Paramount Aurora Venues

Copley Theatre

Paramount’s 165-seat Copley Theatre is a setting where you’re practically part of the action. With its recent renovation and newly added bar and lounge, the space is intimate, deeply-engaging and state-of-the-art.

This beautiful space is home to our BOLD Series, featuring three shows each season that feature classic and contemporary works that will connect with you in fresh new ways. Prepare to be rapt and spellbound by some of the most thrilling and courageous storytelling out there. Get ready to go BOLD.

Stolp Island Theatre

Aurora’s hottest new venue is Paramount’s Stolp Island Theatre, an immersive, experiential space located in a picturesque spot along the Fox River. With 98 seats, every seat is THE seat to get close to the action. Specially designed as a flexible venue that creates an all-encompassing experience, even the lobby immerses you into the show setting, while also providing all of the amenities Paramount is known for, such as space to socialize in before and after the show and featured cocktails.

Currently home to the hit Million Dollar Quartet, Stolp Island Theatre will transport you back to Sun Studio in 1956 Memphis right beside four iconic musicians whose talent and charisma heavily impacted the future of rock’n roll. On December 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins’ chance encounter at Sun Studio was one of the greatest impromptu jam sessions in music history. If you want to dive deep into the foundation of Blues, Gospel, Country, Rock and Rockabilly, visit Million Dollar Quartet to get your tickets.

RiverEdge Park

RiverEdge Park is Aurora’s outdoors pride and joy, a year-round 6, 000 general admission concert venue with river walk, bike path, pier and naturalistic landscaping. During spring and summer, it becomes Paramount’s outside concert space that rivals and improves upon Chicagoland’s extensive concerts series by offering a no fuss experience, from seamless ticket purchases to convenient transportation and free nearby parking.

Annual events include the wildly catchy Blues on the Fox Fest, a family-friendly 4th of July celebration and a roster of world-renown music by beloved bands that will keep you dancing around the lawns.

Paramount School of the Arts

Paramount School of the Arts is an all ages arts school designed to offer a wide and comprehensive range of performing arts education to local communities of artists. Located in the historic and renovated John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center just around the corner from Paramount Theatre, the school offers private instruction, group classes, workshops, audition programs and summer camps. There’s a program for every age, ability, interest and learning style in this gorgeous, modernly rehabbed space that invites artistic expression.

Whether the focus is on theatre, dance or music, Paramount School of the Arts is a place designed to be a home to kids who feel differently, dream differently and express themselves differently. We are for the teens who are a bit braver, a bit bolder and a bit more determined. We are for the adults and seniors that are still dreaming, still growing and still taking risks.

This is a safe place to push yourself, to learn perseverance, to amplify your creative voice and vision and to become a better human. You will have access to some of the finest teaching artists and professionals in the country, many that you’ve seen on the Paramount Theatre stage. We look forward to welcoming you to the ever-growing, never-ending Paramount Family

Paramount’s Meyer Ballroom

Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, retirement, or a wedding, the Paramount’s Meyer Ballroom is the perfect space for your next celebration. With its neutral modern décor, it’s the perfect backdrop for any party – truly a party – planner’s dream canvas. Featuring a state-of-the-art sound system, a spacious patio, and floor to ceiling picture windows affording a charming view of the Fox River and Paramount Theatre itself, the space is an elegant location for any special occasion.

City of Lights Centre

The proposed City of Lights Centre, with seating for approximately 4,000, will be a hub of activity. Primarily serving as a concert venue with a world-class stage, the theatre will feature touring musicians, stand-up comedians, holiday extravaganzas and diverse programming that will resonate with our local and extended communities.

We’re creating a building of architectural significance that blends the best elements of modern venues with some of the tried-and-true elements of historic venues. Creating an enjoyable, safe, and creative place for our audiences to gather and experience live music together, this will be a multigenerational generational destination venue for not only Aurora, but the entire Chicagoland region and beyond.

In addition, a 600-person rooftop event space, featuring enthralling vistas of downtown Aurora, will offer an unparalleled experience for parties, weddings, and fundraisers — with access to the green rooftop and outdoor terrace!

Capitalizing on the stellar reputation and pride that Paramount Theatre has brought to Aurora for the past century, this new venue will feature an unmatched experience you’ll be talking about long after the show is over. The breathtaking two-story lobby bar, premium suites, and the performance space will engulf your every sense. The City of Lights Centre will draw the public to its sanctuary and set the standard for live entertainment, making it the premier regional venue for concerts, comedians, seminars, weddings, and special events.