Aurora, CO

The Aurora Fox Arts Center

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Aurora Fox Arts Center is a city-owned performing-arts venue on East Colfax with live concerts, musical productions, theater, and community programming. The room is designed for seated audiences and full stage production rather than bar-style nightlife. Jazz orchestras, musical theater, vocalists, chamber groups, tribute shows, and polished regional concert acts are all natural fits. For musicians, the venue rewards a structured show, formal presentation, and professional coordination. Full bands can work when the production is designed around them, but the audience expects a complete theater experience rather than multiple casual sets. Artists should be prepared for rehearsals, technical advance, and formal show timing. Aurora Fox is a strong target for musicians with a theatrical or concert-format program and enough audience draw to fill a performing-arts room, particularly artists whose work fits community and cultural programming.

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Contact
Brandon
Role
Talent Buyer

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bcase@auroragov.org
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Capacity
242
Capacity notes
seated (main stage auditorium), 73 seated (black box).
Age policy
All Ages
Genres
All Genres
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Address
9900 E. Colfax Avenue, 80010, United States
Venue phone
(303) 739-1970

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