IlliniFest

Join us at IlliniFest on Saturday, October 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for our biggest open house of the year. This one-time event will allow you to fully experience life at Illinois through unique programming offered only at this visit. We can't wait to see you there!

Page Contents

Event Programming
Directions
Parking
Check-In
Campus Bus Route
Questions?

Event Programming

With tours, presentations, panels, resource fairs, and more happening across campus, you can explore everything Illinois offers entirely on your own schedule. Event option examples include:

Admissions (Undergraduate): First-year application workshops, transfer presentations, main and west side campus tours, and resource fair
Athletics: Tours of Smith Center, Memorial Stadium, State Farm Center, and baseball, tennis, soccer, track, and softball facilities
Financial Aid: Presentations
Housing: Info sessions, walk-in tours, resource fair, and lunch options
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Scavenger hunt
College of Agriculture, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences: Info sessions and a student group/resource fair
College of Applied Health Sciences: Info session and student panel
College of Education: Info session, student panel, resource fair, and building tours
College of Fine & Applied Arts: Info table, info sessions and student panels, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts tours, and Japan House Gardens and Krannert Art Museum open to visitors
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Information fair, mini-lectures
College of Media: Info session, resource fair, and Richmond Studio tours
Division of General Studies: Info sessions and open house
Gies College of Business: College overview session, student panel, majors and opportunity fairs, and Business Instructional Facility tours
Grainger College of Engineering: College/admissions overview, major informational sessions, student group and majors info fair/demos, and building/lab walking tours
School of Information Sciences: Open house
School of Social Work: Info session and building tour
Student Success Inclusion & Belonging: Block party

Directions

If you plan to drive, I-72, I-74, and I-57 all lead directly to Champaign-Urbana. You can also arrive by train or bus at the Illinois Terminal , which is two miles away from campus, or you can fly to Champaign's Willard Airport , which is five miles away from campus.

Google map of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and its surrounding area

Parking

Campus parking is free on weekends. Main lots for IlliniFest include B-4 and E-14. Buses will be available to take you to the Illini Union from both of these locations beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Deck B-4 (377 North Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801) is located on the corner of University and Goodwin avenues in Urbana. You can enter it from Goodwin Avenue. Lot E-14 (1799 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820) is located west of the State Farm Center, between First Street, Kirby Avenue, Oak Street, and St. Mary's Road in Champaign.

Additional parking lots are available throughout campus. For all campus parking options, view our campus parking map.

Check-In

While events will be happening across all of campus, the Illini Union will act as our main hub for the day. The Union is located at 1401 West Green Street in Urbana. No check-in is necessary, but information tables will be available throughout the Union to assist you with any needs during our time together.

view from the Altgeld Hall tower overlooking the Illini Union

Campus Bus Route

A special campus bus route has been created especially for IlliniFest! Buses will be available to take you around key locations on campus all day long. MTD will also be available for transportation around the larger Champaign-Urbana area.

Questions?

If you require special accommodations or have any questions prior to your day on campus, reach out to our office directly. We're here to help!