If you are around campus this summer, you should check out 13 Thursdays, happening in Campustown! 13 Thursdays is an annual summer time promotion put on by the Champaign Center Partnership. It features weekly deals and discounts at over 20 Campustown businesses and FREE parking every Thursday from May 16-August 8. For more information on 13 Thursdays, visit https://www.champaigncenter.com/13thursdays

Not only can you score great deals at restaurants and stores in Campustown, but you also have the chance to win some great prizes too! Just pick up a passport from one of the participating businesses (while supplies last). Then, when you redeem a deal at one of the businesses, have them stamp your passport. If you get 6 stamps on your passport over the course of the summer, you’ll be entered to win a prize! The prizes include two $20 gift cards to Ragstock, two $25 gift cards to Kung Fu Tea, a $50 Brew Lab gift card, a $250 Illini Union Bookstore gift card, or the grand prize, two premium colonade tickets to the Michigan vs. Illinois football game on Sat. Oct 12, 2019 w/ parking pass (donated by Illini Media).

Although you do not need to show your passport in order to redeem a deal on a Thursday, you will need it in order to collect stamps for your chance to win one of the prizes. If you do not have the passport and want to redeem the deal without the stamp, simply state that you’re there for the 13 Thursdays promotion at the point of sale.

Enjoy Thursdays in Campustown all summer long and turn in your stamped passports to the drop off locations in either Busey Bank or Towneplace Suites by Marriott by Thursday, August 8 by 5PM!

Below is a list of participating businesses and their deals:

Apricot Lane - $10 off of a $50 purchase, $20 off of an $80 purchase

BodyWork Associates - $10 off 60-min massage scheduled between 5/16-8/8

BrewLab Coffee - $1 off any drink

Cold Stone Creamery - Half off drinks (smoothies, milkshakes, and frappes)

Evo Cafe - Get free bottled water with Express Lunch, get free can of coke or sprite with 3-entree lunch special

Gameday Spirit - May/June: buy one get two free t-shirts from BOGO area, July/August: Build-a-tee for $10

Howdy Burger - Free fries or plain hot dog with any burger purchase

Illini Eyecare - 30% off a complete pair of glasses. Can’t use with insurance.

Illini Inn - Half price appetizers with the purchase of a drink

Illini Union - Various, see passport

Illini Union Bookstore - 20% off your entire purchase (in-store only)

Kung Fu Tea - Begins 6/4. Buy sushi burrito or poke bowl, get free medium bubble tea.

LaTea Bubble Tea - Free size upgrade. (med for price of small, large for price of med)

Legends - Get a 12 oz. draft Legends Lager with purchase of a full-price entree

Midsummer Lounge - 25% off entire order

Murphy’s Pub - Half price appetizers 2-7PM with purchase of a beverage

Paris Super Crepes - Buy one crepe or drink, get one 50% off

Pokelab from Hawaii - Free miso soup or bottled water with purchase of regular poke bowl, or $3 off any poke bowl order of $20 or more.

Ragstock - 25% off one regular priced item, extra 50% off clearance

Signature Grill - Purchase any entree, get one free samosa

Sushi Rock - buy one roll or sushi, get one 50% off

Teamoji - Free ice cream or macaroon with any drink purchase

The Illini Shop - 40% off regular price tank tops, extra 50% off clearance

Wendy’s - Free small drink and fry with purchase of large sandwich

Head to Campustown on Thursday, May 30th from 5-8PM for a special 13 Thursdays event, Chow Down in Campustown! Try free samples, enjoy a sidewalk sale, chalk the quad, and then enjoy a movie on the quad!

JSM is providing FREE parking validation tickets good for one free hour of parking when you park in the Campus Center Public Parking Deck. In order to get your validation ticket, simply redeem one of the 13 Thursdays deals and ask the business for a validation ticket. Watch the video below for more information on how to use the parking deck and validation ticket.