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  March 8, 2022 Champaign-Urbana, IL – Ebertfest will be held April 20-23 at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, with related talks and panel discussions at the Hyatt Place in Champaign and at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The festival is a College of Media event. Photo by Fred Zwicky. Buying Passes for Ebertfest […]

February 28, 2022 CHAMPAIGN – In accordance with new guidance from Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Champaign Park District is updating its policy on the wearing of face masks inside district facilities, including the Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois, 61820. On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Governor […]

All Champaign Park District facilities, including the Virginia Theatre, will be closed on Wednesday, February 2, due to severe weather. The Virginia’s screening of Groundhog Day, originally scheduled for 7pm Wednesday, is now cancelled and the Box Office will be closed for the day.  The Park District will evaluate conditions on Wednesday afternoon to determine […]

Thursday, Dec 23:  10am -5:30pm Friday, Dec 24:  Sunday, December 26:  Closed Monday, Dec 27:  10am-5:30pm Tuesday, Dec 28 – Thursday, Dec 30: 10am past start of show Friday, Dec 31:  10am-1pm Saturday, Jan 1 – Monday, Jan 3:  Closed Normal Hours Resume:  Tuesday, Jan 4

Champaign – Due to the recent increases in active COVID-19 cases in Champaign County, the Virginia Theatre has announced it has suspended the sale of food and beverages, including liquor, at all public events through the end of the year, at which time theatre staff will reevaluate. Outside food and beverage are not allowed into […]