Aurora Music Festival

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Aurora Music Festival
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Genre
DatesClark: Summer (2-consecutive days)
Cebu, Davao: either October or November
Location(s)Clark: Clark Global City, Pampanga, Philippines
Davao: Crocodile Park Concert Ground, Davao City, Philippines
Inaugurated2020
Website clarkaurorafest.com

The AURORA Music Festival (also referred to as the Clark Hot Air Balloon Music, Arts and Food Festival) is an annual music and arts festival featuring live music, food, art installations, and hot air balloons held in Clark Global City in Pampanga, Philippines over the course of two days. [1] [2] The festival was later expanded into Cebu and Davao. It is organized by Epic Events.

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Background

First edition and COVID-19 pandemic

The inaugural Aurora Music Festival, originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] It eventually took place from June 10–11, 2022. The festival featured hot air balloon displays and performances by local artists and bands. Tickets purchased for the original date remained valid for the rescheduled event. [4]

Confusion with the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

The Aurora Music Festival is held in Clark Global City, inside the Clark Freeport Zone where the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is also held since 1994 before they moved to Carmona, Cavite for its 2020 edition. When the music festival was announced, it created a confusion with it being held at the same place and involved hot air balloon. [5]

On April 13, 2022, the organizing committee of PIHABF released a statement to clarify that their event is different from the Clark Hot Air Balloon Music, Arts and Food Festival (AURORA Music Festival), and that they do not have any association with the organization and the management of the said event. [6]

Lineups

YearDateHeadlinersAttendanceRef.
2022June 10–11, 2022 [2]
2023April 15–16, 2023 [7]
2024April 6–7, 2024 [8]
2025May 3–4, 2025150,000

Expansion

Following the success of the Aurora Music Festival's first edition, the festival expanded to other cities and has been held annually in conjunction with the main festival in Clark, usually later in the year. [9]

The first expansion was held in Cebu City on November 19, 2022, at the South Road Properties, with Ben&Ben, Zack Tabudlo, Arthur Nery, Adie, Unique Salonga, and Al James as headliners. This was the first and only edition held in Cebu after the cancellation of the 2023 edition. However, the Cebu edition is set to resume its second year on November 22, 2025, at City Di Mare with SB19 as its headliner. [10]

The festival then expanded to Davao City, bringing Rico Blanco, Ben&Ben, Armi Millare, and Adie to the Crocodile Park Concert Ground on October 28, 2023. [11] The second year of the Davao City edition was held on November 30, 2024, with Ely Buendia, Cup of Joe, Moira Dela Torre, Arthur Nery, and Orange and Lemons as headliners. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Here are the biggest concerts and music festivals to catch in Southeast Asia in 2022". NME. April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "A guide to concerts and festivals happening in the Philippines this 2022 — Avril Lavigne, All Time Low, SB19, The Maine, and more". A guide to concerts and festivals happening in the Philippines this 2022 — Avril Lavigne, All Time Low, SB19, The Maine, and more | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aurora 2020 featuring December Avenue, IV of Spades, Ben&Ben, Unique Salonga, and more has been postponed". Bandwagon Asia. March 10, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Up, up, and away! Clark's Hot Air Balloon Festival to return on these dates". Rappler. March 23, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ De La Cruz, Christa I. (April 6, 2022). "Ben & Ben, December Avenue + More to Play at Clark's Hot Air Balloon Fest". SPOT.ph.
  6. ↑ "Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta official statement". Facebook.
  7. ↑ "Clark Aurora Music Festival Close to Getting Sold Out". ABS-CBN News. April 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bonifacio, Mark (April 4, 2024). "Elevated Aurora Festival 2024 comes to Clark". The Manila Times. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "What to Expect at 2022 Cebu Aurora Fest". Sugbo.ph. September 17, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Saenz, Rome (July 28, 2025). "SB19, Cup Of Joe, And More To Perform For Aurora Music Festival Cebu 2025". Billboard Philippines . Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ Magdaraog, Christian (August 16, 2023). "Aurora Music Festival heads to Davao this October". Philstar Life. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2024 Aurora Music Festival Davao". EPIC Events.
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