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    EVENTS

Ongoing Events

Jan 5 -
Dec 27

Event

Friday Night Jazz & Blues

Boone's

Jan 6 -
Dec 7

Event

Springfield Beer School 101

Obed & Isaac's Microbrewery & Eatery

Jan 10 -
Dec 11

Event

Comedy Open Mic w/ Lance Cain

Anvil & Forge Brewing and Distilling

Jun 1 -
Dec 31

Event

Art & Crafting Classes at B's Creative Studio

B's Creative Studio

Jul 1 -
Dec 31

Event

Events at Buzz Bomb Brewing Company

Buzz Bomb Brewing Company

Sep 20 -
Apr 5

Event

Springfield Jr. Blues Hockey Games

Nelson Center

Sep 26 -
Nov 30

Event

Journey to Freedom: Illinois Underground Railroad

Lincoln Library (lobby) -Public Library of Springfield

Sep 26 -
Nov 22

Event

Special Performance: "Small Beginnings"

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Oct 3 -
Nov 15

Event

Special Performance: "Lilacs and Letters"

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Oct 6 -
Dec 1

Event

Sensory Friendly Visit Time

Kidzeum

Oct 15 -
Nov 26

Event

Tuesday Trivia at Engrained

Engrained Brewing Company

Oct 25 -
Apr 20

Event

Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Oct 26 -
Apr 19

Event

Special Performance of "Freedom in Form: Nine Vignettes for Richard Hunt

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Nov 8 -
Aug 1

Event

Sangamon Experience- Soil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River Valley

UIS Public Affairs Center-Lower Level

Nov 8 -
Nov 22

Event

Happy Holiday Trees

M.G Nelson Family Gallery

Nov 9 -
Mar 1

Event

UIS Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Season

University of Illinois at Springfield - TRAC Building

Nov 14 -
Mar 1

Event

UIS Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Season

University of Illinois at Springfield - TRAC Building

Nov 15 -
Nov 24

Event

161st Anniversary of The Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

Nov 16 -
Dec 24

Event

Santa at White Oaks Mall

White Oaks Mall

Nov 22 -
Nov 29

Event

Winter Wednesdays & Festive Fridays: Holiday Evening Tours of the Dana-Thomas House

