Student Affairs Calendar

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Latine Heritage Month Kickoff: Celebrating Latin America & the Caribbean with Cultura Pesá

  Time

  7:00 - 8:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Stage 5) 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

  Kick off Latine Heritage Month with Puerto Rico’s Cultura Pesá! Led by cuatro player Jomar Santos, the group brings the sounds and traditions of Puerto Rico to the stage through bomba, plena, salsa, seis, and aguinaldo. Join us for an energetic performance celebrating music, culture, and community.

  • Performance

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Illini Magic Society

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Daniel Martin opening act Phoenix Improv

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Lucas Ciocan

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Loteria & Ryan Kim

  Time

  6:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, September 24, 2026

• RSO Spotlight featuring Illini Music Business Club

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, September 25, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Hive Society/Phoenix Improv

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, September 28, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Jessica Campbell with opening act Aylin Salgado

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Acts of Radical Love: An Evening Performance with Olmeca at Krannert Uncorked

  Time

  5:30 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

  • Performance

  

• SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | October 2026

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

  • Performance

  

• RSO Spotlight featuring Money Talks with 3F (Finance Fitness & Finess) live Broadcast (starts at 6 pm)

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Spicy Clamato/Odd Request

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 5, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Evan Williams

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Grupo Illini/Aylin Salgado

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Phoenix Improv/Spicy Clamato

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 12, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Katie Flynn with opening act Aylin Salgado

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Chip McNeill

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Jasmine Field Orchestra

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Spicy Clamato/Odd Request

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Angie Escarcida/Shrenik Balaji

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Video Game Music Club/Luke Davis

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Mark Toland with opening act Odd Request

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Chip McNeill

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Lucas Ciocan

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: That’s What She Said

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Hive Society/Phoenix Improv

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Native Chicago Jam

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Jasmine Field Orchestra

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring David Hall with opening act Phoenix Improv

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Shuai Yuan

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Evan Williams

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | November 2026

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

  • Performance

  

• RSO Spotlight: Video Game Music Club

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Odd Request/Hive Society

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Chip McNeill

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Illini Chamber Strings

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring A Noontime Performer Concert

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: Off the Record/Luke Davis

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Friday Funnies featuring Spicy Clamato/Odd Request

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, December 7, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Uni High Madrigals

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Dial-A-Carol Sing-A-Long

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, February 11, 2027

• SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | February 2027

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

  • Performance

  

Thursday, March 4, 2027

• SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | March 2027

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

  • Performance

  

Thursday, April 1, 2027

• SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | April 2027

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

  • Performance