Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
People of all ages looked forward to the annual Lions Club Victoria Day celebrations held in Town Park. The celebration was known for its mammoth display of fireworks. In this […]
Whether you knew it as the whirl-le-gig, merry-go-round or round-a-bout chances are if you were a child playing in Town Park during the 1960s you would be eagerly for […]
Arts and crafts were one of the many activities offered during the Summer Playground Program that ran in Town Park from 1948-2000.
Live music in Town Park is as old as the park itself. Throughout the park’s history a combination of permanent and temporary pavilions, platforms, bandstands, and band shells have been […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over 150 years ago Town Park’s former land owner, John Mosley, envisioned part of the park as being used for a market. In 2008, the Aurora Farmers Market and Artisan Fair […]
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.
Julia Yu and her daughter Sophia Liu reflect on Sophia’s experience of learning how to skate at the outdoor rink in Town Park. Transcript Julia: I remember that […]
Marylou Kumagawa (pictured) reflects on how Town Park was used as a school field while she was a student at Wells Street School in the early 1960s. Transcript […]
