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• Blog - Hot Spots to Get Your Art & Music Fix

  Arts & culture are the foundation of the greater Champaign-Urbana area. At every turn, you’ll find public art sculptures, murals, live music, and local art. Spring and summer are the ideal times to get out and enjoy this vibrant scene, with options to explore both indoor and outdoor spaces...isit.

• Blog - A Celebration of Fresh, Local Flavors

  With some of the richest soil in the world, the greater Champaign County area has a bounty of fresh ingredients. Discover our top recommendations for eating local.

• Blog - A Guide to Half Century of Progress 2021

  Half Century of Progress is one of the largest farm shows in the country. This year, it returns to Rantoul and is certain to be something curious onlookers will want to check out!G

• Blog - Top Spots to Enjoy Champaign-Urbana's Local Flavor

  Farms, large and small, surround our micro-urban community, providing fresh ingredients for local chefs to incorporate into their menus and for us to prepare at home. Here’s where you can enjoy or pick up the freshest ingredients of the season to support our local food system.

• Blog - Santa Spotting in Champaign County: Week of Decemb

  Here’s where you can spot Santa in Champaign County this week, December 2nd-8th!

• Blog - Support Local During COVID-19: Sidney Dairy Barn

  Read how Sidney Dairy Barn is keeping the ice cream coming with safety guidelines in place for customers and employees.

• Blog - Pie on the Mind for Pi Day (3/14)

  Pi Day brings to mind one thing here at VCC: delicious, decedent pies! We’ll leave the math to students at Parkland and U of I, because today we’ve got local pie on the brain!

• Blog - Illinois Road Trip Round-Up: Outdoor Art

  Check out some of the state's must-see outdoor art as you plan your day and weekend road trips!

• Blog - Amazing August Food Fests

  Summer and food festivals: we challenge you to name a better combination! A ton of great end-of-summer food festivals happen all over the greater Champaign County area, and we want to make sure you have August all planned out!

• Blog - 10 Experiences for your Summer Road Trip that Won

  Keeping your summer road trips close to home this year? While we continue to fill our tank to get us around, missing out on summer experiences is still a must. Champaign County is bursting with budget-friendly activities so you don’t have to miss out on summer fun. Here are our top ten ide...mmer.