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Egg Hunt on the Island offers non-traditional hunt with downtown businesses on April 9

By Marissa Amoni | Mar 28, 2022

March 23, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Marissa Amoni(630) 674-2099AURORA DOWNTOWN HOSTS EGG HUNT ON THE ISLAND ON APRIL 9DOWNTOWN AURORA - Aurora Downtown will host its annual Egg Hunt on the Island on Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 3 p.m.

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Poetry in storefronts this April

By Marissa Amoni | Mar 28, 2022

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Aurora Downtown will feature a dozen poems in downtown storefronts throughout April.

First Fridays LINEUP for April 1

By Marissa Amoni | Mar 22, 2022

Aurora Downtown announces the lineup for First Fridays on April 1.

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Aurora Downtown Celebrates National Poetry Month

By Marissa Amoni | Feb 16, 2022

In honor of National Poetry Month this April, Aurora Downtown is hosting a call for poems. The theme is “Rebirth” and poems will be reviewed by the city’s poet laureate.

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Aurora Downtown Offers Grants to Support Small Businesses

By Marissa Amoni | Feb 15, 2022

New 2022 BAR grants announced

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Aurora Downtown announces 2022 events

By Marissa Amoni | Jan 25, 2022

Aurora Downtown announced their schedule of events for the year.

2022 downtown Aurora events thru June

By Marissa Amoni | Jan 12, 2022

Aurora Downtown returns to hosting a full season of First Fridays from February through December.

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Unity Gatewal Mural completed in downtown Aurora

By Marissa Amoni | Sep 12, 2021

Unity Gateway Mural, Aurora Downtown’s East Side gateway mural is complete. Aurora artists Laura Lynne and Catalina Diaz started working on the mural in early August, and they completed it in early September with assistance from about 45 community volunteers.

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Sugar Skull City CALL FOR ART announced

By Marissa Amoni | Aug 24, 2021

Aurora Downtown once again will be turning downtown into Sugar Skull City from October 15 to November 7 to coincide with Day of the Dead events during First Fridays on November 5.

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August 28 Alley Art Fest, record number of mural installations in Aurora

By Marissa Amoni | Aug 24, 2021

A month of public art in Aurora, celebrated August 28

Alley Art back home on August 28

By Marissa Amoni | Aug 18, 2021

Alley Art Festival will return to its home on the last Saturday of August in downtown Aurora. The popular, grassroots art festival will be back on Water Street Mall and is expanding to the nearby riverwalk, Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue, and Gallery 1904 at 1 E. Benton St

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Volunteers for Unity Mural

By Marissa Amoni | Aug 17, 2021

Aurora Downtown’s newest East Side gateway mural will be painted this August. Artists Laura Lynne Kubicek and Catalina Diaz started working on the mural earlier this month, and they are now seeking volunteers from the community to assist with painting.

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First Fridays returns on August 6

By Marissa Amoni | Aug 1, 2021

First Fridays in downtown Aurora will feature more than thirty venues open with art, music, and more on August 6.

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Aurora Arts Weekend on June 4 & 5

By Marissa Amoni | May 26, 2021

Aurora Arts Weekend will bring multiple art shows to downtown Aurora on June 4 and 5. Aurora Arts Weekend will feature events at both First Fridays on June 4 and Fox River Arts Ramble on June 5.