The City of Aurora, in partnership with RiverEdge Park and the City of Aurora’s Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board, announced the 13th annual Fiestas Patrias Festival, Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13 at the newly expanded RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, in downtown Aurora.
Bring friends, blankets, bag chairs, and dancing boots, and get ready for two exciting nights at the park in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Not only does Fiestas Patrias bring live music, mariachi, local food vendors, and internationally acclaimed bands like Banda Carnaval and La Maquinaria Norteña, the two-day event raises thousands of dollars in scholarship funds annually for Hispanic, college-bound Aurora residents.
Gates will open Saturday, Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m.. Opening acts include Aurora’s own Ballet Folklorico at 4 p.m., Los Creyentes del Poder at 5 p.m., Grupo Furioso at 6:30 p.m., an onstage ceremony recognizing scholarship recipients at 7:45 p.m., and headliner Banda Carnaval at 8:30 p.m..
Gates open at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The Sunday schedule kicks off with roaming Mariachi at 2:45 p.m., Los Aces Del Norte at 3:30 p.m., Parade of Nations at 4:30 p.m., Grupo Mandingo at 5:15 p.m., La Fiera de Ojinaga at 6:45 p.m., El Grito at 8 p.m. and La Maquinaria Norteña at 8:45 p.m..
Tickets, on sale now, are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, per day. Fiestas Patrias fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance at RiverEdgeAurora.com, while supplies last. Due to popular demand, there is no guarantee tickets will be available for purchase on-site during the festival.
—City of Aurora government