The Venue Aurora is an intimate live music venue and community cultural center hosting concerts, workshops, dance, and events in the heart of downtown Aurora, IL. The listening room seats 200 with no obstructed views, and the outdoor stage area can fit several hundred festival fans. The Venue books nationally-recognized talent in all genres of music from blues and big band, to rock and world music, and everything in between. Opening acts frequently feature regional and local musicians and songwriters. The Venue is operated by the nonprofit Fox Valley Music Foundation. Enter from Water Street Mall. ...

Located in the southwest corner of the Fox Valley Mall, the PIAZZA Aurora is a vast, industrial-style sports bar with a wall of TVs, outdoor sand volleyball, Club Hawthorne off-track horse racing, two 36′ laser screens, Salerno’s pizza and more. The PIAZZA Live is Chicagoland’s premier entertainment venue featuring state-of-the-art concert lighting and sound. The multi-tiered facility ensures that there’s not a bad seat in the house for concerts ranging from national acts, local bands, tribute bands, acoustic shows, and more. ...

Opened in 2013, and re-named for the former mayor in 2016, Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park is an outdoor venue along the banks of the scenic Fox River in downtown Aurora, IL. RiverEdge Park is home to several events throughout the year including the annual Blues on the Fox festival and Downtown Alive! concert series. The venue features state-of-the-art acoustics, video and lighting capabilities with a vast cement area (with occasional seating) in front of the stage, a rooftop Sky Deck with aerial views of the whole park, open lawn seating, and a garden market area for vendors. ...