Peoria, IL

Peoria, IL Events

(Weekly events are on pause) Updated Thursday July 17th, 2025

See the Events page.

Sundays, 10:30 am - Service at the UU church
Sundays, 11:30 am - Coffee hour at the UU church
2nd and 4th Sundays, 1 pm - Mah Jongg at the UU church
2nd Mondays @ 6:30 pm, Lakeview Branch Library - Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Club
1st Thursdays, 6 pm - Peoria Area Queer Climbers Meetup at First Ascent
Last Saturday of the month, Film Club at the Main Library
Last Saturday of the month, trans night at The Bistro
Cloudless Saturdays from May to October, sunset to midnight - Northmoor Observatory
Most Saturdays from April through September - Dirt races at Peoria Speedway

💃 Body of Bloomington bodyofbloomington.com
- 1 hour east of Peoria
- Monthly pole dancing classes
🏎️ Peoria Speedway peoriaspeedway.com - Small dirt racetrack

🕹️ 8-bit Beercade
💃 Diesel (⚠️ Facebook) - LGBTQ+-friendly nightclub
🧗 First Ascent - Downtown Peoria, rock climbing and bouldering (First Ascent Parking)
The Bistro
- 1 hour east of Peoria
- LGBTQ+-friendly bar
- Open Wednesday through Saturday
📖 Lit on Fire - Open Tuesday through Saturday, LGBTQ+-friendly bookstore
🏌️ Putt Club - East Peoria mini golf
Riverfront Museum peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
Peoria UU Church
🚂 Wheels O' Time museum
🦅 Wildlife Prairie Park

Detweiler Park peoriaparks.org - Trails, soccer fields, picnic shelters
Jubilee College State Park en.wikipedia.org
- 20 minutes west of Peoria
- I think it's open until 10 pm
- Stargazing at Jubilee is a little better than in town
Laura Bradley Park en.wikipedia.org
Riverfront Park peoriaparks.org
Rock Island Trail dnr.illinois.gov - Runs through town and 20+ miles northwest. Open til sunset for walking, biking, and running. It's gravel from the Alta trailhead westward but I believe it's paved further into town.

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