First Fridays, Alley Art Festival: See Aurora's 2023 Event Schedule

AURORA, IL — In Aurora, multiple events are scheduled to happen every month this year.

Nonprofit organization Aurora Downtown, known for its "wildly popular and one-of-a-kind" events, unveiled the dates for more than 40 happenings in the city throughout 2023. Among them are First Fridays, Food Truck Festival, Alley Art Festival and Sugar Skull City.

Here's a preview of this year's schedule of events in Aurora.

January

• Boss Babes Headshots, 4:30-6 p.m. Jan. 19 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.

February

• Love Local Days, Feb. 1-14
• First Fridays: Love Local, Feb. 3
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.
• Art and Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at Society 57, 100 S. River St.

March

• First Fridays: Women in the Front, March 3
• Boss Babes Field Trip, 4:30-6 p.m. March 16 at Fox Valley Mall
• Art and Market, March 25 at Society 57, 100 S. River St.

April

• Egg Hunt on the Island, 1-3 p.m. April 1
• Easter Bunny at the Gazebo, 1-3 p.m. April 1
• First Fridays, April 7
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. April 20 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.
• Art and Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 22 at Society 57, 100 S. River St.

May

• First Fridays and Food Truck Festival, 5-9 p.m. May 5 on Benton Street
• Taco Crawl, May 16
• Volunteer Painting Day, May 17
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. May 18 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.

June

• First Fridays: Pride and Food Truck Court, 5-9 p.m. June 2
• Downtown Saturdays, June 3 through Sept. 2
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. June 15 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.

July

• Wednesdays at the Plaza, July 12, 19, 26
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. July 20 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.
• Outdoor Movie Night, date to be announced

August

• Wednesdays at the Plaza, August 2, 9, 16
• First Fridays and Stolp Block Party, 6-10 p.m. Aug. 4
• Boss Babes Field Trip, 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 17 at Homestead 1854
• Alley Art Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 26 at Downer Place and Water Street Mall

September

• First Fridays with Roots Aurora and Food Truck Court, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 1
• Taco Crawl, Sept. 19
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.

October

• First Fridays and Food Truck Court, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 6
• Sugar Skull City, with a theme of butterflies, begins Oct. 15 and runs through Nov. 5
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.
• Trick-or-Treat Downtown, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 28

November

• First Fridays with Sugar Skull City and Food Truck Court, 5-9 p.m. Nov. 3
• Final day of Sugar Skull City, Nov. 5
• Art and Market Aurora, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at Society 57
• Boss Babes, 4:30-6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River St.
• Winter Lights, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 17
• Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25

December

• First Fridays wih Cocoa Crawl and Food Truck Court, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 1
• Art and Market Holiday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 at Society 57
• Santa at the Gazebo, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 2 and Dec. 9
• Boss Babes Holiday Party, Dec. 21
• Holiday Saturdays, dates to be announced