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Champaign-Urbana Days (CU Days)
August 8, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us in celebrating Champaign-Urbana Days, a cherished 30+ year tradition that allows our community to come together to honor our shared heritage and culture.
This three-day event offers an amazing variety of activities, such as live music, local cuisine, and a marketplace featuring community and merchandise vendors offering free back-to-school supplies. Kids can have a blast with face painting, caricatures, balloon animals, and a variety of other exciting activities all day long.
Basketball fans can watch the CU All Stars tournament unfold on the court.
*PLEASE, NO PETS ALLOWED WITH EXCEPTION TO SERVICE ANIMALS
VOLUNTEER
Be a Part of the CU Days Magic – Volunteer With Us!
CU Days 2025 is happening August 8–10 at Douglass Park, and we’re looking for fun, friendly, and reliable volunteers to help us bring this amazing weekend to life!
Whether you’re great with kids, enjoy keeping things organized, or want to help keep everything running smoothly—we’ve got a role for you. Volunteering is a great way to meet people, earn hours, and be part of one of Champaign-Urbana’s biggest summer traditions.
We’re looking for help with:
- Kids’ Activities
- Vendor Support
- Traffic Assistance
- And more!
Bring your energy, bring your friends, and help make CU Days 2025 unforgettable.
All volunteers should check in at the Champaign Park District Info Tent when they arrive.
NEW! | Shuttle Service
We will be offering a shuttle service ONLY on Saturday, Aug 9 from the Martens Center parking lot to Douglass Park starting at 11am and will run every 30 minutes until the event ending at 7pm.
Pickup will be on Fifth Street outside of the Douglass Annex.
Entertainment Schedule
Friday
5:00-5:15pm: Introduction of Hosts (Lady Lynn of WEFT 90.1 FM/WLTJ Total Inspiration Radio & Lyle Shumpert of 106.9 FM Chicago)
5:15-5:30pm: Macedonia Baptist Church Praise Dancers
5:30pm-5:40 pm: Shannetta Jenkins
5:45-6:00pm: Pastor John Porter
6:00-6:15pm: Bobbie Hutchins, Still Unbroken Mime Ministries (Chicago, IL)
6:15-6:30pm: Steve Davis & Spirit
6:45-7:00pm: Darius “D-ROC” Jackson, St Louis, Missouri
7:00-7:20pm: National Recording Artist Laquisha Burries-Finn
7:25-7:55pm: Ryan Napier & Co (Springfield, Illinois)
Saturday
11:00am-12:30pm: School Supply Drive with Unit 4 and 116 in the Douglass Annex
11:00-11:30am: National Recording Artist “Appointed” (Atlanta, Georgia)
11:30am-12:00pm: National Recording Artist BJ McKenzie (Chicago, Illinois)
12:00- 1pm: Local Dance Groups & DJ
1:15-2:15pm: Ryan Byfield & Nuclei
2:15-3pm: DJ Fireproof
3-5pm: Style Show
5-5:45pm: DJ Fireproof
5:45-7pm: Mico Wave
Sunday
1-3pm: Inflatables
3-6pm: Ther’Up.Y
Entertainment Vendors
Saturday (11-5pm)
- Face Painting
- Balloon Animals
- Caricatures (Dan Wilde)
- Bubbles
Food Vendors
Stango’s
Burrito King (Friday & Saturday)
Bennetts (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Jurassic Grille (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
The Main Scoop
Ice Daddys
Leg Lovers Smokehouse (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
Daro Coffee (Friday & Saturday)
We are no longer taking submissions for 2025. We’ll see you at CU Days on August 8 – 10, 2025!
If you prefer a PDF version of this form, please click below and submit completed form to CPD Events and Community Engagement Coordinator, Morgan Pittman at morgan.pittman@champaignparks.org.
OR
Mail to:
Morgan Pittman
1311 W Church St
Champaign, IL 61821
