Events in the Aurora Area of Illinois

3rd Annual Oktoberfest at Gray's Mill Estate

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Aug 2, 2023 - Jan 7, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

An acoustic sing around, currently hosted at the Two Brothers Roundhouse. The weekly folk music sing...

Aug

Little Shop of Horrors

Paramount Theatre

Aug 30, 2023 - Oct 15, 2023
12:00 PM

Paramount’s 12th Broadway Series launches with Little Shop of Horrors, the doo-wop R&...

Sep

Gray's Mill Estate

Sep 16, 2023 - Oct 8, 2023
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The 3rd Annual Oktoberfest at The Gray's Mill Estate begins Saturday, September 16th in Bau...

Sep

Pumpkin Daze

Abbey Farms

Sep 16, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Abbey Farms annual Pumpkin Daze is back. Come join us for all sorts of Fall Fun. We have an 8 acre c...

Sep

Oswego Country Market

Downtown Oswego

Sep 17, 2023 - Jan 7, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Every Sunday, June through September, downtown Oswego opens up for the Oswego Country Market. This f...

Sep

Oswego Country Market

Downtown Oswego

Sep 24, 2023 - Jan 14, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Every Sunday, June through September, downtown Oswego opens up for the Oswego Country Market. This f...

Sep

Fiddle Face in the Beer Garden

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Sep 29, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Fiddleface is World Class Fiddler Georgia Rae, Guitarist Benny Barels and Bassist Trevor Mooney. Com...

Sep

Kiwanis Yorktoberfest

Bicentennial Riverfront Park

Sep 29, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

It's a traditional seasonal celebration of tasty adult beverages with a special Yorkville twist....

Sep

This Girls Story Poetry Slam

Downtown Batavia

Sep 30, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Come enjoy a variety of vendors each week. Enjoy an assortment of fresh greens, gourmet mushrooms, m...

Sep

Aurora Farmer's Market

Water Street Square

Sep 30, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Aurora Farmers Markets are headlined by fresh produce and fun! Now in our 111th season, we are e...

Sep

Java Plus & On-line (Hybrid event)

Sep 30, 2023
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Do you know a young poet? The non-profit organization and digital magazine, This Girls Story, is now...

Sep

Omar Coleman

The Venue Aurora

Sep 30, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Omar Coleman , Saturday, September 30 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advanc...

Sep

La casa de Edith Farnsworth

Edith Farnsworth House

Sep 30, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

La Casa de Edith Farnsworth Book now - we sell out! To commemorate the National Hispanic Heritage Mo...

Sep

Autumn Smorgasbord Artisan Market

Fox Republic Brewing

Sep 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Throw on your lederhosen, grab your fruende, and come shop from over 30 talented local makers inside...

Sep

Funktional Family in the Beer Garden

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Sep 30, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Come for dinner, stay for a show under the open sky! $5 cover • 21+ (unless prior arrangements ...

Oct

Aurora Pooch Parade

Phillips Park

Oct 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join the City of Aurora as we celebrate our favorite furry friends! The fifth annual Aurora Pooch Pa...

Oct

Fox Valley Music Consortium's FALL FEST!

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 1, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Oct

Fall Family Day!

Edith Farnsworth House

Oct 1, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Make it a tradition and join us for our annual afternoon of nature, art, and architecture for the en...

Oct

Cool Acres Shelter

Oct 1, 2023
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join the FV Music Consortium for an afternoon of family-friendly fun, music, games, raffles, an &quo...

Oct

Bluegrass Sundays at Sidecar

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 1, 2023
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for our favorite day of the week. Bluegrass Sunday! We’ll gather ‘fireside&rsquo...

Oct

What the Constitution Means to Me

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 4, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

An acoustic sing around, currently hosted at the Two Brothers Roundhouse. The weekly folk music sing...

Oct

Copley Theatre

Oct 4, 2023 - Nov 12, 2023
12:00 PM

How do you chart freedom? How can you package liberty? Who’s included and who’s delibera...

Oct

Eric Johanson with Matt Keen

The Venue Aurora

Oct 6, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Eric Johanson wsg Matt Keen , Friday, October 6 at 8pm. Doors open 7...

