# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Join more than 50,000 participants at 80 events across the globe to support the Best Buddies programs in schools, workplaces, and communities. You’ll be making the world more welcoming to people with IDD — one friendship, one job, and one life-changing connection at a time.

Join us for the 4th annual Friendship Walk at Edison Middle School and celebrate Friendships, Jobs, and Leadership Development in Champaign-Urbana and Central Illinois! At this year’s event there will be games, food, a lot of excitement for Best Buddies mission, and the Foam and Flight Foam Pit Dance Party!!! 

Lunch for Best Buddies participants and students will be provided by Jimmy John's and Dasani water provided by Heartland Coca-Cola.

This free event will bring families, community leaders, and students from all around the area together to celebrate our amazing friends and family members with IDD.

Join a team, start your own, and register now! And don’t forget to raise $50 to get this year’s Friendship Walk shirt at the event!

Visit bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/cu to make a donation or register your team!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/best-buddies-friendship-walk-in-champaign-urbana-with-terraform-power/200029971320411
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, parties, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Champaign
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Edison Middle School
- **lat**: 40.11065
- **long**: -88.2476
- **full address**: Edison Middle School, 306 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820-5007, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power being held?
  - **A:** Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am at Edison Middle School, 306 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820-5007, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power?
  - **A:** Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power is organized by Best Buddies Illinois.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Champaign, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Champaign-Urbana with TerraForm Power sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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