Aurora, the dazzling display  of light and the arts, returns to  Downtown

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When Aurora first shone its way into the Arts District two years ago, the one-night-only event ended up being one of the defining moments in the neighborhood’s history and really helped cement Downtown as a place where things happen after the businessmen exit the skyscrapers. Now it’s back for an encore.
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The light, sound and performance display, which also includes 80 participating artists from across the country, turns the AT&T Performing Arts Center into an open-air urban playground. On Oct. 16 from 7 p.m.–2 a.m., the event takes over 19 city blocks and will attract 30,000-plus attendees to see performances from the Dallas Museum of Art to the Crow Collection of Asian Art to the Winspear Opera House and everywhere in between. And it’s free … though you can purchase VIP access to a lounge, DJ and after-party (or just the after-party alone).

— Arnold Wayne Jones

DallasAurora.com. VIP tickets (from $49–$150) at ATTPAC.org/auroravip.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition October 2, 2015.