# Events & Things To Do In Champaign on 2nd May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Champaign on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Champaign on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Champaign

- **Event Name**: Decade of Decadence -The Ultimate 80’s Rock Party! | Champaign, Illinois
  - **Description**: 🔥📺🎸 CHAMPAIGN… STEP INTO 1989. 🎸📺🔥

THE CITY CENTER PRESENTS
DECADE OF DECADENCE – THE ULTIMATE 80’S ROCK PARTY

🎟 GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW:
https://tinyurl.com/2pfjbmcr

🗓 SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
📍 The City Center – Champaign, Illinois
🚪 Doors 6:30PM / 🎤 Show
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 429
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/decade-of-decadence-the-ultimate-80’s-rock-party-|-champaign-illinois/200029746155822
  - **Venue**: 505 S Chestnut St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, parties, music
- **Event Name**: WCIA 3 Broadway Series: Mrs. Doubtfire
  - **Description**: Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Champaign in “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film, it’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now” (Chicago Tribune) – one
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 161
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/wcia-3-broadway-series-mrs-doubtfire/200029771167454
  - **Venue**: 1800 S 1st St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
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  - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment, live-music
- **Event Name**: Mrs. Doubtfire at State Farm Center
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Mrs. Doubtfire at State Farm Center, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic State Farm Center in Champaign, IL sets the perfect stage
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/mrs-doubtfire-at-state-farm-center/2400028667716938
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center
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- **Event Name**: Champaign Urbana Ballet - The Little Mermaid at Virginia Theatre
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Champaign Urbana Ballet - The Little Mermaid at Virginia Theatre, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Virginia Theatre in the heart of Champaign,
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 4
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/champaign-urbana-ballet-the-little-mermaid-at-virginia-theatre/2400029642750755
  - **Venue**: Virginia Theatre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvZGExMDQ5MDAtMTBjOC0xMWYxLWJlZWYtYTE4ZDI3YzMwODVhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDgwMC1kYzAyMzFkOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzE4NTkwMjY.avif
  - **Categories**: art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki Seminar
  - **Description**: SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT -- we're honored to be hosting the great Katushiko Kashiwazaki in May 2026.  He'll be here in Champaign for a weekend, and then another appearance at the Jimmy Takemori Clinic in Washington DC.   REGISTER NOW!!!  Only 30 spots availab
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 83
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/katsuhiko-kashiwazaki-seminar/200029625523251
  - **Venue**: 1814 Glenn Park Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61821
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  - **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: WPGU Presents: Battle of the Bands
  - **Description**: JOIN US: MAY 2ND, SOUTH QUAD, 2-5PM 🎸‼️
Featuring 6 local artists you know and love: Shrenik Balaji, BRAIN SEX, Hollow, The Critters, Stitched Rug and The Crown, Victoria!
Join us for the event of the semester, and enter for the chance to win 2 tickets to
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/wpgu-presents-battle-of-the-bands/200029949107143
  - **Venue**: South Quad
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  - **Categories**: Festivals
- **Event Name**: MAWBY Winery Sparkling Wine Dinner at Caprae
  - **Description**: Join us at Caprae for a four-course dinner paired with sparkling wines from MAWBY Winery. 

