Preserve • Promote • Revitalize • Enhance
Right at home, downtown.
The Aurora Downtown Project works to preserve, promote, revitalize, and enhance our historic downtown district — a welcoming place where businesses flourish and neighbors gather.
Start here
Find your way around.
The business directory
Every shop, restaurant, and service downtown — searchable, filterable, and mapped.
The community calendar
One calendar for the whole town — downtown events, meetings, the library, city government, and the Chamber.
Share your ideas
Downtown gets better when neighbors speak up — send us a bright idea, draft a post for our social media, or share your best downtown photo.
Donate to Aurora Downtown Project
Your gift keeps the lights on downtown — every dollar supports preservation, events, and our economic vitality work.
Invest, develop, or start a business
Available spaces downtown, façade and building grants, and a step-by-step guide to opening your doors in Aurora.
Learn about us
Who we are, what we do, and how Main Street works — the people and mission behind downtown Aurora.
Downtown is built by its neighbors
Get involved.
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Volunteer
Lend a hand at events, projects, and committees. Downtown runs on volunteers.
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Donate
Every gift supports preservation, events, and the economic vitality of downtown.
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Sponsor
Put your business behind downtown — sponsorships for every event and budget.
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Join Us
Come to an ADP event or meeting — the easiest way to see downtown alive and meet the people behind it.
Around town
Scenes from downtown.
What’s new
News from downtown.
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August 28, 2026
Volunteer spotlight: Megan Neyer, Organization Committee Chairperson.
“Simply put, no matter where I live or travel to, Aurora is home. I’ve built an amazing career and community in Springfield, but that wouldn’t have been possible without the…
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August 18, 2026
Aurora recognized with Outstanding Community Empowerment Grant Community Award
Aurora Downtown Project: Growth, Partnership, and Community Momentum From just a small group of three people at the beginning, the vision of the Aurora Downtown Project (ADP) has grown through…
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April 22, 2026
Annual Review
Aurora Downtown Project catalyzed significant economic and community revitalization in 2025 through strategic partnerships and a dramatic increase in local engagement. Community events, Farmers Market, increased traffic and visibility all…
