Live Events near Champaign, IL

Guide to Live Events in Champaign: Concerts, Sports and Shows Near You

Champaign, Illinois is a vibrant hub for live events, offering everything from concerts and theater performances to college sporting events and music festivals.

Whether you're looking to cheer on your favorite team or catch a chart-topping artist live, Vivid Seats has you covered.

Things to Do in Champaign This Week

Champaign gets loud this week as you cheer on the Illinois Fighting Illini Womens Basketball at State Farm Center, then take a quick hop to Bloomington for hard-hitting hockey with the Bloomington Bison at Grossinger Motors Arena.

For festive theater and dance, settle in for Dolly Partons Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol at Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, enjoy the elegance of Twin Cities Ballet and a Sunday matinee of The Nutcracker at Braden Auditorium, and cap the weekend with the holiday concert The Pantagraphs Holiday Spectacular back at Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

Things to Do in Champaign Next Week

Next week in Champaign, IL, catch the holiday spectacle as A Magical Cirque Christmas lights up Virginia Theatre on Dec. 10. Then cheer on the home teams when Illinois Fighting Illini Mens Basketball takes the court at State Farm Center on Dec. 13, followed by Illinois Fighting Illini Womens Basketball at the same venue on Dec. 14.

If you are up for a short drive, Jane Lynch brings laughs to Bloomington's Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 12, the Bloomington Bison hit the ice at Grossinger Motors Arena on Dec. 14, and Sidewalk Prophets play Decatur's Lincoln Square Theater on Dec. 12.