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Overview of 2025’s On Havana Street’s Activities and Events

July 9th, 2025

2025 Events On Havana Street Highlights

Highlights of Events and Promotions On Havana Street – December 2023 to December 2024

    1. Holiday Caroling in the shopping centers
    2. Holiday Gift Card Giveaways
    3. Shop On Havana Street promotions
    4. Social Media and Media Influencer Events
    5. Monthly Gas Card Giveaway: Win a Gas Card from the Havana Motor Mile
    6. December 2024 – Holiday Giveaways – Feature Businesses along On Havana Street
    7. 5 Days of Holiday Giveaways
    8. December 2024 – Film for Havana Motor Mile with Simply Hao
    9. December 10, 2024, Virtual Townhall: Safety and Security: Protecting Homes and Businesses from Targeted Crime
    10. Thursday, December 12, 2024, 9 am-10:30 am, FREE, FORUM ON FINANCIAL CRIMES AGAINST BUSINESSES at the Town Center At Aurora
    11. December 2024 –  January 9, 2025: Two $100 Gift Card – Seoul Hospitality Group Giveaway with @Que.Antojada
    12. December 14, 2024 – January 13, 2025 – Two $100 Gift Card – K Pop Exchange Giveaway on Instagram
    13. Thursday, January 9, 2025, 9 am – 1 pm, State of the State – Governor Jared Polis with HBID Board of Directors
    14. Thursday, January 9, 2025, 6:30 pm-8 pm, FREE, January 9, 2025, Upcoming Ward IV • Town Hall Meeting
    15. Thursday, January 9, 2025, 9 am-9 pm, Grand Opening – Camel International Market – Halal
    16. January 5th, 2025, to January 19, 2025, Eleven Optical NOW OPEN ON HAVANA STREET – Giveaway on Instagram
    17. Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, FREE, January 14, 2025 Ward III • TOWN HALL MEETING
    18. Friday, January 17, 2025, 9 am – 1 pm, $Invite Only, APD Recruit Week along On Havana Street + Business Roundtable
    19. Sunday, January 26, 2025, 12 pm -6 pm, FREE, 2025 Lunar New Year On Havana Street
    20. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 4 pm-6 pm, RSVP REQ., FREE, 2025 Happy New Year Networking On Havana Street at EL TEQUILEÑO Family Mexican Restaurant – Over 80 attendees joined us! Thank you all for networking along On Havana Street.
    21. Tuesday, Jan. 28th 2025 through Monday, Feb 10th 2025 at 12pm MST  $Enter to Win on Instagram @OnHavanaStreet, 🎉NANA’s DIM SUM & DUMPLINGS INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY – Giveaway closes Monday, February 10th🎉
    22. Thursday, Jan. 30th, 2025 – Clayton Hotel hosts Lunar New Year featuring CACEN, Asian Avenue, and On Havana Street with Lion and Dragon Dancing with their social club membership.
    23. Feb 1, 2025 – March 1, 2025 FREE, Rock It Sock It Collection Drive 2025
    24. Sunday, February 2, 2025, 1 pm: Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings – Lion Dance at 1 pm
    25. Monday, February 3, 2025, 11 AM, Aurora Business Roundtable and Discussion with Congressman Crow’s Office – RSVP Required
    26. Friday, February 14, 2025, 3 PM, Aurora Police Department District 1 Substation Grand Opening – Gardens on Havana
    27. Expected Opening Late February 2025, 11 AM, Grand Opening of L Cafe & Food Court – Armenian Cuisine and Cafe
    28. Friday, February 21, 2025  12 PM – Baklava samples from Wantan, Hours for Shopping 9 am-9 pm, FREE, 2/21/2025 Grand Opening – Camel International Market – Halal
    29. Saturday, February 22, 2025, 10 am – 2 pm  FREE, Day of Giving 2.22.2025 with AFR and APD
    30. Small Business Month March 2025 – Celebrations and Promotions all March!
    31. Saturday, March 8, 2025, 3-9 pm, African Leadership Group – International Women’s Day Celebration
    32. K Town Imports – Clearance Sale! – Store Closing  & NEW restaurant lease Coming Soon!
    33. Monday, March 10, 2025, 1 pm-3 pm: Celebrate L Cafe & Food Court Lunch with Board + Content Creation for Stakeholder for Promotions
    34. Wednesday, March 5, 2025 – Thursday, March 20, 2025, FREE, Celebrate Small Business Month On Havana Street at Coco Loco Colorado – Enter To Win the $100 Gift Card Giveaway
