Events at Northern Illinois this week
Every upcoming public event at Northern Illinois University: free food, club meetings, game days and more, from the university's own calendars and updated every day.
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Ofrenda for Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos8:00 AM – 11:59 PMFounders Memorial Library Lobby
- Faculty Writing Group9:00 AM – 12:00 PMFounders Memorial Library 71 North Partnership Studio
- "Things We Value"10:00 AM – 4:00 PMPick Museum of Anthropology Cole 114
- 2026 High School Invitational10:00 AM – 4:00 PMJack Arends Hall (Art Building) Jack Olson GalleryFree
- Indonesian fried rice competition11:00 AM – 12:00 PMWatson 101 WLC Language Learning Center
- Explore Career Opportunities with Rosecrance: Virtual Career Fair11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- **ONLINE** Faculty Panel: What Makes Courses Feel Like Community?11:00 AM
- No Huskie Goes Hungry Food Drive Drop Off Day12:00 PM – 3:00 PMHolmes Student Center
- Resume Ready Series Part 4: Beating Resume Bots12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- A turn up for the books: musical and cultural revolutions12:00 PM – 1:30 PMFounders Memorial Library 403
- **ONLINE** LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests12:00 PM
- Post Election Reflection Party12:00 PM – 2:00 PMHolmes Student Center Oasis
- RCSA Membership Meeting12:30 PM – 1:00 PMWirtz Hall 116
- **ONLINE** Using Blackboard Ally to Support Accessibility in Your Course2:00 PM
- The Olmec Heads Experience2:00 PM – 8:00 PMNIU Art Museum South GalleryFree
- Unplugged Conversations3:00 PM – 4:00 PMFounders Memorial Library 71 North Partnership Studio
- Central Park Wildflower Garden Clean-up3:00 PM – 4:30 PMCentral Park The garden that runs through Central Park between the Grant and Stevenson Towers.
- Ink and Identity: Comics and Storytelling with Jim Terry3:30 PM – 5:00 PMHolmes Student Center Regency Room
- Huskie Closet4:00 PM – 5:30 PMChick Evans Field House Suite 102, north-east corner overlooking parking lot
- Diwali Dinner 20264:00 PM – 8:00 PMNeptune Central Dining
- Financial Aid on Tour: Presentation at the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies5:00 PM – 7:00 PMLatino Center Smart Classroom 121
- Castle Siege Weekly Tournament5:00 PM – 10:00 PMAltgeld Hall 100
- Financial Aid on Tour5:00 PM – 7:00 PMLatino Center 121
- Take One, Make One - Period Pockets5:00 PM – 6:00 PMPeters Campus Life Building 132
- NIU Esports Varsity Super Smash Bros Ultimate6:00 PM
- Nolan Valou, Senior Voice Recital7:00 PM – 8:00 PMMusic Building Recital Hall
- Northern Illinois University Men's Basketball at Tulsa7:00 PM – 9:00 PMTulsa, Okla.
- Council on Thai Studies 2026 Virtual Panels7:00 PM – 8:30 PMFree
- Nolan Valyou, Senior Voice Recital7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday, November 6, 2026
- Northern Illinois University Women's Tennis vs Intercollegiate Tennis Association12:00 AMRome, GA
- Northern Illinois University Men's Tennis vs Intercollegiate Tennis Association12:00 AMRome, GA
- Ofrenda for Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos8:00 AM – 3:00 PMFounders Memorial Library Lobby
- FAFSA Fridays!9:00 AM – 4:00 PMSwen Parson Hall 245
- **ONLINE** Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium9:00 AM
- "Things We Value"10:00 AM – 4:00 PMPick Museum of Anthropology Cole 114
- 2026 High School Invitational10:00 AM – 12:00 PMJack Arends Hall (Art Building) Jack Olson GalleryFree
- COTS 2026 Opening Keynote with Deputy Consul - General Varapol Chensavasdijai12:00 PM – 1:00 PMHolmes Student Center Capitol RoomFree
- The Olmec Heads Experience12:00 PM – 6:00 PMNIU Art Museum South GalleryFree
- Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting 202612:00 PMHolmes Student CenterFree
- Northern Exposure: Where Curiosity Meets Research1:00 PM – 2:00 PMFounders Memorial Library 71 North Partnership Studio
- Nachos Day at Qdoba3:00 PM – 7:00 PMHolmes Student Center Qdoba
- Conference Keynote: Prof. Karen Bennett (Rutgers University)3:00 PM – 5:00 PMHolmes Student Center University SuiteFree
- Graduate Colloquium: Dr. Alexey Snezhko3:30 PMLa Tourette Hall 200
- Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball at IU Indy5:00 PM – 7:00 PMIndianapolis, IN
- Liam Teague, Faculty Steelpan Recital "The Magic of the Steelpan"5:00 PM – 6:30 PMMusic Building Recital Hall
- Northern Illinois University Women's Basketball at Bradley6:00 PM – 8:00 PMPeoria, Ill.
- Network of Nations Intercultural Cafe6:30 PM – 8:30 PMImmanuel Lutheran Church
- School of Theatre and Dance presents - Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde7:30 PMStevens Building Black Box Theatre
- San Francisco Herbst Theatre Concert Tour: A Celebration of Saxophone Expressions8:00 PM – 9:00 PMMusic Building Concert Hall
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Northern Illinois University Men's Tennis vs Intercollegiate Tennis Association12:00 AMRome, GA
- Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer vs Quarterfinals12:00 AMcampus sites
- Northern Illinois University Women's Tennis vs Intercollegiate Tennis Association12:00 AMRome, GA
- Northern Illinois University Wrestling at MSU Open8:30 AM – 11:30 AMEast Lansing, MI
- Dr. C. Michael Gelven NIU Graduate Philosophy Conference9:00 AM – 4:30 PMHolmes Student Center University SuiteFree
- NIU Law November Open House10:00 AM – 3:00 PMSwen Parson Hall
- The Olmec Heads Experience10:00 AM – 1:00 PMNIU Art Museum South GalleryFree
- "Things We Value"10:00 AM – 3:00 PMPick Museum of Anthropology Cole 114
- COTS 2026 Conference Keynote Dr. Jane Ferguson (Australian National University)10:30 AM – 11:30 AMHolmes Student Center Capitol RoomFree
- Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting 202612:00 PMHolmes Student CenterFree
- Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball at Purdue Fort Wayne1:00 PM – 3:00 PMFort Wayne, IN
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