City of Lights Film Festival

Name: City of Lights Film Festival
Start: 2026-09-18T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-09-19T23:59:59-05:00

The City of Lights Film Festival is a must-attend event for movie lovers! Join us September 18 & 19, 2026, in downtown Aurora for a weekend of local filmmaking and festival favorites.

Accepting submissions for short films, student films, and music videos, the City of Lights Film Festival also showcases feature films that have quickly become national and international film festival favorites.

As the second-largest city in Illinois and within easy access of Chicagoland's Metra Train line, Aurora is a hub of culture, art, and movie magic. We'll see you there.

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This year’s festival weekend will take place exclusively at
The Venue - one of downtown Aurora’s live music and performance spaces.

Opening Night Title: ADULT CHILDREN!

Morgan is a sheltered 17-year-old struggling to find herself as she writes her college entrance essay. When a crisis provides her with an unexpected opportunity to spend time with her much-older half-siblings, she hopes they'll be able to shed some light on what it means to be an adult - only to be disappointed when she discovers they're all faking it.