Dana-Thomas House - A Frank Lloyd Wright Design

Nov 29 -
Dec 23

Event

Zoo Lights at the Henson Robinson Zoo

Henson Robinson Zoo

Nov 29 -
Dec 25

Event

Annual Light Up the Park

Chatham Community Park

Nov 30 -
Dec 21

Event

Holiday Shop Art Exhibit

SAA Collective

Dec 4 -
Dec 18

Event

Brown Bag Concerts

First Presbyterian Church

Dec 7 -
Dec 22

Event

Winter Holiday Floral Show

Washington Park Botanical Gardens

Dec 7 -
Dec 21

Event

Gingerbread House Competition Display

Kidzeum

Jan 6 -
May 5

Event

MYSTERY MOVIE MONDAY at The Legacy Theatre

The Legacy Theatre

Jan 12 -
Dec 28

Event

Sacred Heart Convent Chapel Tour

Sacred Heart Convent Chapel

Aug 7 -
Aug 17

Event

Illinois State Fair

Illinois State Fairgrounds


Upcoming Events



Nov
14

Event

Art History Happy Hour

Springfield Art Association

Nov
14

Event

Experience Tator Tots – A Sensory Friendly Event

UIS Studio Theatre

Nov
14

Event

The Art of Jazz

The Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space

Nov
15

Event

Santa's Grand Arrival

White Oaks Mall

Nov
15

Event

Date Night with Voice and Guitar: Love Songs

UIS Studio Theatre

Nov
15

Event

Sunshine Daydream - Grateful Dead Tribute

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
15

Event

Tuck Everlasting - Young Audience Edition

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Nov
15

Event

Brew Ha Ha

Buzz Bomb Brewing Co

Nov
16

Event

Junior Historians: Expression Through Sculpture, Richard Hunt

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Classroom

Nov
16

Event

First Anniversary Party

Bloom Wine Bar and Florals

Nov
16

Event

All Access: A Show for Every Body

UIS Studio Theatre

Nov
16

Event

Make Your Own Holiday Scented Candle

Dabble Springfield

Nov
16

Event

Route 66 Celebration

Lincoln Library-Public Library of Springfield

Nov
16

Event

Holiday Market at Lincoln Memorial Garden

Lincoln Memorial Garden

Nov
16

Event

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

Maldaner's Restaurant

Nov
16

Event

Stained Glass Lighted Christmas Tree

B's Creative Studio

Nov
16

Event

The Ex-Bombers at Buzz Bomb

Buzz Bomb Brewing Co

Nov
16

Event

Not Quite Brothers

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
16

Event

Decade of Decadence 80's Hair Night on Route 66 Live in the Motordome

Motorheads Bar & Grill

Nov
17

Event

Springfield Flea Market

Illinois State Fairgrounds - Illinois Building

Nov
17

Event

3rd Annual Sip n Shop at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
17

Event

Music with Micah Walk

It's All About Wine

Nov
19

Event

161st Anniversary of The Gettysburg Address-Free Admission Day

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

Nov
20

Event

History Happy Hour -- Lincoln's Love of Music

Gin Mill & Lounge

Nov
20

Event

Phoenix Center Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil

OUT on Second

Nov
21

Event

Doctor Voynich and Her Children

UIS Studio Theatre

Nov
22

Event

Off the Wall at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
22

Event

Tuck Everlasting - Young Audience Edition

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Nov
23

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Nov
23

Event

National Espresso Day Celebration at Kidzeum

Kidzeum

Nov
23

Event

Ryan Montgomery - Whiskey & Smoke 2024 Tour

Boondocks

Nov
23

Event

Revil in Red

Motorheads Bar & Grill

Nov
23

Event

Peach Jam: A Tribute the Allman Brothers

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
24

Event

Holiday Extravaganza

Illinois State Fairgrounds - Orr Bldg

Nov
24

Event

Dallas & Tracy at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
26

Event

Joe Bonamassa

UIS Performing Arts Center

Nov
27

Event

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Floral Class

Bloom Wine Bar and Florals

Nov
27

Event

Deja Voodoo

Motorheads Bar & Grill

Nov
29

Event

Light up the Gables

The Gables

Nov
29

Event

Rowdy Jones Band at DFV!

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Nov
30

Event

Illinois Local Holiday Market

Expo Building-Illinois State Fairgrounds

Nov
30

Event

Meet St. Nicholas, The Real Santa

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul

Nov
30

Event

Holiday Fun with Abe & Mary Lincoln at the Springfield Visitors Center

Springfield Visitors Center

Nov
30

Event

POLAR EXPRESS PAJAMA PARTY

The Legacy Theatre

Nov
30

Event

Adams Street Bar Crawl

Ad Astra/Buzz Bomb/Bloom

Nov
30

Event

Hot Cocoa with Clara

Wild Rose

Nov
30

Event

Downtown Springfield Tree Lighting

Downtown Springfield

Nov
30

Event

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

Maldaner's Restaurant

Nov
30

Event

Chris Camp and his Blues Ambasadors at DFV!

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
1

Event

First Sunday Midwest Bazaar

Illinois State Fairgrounds - Orr Building

Dec
1

Event

Jax Dion at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
1

Event

Pet Photos with Santa

White Oaks Mall

Dec
2

Event

Dear Evan Hansen

UIS Performing Arts Center

Dec
5

Event

Lecture: The African American Community in Late 19th-Early 20th Century Springfield

Edwards Place

Dec
6

Event

Holiday Craft Fair at Jubilee Farm

Jubilee Farm

Dec
6

Event

Illinois Product Holiday Market

Downtown Springfield - Y Block

Dec
6

Event

Towse at Buzz Bomb

Buzz Bomb Brewing Co

Dec
6

Event

Land of Lincoln Barbershop Chorus presents: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
6

Event

RENT

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
7

Event

Fresh Evergreen Wreath Making Workshops

Washington Park Botanical Garden

Dec
7

Event

Christmas Market at The Brinkerhoff Mansion

The Brinkerhoff

Dec
7

Event

Holiday Ornament Crafting

Edwards Place

Dec
7

Event

Breakfast with Santa at Kidzeum

Kidzeum

Dec
7

Event

Happy HoliGays

OUT on Second

Dec
7

Event

Forest Therapy

Lincoln Memorial Garden

Dec
7

Event

Tater Tot Holiday Rock

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
7

Event

Holiday Fun with Abe & Mary Lincoln at the Springfield Visitors Center

Springfield Visitors Center

Dec
7

Event

Holiday Open House

Edwards Place

Dec
7

Event

Christmas at the Front

Illinois State Military Museum

Dec
7

Event

The Nutcracker - Copper Coin Ballet Company

University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center

Dec
7

Event

SYPG presents “The Nutcracker”

Sacred Heart-Griffin Auditorium

Dec
7

Event

Springfield Jaycees Holiday Lights Parade

Downtown Springfield

Dec
7

Event

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

Maldaner's Restaurant

Dec
7

Event

Too Hype Crew

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
8

Event

Springfield Road Runners Club Frostbite Festival

AMF Springfield Lanes

Dec
8

Event

A Special Visit with Caring Santa

White Oaks Mall

Dec
8

Event

Josh Holland at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
8

Event

Caroling At The Carillon

Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon

Dec
13

Event

Holiday Candlelight Open House

Elijah Iles House

Dec
13

Event

Holiday Pops in the Heartland – Illinois Symphony Orchestra

UIS Performing Arts Center

Dec
13

Event

RENT

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
13

Event

80's Dance Party with The Spazmatics

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
14

Event

Wreaths Across America at Camp Butler Cemetery

Camp Butler Cemetery

Dec
14

Event

Kringle Market at Vinegar Hill Mall

Vinegar Hill Mall

Dec
14

Event

Cozy Winter Holiday Tea

Edwards Place

Dec
14

Event

1850s Carol Sing

First Presbyterian Church

Dec
14

Event

The Deep Hollow Holiday Concert at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
14

