October at The Venue brings Pete Ellman Jazz weekly concert series
Visit The Venue and enjoy live music downtown Aurora this October.
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Murals add diversity to city story
This year could be the biggest year ever for murals in Aurora. By the end of fall, there will be more than two dozen completed works of public art downtown Aurora. Jenn Evans, director of Aurora Public Art, has worked…
New film series brings outdoor movies downtown Aurora this summer
“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…
2021 grant recipients announced: $40K to downtown businesses
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…
Proposed East Side gateway mural design selected for downtown Aurora
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 offering grants to support small business efforts
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…
Black History Month: Celebrate Black-owned businesses in downtown Aurora
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 brings indoor market to downtown
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…
Your GUIDE to Aurora Express this holiday season
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,”…
Chin up, buttercup. Visit downtown Aurora.
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…