Aurora's Art And Market Returns In Time For Valentine's Day

AURORA, IL — Art and Market, a curated indoor event that features a rotating collection of local food and artisan vendors, is returning just in time for Valentine's Day. The Aurora Downtown-hosted event will start at 9 a.m. Feb. 12.

Society 57, a coffee shop and event space in Aurora, is the host site for Art and Market. Located at 100 S. River St., the space is across from Santori Public Library. From 9 a.m. to noon, visitors can shop the market on the second and fourth Saturday from February through April.

Before, during or after shopping, visitors can grab a bite to eat or a drink to sip from Society 57's specialty coffee shop.

Aurora Downtown — a nonprofit organization that strives to bring events and liveliness to the city — hosts the market each spring and fall, taking summers off. Small businesses or artists looking to become vendors at Art and Market can fill out this form on the organization's website to be considered.

Visitors are required to mask up while shopping the market. Car and bike parking can be found at the library, and street parking is also available on Benton and River streets.