2025 Festival

The 17th Annual CU Folk & Roots Festival will be live from vibrant downtown Urbana from October 2-4, 2025. We will have a full slate of performances, workshops and jams in downtown Urbana.

This year, we are happy to partner with our friends at 40North and Urbana Arts & Culture Committee to bring you an incredible lineup of local and regional artists to the Urbana Fall Fusion Festival Stage on Saturday, October 4th. This collaboration provides even more free, all-ages programming to downtown Urbana, including a square dance led by the incredible Willi Carlisle! Stay tuned for more info. 

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The Full Lineup:

Promotional image for the 2025 Champaign-Urbana Folk & Roots Festival taking place in Urbana, IL, October 2-4. The image includes 4 animals playing around a campfire with the moon shining above them. The lineup includes: Willi Carlisle, Hogslop String Band, Greg Cahill & Special Consensus, Eddie Barbash & KASA & Friends, Buffalo Rose, Lizzie No, Chris Acker, Melody Angel, Vitalis “Samaita” Botsa, The Sullivan Sisters, Hogslop String Band, Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp, Wild Earp & The Free For Alls, The Claudettes, Cole Bridges & The Overpass, The Illegal Smiles, Jamika ft. Ther'Up.Y, Broken Brogue, LoveSeat, Jordan Kaye's Django Wrangle, Robin and the Toad, Papashoy Klezmer Band, Bandoneon Massacre, Two Shoes Urbana Revue, Mariachi Libertad, Backyard BBQ Band, Bowdacious String Band, Bill Poss Children's Show, Black Eyed Lillies, Foothill Rounders, Union Avenue, Lehra Lehra, The Firesides, Dan Kusaya and Chimurenga Inspirations, and Rodrigo Avalos. In addition, there will be jams, workshops, dances, and family-friendly activities. Pre-sale tickets are available on our website: www.folkandroots.org