Experience Champaign-Urbana

About Experience Champaign-Urbana

Ideally situated in the heart of the Midwest, the Champaign-Urbana area is host to a premier educational and sporting institution, the University of Illinois, a member of the Big Ten Conference. With state-of-the art facilities that provide Olympic quality training and competition venues with over 60,000 seats available at Memorial Stadium, 16,000 at the State Farm Center and a world-class tennis center, the Champaign-Urbana area is able to host major sporting events such as the NCAA Tennis Championships, NCAA Men’s and Women’s Gymnastics Championships and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Basketball and Wrestling State Championships.

Discover the facilities and services that will make your next event brilliant.

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AREA HIGHLIGHTS
-Big Ten Championship facilities
-National, regional and state tournaments
-Ability to host dozens of types of sports
-4,500 area hotel rooms
-Hundreds of local restaurants and entertainment options

Things to do in Experience Champaign-Urbana

Fancy yourself a foodie? Discover the restaurants, breweries and food trucks that helped us win Midwest Living’s Greatest Midwest Food Town. We’ve got your taste buds covered.

With the University of Illinois attracting musicians to Champaign–Urbana, our local music scene is thriving, with opportunities to catch both local and touring acts in intimate settings all year long.

We have endless ways to escape into nature with dozens of parks and five forest preserves. We challenge you to visit as many as possible to discover all of the great features and hidden gems found within.

Travel details

Featuring American Airlines, there are daily flights to and from Chicago O'Hare, Charlotte and Dallas/Ft. Worth. This affordable and accessible airport is a mere few miles from the heart of the University of Illinois campus and other major destinations.

Willard Airport | 1 Airport Rd., Savoy | 217-244-8604 |
Flightstar Corp. | 7 Airport Rd., Savoy | 217-351-7700 |
Frasca Air Services, Inc. | 906 Airport Rd., Urbana | 217-344-9200 |
Rantoul Aviation Center | 6 Aviation Center Dr., Rantoul | 217-892-6800 |
AMTRAK
You can also take to the rails with Amtrak. With stops in downtown Champaign at Illinois Terminal and Rantoul, you can hitch a ride with hundreds of other passengers and kick back in the commute, enjoying free WiFi so you can stay connected. With daily routes out of Chicago heading as far south as New Orleans, you'll embark on an environmentally friendly way to travel that lands you in the heart of our city.

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