• Rainbow Dance Regional Dance Competition

    Baird Center South Building – Main Entrance 400 W. Wisconsin Ave.

    Rainbow is dedicated to producing a high quality dance event that creates rewarding experiences for dancers, teachers, and parents. Stages are shared by thousands of different ages, talents, and abilities. Rainbow Dance seeks to provide each of these performers with the opportunity to shine in a positive, rewarding, and exhilarating competition setting.

    Gaming Hoopla

    Baird Center South Building – Main Entrance 400 W. Wisconsin Ave.

    The Gaming Hoopla is an annual gaming convention, run by a cancer charity non-profit, and partners with Aurora Cancer Care. Featuring: tabletop board games, card games, miniatures, role-playing games, giant & life-size board games, tournaments, exhibitors, play-to-win events, silent auction, a HUGE raffle, the Hoopla games library, and much more!

    Secure Futures Investment Conference 2026

    Baird Center North Building – Main Entrance 405 W. Kilbourn Ave.

    SecureFutures empowers teens through financial education. Our movement of engaging volunteers, dynamic schools and generous supporters share a vision of stronger communities built by an investment in “money smart” teens.