Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
John McIntyre reflects on the annual Lions Club Victoria Day celebrations. Transcript John: I mean there were things that happened annually that were big. When I was growing up […]
This photograph was taken at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1939.
The lawn fills up quickly when there’s live music playing from the Band Shell. Playing host to large crowds has become a defining characteristic of this historical park.
The 1969 Aurora Horse Show was also the homecoming welcome for Canada’s Gold Medal Equestrian Team who were fresh off their win at the Mexico City 1968 Summer […]
Eddie Feigner (1925-2007) is remembered as one of the greatest softball pitchers that has ever lived and holds a record of: 9,743 victories, 141,517 strikeouts, 930 no-hitters and […]
The Boer War, also known as the South African War, began in 1899 and ended in 1902. The local 12th Battalion offered to aid the Imperial war efforts however Ottawa declined. […]
The Aurora Legion held an annual summer carnival in Town Park from 1946-1959. This advertisement is from their first carnival in Town Park which offered a day full […]
Along with a midway, sporting events and various carnival style games the “Mammoth firework demonstration” was a central event at the Lions annual Victoria Day celebration in Town Park.
Arctic Adventure made its debut in 2002 at Town Park and it quickly became an annual February event for the community. The event was briefly moved to Aurora’s […]
Concerts in the Park were originally held on Sunday evenings from 7-9pm. The popular series was moved to Wednesdays in 2003 and offer Aurorans a wide range of musical […]
Theresa Larouche talks about attending the Concerts in the Park when her children were younger. Transcript Theresa: Before what I really liked about it, especially when he was younger… when […]
Town Park was the site for the joyous VE Day celebrations that took place on May 7, 1945.
