“Bringing Up Baby” will be the first movie that will be viewed outdoors this summer at Aurora Regional Fire Museum. A new outdoor film series sponsored by Aurora Downtown kicks off on July 8. The free film series will screen…
Aurora Downtown approved small business grants totaling nearly $40,000 this week. The announcement serves as a bellwether that downtown businesses are ready for post-pandemic growth. Aurora Downtown, the nonprofit group that oversees the downtown Special Service Area, will distribute grant…
Aurora Downtown’s Streetscape committee selected a final design for a proposed East Side gateway mural. Artists Laura Lynne Kubicek and Catalina Diaz presented a final design that will be going forward to the city approval process. Aurora Downtown published a…
Aurora Downtown’s Business Attraction and Retention (BAR) Committee is excited to offer a variety of grants established to help support businesses, property owners, and initiatives taking place in the downtown special service area (SSA One). In 2021, Aurora Downtown’s BAR…
Aurora Downtown celebrates and honors Black History Month this February by highlighting some of our amazing Black-owned businesses in downtown Aurora. The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange Sophisticated You Crystal House Pure Skin Solutions “I had to make my own living…
Art and Market Aurora is a new indoor market opening at Society 57. The market will feature both food and artisan vendors with all Covid-19 restrictions in place. A dozen market vendors will be on hand from 8 a.m. to…
This winter, check out this list of fun and mostly free activities to do in downtown Aurora. Head out with your mask and enjoy some budget-friendly time in the City of Lights. 1. Strike a pose There’s a reason why…
Hop on Aurora Express! Visit downtown Aurora this holiday season for “Aurora Express” featuring storefront displays of locomotives and other forms of transportation from yesteryear to today by local artists. “There were parades up and down Broadway celebrating the Burlington,”…
Have fun, support local businesses, and help flatten the curve! Here are ten things to do in downtown Aurora that will cheer you right up. 1. Stop by Sugar Skull City Sugar Skull City is happening from October 15 to…
Aurora Downtown will turn downtown into Sugar Skull City from October 15 to November 15 to coincide with Day of the Dead activities. The 30-day celebration honors the beloved Mexican cultural tradition of Day of the Dead, and coincides with…
