Lumenaura, the city of Aurora’s annual free immersive art, light and sound festival, will open Friday evening, Oct. 10, and run through Sunday, Oct. 26, in downtown Aurora.
The opening weekend for the fest on Friday through Sunday will feature live outdoor music on the IBEW Locals 461 and 701 Main Stage located in Parking Lot Q at the southwest corner of Benton and Water streets, according to a press release from the city of Aurora.
Opening weekend will also include food trucks lining the East Benton Street bridge, between Stolp Avenue and Water Street, beer vendors and more, city officials said.
The fest will begin at The Mayan, 77 S. Stolp Ave., at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, with a Native American ceremony to ignite the Bonfire LED sculpture, city officials said in the news release.
Later that evening, at 6 p.m., the festival will be opened with music on the Main Stage by Motown Nation, followed at 8 p.m. by Sixteen Candles, according to the news release.
Music at the Main Stage on Saturday, Oct. 11, will begin with Sin Anestesia at 6 p.m. with Selena the Show set to perform at 8:15 p.m.
The last day of the festival’s opening weekend, Sunday, Oct. 12, will see music by Fearless — A Tribute to Taylor Swift at 5 p.m. Closing out the weekend at 7 p.m. will be Hairbangers Ball, according to the news release.
Gates for musical performances during the opening weekend of Lumenaura will open one hour prior to bands starting each day, officials said.
Festival-goers will also see roving performers such as circus acts, fire breathers and wandering musicians on opening weekend, the city news release said.
The festival’s second weekend, Oct. 17 and 18, will also include special programing, including an all ages Silent Disco Party and the opening of “Illoominated II” by Todd Moyer Designs, a projection-mapping installation of lasers and projectors, according to city officials.
The festival’s art exhibits will continue in downtown Aurora through Oct. 26. Those exhibits are set to include interactive artworks like responsive light sculptures, laser graffiti, “enchanted fountains,” train car installations, rooftop laser shows and other installations that react to people and the environment, city officials have said.
Now in its second year, the festival is being curated by Monochronicle, an urban art and design studio.
For more information on the fest, go to www.experiencelumenaura.com