Photo: Courtesy Aurora Cultural Arts District, East Colfax
Colfax Canvas Mural Festival 2026
- When
- Aug 29 - Sep 4 · Various
- Where
- Aurora Cultural Arts District, East Colfax, Aurora
- Price
- Free
Watching artists paint new murals in real time along East Colfax is the draw here, a free week that turns the Aurora Cultural Arts District into an open-air gallery. The corridor gets a fresh round of public art every year.
Painting begins Saturday, August 29, 2026 and the festival culminates in an Aurora Cultural Arts District First Friday on September 4.
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It is free to walk the corridor and watch the work go up. The full First Friday programming lineup is announced in July.
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