# Festivals in Champaign 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Champaign 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Champaign. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Champaign, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Champaign listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in Champaign

- **Event Name**: 2nd Annual Downtown Champaign Craft Crawl
  - **Description**: Join us for a fun-filled day exploring unique craft beer in downtown Champaign, explore, pour, and enjoy the local flavors!About this EventCheck-In Location: Farren’s Pub & Eatery ins
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/2nd-annual-downtown-champaign-craft-crawl/100001998443656774
  - **Venue**: Farren's at The Inman
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  - **Price**: USD 35
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Champaign Whiskey Fest 2026
  - **Description**: Champaign Whiskey Fest is back for 2026!

Join us October 16–17 in Downtown Champaign for two days celebrating great whiskey, the people who make it, and the community that loves it.

The third annual Champaign Whiskey Fest brings together more than 40 di
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/champaign-whiskey-fest-2026/200030683221030
  - **Venue**: 1 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820-1300, United States
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- **Event Name**: PARKING: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Oregon Ducks
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/parking-illinois-fighting-illini-vs-oregon-ducks/2300029600996655
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium Parking Lots
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- **Event Name**: Alto Vineyards Champaign Renaissance Faire
  - **Description**: Medieval-themed Renaissance Festival at Alto Vineyards. Featuring themed beverages, food, vendors, music, and merriment for all ages!About this Event⚔️ Medieval Renaissance Festival at Alto Vineyards 🍇
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/alto-vineyards-champaign-renaissance-faire/100001989123233136
  - **Venue**: Alto Vineyards Champaign
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  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Music, Entertainment, Festivals, Sports, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: SHOCKTOBER Horror Film Festival
  - **Description**: Horror remains one of cinema's most inventive, subversive, and enduring forms. This October, explore a carefully curated selection of the genre's greatest achievements on the big screen.   Our SHOCKTOBER Horror Film Festival celebrates th
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  - **Date**: Thu Oct 08 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat Oct 31 2026 at 11:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/shocktober-horror-film-festival/200030705679335
  - **Venue**: Champaign, Illinois
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, art, festivals, theatre, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Champaign's Best Trunk or Treat 2026 👻🎃
  - **Description**: Are you looking for your yearly Halloween event? Look no further! 😄 Our fun, safe, and exciting Trunk or Treat Festival will knock your socks off 🎃 

We will host games, a bounce house, food trucks and MORE!! This event will be packed so save your spot to
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/champaigns-best-trunk-or-treat-2026/200030710299335
  - **Venue**: 2413 Village Green Place, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61822
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  - **Categories**: trunk-or-treat, halloween, trick-or-treat, festivals, food-drinks, nonprofit, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: Raise the Woof! 2026
  - **Description**: Raise the Woof! is a competitive pet house building event, benefiting Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County. Last year, 18 teams came together to build their best version of a pet house, and in the process raised over $25,000 to fund the creation of af
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/raise-the-woof-2026/200030564183527
  - **Venue**: 1914 Glenn Park Drive, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61821
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Holiday Market & Festival of Trees
  - **Description**: Join us in this year's Holiday Market & Festival of Trees, sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services!

Please note: Admission to this event requires a ticket.
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Nov 21 2026 at 04:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/2026-holiday-market-and-festival-of-trees/200030489460937
  - **Venue**: I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center
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  - **Categories**: festivals, holiday, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: PARKING: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  - **Date**: Thu Nov 05 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Nov 06 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/parking-illinois-fighting-illini-vs-nebraska-cornhuskers/2300029600996552
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium Parking Lots
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## Trending Events in Champaign

- **Event Name**: Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football at Gies Memorial Stadium
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Sugarland
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center
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- **Event Name**: Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football Tickets
  - **Description**: Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini
  - **Venue**: Memorial Stadium Illinois
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- **Event Name**: Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini Football
  - **Description**: 👉 Tickets https://tinyurl.com/yffu3bhc

Purdue visits Champaign to face Illinois in a Big Ten matchup at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM. With conference positioning and bragging rights on the line, this game brings a classic Mid
  - **Venue**: Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: USC Trojans at Illinois Fighting Illini Mens Basketball at State Farm Center
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center
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- **Event Name**: Oregon Ducks 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🌟 Step into a world of wonder at Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini Football, where extraordinary moments a
  - **Venue**: Gies Memorial Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini Mens Basketball at State Farm Center
  - **Venue**: State Farm Center
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- **Event Name**: Illinois Fighting Illini Football vs. Purdue Boilermakers Football
  - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Football has 9 upcoming events.Purdue Boilermakers Football has 10 upcoming events.
  - **Venue**: Memorial Stadium- IL
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Champaign?
  - **A:** 2nd Annual Downtown Champaign Craft Crawl (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 02:00 pm at Farren's at The Inman), Champaign Whiskey Fest 2026 (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 06:30 pm at 1 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820-1300, United States), PARKING: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Oregon Ducks (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 06:00 pm at Gies Memorial Stadium Parking Lots), Alto Vineyards Champaign Renaissance Faire (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 12:00 pm at Alto Vineyards Champaign), SHOCKTOBER Horror Film Festival (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 06:30 pm at Champaign, Illinois).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Champaign this weekend October 2–4, 2026?
  - **A:** Alto Vineyards Champaign Renaissance Faire (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 12:00 pm at Alto Vineyards Champaign).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Champaign in October 2026?
  - **A:** 2nd Annual Downtown Champaign Craft Crawl (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 02:00 pm at Farren's at The Inman), Champaign Whiskey Fest 2026 (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 06:30 pm at 1 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820-1300, United States), PARKING: Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Oregon Ducks (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 06:00 pm at Gies Memorial Stadium Parking Lots), Alto Vineyards Champaign Renaissance Faire (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 12:00 pm at Alto Vineyards Champaign), SHOCKTOBER Horror Film Festival (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 06:30 pm at Champaign, Illinois).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Champaign?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals 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 Festivals 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 Festivals events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Champaign include Farren's at The Inman, 1 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820-1300, United States, Gies Memorial Stadium Parking Lots.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Champaign range from USD 13 to USD 35. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Champaign include Champaign Center Partnership, Champaign Whiskey Fest, Ticket Network Events.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals 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 Festivals events in Champaign?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Champaign.

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