Cultural & International

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• • All Day    7/5/2025 - 7/6/2025

  10th of Muharram (Ashura) (Islam)

  The 10th day of the first month (Muharram) of the Islamic calendar marks a holy day (known as Ashura) whose significance varies among Islamic sects. Sunnis consider it the day that God parted the Red Sea to allow Moses and the Israelites to escape Egypt. For Shia and Sufi Muslims, Ashura is an important and solemn occasion marking the Remembrance or Mourning of Muharram.

  • Religious/Cultural
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  • All Day    7/8/2025 - 7/12/2025
  • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  Final Week on View: “Making Place for the Arts at Home”

  Don’t miss the final week of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition! On view through Saturday, July 12. During the summer, the museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10–5 and Saturday 10–4. Free admission.

  • Exhibition
• • All Day    7/8/2025 - 7/9/2025

  Martyrdom of the Báb (Baha'i)

  The holy day commemorates the anniversary of the execution of the Báb (Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad), the herald of the Baha’i Faith. It is one of the nine holy days of the year when work is suspended and children are exempted from attending school. Begins at sunset of the first day and ends at sunset of the last day.

  • Religious/Cultural