Aurora DOOH · Anschutz · Colfax Avenue · Southlands · June 2026

Billboards in Colorado's third-largest city

Colorado's third-largest city near 402,000 in a Denver metro near 3.05 million, from the Anschutz Medical Campus and Colfax Avenue to Southlands and Stanley Marketplace, bookable by the hour, priced per play, matched to how Aurora actually moves.

Updated June 15, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

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Aurora, large-format DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
The Anschutz Medical Campus towers rising from the historic Fitzsimons district in Aurora with the Rocky Mountains on the western edge · Clear Channel OutdoorBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Aurora billboard and DOOH (digital out-of-home) costs span from a few cents per play on urban panels to premium Anschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons, Stanley Marketplace / Central Park edge and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Aurora screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.32, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Aurora play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the arteries at commute peak, the malls through the afternoon, the nightlife and tourist cores after dark.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Aurora's billboard spots, ranked

Scored by Blindspot's location intelligence on visibility, dwell time, and footfall (directional, 1–10). Every one is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Anschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons

Best for: Healthcare · Professionals

The Anschutz Medical Campus at Fitzsimons, home to UCHealth and Children's Hospital Colorado, packs a 25,000-employee medical and life-science crowd with dense daytime traffic.

Visibility8
Dwell time6
Footfall8
02

Colfax Avenue Corridor

Best for: Retail · Commuters

Colfax Avenue, the metro's longest commercial artery, carries constant retail, transit and drive-time traffic across the full width of Aurora.

Visibility9
Dwell time5
Footfall8
03

Southlands Town Center

Best for: Retail · Families

Southlands, the largest shopping center in the metro, anchors an open-air lifestyle hub with a strong family shopper draw on the southeast side.

Visibility8
Dwell time7
Footfall8
04

Stanley Marketplace / Central Park edge

Best for: Culture · Dining

Stanley Marketplace, a former aviation plant reborn as a 50-business food and retail hall, pulls a young weekend crowd along the Central Park edge.

Visibility7
Dwell time7
Footfall7
05

I-225 / Aurora City Center

Best for: Transit · Business

The light-rail and office core along I-225 between Denver and the airport carries a steady business and transit flow through the city center.

Visibility8
Dwell time4
Footfall6
06

Havana Street Corridor

Best for: International · Retail

The Havana Street corridor, a diverse dining and shopping strip, serves Aurora's large multicultural base with steady all-day traffic.

Visibility7
Dwell time5
Footfall6

The media estate · operator partners

Aurora screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Aurora's media owners, Lamar Advertising, Clear Channel Outdoor, OUTFRONT Media among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Aurora, Anschutz Medical Campus · large-format digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Anschutz Medical Campus · large-format digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Aurora, Colfax Avenue · corridor bulletin, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Colfax Avenue · corridor bulletinClear Channel Outdoor
Aurora, Southlands Town Center · retail digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Southlands Town Center · retail digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Aurora, Stanley Marketplace · culture digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Stanley Marketplace · culture digitalClear Channel Outdoor
Aurora, I-225 city center · freeway bulletin, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
I-225 city center · freeway bulletinClear Channel Outdoor
Aurora, RTD · Colfax transit screen, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
RTD · Colfax transit screenClear Channel Outdoor

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Aurora format, one map

From a highway bulletin to a single mall screen, Blindspot puts Aurora's digital out-of-home and classic OOH formats on one map, each priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter here:

Digital billboards & LED

Large-format LED on highways, bridges and boulevards, motion, dayparting and dynamic triggers.

Street-level & urban panels

Pedestrian-scale panels and citylights in high-footfall retail and downtown corridors.

Bulletins & roadside

Highway and arterial bulletins built for commuter frequency on the busiest routes.

Mall & retail screens

High-intent shoppers from midday to evening across the city's retail destinations.

Transit & place-based

RTD light rail on the R Line and the A Line to the airport, plus RTD bus screens along Colfax Avenue plus stations and place-based screens with captive dwell.

Iconic & landmark

Landmark and spectacular placements for brand statements in the city's signature locations.

Location insights

Where Aurora moves

Aurora spreads east from Denver and moves on its highways and rail. Weekday mornings send commuters along I-225, I-70 and Colfax toward the Anschutz medical campus, downtown Denver and the airport on the A Line. The Havana Street corridor stays busy all day with its diverse shops and restaurants. Evenings and weekends pull families to Southlands and a younger crowd to Stanley Marketplace. RTD light rail ties the city center to the region, so screens near Anschutz, Colfax and Southlands catch the steadiest professional and shopper audiences.

Aurora footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Anschutz
Colfax Ave
Southlands
Stanley Mkt
City Center
Havana St
Anschutz
Colfax Ave
Southlands
Stanley Mkt
City Center
Havana St
I-225
I-70
A Line
Children's Hospital
QuietPeak flow
Aurora · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Aurora Per-play price pins across prime Aurora advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. Anschutz ◊ Colfax Avenue 60+ $0.46$0.41$0.37$0.32$0.29 $0.51 Colfax AveSouthlandsStanley MktCity CenterHavana StAnschutz
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
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Commuter tide, twice a day

Colfax Avenue Corridor and the main arteries surge 7:30–10 AM and 5–8 PM. Book exactly those hours and your frequency climbs for the same budget.

