Events

CARBONDALE – East Oak Street from North Illinois Avenue to west of the CN Railroad crossing will be closed to all traffic beginning at 7:00 A.M., [...]

The Firefighters’ Pension Board will have a meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at Fire Station 2; 401 North Glenview Drive, Carbondale, [...]

CARBONDALE – Carbondale City Council will return to in-person meetings at the Civic Center on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m. The meetings will also be [...]

The Magnetic Conductions by Andrew Beyke is on view April 27-29, with a reception on Friday April 29, 5-7 pm. The Magnetic Conductions is an interactive soundscape installation [...]

Have you ever thought about becoming a licensed IHSA Official? Now is your chance to see what it’s all about! You’re invited to a new [...]

Have you ever thought about becoming a licensed IHSA Official? Now is your chance to see what it’s all about! You’re invited to a new [...]

We are excited to announce that we are sponsoring the Hey Nonny Friday Happy Hour! Hey Nonny provides a live music experience, delicious food and [...]

Carbondale Lions Club Pancake day will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 7am to 1pm at the Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois [...]

The SIU Horticulture Club and SIU Sustainable Farms are having a joint plant sale Sat. April 30 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at the [...]

Hey, the Humane Society of Southern Illinois is hosting a Speed Dating with Dogs event on April 30 at the Carbondale Dog Park from 10 [...]

Catch the samba swing of Brazil with Paulo Padilha e Bando. Paulo’s music, humor, and lyrics will have you dancing all the way home! Presented [...]

The Human Relations Commission will hold a meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Carbondale City Hall/Civic Center, Room 103.  The agenda [...]

CARBONDALE – The City of Carbondale, Carbondale NAACP, and Egyptian Building Trades have partnered together to host a Career Expo at the Carbondale Civic Center [...]

Carbondale Main Street Presents the Brown Bag Concert Series for 2022. Concerts take place every Wednesday starting at noon. Bring your lunch and a lawn [...]

Friends of Bell Smith Springs HIKE & LITTER PICK UP Thursday, May 5, 2022 meet up at 12:00 noon on Thursday in main Bell Smith [...]

The ceremonies will be May 6-7. There is no ticketing for guests, and guest seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All of the ceremonies, [...]

On Friday, May 6, Scooter’s Coffee will celebrate nurses and healthcare workers and help them fuel their day with a free drink of any size [...]

The Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, LTD is excited to announce that they will be hosting the Hey Nonny Happy Hour at Hey Nonny every [...]

MONTHLY PEACE AND JUSTICE VIGIL: GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION TO STOP WAR IN UKRAINE SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 NOON TO 1:00 PM The Peace Coalition [...]

The Carbondale City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in-person at the City Council Chambers located at 200 South Illinois Avenue. The [...]

Carbondale Main Street Presents the Brown Bag Concert Series for 2022. Concerts take place every Wednesday starting at noon. Bring your lunch and a lawn [...]

The City of Carbondale Planning Commission will be meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall/Civic Center, Room 108, at [...]

The Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, LTD is excited to announce that they will be hosting the Hey Nonny Happy Hour at Hey Nonny every [...]

Shawnee Chapter Illinois Audubon Society BioBlitz! Saturday May 14, 2022. War Bluff Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 228 Bushwack Rd, Golconda, IL So, What’s a BioBlitz? • [...]

Carbondale Garden Study Club invites you to our annual plant sale, May 14th 2022 from 8 am to 1 pm at Turley Park.

The Illinois Amish Heritage Center presents Sheep to Clothing to Quilts, Saturday May 14th 2022 from 9am to 4pm. Sheep Shearing, Wool Washing, Wool Dying [...]

The deadline for player registration is May 7th. Sign up at https://www.universe.com/tee-off-fore-nub-kids.  

Join SIU Carbondale, the Astronomical Association of Southern Illinois, and the Southern Illinois Science Center to experience a Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15, [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – Public health organizers, including Community Health Workers with Illinois’ Pandemic Health Navigator Program, announced today free health screenings in regions hit hard [...]

The City of Carbondale Certificate of Appropriateness Committee, will be meeting on Monday May 16, 2022 at 3:30 pm. Due to an increase in COVID-19 [...]

