sessions

Fine & Applied Arts

• FAA Info Sessions
• Architecture
• Art & Design
• Sustainable Design

Gies Business

• Admitted Visits
• Prospective Student Events

Grainger Engineering

• Admitted Student Events

Information Sciences

Interested in meeting with the iSchool virtually? Email us directly , and we'll do our best to schedule a one-on-one virtual visit with you!

Don't see a virtual visit that works with your schedule? Email the iSchool directly to schedule a personalized visit another time!

If you'd like to schedule a virtual visit with us this summer, email us directly . We'd love to meet you!

• Admitted Student Webinars

Liberal Arts & Sciences

• LAS Student Webinars
• Astronomy + Data Science
• Astrophysics
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science + Astronomy
• Computer Science + Chemistry
• Neuroscience
• Transfer Meetings
• Biochemistry
• Media Student Sessions
• Computer Science + Advertising

Social Work

Don't see a virtual visit that works with your schedule? Email Social Work directly to schedule a personalized visit another time!

General Events

Ibsw (online degree) events.

• Admitted iBSW Student Meetings
• Prospective iBSW Student Meetings

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