The Venue, is a 200-seat music performance space in downtown Aurora, j38 miles due west of Chicago. The Venue, at 21 S. Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, created by the Fox Valley Music Foundation, and features international, national and local music performers. The Venuehosts educational symposia, workshops and films about the music of the Fox Valley. A retail area provides promotional brand merchandise, vintage blues posters and a selection of music from local artists. Musical instruments, memorabilia, unique artwork and collectibles are exhibited throughout the building. The Venue serves as a gathering place for local musicians to meet and share songs and ideas as well as perform.

Adjacent to Mundy Park in downtown Aurora, The Venue was created and built by the Fox Valley Music Foundation with significant grants from the City of Aurora, Invest Aurora and The Community Foundation of Fox Valley as well as numerous donations from music lovers and businesses in the community. The modular arrangement of the acoustically engineered space provides a flexible arrangement that will support general admission shows as well as special reserved seating. The intimate setting offers a spectacular spot to see and hear performing artists up close and personal, both in and outdoors.
The Venue offers a wide variety of music genres ranging from Orchestral and Big Band to Jazz, Roots, Blues, Rock, Soul and Funk as well as World Music. The Venue will be a go-to destination for music lovers