Michael Laing, owner of MAWBY and bigLITTLE wineries, will be present to guide you through each pairing and share the craft behind Michigan's most celebrated spark
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 10:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/mawby-winery-sparkling-wine-dinner-at-caprae/200029829837057
  - **Venue**: 4410 N Lincoln Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61822
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  - **Categories**: Workshops
- **Event Name**: Artist Talk & Tour | Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie
  - **Description**: Join us for a special tour led by exhibiting artists from "Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie" (on view through July 2). Gain insights into their creative practice and research. Today's tour features Ryan Griffis (video), Melissa Pokorny (sc
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 24
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/artist-talk-and-tour-|-another-place-storymaking-the-entangled-prairie/200029939353156
  - **Venue**: Krannert Art Museum
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  - **Categories**: art, exhibitions, festivals, literary-art, parties, entertainment, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Renzo Lucas y su marimba en vivo
  - **Description**: Gran bailazo el sábado 2 #de #MAYO  celebrando el día de las madres
Se presenta en el escenario Renzo Lucas y su Marimba 
Alternando en un mano a mano con CHARLY CRUZ desde Birmingham Alabama  
Tocando sones cumbias corridos zapateados 
En la dirección 17
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/renzo-lucas-y-su-marimba-en-vivo/200029846742609
  - **Venue**: Garfield Street South
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- **Event Name**: Plant Sale! Twin City Garden Club of Champaign-Urbana
  - **Description**: Visit us from 8 am to noon on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for our annual plant sale.  Perennials, herbs, and much more – all dug from member gardens!
Sale is held in the front parking lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 S. Prospect Avenue, Champaign, IL
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 5
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/plant-sale-twin-city-garden-club-of-champaign-urbana/200029938923028
  - **Venue**: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, ELCA
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- **Event Name**: Ragtime Auditions
  - **Description**: SAVE THE DATE! Ragtime Auditions are upon us. Check back soon for all the audition details!
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun May 03 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/ragtime-auditions/200029948217200
  - **Venue**: 117 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
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- **Event Name**: Animal Farm
  - **Description**: Let’s go see Animal Farm when it is released in early May. Date and time to be determined.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/animal-farm/200029846736711
  - **Venue**: AMC Champaign 13
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## Trending Events in Champaign

- **Event Name**: Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football at Gies Memorial Stadium
  - **Description**: 🌟 Journey into wonder at Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football at Gies Memorial Stadium, where extraordinary experiences await around every corner! 🏛️ Set against the backdrop of Gies Memorial Stadium
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Alison Krauss at State Farm Center
  - **Description**: ✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at Alison Krauss at State Farm Center, where every moment tells a story! 🏛️ The stunning State Farm Center in vibrant Champaign, IL transforms in
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center
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- **Event Name**: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes, where dreams come alive and possibilities are endless! 🏛️ Join us at Gies Memorial Stadium in the heart of Champaign, IL for an ev
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Gies Memorial Stadium
🏠 Address: 1402 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
🌆 City: Champaign
📍 Location: 40.0993, -88.2359🎉 Welcome to Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football, where dreams come alive and possibilities
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
- **Event Name**: Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini Football at Gies Memorial Stadium
  - **Description**: 🌟 Journey into wonder at Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini Football at Gies Memorial Stadium, where extraordinary experiences await around every corner! 🏛️ Set against the backdrop of Gies Memorial Stadium in dyna
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini Football
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Gies Memorial Stadium
🏠 Address: 1402 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
🌆 City: Champaign
📍 Location: 40.0993, -88.2359✨ Experience the magic of Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini Football, where moments become memories that
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
- **Event Name**: Alison Krauss
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: State Farm Center
🏠 Address: 1800 S. First Street, Champaign, IL 61820
🌆 City: Champaign
📍 Location: 40.0962, -88.2359✨ Experience the magic of Alison Krauss, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center
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- **Event Name**: Journey at Champaign, IL
  - **Description**: Journey
Venue: State Farm Center - Champaign, IL
Date: 20 June, 2026
Time: 07:30 PM
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center - Champaign, IL
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- **Event Name**: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Duke Blue Devils
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Duke Blue Devils, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Decade of Decadence -The Ultimate 80’s Rock Party! | Champaign, Illinois (Sat May 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at 505 S Chestnut St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820), WCIA 3 Broadway Series: Mrs. Doubtfire (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 pm at 1800 S 1st St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820), Mrs. Doubtfire at State Farm Center (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 pm at State Farm Center), Champaign Urbana Ballet - The Little Mermaid at Virginia Theatre (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm at Virginia Theatre), Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki Seminar (Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am at 1814 Glenn Park Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61821).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Champaign?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Champaign on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Champaign?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Champaign include 505 S Chestnut St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820, 1800 S 1st St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820, State Farm Center.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Champaign include The City Center, State Farm Center, Vivid Events.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Champaign.

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