Oct

Whoosh & the Ramblers in the Beer Garden

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 6, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

WHOOSH is teaming up with Shukin & The Ramblers this October for a night packed full of your fav...

Oct

Oktoberfest at Sidecar Woonerf & BierGarden

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 6, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023
4:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Sidecar Supper Club & BierGarden invites you to join in for a day full of delicious German food,...

Oct

Exhibition Walk Through With Alberto Ortega Trejo

Downtown Batavia

Oct 7, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Come enjoy a variety of vendors each week. Enjoy an assortment of fresh greens, gourmet mushrooms, m...

Oct

Aurora Farmer's Market

Water Street Square

Oct 7, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Aurora Farmers Markets are headlined by fresh produce and fun! Now in our 111th season, we are e...

Oct

Edith Farnsworth House

Oct 7, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Join Edith Farnsworth House’s 2023 Artist in Residence Alberto Ortega-Trejo for a special tour...

Oct

Gerald McClendon - A Motown Dance Party

The Venue Aurora

Oct 7, 2023
12:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Gerald McClendon, Saturday, October 7 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advanc...

Oct

Invisible Cartoons in the Beer Garden

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 7, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Come Smile-Rock with us as we park our grooves at Sidecar supper club with our friend Cassandra Henw...

Oct

Sixth Annual-Community Hero Day

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Oct 7, 2023
12:00 PM

Oct

: Fox Valley Jazz Bib Band Presents: "Classical Music Re-Imagined"

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 8, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Oct

Aurora Christian Schools Theater

Oct 8, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

The music of Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Holst and other famous composers re-imagined for the big band!...

Oct

Desperate Bastards

The Venue Aurora

Oct 8, 2023
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Desperate Bastards, Sunday, October 8 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advanc...

Oct

Batavia Lyceum Association

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 9, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

This month Scott Bayer presents “Navigating the Culture Wars, in the Public School Classroom&r...

Oct

ArtBar Batavia 'The Friday the 13th Show'

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 11, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

An acoustic sing around, currently hosted at the Two Brothers Roundhouse. The weekly folk music sing...

Oct

Amy Lavere & Will Sexton

The Venue Aurora

Oct 11, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Amy LaVere & Will Sexton , October 11 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Ad...

Oct

Terrapin Flyer

The Venue Aurora

Oct 12, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Terrapin Flyer, Thursday, October 12 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advance Ge...

Oct

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 13, 2023
7:00 PM - 11:45 PM

Ch-ch-ch-ch-ah-ah-ah-ah... Do you dare join us for an evening of fright on Friday, October 13 at Sid...

Oct

Saw Wee Kee Fall Trail Run

Saw Wee Kee Park

Oct 14, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The soft path, with its twists and turns, ups and downs, makes for a great all natural run whether t...

Oct

Warren Douglas Band in the Beer Garden

Downtown Batavia

Oct 14, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Come enjoy a variety of vendors each week. Enjoy an assortment of fresh greens, gourmet mushrooms, m...

Oct

Aurora Farmer's Market

Water Street Square

Oct 14, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Aurora Farmers Markets are headlined by fresh produce and fun! Now in our 111th season, we are e...

Oct

Moonlight & Mies Tour

Edith Farnsworth House

Oct 14, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

These exclusive tours will start at dusk and return after dark, lasting approximately 90 minutes. Gu...

Oct

Off Broadway

The Venue Aurora

Oct 14, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present OFF BROADWAY on Saturday, October 14 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advance...

Oct

Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden

Oct 14, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Join Americana songwriter, guitar player and recording artist Warren Douglas with Jim Hurley on drum...

Oct

Fox Chamber SIngers Present "Canticum Sacrum"

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 15, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Oct

Our Lady of Good Counsel Church

Oct 15, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Fox Chamber Singers return to perform again at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and the excellent aco...

Oct

Welcome to Skull City

Downtown Aurora

Oct 15, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023
11:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Aurora Downtown is honoring Day of the Dead, the beloved Mexican Cultural tradition, from October 15...

