Arts and Culture

The Town of Aurora proudly celebrates Arts and Culture and acknowledges its integral role in fostering community engagement and civic pride. Art and culture help develop strong networks and gives the community a sense of belonging and involvement.

Aurora has many historic buildings, cultural activities and local artists showcasing their work and so much more for everyone to enjoy.  Take in an art class, listen to some live music, view a repository of collective stories and experience culinary classes from all cultures.

View some of the exciting Arts and Culture sites and events Aurora has to offer.

• Aurora Cultural Centre
• Aurora Museum & Archives
• Aurora Public Library
• Aurora Sports Hall of Fame
• Culture Days
• Aurora Town Square
• The Armoury
• Skylight Gallery

Aurora Cultural Action Plan

The Cultural Action Plan (CAP) provides a strategy to leverage local cultural resources to improve quality of life, support economic development, bolster community cohesion, and nurture an energetic engagement with our diverse population.

The Town’s first Cultural Plan was approved in 2014, which marked the municipality’s initial efforts to recognize cultural planning as an essential pillar of a thriving community. The 2024-2028 CAP builds on the first plan and refocuses the Town’s cultural planning endeavours. Like the first plan, the latest Cultural Plan is a result of extensive engagement with the community, the Town’s Cultural Partners, Mayor and Aurora Town Council, and Town staff.

The CAP includes 9 Objectives that describe the Cultural Services’ mission-supporting goals. These Objectives are paired with Key Results, which are the benchmarks against which we will track our progress toward achieving each Objective.

The CAP will be implemented over a five-year period, beginning in 2024. For each year of implementation, annual work plans will be created and reported publicly to ensure progress is being actively communicated and celebrated.

For more information, please email.