Retail plateau, all afternoon

Stanley Marketplace / Central Park edge and the city's malls hold heavy footfall from noon to evening, long windows where dwell and shopping intent, not rush, do the work.

Evenings change the audience

Anschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons shifts from daytime to social and tourism after dark. Different audience, same screens, swap the creative, not the location.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Aurora doesn't have one rush hour; it has rotating audiences sharing the same streets. The only buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the windows when your audience owns the city, skip the ones when it doesn't.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launchAnschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons + Colfax Avenue Corridor6–11 PM
Commuter frequencySouthlands Town Center, Colfax Avenue Corridor7:30–10 AM · 5–8 PM
Retail foot trafficStanley Marketplace / Central Park edge, Anschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons12–8 PM
B2B / decision-makersI-225 / Aurora City Center, Colfax Avenue CorridorWeekdays 9 AM–6 PM
Tourism & eventsAnschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons, Havana Street Corridor10 AM–8 PM
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Aurora’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Morning commuters read in 2 seconds; evening crowds dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

The zones above already draw a specific buyer: healthcare and life sciences around Anschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons, home to UCHealth and Children's Hospital Colorado (see DOOH for healthcare), and aerospace and defense around I-225 / Aurora City Center, near Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora's largest employer, with Raytheon and Northrop Grumman also based in the city (see DOOH for B2B).

Book Aurora by the hour

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Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Aurora is home to about 402,000 residents, Colorado's third-largest city, in the Denver metro (Census 2024).
  • The Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro is home to about 3.05 million people.
  • The Anschutz Medical Campus employs more than 25,000 people, home to UCHealth and Children's Hospital Colorado.
  • Colfax Avenue runs the full width of Aurora, one of the longest commercial streets in the country.
  • Southlands is the largest shopping center in the metro, and Stanley Marketplace houses more than 50 independent Colorado businesses.
  • On Blindspot, Aurora screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.32, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Aurora billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Roadside & freeway digitalfrom ~$0.32 per play$100 buys hourly bursts on I-225 and I-70drive-time commuter reach
Anschutz campus spectacularfrom ~$0.49 per playthe medical and life-science coreprofessional daytime dwell
Colfax corridor digitalfrom ~$0.44 per playthe metro's longest retail arteryretail and transit audiences
Southlands retail digitalfrom ~$0.39 per playthe open-air lifestyle centerfamily shopper crowd
Transit & light-rail screensfrom ~$0.32 per playthe R Line and A Line stopswalk-up and rail commuters

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

Four things move the price on any Aurora screen: the format (pricing runs higher on transit & light-rail screens than on roadside & freeway digital), the zone (Anschutz Medical Campus / Fitzsimons carries the highest footfall premium), the daypart (peak commute and evening hours price above the overnight lull), and how far in advance you book, since the busiest zones and formats sell out first.

What a campaign costs

Aurora budgets, three ways

Because you pay per play and schedule by the hour, your budget buys the exposure you actually need, not filler plays, so it works as hard on a big campaign as on a small one, with no minimum. Here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Commute test

$500-$1,500

A week of morning and evening bursts on I-225 into the Anschutz campus.

Multi-zone Aurora push

$6,000-$18,000

Anschutz, Colfax and Southlands running together across peak dayparts.

East-metro flagship

$30,000+

Full Anschutz and Colfax saturation timed to the hospital shifts and weekend retail.

FAQ

Aurora billboard FAQs

Do I need a permit to advertise on an Aurora billboard?

No. Blindspot books time on screens that are already installed and permitted by their media-owner operators, Lamar Advertising, Clear Channel Outdoor, OUTFRONT Media among them, so you're leasing airtime on an existing structure, not erecting a new one.

What creative specs do I need for an Aurora screen?

Specs vary by screen: orientation, resolution and file format differ from one panel to the next. Every screen shows its exact requirements in the platform before you upload, so there's no separate spec sheet to track down before you book.

Can I book a Aurora billboard for just a few hours?

Yes, on Blindspot every Aurora screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum contract, so you can buy only the commute peaks, shopping afternoons, or evening windows that match your audience.

Which DOOH networks can I reach in Aurora?

Blindspot aggregates digital out-of-home inventory across Aurora onto one map, roadside and boulevard screens, transit, mall and place-based panels, bookable per play. The wider OOH supply is run by operators such as Lamar Advertising, Clear Channel Outdoor, OUTFRONT Media.

How fast can my ad go live in Aurora?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Content approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get in Aurora for $500?

A multi-day hourly presence on a high-traffic Colfax Avenue Corridor corridor, a concentrated burst across the busiest transit and retail screens at peak hours, or thousands of plays on central urban panels.

Is there a minimum spend for Aurora billboards?

No. Blindspot has no minimums, retainers or platform fees; you can run a focused hourly burst on a single screen or a full multi-zone Aurora campaign.

How to book

Live on a Aurora screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Aurora by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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