The 12th annual Fiestas Patrias Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8 at RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora.
The event, which raised over $200,000 in scholarship funds for Hispanic, college-bound Aurora residents in 2023, is returning in grand fashion, attracting Latin Grammy Award-winning bands El Banda Límon and Aurora’s own Alacranes Musical as headliners.
Saturday, gates open at 3:30pm and the opening musica; acts include TikTok sensation Janeth Valenzuela at 5pm and Regional Mexican icon José Manuel Figueroa at 7pm. El Banda Límon takes the stage at 9pm.
Gates open at 3 p.m. on Sunday, and the live music kicks off with Grammy Award winner Lupillo Rivera at 4pm, noted Mexican regional group Liberación at 6pm, the famous El Grito chant at 7:45pm and Aurora’s own Alacranes Musical, Latin Grammy winner in 2009, at 8:30pm.
Fiestas Patrias will also feature some of the area’s finest food vendors, the traditional Parade of Nations, and a ceremony to honor scholarship recipients from the past year.
Tickets are on sale now. On Saturday, tickets will cost $20 for adults and $10 for children 11 years old and under. Sunday tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 11 years old and under. Children 2 and under are free.
Fiestas Patrias fans are highly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance at RiverEdgeAurora.com, while supplies last. Due to popular demand, there is no guarantee that tickets will be available for purchase at the event.
Proceeds from Fiestas Patrias will go towards funding scholarships that assist college-bound students of Hispanic descent who reside in Aurora. Scholarships are administered through the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. For more information, including a complete schedule of events, full list of performers, sponsorship opportunities, festival offerings, parking instructions, and venue rules and regulations, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com.
