Aurora Festival of Lights

The Aurora Festival of Lights is one of the largest outdoor drive-thru light displays during the holiday season for free. It is located in Northern Illinois and just returned for its 14^th year on the 27^th day of December 2020.This festival of lights is literally filled with different and dazzling displays to delight both children and adults. Attending this festival does not care about your age, ethnicity, and background. As long as it can make you happy, then it’ll allow you to enjoy the view to the fullest.Also, the Aurora Festival of Lights was presented by the partnership of the City of Aurora and the Rotary Club of Aurora. It is a signature winter event made to be a drive-thru for an easier and safer interaction among the participants. It is simply a drive wherein more than a mile of dazzling and shining light displays were place at Phillips Park, Aurora, Illinois 60505.Every year, this festival provides its participants and visitors with different themes and displays. This year, it is a new dancing arc and an expanded Ice Rink. Aside from these, there is also a Santa Toy Factory, reindeer and elves, gigantic snowflakes, holiday trains, lighted fence line around the place, Old Man Winter, and other seasonal favorites. After all, the main theme of this festival is all about lights, so anything that sparkles is included in this spectacular event.Moreover, the past year was able to record over 30,000 car visitors in just four weeks. These full four weeks were crowded with people from different states and other places. Everyone was enjoying the sparkling scenery along with their loved ones and friends. Also, in terms of the visitors, anyone is permitted to enter the festival premises as ordained by the Rotary Club of Aurora. Anyone can enter and pay for donations to be given to the local charities. Now, as there are IDPH guidelines to follow, the donations are accepted through electronic ways.As additional information, the Rotary Club of Aurora is already 97 years old as a service club and part of the Rotary International. This festival was planned and executed by the club members way back in 2007 with the City of Aurora’s help. The good thing here is that the plans worked out quickly, and the festival was introduced to the public during that same year.For the time and date, the Aurora Festival of Lights begins right after the Thanksgiving celebration, which is starts on the 27^th day of November and lasts until the 27^th day of December. So, it is a month of celebration and sparkle. Also, the show starts from 5 to 9 pm every Thursday and 5 to 10 pm every Friday and Saturday.