General Events

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026

Saturday, February 21, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • Dragon Tour
    All Day

    Dragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!

  • All Day
    Main Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321

    This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.

  • All Day
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

  • 9:00 am
    Champaign Public Library -- Room A

  • 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
    I-Hotel & Conference Center | 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820

  • 11:00 am
    Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us for a special guided tour exploring the power of percussion across cultures. From war snares and powwow drums to street buckets and modern trap kits, percussion instruments have shaped human experience worldwide. Discover the instruments on display and compare their cultural roles to better understand percussion’s place in global history.

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    ECEB 1015

    Home is where the heart is, and home also reflects our lives and well-being. Our everyday activities affect how we use resources like water and energy. How can engineering make life at home more sustainable and healthier?

  • 12:00 - 2:00 pm
    ECEB Lobby

    Showcasing the incredible women in STEM organizations on campus, allowing them to share their experiences and inspire younger students to explore engineering. Each organization will have a table with information and a kid-friendly activity relating to their engineering specialty.

  • 1:00 pm
    Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us for a special guided tour exploring our university’s connections to the artifacts at the Spurlock Museum. Discover how ancient and modern histories shape our campus, from the land’s origins and the Alma Mater’s ties to Ancient Greece to cultural houses, WWI service, and more. Bring your Illini spirit and uncover the past woven into our present.

  • 4:00 - 6:00 pm
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Enjoy live music and a reception to celebrate "Imagination, Faith, and Desire: Early European Prints from 1475–1800" (on view through Feb 28). The evening will include brief remarks by Curator of European and American Art Maureen Warren and a performance on period instruments by the Urbana Baroque ensemble. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*

Sunday, February 22, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • Dragon Tour
    All Day

    Dragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!

  • All Day
    Main Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321

    This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.

  • 1:00 pm
    Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

    Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.

Monday, February 23, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • Dragon Tour
    All Day

    Dragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!

  • All Day
    Main Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321

    This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.

  • 12:00 - 4:00 pm
    Innovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building

    Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

  • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    2203 Beckman Institute

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

  • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
    Campus Instructional Facility

    More information to come.

  • 7:00 pm
    Illini Union Courtyard Café

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026

Saturday, February 28, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • Dragon Tour
    All Day

    Dragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!

  • All Day
    Main Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321

    This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.

  • All Day
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

  • All Day
    University YMCA | 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign

    The Illinois Interfaith Conference is a FREE opportunity for University of Illinois students, campus allies, and community leaders to engage in conversation on interfaith cooperation. Keynote and workshops with Dr. Rami Nashashibi and Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain from the Chicago-based Faith Over Fear Network to discuss interfaith organizing to promote democracy.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • Dragon Tour
    All Day

    Dragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!

  • All Day
    Main Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321

    This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.

  • All Day

    Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.

  • 2:00 pm
    State Farm Center

    Grad Students, come cheer on the Fighting Illini women's basketball team at their last home game!

Monday, March 2, 2026

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Monday, March 9, 2026

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Sunday, March 15, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • All Day
    Main Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321

    This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.

Monday, March 16, 2026

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Friday, March 20, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

  • Quick Start Workshop Series, Digital Accessibility and Excellence
    10:00 - 11:00 am

    Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065

  • 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
    I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center - 1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820

    Celebrate Match Day 2026 as Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s Class of 2026 reveals their residency placements. Join us Friday, March 20, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at the I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center to honor their achievements.

  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

    This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.

  • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    2203 Beckman Institute

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

  • Quick Start Workshop Series, Digital Accessibility and Excellence
    3:00 - 4:00 pm

    Get up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll work together, hands-on, with practical strategies for naming tables, labeling header cells and workbook titles and sheets, creating accessible links, and working with colors and color testing tools.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Friday, March 27, 2026

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026

  • All Day
    Main Library Room 346

    The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 2026