The City of Carbondale Preservation Commission will be meeting on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. we will be meeting in person at City [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARBONDALE – Beginning Tuesday, May 17 at 7:00 a.m. CN Railroad will begin making repairs to the crossing at the intersection of Grand [...]

Dr. Kelli Whittington, Assistant Professor in the School of Health Sciences at SIUC, will be the featured speaker at the Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement [...]

Carbondale Main Street Presents the Brown Bag Concert Series for 2022. Concerts take place every Wednesday starting at noon. Bring your lunch and a lawn [...]

The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will hold a meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Carbondale Civic Center Room 103, [...]

The Sustainability Commission will have a meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Carbondale City Hall, 200 South Illinois Avenue. The agenda [...]

Join us at Cannon Park in Carterville for live music every Thursday in April, May, and June from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Besides a variety of [...]

The Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, LTD is excited to announce that they will be hosting the Hey Nonny Happy Hour at Hey Nonny every [...]

CARBONDALE – The Varsity’s all-ages drag show returns to Friday nights with this month’s show, Hawaiian Drag Lu-WOW, on Friday, May 20. Doors and the [...]

Bring the whole family for the Wizard of Oz at Longfellow Park This is a Murphysboro Community Event and Everyone is Welcome! FREE POPCORN and [...]

The 22nd Annual For Kids’ Sake Art Show will be open May 4 - June 26, 2022 at Longbranch Café & Bakery (100 E. Jackson [...]

Calling all artists, families, and patrons of the arts! The For Kids’ Sake Artist Reception is this Saturday, May 21, from 1pm-3pm at Longbranch Café [...]

CARBONDALE -- When Varsity staff heard The Big Hurts play in an informal setting in the Varsity Bar over Halloween weekend last year, they knew [...]

The annual “Run for the Wall” motorcycle ride will stop in Mt. Vernon once again on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022.  Bikers across the nation assemble [...]

The Local Liquor Control Commission and Carbondale City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in-person at the City Council Chambers located at [...]

Carbondale Main Street Presents the Brown Bag Concert Series for 2022. Concerts take place every Wednesday starting at noon. Bring your lunch and a lawn [...]

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a special symposium at 4 p.m. May 25. Everyone is [...]

Join us at Cannon Park in Carterville for live music every Thursday in April, May, and June from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Besides a variety of [...]

The South District Elks Lodges in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation will sponsor a Free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Friday, May [...]

The Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, LTD is excited to announce that they will be hosting the Hey Nonny Happy Hour at Hey Nonny every [...]

Spring is a great time to observe the natural environment. Join local artist, Anne Krippenstapel, for a leisurely afternoon of walking in the late spring [...]

Tanisha Fazal, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota, will discuss the global implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a virtual conversation [...]

Carbondale Main Street Presents the Brown Bag Concert Series for 2022. Concerts take place every Wednesday starting at noon. Bring your lunch and a lawn [...]

Identifying grasses can be tricky! Join Erin Garret with the University of Illinois Extension to learn tips and techniques to help you identify several different [...]

Join us at Cannon Park in Carterville for live music every Thursday in April, May, and June from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Besides a variety of [...]

The Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, LTD is excited to announce that they will be hosting the Hey Nonny Happy Hour at Hey Nonny every [...]

Southern Illinois Culture and Arts in Bilingual Education (SICABE) presents Latin Summer Nights on Friday June 3rd from 7-9 pm at the Carbondale Town Square [...]

SIU’s Touch of Nature is the place for National Trails Day, June 4 National Trails Day is Saturday, June 4, an awareness day established by [...]

PLEASE NOTE: THE ADDRESS FOR THE CARBONDALE DOG PARK IS 2500 W. Sunset, Carbondale. LOOKING FOR LOVE? COME TO "SPEED DATING FOR DOGS" AND FIND [...]

Pride in the Park SEMO is at Capaha Park this summer! Join us June 5th to come together, celebrate, uplift, and highlight our local LGBTQ+ [...]

-On Sunday, June 5th from 1-2pm, join Marlene Rivero, local first-person heritage interpreter and storyteller, as she reenacts the life of “Ann Bradford Stokes: African [...]