The ILLIAC: SINFONIA DA CAMERA + THE MARCHING ILLINI with The Soul Syndicate + Bandoneon Massacre

Name: The ILLIAC: SINFONIA DA CAMERA + THE MARCHING ILLINI with The Soul Syndicate + Bandoneon Massacre
Start: 2025-08-23T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Hessel Park, Champaign

Schedule

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Hessel Park, Champaign | Champaign, IL

FREE :: ALL AGES :: FOOD TRUCKS :: LIBATIONS :: 3-9 PM
In the heart of Champaign, Illinois on Saturday, August 23rd from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., the ILLIAC celebrates a conclusion to summer and a welcoming to the fall semester in Champaign-Urbana.
The lineup features Sinfonia da Camera, the in-residence professional chamber orchestra at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, alongside The Marching Illini, the Nation’s Premier College Marching Band, the dynamic and genre-defying sextet The Soul Syndicate, and tango orquesta Bandoneon Massacre.
All community members are invited to enjoy this free performance, under the summer evening sky in historic Hessel Park. Bring a picnic, or purchase food onsite from food trucks, and beer and wine will be available for purchase for patrons 21+ to enjoy.
Partners of the event include Champaign Park District, PYGMALION, College of Fine + Applied Arts at the University of Illinois, Fairlawn, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, United Way of Champaign County, Busey Bank, Royse & Brinkmeyer Apartments, Parkland Presents, and Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD).
Hessel Park is located at 1400 Grandview Dr, Champaign, IL 61820.
More information can be found at theilliac.com!