    35. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 4 pm-6 pm, FREE, Small Business Month Networking at Mariscos El Rey Dos 2025
    36. Friday, March 21, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Coco Loco Colorado – 1st 100 customers receive a FREE Scoop of Ice Cream – Celebrate Small Business Month On Havana Street
    37. March 22 at 9 am and March 23 at 10 am, FREE, Daiso Grand Opening Weekend at Village on the Park!
    38. Friday, April 4, 2025, 11 am – 3 pm, Adoption Event, Petco First Fridays – Pet Adoptions with Aurora Animal Shelter
    39. Friday, April 4, 2025, Korea Town OC hosts Korea Town Aurora & HBID – On Havana Street
    40. Downtown Colorado Inc – Greeley Conference March 31 – April 4th, 20252025 IN THE GAME Vibrant Downtown Event Downtown Colorado, Inc.’s (DCI’s) IN THE GAME Vibrant Downtown Event provides valuable educational opportunities and peer-to-peer exchange for the leaders of Colorado’s communities who are responsible for economic and community development. The event annually features nationally recognized keynotes and Colorado-based speakers with the shared goal of inspiring participants to action.
    41. Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Ward 3 Council Member Medina Town Hall
    42. Thursday, April 10, 2025, Ward 4 Council Member Hancock Town Hall
    43. Friday, April 11, 2025 Aurora Chamber Gala and Awards
    44. April 15, 2025 – 2025 Asian Organizations and Partners “Face to Face” – Speed Networking with Access to Capital & CO Foundations
    45. April 22, 2025, CBCA Awards – HBID at DCPA
    46. Expected Opening ~late-April/early May 2025, 11 AM, Grand Opening – Orejano Causal Latin Cuisine & Empanada Restaurant at South Havana Shops
    47. MILE HIGH ASIAN FOOD WEEK RETURNS IN 2025 – APRIL 27 – MAY 3, 2025
    48. May 2, 2025 – Solomon’s European Market and Deli – hosting a farmer’s market
    49. 2025 Havana Street Night Markets – May 31, June 28, July 26, August 30, & September 27  6 pm – 10 pm  FREE, 2025 Havana Street Night Markets – Last Saturdays of the Month – May to September
    50. Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 9 am – 11 am, FREE, Coffee with a Cop & Networking at D1 Substation On Havana Street – Aurora Police Department District 1 Substation – Gardens on Havana
    51. Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, FREE, Fired Up: I Want to Start a Business!
    52. Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 6 PM, Special Event, BUILDING BRIDGES – A Dinner with Chihuahua, Mexico
    53. Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11 am, FREE, Havana Motor Mile Tool Incentive Workforce Program with Pickens Tech 2025
    54. Thursday, May 29, 2025,  6 PM – 9 PM, special event, Karaoke Konnect Vol. 3 – The Denver Asian Scene Event at Gangnam GT – On Havana Street
    55. June 5, 2025 – 9NEWS Denver – Colorado and Company – HSNM and SHG – promotions, pre-record Gary’s Full Service Auto Repair.
    56. Friday, June 6, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, FREE, FORUM ON CRIMES AGAINST BUSINESSES – Presented by the City of Aurora Business Advisory Board
    57. Friday, June 6, 2025  11 AM – 3 PM  $Adoption Event, Animal Adoption First Fridays 🐶 Adopt Don’t Shop at The Gardens On Havana Petco
    58. June 11, 2025, 9NEWS Denver – Colorado and Company – El Tequileño – Eat OHS promo + Father’s Day feature for Rodrigo and Marcos Sanchez.
    59. June 12, 2025 – Aurora Sister Cities International • On Havana Street hosted lunch event for the @coloradonepalesecommunity@nepalieventscolorado @nepaltourism at LEEZAKAYA RESTAURANT – The Havana Business Improvement District hosted and sponsored the lunch with the @aurorasistercities, We welcomed the delegation from the embassy of Nepal during their visit to the City of Aurora @auroragov
