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Champaign Park District

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 Champaign, IL
champaignparks.org
Joined February 2009
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🧁 Cupcake 5K is almost here! We can practically taste the cupcakes now. 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Woman in blue race shirt and headband takes a selfie while holding a cupcake at an outdoor 5K event.

ALT Woman in blue race shirt and headband takes a selfie while holding a cupcake at an outdoor 5K event.

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We're excited to announce the opening of an outdoor archery range in Dodds Park! Patrons are welcome to use the range daily from dawn to dusk without a reservation. Safety rules and regulations are posted on site and on our website: champaignparks.org/archery-r…
A man kneeling beside a young child aiming at archery targets on a sunny field with a clear sky.

ALT A man kneeling beside a young child aiming at archery targets on a sunny field with a clear sky.

Outdoor archery range with multiple target boards set up on a grassy field under a clear blue sky.

ALT Outdoor archery range with multiple target boards set up on a grassy field under a clear blue sky.

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Tonight! Don't forget we will be meeting at Turnberry Ridge Park to discuss park renovations. We need your help to review park design options and proposed amenities! 📅 October 29 ⏰ 5-6pm 📍 Turnberry Ridge Park Rain Location: Bresnan Meeting Center
Green metal pavilion with picnic tables in a neighborhood playground on a sunny day.

ALT Green metal pavilion with picnic tables in a neighborhood playground on a sunny day.

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🧁 Bake It to the Limit at this weekend's Cupcake 5K! Your support means more local youth and adults will have access to our special recreation scholarship fund. 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Runners in blue 'Fueled by Frosting' shirts sprint from the starting line of the Cupcake 5K race on a sunny day.

ALT Runners in blue 'Fueled by Frosting' shirts sprint from the starting line of the Cupcake 5K race on a sunny day.

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Jan/Feb Activity Registration is 1 week away! Resident registration opens Wed, Nov 4, 8:30am Nonresident registration opens Sat, Nov 7, 8:30am Registration | bit.ly/49QsNB3 Scholarships | bit.ly/49wtVdc
collage of images: girl playing tennis, girl playing volleyball, two boys looking at computer screen ballet shoes on feet

ALT collage of images: girl playing tennis, girl playing volleyball, two boys looking at computer screen ballet shoes on feet

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🧁 Whether you run, walk, or roll, there is a cupcake waiting for you at that finish line! 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Young child wearing a helmet and sunglasses rides a red adaptive tricycle during a 5K race on a sunny day.

ALT Young child wearing a helmet and sunglasses rides a red adaptive tricycle during a 5K race on a sunny day.

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🧁 Meet you at the starting line for the Cupcake 5K this weekend! 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Group of runners in blue 'Frosting 5K' shirts gathered at the starting line of the Cupcake 5K event on a sunny day.

ALT Group of runners in blue 'Frosting 5K' shirts gathered at the starting line of the Cupcake 5K event on a sunny day.

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🪓 Another Flannel fest for the books! We had a great time smashing pumpkins, cheering on lumberjacks, and celebrating the start of Fall! Thank you to all of the performers and vendors who made the event possible!
Smiling man raising fist triumphantly after chopping wood outdoors on a sunny day.

ALT Smiling man raising fist triumphantly after chopping wood outdoors on a sunny day.

Group of men leaning over a table intensely eating chicken wings during an outdoor event.

ALT Group of men leaning over a table intensely eating chicken wings during an outdoor event.

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Young woman in a plaid shirt swinging a bat to hit an object on a tree stump outdoors.

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🧁 We are just one week out from our annual Cupcake 5K! Your support means that more local youth and adults will have access to special recreation! 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
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🪓 Keep this Flannel Fest map handy, so you don't miss out on any of the fall fun planned for tomorrow! 🔥Register for Hot Wing and Apple pie Eating Contests | bit.ly/3VqfzXh 📅 October 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Map of Flannel Fest showing food trucks, stage, lumberjack area, vendors, and hayrack rides on a green background.

ALT Map of Flannel Fest showing food trucks, stage, lumberjack area, vendors, and hayrack rides on a green background.

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🌶️Sign up for the Flannel Fest Hot Wings Contest! This Hot Ones hot sauce pack is one of the prizes that could go home with you! Now FREE to sign up! 🔥Register for Hot Wing and Apple pie-eating | bit.ly/3VqfzXh 📅 October 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Assorted hot sauce bottles arranged in a gift box featuring brands like Hot Ones, Onima Pantry, and others with varied flavors and heat levels.

