Aurora Fox Arts Center

The overview

Aurora's 1946 movie palace turned live stage

The Aurora Fox Arts Center is the anchor of Aurora's Colfax arts district, a 1946 movie palace reborn as a live community theater. After a fire and a full renovation, it reopened as a producing playhouse in 1985 and has staged mainstage plays and musicals for the Colfax corridor ever since.

Home to a resident company and a busy season of drama, comedy, and musical theater, the Fox remains a genuinely local institution — the kind of neighborhood stage where Aurora audiences see professional-caliber work close to home.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Aurora Fox Arts Center cleared every one.

✓Years in operation. Operating in Aurora since 1946 — 79 years of continuous business.
✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Aurora.
✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Aurora has kept Aurora Fox Arts Center busy for 79 years.
✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Aurora regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
✓Recognition in the local community. Named best community theater in Aurora for 2025 for transforming a 1946 movie house into the city's beloved resident professional theater.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Community Theater in Aurora Aurora, CO · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Visit Aurora Fox Arts Center

Websiteaurorafoxartscenter.org ↗

Location9900 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010

In business since1946

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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about Aurora Fox Arts Center — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name: Aurora Fox Arts Center
Category: Music venue
Founded: 1946, Aurora, CO
Location: Aurora, CO
Centurion Award: Best Community Theater in Aurora — 2025
Record last verified: July 2026

A signal you can check.

This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after Aurora Fox Arts Center cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. For everything else — hours, bookings, live reviews — go straight to the business itself.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Aurora Fox Arts Center?

The Aurora Fox opened as a 1946 movie theater and was rescued and converted into Aurora's professional community theater, staging productions for decades.

Is Aurora Fox Arts Center award-winning?

Yes — Aurora Fox Arts Center is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Community Theater in Aurora, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best community theater in Aurora for 2025 for transforming a 1946 movie house into the city's beloved resident professional theater.

Where is Aurora Fox Arts Center?

Aurora Fox Arts Center is in Aurora, CO.