Aurora’s Events & Activities Another Summer to Remember 100+ FUN THINGS TO DO JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER GET YOUR SUMMER ON 2015 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES JUNE 6 SOULFEED SMOOTH JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY 25-26 PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL JUNE 13 BODEANS JULY 31 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES JUNE 19-20 19TH ANNUAL BLUES ON THE FOX AUGUST 7 DOWNTOWN ALIVE! FRIDAY: North Mississippi Allstars, Royal Southern Brotherhood Maggie Speaks & Catfight SATURDAY: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Mavis Staples, Otis Taylor Band, Moreland & Arbuckle AUGUST 15 SING-A-LONG FROZEN Movie in the Park FREE thanks to the generosity of the Dunham Fund JULY 3 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Aurora American Legion Band, Fox Valley Orchestra & Fireworks AUGUST 21 GET THE LED OUT The Led Zeppelin Tribute JULY 10 SMASH MOUTH & TOAD THE WET SPROCKET with special guest TONIC AUGUST 22 EARTH, WIND & FIRE JULY 17 DOWNTOWN ALIVE! SEPTEMBER 5 FOX VALLEY IRISH FESTIVAL One of These Nights: Eagles Tribue & Cowboy Jukebox The Mahones, The Ploughboys & Brendan Loughrey JULY 18 REO SPEEDWAGON SEPTEMBER 13 FIESTAS PATRIAS JULY 24 ROCK THE YACHT Little River Band, Ambrosia, Player, Stephen Bishop, Robbie Dupree 630.896.6666 or RIVEREDGEAURORA.COM JUNE 6/18 Ward 1 Magic and Music at Garfield Park 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Garfield Park 6/15-6/20 817 Forest Ave. BLUES WEEK IN AURORA 6/20 Aurora Farmers Market – Main 6/15 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The new state-of-the-art Richard & Gina Santori Public Library will host Blues Concert: Aurora Transporation Center a Grand Opening ceremony on Sunday, June 14, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Blues on the Fox 233 N. Broadway The library officially opens to the public on Monday, June 15 at 9:00 a.m. Preservation Band 6:00 p.m. 6/20 Culture Stock Bookstore Juneteenth Celebration 6/13 44 E. Galena Blvd. Movies in the Park: 3:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Martin Luther King Park Paddington 6/16 8:00 p.m. Farnsworth Ave. & Grand Blvd. Guitar Workshop Phillips Park 6:30 p.m. 1150 Howell Place 6/27 6/5 Two Brothers Roundhouse Movies in the Park: 205 N. Broadway First Fridays – Art, Music & More 6/13 The Book of Life 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Farmers Market – Main 6/17 Downtown Aurora 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Phillips Park Blues Symposium 1150 Howell Place Aurora Transporation Center 7:00 p.m. 6/5 233 N. Broadway North Island Center 6/27 John Primer Concert 8 E. Galena Blvd. 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – Main 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Paramount Theatre 6/18 23 E. Galena Blvd. Aurora Transporation Center Writer’s Open Mic Night 233 N. Broadway 6/6 6:15 p.m. Culture Stock Bookstore SoulFeed Smooth Jazz Concert 44 E. Galena Blvd. 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 6/13 RiverEdge Park Aurora Greenfest 6/19 360 N. Broadway 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Prisco Center Blues on the Fox Festival 150 W. Illinois Ave. 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. RiverEdge Park 360 N. Broadway 6/20 Blues on the Fox Festival 6/6 3:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – Main RiverEdge Park 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 6/14 360 N. Broadway Aurora Transporation Center Richard & Gina Santori Public 233 N. Broadway Library Grand Opening Ceremony 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 6/13 New Public Library BoDeans Concert 101 S. River St. 8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. RiverEdge Park 6/14 360 N. Broadway The legendary Mavis Staples is one Sundays in the Parlor – of the A-list celebs that will headline Cigrand and Flag Day Lecture Aurora’s 19th Annual Blues on the 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fox Festival on Friday, June 19 and Tanner House Saturday, June 20! Get your tickets 305 Cedar Street today at www.riveredgeaurora.com /CityofAuroraIL @CityofAuroraIL /CityofAuroraIllinois www.aurora-il.org | 3 JULY 7/3 7/16 7/25 Veterans Advisory Council Car Show Ward 1 Magic and Music Movies in the Park: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Garfield Park How to Train River St. & Vine St. