July 16, 2025 - The Warrensburg Corn Festival will be held from July 17th to the 19th, featuring family-friendly activities, live music, and...of course...sweet corn. The festival includes a 5K run, corn-hole tournament, a sweet corn eating contest, vendors and crafts, a beer garden, and performances by bands such...

July 16, 2025 -The Decatur Park District will present the B.O.S.S. Performances at the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater on July 18 and 19. This quadruple feature for Best of Summer Stock begins at 6:00 p.m. each night and features over 150 performers in our community. This year's featured productions include: · B.O....

July 8, 2025 - Millikin University's College of Fine Arts students are celebrating their success at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions. Morgan Reckamp, a Vocal Performance major through the School of Music, took first place in the Lower College Classical (treble voices) di...

June 18, 2025 - Mid-Summer Moon Productions has announced open auditions for its fall production, Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Gepetto's Musical Tale from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 25 and June 26 at the Whitmore Oreana Community Center, 407 S. View Street in Oreana. June 30 is reserved for callbacks. All ages are welcome to au...

June 16, 2025 - Byers & Company is broadcasting live from the Madden Arts Center and The Decatur Area Arts Council as part of our century tour, celebrating 100 years of WSOY! Thanks to the generosity of the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation, every dollar donated today will be doubled up to $25,000! What an a...

June 9, 2025 - Following its expansion to a full week of musical events during the summer of 2024, the Five Cities Baroque Festival will return for its third season from June 15th to 21st, 2025, with events in Champaign, Decatur, and Springfield. The Festival will once again draw together the best Baroque musicians fro...

June 8, 2025 - The Decatur Area Arts Council opened their newest exhibit, The Art of Japan, Friday as part of its International Arts Experience. The exhibit, which runs through July 24th is in partnership with Decatur Sister City Tokorozawa, Japan. The event opened with a full house featuring traditional Okinawan dance...

June 5, 2025 - Jami Fawley of the Decatur Area Arts Council and Maki Ostrander of the Sister Cities committee joined Byers & Co to talk about the Japanese cultural gallery exhibit at DAAC and additional related activities available throughout the summer. Listen to the podcast now!

May 5, 2025 - The James Millikin Homestead has created a new art competition to honor local artist and lifelong Decatur resident, Lucien Kapp. The Lucien Kapp Art Competition will be an annual competition starting this Summer. Up to fourty adult entries will be accepted as well as up to 10 high school student entries w...

May 5, 2024- The Decatur Arts Area Council is hosting the Decatur Craft Beer Festival to fundraise for the Arts Council in Central Park on Saturday, May 10, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Festival tickets are $40 and include admission to the event, souvenir glass, unlimited drink tastings, live music, and access to ...