Looking for something to do this weekend in Central Illinois? Here's the list.
Special events
Bloomington-Normal
Membership Appreciation Month begins; through November, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal.
Bloomington Bison vs. Kalamazoo Wings (Military Appreciation Night);
Diwali & Dia de los Muertos with BCAI;
Big Art, Little Artists;
Local Author Fair;
ISU Volleyball;
Holiday Makers Market;
Jingle Bell Run;
Central Illinois Figure Skating Club;
Disney Trivia Night;
Book Launch Party with Local Author Gia Gordon;
Senior Tours;
Bunco Blitz;
Central Illinois
Pickleball Training Classes with Joyce Hughes;
Youth Tumbling: Intro to Tumbling;
Farm-Fresh Skincare & Holiday Essentials;
Peoria Rivermen vs. Evansville Thunderbolts;
Tea, Treats and Skincare Saturdays;
Krannert Center Tour;
Nutcracker Beginner Ballet Series;
Bradley Men's Basketball vs. UT-San Antonio;
Bloomington-Normal
Jukebox Thursday;
Nashville Songwriters Concert;
Liv Joy & Mattie Mae;
Led Zeppelin 2;
REO Speedwagon;
Paris Impressions;
Frank Parker & Friends;
Postmodern Jukebox;
Shane Smith & The Saints with Noeline Hofmann, Briscoe;
Open Mic;
Karaoke;
Open Stage;
Rhythm and Booze Happy Hour;
Battle of the Bands: Next Gen;
Toast - The Ultimate Bread Experience;
Central Illinois
Krannert Center Uncorked: Ranae Wilson and Company Present An Evening of Broadway;
Jeremy Camp: Deeper Waters Tour;
Chicago Symphony Orchestra;
KANSAS: Another Fork in the Road;
Michael Feinstein In Because Of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett, Featuring The Carnegie Hall Big Band;
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Piano;
Motown Christmas;
Bloomington-Normal
"The Falling Star";
"A Christmas Story, The Musical" (2024);
"The Lion in Winter";
The Great Benjamins Circus; all day Nov. 7-10, McLean County Fairgrounds, 1106 Interstate Drive, Bloomington; $17.50-$79.99+.
"Menopause The Musical 2";
"My Name is Alfred Hitchcock";
Central Illinois
Oklahoma!;
Krannert Center at the Virginia: Illinois Theatre presents Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really;
For Kids
Bloomington-Normal
HSP (ages 5-9): Hot Wheels Science;
HSP (ages 9-13): Food Science & Art;
Physics Day: Forces and Newton's Law;
Nuts for Squirrels;
ECK: Happy Harvest (Pickup);
PLG: Happy Harvest;
Photos: Bloomington Bison fall to Heartlanders in a shootoutDanny Katic
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Bison goal
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Jackson Leppard and Hugo Ollas
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Case McCarthy
Chongmin Lee
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Mark Sinclair
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Case McCarthy
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Abe the mascot
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