Event

The Prophecy Show – A Tribute to Trans ~ Siberian Orchestra

UIS Performing Arts Center

Dec
15

Event

Music at the Cathedral: Lessons and Carols

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Dec
16

Event

Christmas with the Alley Cats

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
17

Event

Little Lincoln's Fireside Tales: Winter Wonderland

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

Dec
20

Event

Hoogland Center for the Arts presents Dual Piano Christmas

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
20

Event

Christmas Classic on the Grand Screen - It's A Wonderful Life

The Legacy Theatre

Dec
20

Event

The Damned Torpedoes & Head Over Feet

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Dec
21

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Dec
21

Event

Krampusmas: A Yule Celebration of Magick & Mischief

Ad Astra

Dec
21

Event

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

Maldaner's Restaurant

Dec
21

Event

Christmas Classic on the Grand Screen - Meet Me in St Louis

The Legacy Theatre

Dec
21

Event

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

UIS Performing Arts Center

Dec
21

Event

Capital City Improv presents Ha Ha Holiday Show

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Dec
26

Event

Music at the Cathedral: Carols at Noon

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Dec
28

Event

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

Maldaner's Restaurant

Dec
31

Event

First Night Springfield

Hoogland Center for the Arts/Downtown Springfield

Dec
31

Event

New Years Eve with Lick Creek

Boondocks

Dec
31

Event

EMO New Years Party with All American Throwbacks at DFV

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Jan
4

Event

Elvis Himselvis 90th Birthday Bash

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Jan
5

Event

Dance Arts Youth Company presents Snow White

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Jan
11

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Jan
11

Event

A Journey Through Gospel Music

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Jan
11

Event

Bruce Springsteen Tribute: Saints In The City

Danenberger Family Vineyards

Jan
15

Event

Harlem Globetrotters

BOS Center

Jan
17

Event

Billy Joel Songbook

The Legacy Theatre

Jan
17

Event

Spectacle of Light - Illinois Symphony Orchestra

First Presbyterian Church

Jan
24

Event

Hadestown Teen Edition

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Jan
25

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Jan
31

Event

Experience Decades Through Dance – A Sensory Friendly Event with Copper Coin Ballet Company

UIS Performing Arts Center

Jan
31

Event

Aaron Watson

Boondocks

Feb
2

Event

Charlie Berens: Good Old Fashioned Tour

UIS Performing Arts Center

Feb
3

Event

Hot Stove Social with Ryan Dempster

Knights of Columbus

Feb
7

Event

Everclear

Boondocks

Feb
7

Event

Romantic Reflections – Illinois Symphony Orchestra

UIS Performing Arts Center

Feb
7

Event

AIDA

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Feb
8

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Feb
14

Event

Joe Gatto: Let’s Get Into It

UIS Performing Arts Center

Feb
14

Event

AIDA

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Feb
21

Event

Hoogland Education presents Anastasia Youth Edition

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Feb
21

Event

Pretty Woman

UIS Performing Arts Center

Feb
22

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Feb
28

Event

Ella Langley – still hungover tour (sold out)

Boondocks

Mar
7

Event

Magical Music of Harry Potter – Illinois Symphony Orchestra

UIS Performing Arts Center

Mar
7

Event

Million Dollar Quartet

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Mar
8

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Mar
12

Event

Keb’ Mo’ / Shawn Colvin

UIS Performing Arts Center

Mar
13

Event

Almost, Maine

UIS Studio Theatre

Mar
14

Event

Million Dollar Quartet

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Mar
15

Event

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Downtown Springfield

Mar
22

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Mar
26

Event

Whose Live Anyway?

UIS Performing Arts Center

Mar
29

Event

2025 Watch Wonders of the Midwest

Vinegar Hill Mall

Mar
29

Event

Million Dollar Time Machine

University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center

Apr
4

Event

Serenade of Strings - Illinois Symphony Orchestra

First Presbyterian Church

Apr
5

Event

Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon

Old State Capitol

Apr
5

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Apr
11

Event

Phoenix Center presents Drag Bingo

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Apr
12

Event

Phoenix Center presents Club La Cage Drag Show

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Apr
15

Event

Blippi: Join the Band Tour!

UIS Performing Arts Center

Apr
17

Event

The Cher Show

UIS Performing Arts Center

Apr
19

Event

Winter Old Capitol Farmer's Market

Union Station

Apr
25

Event

Hoogland Education presents The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

May
2

Event

Passion & Pulse – Illinois Symphony Orchestra

UIS Performing Arts Center

May
22

Event

International Carillon Festival

Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon

May
23

Event

Hoogland Education presents 101 Dalmatians Kids

The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Jun
11

Event

Sangamon County Fair

Sangamon County Fairgrounds

Jun
23

Event

Memorial Health Championship, presented by LRS

Panther Creek Country Club

Aug
10

Event

Megan Moroney Performs at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand

Illinois State Fair Grandstand

Aug
16

Event

Def Leppard Performs at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand

Illinois State Fair Grandstand