Thanks to Boneyard Arts Festival for sponsoring our Weekend Planner.
Presented annually every spring by 40 North | 88 West, the Boneyard Arts Festival is a four-day event showcasing the broad range of creative activity flourishing in our community. Its goal is to bring together local artists, businesses and organizations for a special event showcasing the art of Champaign County.
More than a traditional arts walk, the Boneyard is a unique countywide celebration that takes place in a wide variety of venues (over 90!) — both traditional (theaters, cafes, galleries & museums) and non-traditional (salons & retail stores) — and features the work of literally hundreds of artists. Sculptors, weavers, painters, photographers and other visual artists join musicians, actors, dancers, poets and performers of all kinds in sharing their creativity throughout Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, U of I Campus, Rantoul, Homer, and Mahomet.
AND we’re happy to announce a brand new interactive and comprehensive website – BoneyardArtsFestival.org!
We’ve put together a special list for Chambanamoms.com families of kid/family friendly venues for the entire family to experience and enjoy!
Thanks to Our picks:
What: The Boneyard Arts Festival
Where: Locations throughout Champaign County
When: April 7-10, 2016
How much: FREE, some events/performances may be ticked with a fee. Goods and refreshments for sale.
Appropriate for: All ages
Why you should go: It’s one of our favorite weekend’s of the year! The Boneyard Arts Festival is family-friendly, showcases some of the great artwork of Champaign-Urbana and Beyond, and with events all weekend, families can pick and choose what works for their schedules and interests. While most of the Boneyard Festival is family-friendly, we’ve narrowed down our Top Family-Friendly Picks here.
What: Community and Campus Day of Service
Where: Memorial Stadium
When: Saturday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
How much: FREE
Appropriate for: School-aged children can participate at the community day of service.
Why you Should go: Members of the local community and University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students will join forces once again to kick off National Volunteer Week 2016, which will take place from April 10-16. Our primary project, The Food Packaging Project, involves packaging 149,000 meals for local foodbanks to be distributed to needy families in Champaign-Urbana. More information, including time slots for food packaging and how to sign up, can be found here.
What: Babies and Breakfast
Where: Prairie Fruits Farm
When: Saturday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
How much: FREE, food/ beverages offered for purchase.
Appropriate for: All ages
Why you should go: Kids can get up close and personal with baby goats at this weekly Spring Open House. Visit the farm, see the baby goats (and the moms) for FREE, and maybe get lucky and witness a goat birth. You can also buy some great local food products (gelato for breakfast, anyone?) and enjoy a local food breakfast on the farm. Reservations aren’t required, but food and beverages are offered first-come-first-served.
What: Japan House Spring Open House
Where: Japan House
When: Saturday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
How much: Tickets for a Tea Ceremony: $5 per person. Presentations and garden tours are FREE.
Appropriate for: All ages. Tea Ceremonies are best for Elementary aged children.
Why you should go: Spring Open House is the perfect time to explore Japan House with your family. There will be a talk by cultural anthropologist Dr. Jennifer McDowell on Kokeshi Dolls at 1:00 p.m. Tea ceremonies (at a reduced price of $5) at 10:15, 12:00, 2:15, and 3:00 p.m. Purchase your tickets for the tea ceremony when you arrive, first come first serve! Enjoy a tour of the James A. and Lorene M. Bier Gardens at noon or 2:00, led by the donor of the gardens himself, Jim Bier. Rumor has it the cherry trees are just beginning to bloom.
What: Twin City Derby Girls- Double Header
Where: McKinley Event Center
When:Saturday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Appropriate for: All ages
How much: Tickets are $12 in advance for adults, $15 at the door, and $5 for children 10 & under. Advance tickets will be available by contacting TCDG online or through a TCDG member starting Sunday.
Why you should go: The TCDG make their debut at their new location. Refreshments will be offered for sale, as well as Raffles and a Wacky Wheel Game during intermission. A portion of the proceeds from this bout will be donated to Avicenna Community Health Center, the Twin City Derby Girls’ charity partner for 2016. Read more about Life as a Twin City Derby Girl here.
What:Fighting Illini Women’s Tennis vs. Purdue and Kid’s Day Clinic
Where: Atkins Tennis Center
When: Sunday, April 10, Kid’s Clinic at *10:00 a.m. w/ Tennis match at 12:00 p.m.
How much: FREE
Appropriate for: All ages for the match. The Kid’s Clinic is open to kids 8th grade and under.
Why you should go: Come show your support for the Women’s Tennis team and learn from the Fighting Illini with a FREE youth clinic on Sunday, April 10th starting at 10:00 a.m.! Poster making for kids will also be available. *Editor’s note: The free kid’s clinic was originally scheduled for 10:30 a.m., and is now at 10:00 a.m.
Weekend Planner features only a few of the wonderful events happening in our area. For a full list, please visit our Events Calendar, sponsored by Busey.
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