Events

Oak Street Art Collective Member Series will open on September 30, 2025 in the Hall of Art in the south hall adjacent to Sharp Museum [...]

The Study Circles Neighborhood Action Group will hold a meeting at Carbondale City Hall/Civic Center on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The agenda [...]

Wind Ensemble, Christopher Morehouse, conductor HUSA Smetana Fanfare SCHUMAN Chester Overture for Band MÁRZUEZ, trans. Nickel Danzón No. 2 Concert Choir, Emerson Eads, conductor Choral [...]

Southern Illinois – September 25, 2025 – In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Deaconess Illinois is proud to announce the launch of Breast Check [...]

Oct. 3 4pm-6pm Friday evening Preview Sale, members only, become a member onsite $5pp/$10/family Oct. 4- 8am -3pm - All books $1, except specially-priced, Friday [...]

Explore the Southern Illinois Outdoors event at Giant City State Park with the SIUC STEM Education Research Center Saturday, Oct. 4th Free Interpretive Programs: 10:30am [...]

MONTHLY PEACE AND JUSTICE VIGIL: SOW JUSTICE – REAP PEACE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025 NOON TO 1:00 PM The Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois will [...]

CARBONDALE – SIU alumni will be screening their new film, “The Fright Stuff” at the Varsity on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Admission to the screening is [...]

The Foreign Fire Insurance Board will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at Fire Station #2, 401 North Glenview Drive, Carbondale, Illinois. [...]

Illinois art contest invites students to let their imaginations run wild SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The annual student art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential [...]

Carbondale, IL (October 13, 2025) – 3Arts and Artspace 304 announce two recipients of the 3Arts/Artspace Southern Illinois Award: visual artist Fern Logan and musician [...]

LEARNING IN RETIREMENT ANNOUNCES FALL SESSION II CLASSES Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement (SILIR) will offer the following classes beginning the week of October 13. [...]

The City of Carbondale participates in an electric aggregation buying group with 94 other communities known as the Southern Illinois Aggregation Partnership (SIAP), the aim [...]

There will be a meeting of the Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission and City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in the [...]

Directed by Ricky Spears Free

Local Middle and High School event presented by Chris Butler

Justice David K. Overstreet: The Inner Workings of the Supreme Court of Illinois and Its Core Values Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme [...]

Falsettos is the tale of a neurotic New Yorker named Marvin, who leaves his wife Trina and young son Jason to live with his lover, [...]

The Sustainability Commission will have a meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16th, 2025, at the Civic Center, Room 103, at 200 South Illinois [...]

SIU Morris Library Guyon Auditorium 1st Floor. Two SIU School of Music Faculty present Lecture/Demonstrations: Dr. Chris Butler, Percussion "Return to the Path: Embracing global [...]

Join us for a day packed with fall fun, silly scares, and memory-making magic for the whole family. From the Not-So-Scary Haunted Cabin to fall [...]

Falsettos is the tale of a neurotic New Yorker named Marvin, who leaves his wife Trina and young son Jason to live with his lover, [...]

The Firefighters Pension Fund Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at Fire Station 2, 401 North Glenview Drive, [...]

Tales in Russian Romanticism - Under the director of Rossana Cauti, assistant professor of practice in the SIU School of Music and symphony orchestra music [...]

Program Funded by Federal Workforce Development Grant – at no cost to students Marion, IL – October 9, 2025 - Mentoring Mission is now enrolling high [...]

Directed by Eric Mandat Free

Workshops with Local High Schools, 9am to 7pm $20 per student

The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will hold a meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Carbondale Civic Center Room 103, [...]

VERNON, IL (October 2025) — United Way of South Central Illinois is proud to announce two upcomingProtein Marketsthis month to help ensure local families have [...]

The Strip (Illinois Avenue) will be shut down two days in a row for back-to-back exciting events in downtown Carbondale this weekend. The first of [...]

Anita Hutton on piano and organ FREE

MAKANDA, IL – Come to Giant City as we kick off Halloween in the park! On Saturday, October 25th from 1- 3 pm, walk the [...]

PROGRAM- FREE EVENT Improvisation on “Vater Unser” (V. Schumann) Corey M. Williams Corey M. Williams, organ “Sally’s Song” Daniel Robert Elfman (From The Nightmare Before [...]

The Friends of the Carbondale Public Library will hold a quick Pop-up Sale on Monday evening, October 27, from 3 to 6 p.m. The Brush [...]

There will be a meeting of the Carbondale City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in the City Council Chambers located at [...]

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Fuller Dome Home Museum, in collaboration with the SIU Craft Shop and the SIU University Honors Program, will host the 3rd [...]

The Planning Commission will have a meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, in City Council Chambers, Room 108, at 200 South Illinois [...]

School of Music Faculty & Students Holiday Concert SIU Wind Ensemble Eric Whitacre: Godzilla eats Las Vegas (13 minutes) Audience and musicians encouraged to come [...]

CARBONDALE – North Marion Street will undergo resurfacing beginning Thursday, October 30th and conclude Monday, November 3rd, weather permitting. The portion of North Marion Street being resurfaced [...]

Fierce Musical Theatre RSO presents on Oct 30 - Nov 1st at 7pm each evening. In the Big Muddy Room located in the basement of [...]

Xander Lynch, Riley Stephens and Andrew Travis group Trumpet Recital Free

In celebration of Halloween, Sunny Street Café is serving up a spooky-fun treat! Guests who come dressed in a pickle costume on Friday, October 31, [...]

CARBONDALE, IL – The Good Samaritan House is urgently seeking community support through non-perishable food donations, monetary donations, and community partner led food drives to [...]

MONTHLY PEACE AND JUSTICE VIGIL: RETIRE THE MONROE DOCTRINE—NO WAR ON VENEZUELA! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025 NOON TO 1:00 PM The Peace Coalition of Southern [...]

 Restoring the Foundations When: November 1, 2025, 6:00-8:00 PM Where: Benton Civic Center, 414 W. Hudelson St., Benton, IL 62812 Details: Author and speaker Ken Ham and music [...]

MAKANDA, IL – On Sunday, November 2nd from 1-3 pm, join Jen Wharton, local nature photographer/artist as she leads a slow and casual guided hike. [...]