25-04-2025
Ebertfest and Race Weekend could bring Champaign Co. millions of dollars
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign-Urbana will be busy this weekend with thousands of people expected to be in town.
Two of the biggest events of the year are happening in Champaign-Urbana at the same time: Ebertfest and the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend. Officials said Ebertfest is expected to bring in around $350,000 while the marathon may top $5 million.
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'In terms of the economic impact, all of that economic impact money that comes in is filtered back into the community as tax money,' said Mark Brown, Experience Champaign Urbana Director of Event Services and Film. 'And so, when people from out of town are coming in and spending their money, it goes into sales tax, and then that money can be used for the community for things like repairing roads, improving city functions, things like that.'
Ebertfest kicked off Wednesday and will end Saturday after the final showing at 9 p.m. The Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend started Thursday night with the mile race and ends on Saturday.
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