Fall Fusion festival fills downtown Urbana on Saturday afternoon
Live music, an instrument petting zoo, a 70-foot obstacle course and a fire-performance finale, 3 to 7 p.m.
URBANA - The fourth annual Urbana Fall Fusion Festival takes over downtown Urbana from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, according to organizer 40 North/88 West and the City of Urbana.
Race and Main streets will be decorated with pumpkins, gourds and leaves. The lineup includes free live music on the festival stage, a 70-foot inflatable obstacle course, an instrument petting zoo with the CU Folk and Roots Festival, and a fire performance as the finale. The city's announcement also lists slime-making, a goblin hunt, historical artifacts and robots.
40 North/88 West organizes the festival, and the City of Urbana sponsors it. Parts of Main and Race streets close from about 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the event, according to Urbana Public Works.
Source: 40 North/88 West festival page; City of Urbana announcement, Oct. 5, 2026.