Sip and Stroll Around Downtown

During specific Downtown events, the City of Champaign has authorized "Downtown Festival Districts" that allow patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages from participating Downtown businesses and carry those drinks on Downtown sidewalks during designated times.  This program encourages people to wander from location to location, exploring everything Downtown has to offer.       

 

Downtown Festival District Guidelines

• Alcohol must be purchased from a participating business (no bringing your own beverage)

• All alcohol must be carried in a paper, plastic, or aluminum container provided by the business. 

• It is prohibited to carry glass containers out of a business and onto the public sidewalk.

• Patrons must have a City-issued wristband indicating that they are 21 years of age or older.

• No alcohol is permitted past the perimeter signage and outside of the Downtown Festival District.

• All cups or cans must be recycled or disposed of in a trash can.

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Active Downtown Festival Districts

• Tuesdays at the Champaign Farmers Market between 3 PM and 6 PM on the Downtown Plaza. (May 5 - Oct 27)

•  Friday evenings during Friday Night Live from 5 PM to 9 PM across most of Downtown. (May 29 - Aug 28)

• The Beat on Market Street from 7 PM to 12 AM on Market Street. (June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12) ​

  • All alcohols must be sold in an approved plastic cup during this event.​