MENA Cultural Center Events Calendar

Thursday, June 19, 2025

• • 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  Juneteenth - Omar bin Said's Arabic Slave Narrative

  • Other

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

• • 12:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  Welcome Week - Mint Lemonade Stand

  • Other

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  Tatreez w/ PCRF

  • Other

Thursday, September 11, 2025

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, September 12, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Illini Grove

  Welcome Back BBQ

  • Other

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Cooking Class - Mujaddarah

  • Other

Thursday, September 25, 2025

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Dance Class - Women Only

  • Other

Thursday, October 2, 2025

• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Tatreez w/ PCRF

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, October 3, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  Dinner on Us - MENA Diaspora in Brazil

  • Other

Thursday, October 9, 2025

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Saturday, October 11, 2025

• • 8:30 am
  • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  National Arab Orchestra w/ Krannert Center

  • Festival/Celebration
• • 12:00 - 2:00 pm
  • TBD

  On Gaza, By Gazans w/ The Illinois Global Institute

  • Lecture

Thursday, October 16, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Cooking Class - Grape Leaves

  • Other

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Dance Class - Women Only

  • Other

Friday, October 31, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Siebel Center for Design 1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820

  Dinner on US - Coke Studios

  • Other

Thursday, November 6, 2025

• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Tatreez w/ PCRF

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, November 13, 2025

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, November 20, 2025

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Cooking Class - Baklawa

  • Other

Thursday, December 4, 2025

• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Tatreez w/ PCRF

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, December 11, 2025

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, January 22, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Dance Class - Women Only

  • Other

Thursday, February 5, 2026

• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Mug Decorating w/ LSA

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, February 6, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  Dinner on Us - East African Cuisine

  • Other

Thursday, February 12, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, February 19, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Cooking Class - Knafah

  • Other

Thursday, February 26, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Dance Class - Women Only

  • Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

• • All Day
  • YMCA - Latzer and Murphy

  Fasting Traditions w/ PCRF & MSA

  • Religious/Cultural

Thursday, March 5, 2026

• • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Mug Decorating w/ LSA

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 6, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • YMCA - Latzer Hall

  Dinner on Us - International Dinner

  • Other

Thursday, March 12, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 13, 2026

• • All Day
  • Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  Spring Break Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  • Other

Saturday, March 14, 2026

• • All Day
  • Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  Spring Break Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  • Other

Sunday, March 15, 2026

• • All Day
  • Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  Spring Break Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  • Other

Monday, March 16, 2026

• • All Day
  • Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  Spring Break Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  • Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

• • All Day
  • Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126

  Spring Break Trip - Arab American National Museum - Detroit

  • Other

Thursday, March 19, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Cooking Class - Menemen

  • Other

Friday, March 20, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Student Union

  Dinner on Us - Nowruz

  • Other

Thursday, March 26, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • TBA

  MENA Heritage Month - Al-Andalus

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, April 2, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801

  Arabic Calligraphy w/ TBA

  • Other

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Student Union Illini Courtyard

  MENA Heritage Month - Turkish Lamps and Sahlep

  • Other

Thursday, April 9, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Asian American Cultural Center 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Heritage Month - Levantine Coffee & Tea

  • Other

Thursday, April 16, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • ARC Instructional Kitchen @ Campus Recreation 201 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Cooking Class - Tabbouleh

  • Other

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Asian American Cultural Center 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Heritage Month - Red Sea Coffee & Tea

  • Other

Thursday, April 23, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St.

  Game Night w/ Campus Chai

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Nevada Dance Studio 905 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  MENA Dance Class - Women Only

  • Other

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

• • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  • Siebel Center for Design 1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820

  MENA Heritage Month - Celebrating Africa

  • Other