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Your Dragon 2 Garfield Park 8:00 p.m. 817 Forest Ave. Phillips Park 7/8 1150 Howell Place Aurora Farmers Market – West 7/16 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – East 7/25 West Plaza Shopping Center 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – Main 1901 W. Galena Blvd. Our Lady of Mercy Church 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 7/3 701 S. Eola Road Aurora Transporation Center First Fridays – Art, Music & More 7/9 233 N. Broadway 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – East 7/17 Downtown Aurora 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Downtown Alive! 7/25 Our Lady of Mercy Church One of These Nights Shakespeare on the Mall 7/3 701 S. Eola Road 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Fireworks RiverEdge Park Water Street Mall (adjacent to Extravaganza 7/10 360 N. Broadway City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place) 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Smash Mouth & Toad the Wet McCullough Park Sprocket with Tonic Concert 7/18 7/25 Lake St. & Illinois Ave. 7:00 p.m. REO Speedwagon Concert Puerto Rican Heritage Festival RiverEdge Park 8:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. RiverEdge Park 360 N. Broadway 360 N. Broadway RiverEdge Park RiverEdge Park 360 N. Broadway 360 N. Broadway 7/11 Movies in the Park: 7/18 7/26 We Bought a Zoo Aurora Farmers Market – Main Puerto Rican Heritage Parade 8:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Phillips Park Aurora Transporation Center Downtown Aurora 1150 Howell Place 233 N. Broadway 7/4 7/26 7/11 Fourth of July Parade 7/18 Puerto Rican Heritage Festival 10:00 a.m. Aurora Farmers Market – Main The Bazaar on Water Street 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Downtown Aurora 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. RiverEdge Park Aurora Transporation Center Water Street Mall (adjacent to 360 N. Broadway 7/4 233 N. Broadway City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place) 7/29 Fourth of July Bell Ringing 7/12 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 7/22 Aurora Farmers Market – West Tanner House Sundays in the Parlor – Aurora Farmers Market – West 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 305 Cedar Street Art in the Parlor 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. West Plaza Shopping Center 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. West Plaza Shopping Center 1901 W. Galena Blvd. 7/5 Tanner House 1901 W. Galena Blvd. 305 Cedar Street Sacred Heart Annual 7/30 7/23 Aurora Farmers Market – East Festival & Concert 7/15 12:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – East 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. RiverEdge Park Aurora Farmers Market – West 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy Church 360 N. Broadway 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy Church 701 S. Eola Road West Plaza Shopping Center 701 S. Eola Road 1901 W. Galena Blvd. 7/31 7/24 Hall & Oates Concert Rock the Yacht Concert 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. RiverEdge Park RiverEdge Park 360 N. Broadway 360 N. Broadway The two-day Puerto Rican Heritage Festival – Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26 – brings the sensational music, food, and culture of the island right to Aurora, including performances and a parade. 4 | City of Aurora | Special Events Guide 2015 Customer Service – 630.256.INFO AUGUST 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22 Aurora Farmers Market – Main Chicagoland Emergency Frozen Sing-a-long Movies in the Park: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Vehicle Show 8:00 p.m. Cinderella Aurora Transporation Center 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. RiverEdge Park 8:00 p.m. 233 N. Broadway Aurora Central Fire Station 360 N. Broadway Phillips Park 175 N. Broadway 1150 Howell Place 8/2 8/15 On the Wall/Urban Art Festival 8/8 Louche Puce Market 8/22 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Movies in the Park: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Aurora Farmers Market – Main Water Street Mall (adjacent to Big Hero 6 Water Street Mall (adjacent to 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. City Hall 44 E. Downer Place) 8:00 p.m. City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place) Aurora Transporation Center Phillips Park 233 N. Broadway 1150 Howell Place 8/15 Aurora Farmers Market – Main 8/22 8/8 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Earth, Wind and Fire Concert Aurora Farmers Market – Main Aurora Transporation Center 8:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 233 N. Broadway RiverEdge Park 8/4 Aurora Transporation Center 360 N. Broadway National Night Out 233 N. Broadway 8/15 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. United Way Cardboard Boat Race 8/23 Neighborhoods Throughout Aurora 8/9 10:00 a.m.