ALT Assorted hot sauce bottles arranged in a gift box featuring brands like Hot Ones, Onima Pantry, and others with varied flavors and heat levels.

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🧁 There's not much we wouldn't do for a cupcake... Run for cupcakes and a good cause at the Cupcake 5K! 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Young boy wearing sunglasses and a race medal enjoys a cupcake after the Cupcake 5K event on a sunny day.

ALT Young boy wearing sunglasses and a race medal enjoys a cupcake after the Cupcake 5K event on a sunny day.

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📣 We're Hiring! Help bring community events to life as the Champaign Park District’s Showmobile Driver and Operator. Safely transport, set up, operate, and break down our portable stage for special events throughout the community. 🔗 APPLY | bit.ly/4iwPcrE
Champaign Park District hiring showmobile driver and operator, apply online at ChampaignParks.org.

ALT Champaign Park District hiring showmobile driver and operator, apply online at ChampaignParks.org.

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🪓 We're gonna have so much fun, free swag at Flannel Fest this weekend! Tote bags, frisbees, stickers, bottle openers, air fresheners, and teddy bears! 🔥Register for Hot Wing and Apple pie-eating | bit.ly/3VqfzXh 📅 October 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Red frisbee, tote bag, buttons, and teddy bear all branded with Flannel Fest logo on wooden surface.

ALT Red frisbee, tote bag, buttons, and teddy bear all branded with Flannel Fest logo on wooden surface.

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🪓 Thank you to Black Dog Smoke & Alehouse for sponsoring the Flannel Fest Hot Wing Eating Contest and providing the wings! 🔥Register for Hot Wing Contest | bit.ly/3VqfzXh 📅 Oct 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Flannel Fest event thank you message featuring Black Dog Smoke & Ale House logo with a black dog illustration.

ALT Flannel Fest event thank you message featuring Black Dog Smoke & Ale House logo with a black dog illustration.

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🪓 Start growing your beard out now for the Flannel Fest Mustache Contest! Contest categories: Best Natural Mustache, Best Kids Mustache, Best Groomed Beard, Most Creative Beard, Best Flannel + Facial Hair Combo, Best Longest Beard. 📅 October 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Collage of photos of kids and adults in a mustache contest. Adults with real beards and kids with fake ones.

ALT Collage of photos of kids and adults in a mustache contest. Adults with real beards and kids with fake ones.

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🧁 Run, walk, or roll at our Cupcake 5K and be the reason local youth and adults have access to special recreation! 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Three smiling children participate in a 5K race, with one girl in a wheelchair and two others running alongside her on a sunny day.

ALT Three smiling children participate in a 5K race, with one girl in a wheelchair and two others running alongside her on a sunny day.

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🪓 This weekend! So many fun fall activities at Flannel Fest! A Mechanical Bull, Hayrack Rides, Inflatables, Kids Gym, Pumpkin Smashing, and so much more! 🔥Register for Hot Wing and Apple pie Eating Contests | bit.ly/3VqfzXh 📅 October 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Collage of photos: Young boy enjoying a ride on a mechanical bull at an outdoor fall festival in a park, kids in a wooden hayrack, family posing in front of hay bales and pumpkins, girl eating a s'more, girl in a bungee harness

ALT Collage of photos: Young boy enjoying a ride on a mechanical bull at an outdoor fall festival in a park, kids in a wooden hayrack, family posing in front of hay bales and pumpkins, girl eating a s'more, girl in a bungee harness

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🧁 We can almost taste the cupcakes. I bet they taste even better after finishing a 5K. 📅 November 1 ⏰ 9am 📍 Carle at the Fields 🔗 REGISTER | bit.ly/4tVSMik
Two young boys exchanging colorful Cupcake 5K finisher medals outdoors on a sunny day.

ALT Two young boys exchanging colorful Cupcake 5K finisher medals outdoors on a sunny day.

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🪓Fall is for watching lumberjacks destroy wood with chainsaws. We don't make the rules. 🔥Register for Hot Wing and Apple pie Eating Contests | bit.ly/3VqfzXh 📅 October 24 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 West Side Park
Collage of images of lumberjacks cutting wood with axes and chainsaws, and log rolling in water, advertising Flannel Fest event

ALT Collage of images of lumberjacks cutting wood with axes and chainsaws, and log rolling in water, advertising Flannel Fest event

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