Oct

An Evening with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Sutton Foster

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 18, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

An acoustic sing around, currently hosted at the Two Brothers Roundhouse. The weekly folk music sing...

Oct

Paramount Theatre

Oct 20, 2023
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM

We invite you to join us for an exceptional evening of philanthropy and entertainment that will tran...

Oct

District 97 with Outrun the Sunlight

The Venue Aurora

Oct 20, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present District 97 with special guests Outrun The Sunlight , October 20 at ...

Oct

Fall Landscape Walk & Talk

Downtown Batavia

Oct 21, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Come enjoy a variety of vendors each week. Enjoy an assortment of fresh greens, gourmet mushrooms, m...

Oct

Artisan Collective

Downtown Batavia

Oct 21, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Artisan Collective provides downtown Batavia with pop-up market experiences featuring local arti...

Oct

Edith Farnsworth House

Oct 21, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Fall Landscape Walk & Talk Saturday, October 21, 8:30 AM Book now - we sell out! Experience the ...

Oct

Fox Valley Brass Band Presents "Let's Dance!"

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 22, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Oct

Wesley United Methodist Church

Oct 22, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Featuring brass band arrangements of dance music from around the world. Come hear the rhythmic music...

Oct

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 25, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

An acoustic sing around, currently hosted at the Two Brothers Roundhouse. The weekly folk music sing...

Oct

Rico

The Village Peddler

Oct 27, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Rico, Friday, October 27 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advance Admission -...

Oct

Downtown Batavia

Oct 28, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Come enjoy a variety of vendors each week. Enjoy an assortment of fresh greens, gourmet mushrooms, m...

Oct

Fox Valley Orchestra presents “Harmoniemusik”

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Oct 29, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Oct

St. Mark's Lutheran Church

Oct 29, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Fox Valley Orchestra explores “Harmoniemusik” with a program of selected classical works...

Oct

Halloween at CIty Hall

Water Street Mall

Oct 31, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join the City of Aurora for Trick or Treating from 3:00PM to 5:00PM at Water Street Mall on Tuesday,...

Nov

Heartsfield

The Venue Aurora

Nov 4, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Heartsfield, Saturday, November 4 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advance Ad...

Nov

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Nov 5, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Nov

Paramount Theatre

Nov 8, 2023 - Jan 14, 2024
12:00 PM

Step behind the gates and discover the magic that awaits when Paramount presents the fantastical mus...

Nov

Veteran's Day Procession

Downtown Aurora

Nov 11, 2023
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

The City of Aurora recognizes the dedication of local military service men and women that have serve...

Nov

Exhibition Walk Through With Alberto Ortega Trejo

Edith Farnsworth House

Nov 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Join Edith Farnsworth House’s 2023 Artist in Residence Alberto Ortega-Trejo for a special tour...

Nov

Gobbler Hobler 10K & Mashed Potato Mile

Fox Chase Elementary School

Nov 12, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Since 1985, celebrate Fall with a scenic 10K run down the Fox River and through beautiful downtown O...

Nov

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Nov 12, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Nov

Winter Lights Festival

Downtown Aurora

Nov 17, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

As the City of Aurora's official kick-off to the holiday season, this free family-friendly event...

Nov

Mr. Blotto

The Venue Aurora

Nov 17, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Mr. Blotto, Friday, November 17 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advance Gene...

Nov

Christkindlmarket Aurora

RiverEdge Park

Nov 17, 2023 - Dec 24, 2023
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Since 1996, German American Events, LLC, a subsidiary of the German American Chamber of Commerc...

Nov

Backyard Tire Fire with Aaron Kelly

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Nov 19, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Nov

The Venue Aurora

Nov 24, 2023
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Venue is pleased to present Backyard Tire Fire, Friday, November 24 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Adva...

Nov

Festival of Lights

Phillips Park

Nov 24, 2023 - Dec 25, 2023
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Aurora Festival of Lights –the largest free outdoor drive-through holiday light display in...

Nov

Two Brothers Roundhouse

Nov 26, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Two Brothers every Sunday for, "Cars and Coffee". starting at 9AM and wrapping around...

Dec