    60. Friday, June 13, 2025, City of Aurora Global Fest VIP Welcome Reception with Nepal guests
    61. Saturday, June 14, 2025, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., FREE, City of Aurora – Global Fest 2025
    62. Expected Opening ~ June 13, 2025, 11 AM, Grand Opening – Orejano Causal Latin Cuisine & Empanada Restaurant at South Havana Shops
    63. Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Connecting with community partnerships and resources@asmsbdc @coloradosbdc @auroragov @onhavanastreet, We met with the Executive Director of the Aurora-South Metro SBDC, Ashvina Patel, PhD at @leezakaya.co to explore opportunities for future programming and workshops for our business community and stakeholders along On Havana Street.
    64. Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – State of the City – Hosted stakeholder and community partners with a sponsored table by the HBID
    65. Wednesday, June 25, 2025, hosted Apiahip, City of Aurora, Aurora History Museum for oral histories and interviews with OHS stakeholders that have been in business from 10-50 years in Aurora, CO and along On Havana Street
    66. Thursday, June 26, 2025 – Fox 31 Denver invited the HBID and SHG – Leezakaka/Seoul Station to promote the HSNM June 28th
    67. June 28, 2025 – SHG – $150 Gift Card Giveaway – Venue Host HSNM – Winner was angindnvr
    68. June 26, 2025 – July 2, 2025, $150 Dickey’s Barbeque Gift Card Giveaway for the 4th of July – Instagram winner was @lucyg00sie12
    69. July 1, 2025 – 9NEWS Denver Colorado and Company feature the Havana Motor Mile – Asbury Auto Group – Stevinson Toyota East & LHM Colorado Jeep
    70. Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Tacos and Trucks at Stevinson Toyota East, every Tuesday in July (July 1st, 9th,16th, 23rd, & 30th, 2025) from 4pm-7pm for tasty tacos from Cruz In and Eat Ltd
    71. Grand premiere of “Antojo El Salvador” at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2, at the Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway.
    72. July 3 and 4th, 2025 3 PM, FREE, Red, White & Scoop at Stevinson Toyota East – 4th of July Weekend Events
    73. Taco Tuesdays – July 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 4 pm – 7 pm, FREE Taco Tuesdays – Tacos and Trucks at Stevinson Toyota East
    74. Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 – hosted Office of International Immigration Affairs at Il Forno Di Tutti with Chef Scott Burnham
    75. July 22, 2025 – 4:30 pm-7:30 pm, FREE, APD Listening Session + On Havana Street Networking Event at South Havana Shop
    76. Thursday, July 31, 2025, 5:30 pm, $50, SAVOR SOTOL: A Taste of Chihuahua – ASCI Celebrate Chihuahua stakeholders and businesses in Aurora, CO.
    77. Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Doors Open at 6 p.m., FREE, 2025 FREE Dotsero Concert at The Stampede 8/26/2025
    78. August 2025 – Afrik Impact Events with the African Leadership Group – Celebrate Black Business Month – hosting networking OHS – August date TBD, Cultural Celebration – August 9, 2025, & Gala – August 16th, 2025

 

 

 

Upcoming Signature Events On Havana Street:

2025 Havana Street Night Markets – May 31, June 28, July 26, August 30, & September 27, 6 pm – 10 pm, FREE, 2025 Havana Street Night Markets – Last Saturdays of the Month – May to September

Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Doors Open at 6 p.m., FREE, 2025 FREE Dotsero Concert at The Stampede 8/26/2025

Saturday, October 25, 2025, 11 am-1 pm, FREE, 2025 Halloween On Havana Street at The Gardens on Havana

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 11 am – 12:30 pm, FREE, 2025 Havana BID – On Havana Street Annual Business Stakeholder Meeting

Save the Date – Sunday, February 15, 2026, 12-6 pm, FREE, 2026 Lunar New Year On Havana Street – Year of the Horse

Quarterly Stakeholder Networking Events – Engage with our Businesses Along On Havana Street

Eat On Havana Street Events TBA – Stay Tuned!