Celebrate Akron’s Bicentennial! It's free to participate! Set a personal goal: Complete 200 wellness activities from January 7 – December 6 Choose your activity: Biking Hiking PT/OT Swimming Strength Training […]
In September, the Akron Art Museum will open the first solo museum exhibition for artist Alfred McMoore. McMoore (1950–2009) lived and worked his entire life in Akron, creating enormous drawings […]
As we celebrate the history of our city and the region, this is a great time to document our individual histories. The Akron Bicentennial in cooperation with The University of […]
The CORE invites adults aged 50 and older to join our new class: “Building Your Comfort Level with Technology.” This five-week program will help you: Boost your digital skills so you can […]
Art is scientifically proven to promote healing. Seniors are invited to join us for FREE at the Akron Art Museum. Each registered senior will receive a bag to fill while they visit with sponsors, including providers from healthcare, government, cultural institutions, and service agencies dedicated to seniors throughout Summit County. Plus, an opportunity to tour […]
Join us for the Grand (Re)Opening of Reservoir Park Community Center on Tuesday, October 7th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at 1735 Hillside Terrace, Akron 44305. Come celebrate the newly renovated center, see the improvements, and reconnect with your community in this refreshed space!
The Akron Black Artist Guild (ABAG) will launch its fourth annual Outlined in Black Exhibition with an opening reception on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Akron Soul Train, 191 South Main Street. The event marks the start of Exhibition Weekend, a two-day celebration of artistry and community presented in partnership with Akron200 […]
Akron is one of the birthplaces of the American cereal industry—home to Ferdinand Schumacher, the “Oatmeal King,” whose pioneering oat mill in the 1850s helped launch oatmeal’s popularity across the nation. We’re celebrating that deliciously quirky legacy with the first-ever Akron Oatmeal Festival! This free community festival highlights everything that makes Akron weird and wonderful, […]
Join Akron at 200 author Charlotte Gintert on an exploratory tour of one of Akron’s oldest legacy neighborhoods, Goosetown. Now a part of the University Park neighborhood, Goosetown has long been a place for new Americans to put down roots and build community. We will be visiting some of the neighborhood’s most interesting landmarks from the 1800s […]
Akron Black Artist Guild Exhibition Weekend continues with the premiere of Our Eyes See the Sun on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 4:15 PM at The Nightlight Cinema, 30 North High Street. Directed by ABAG President Dara Harper, the original documentary profiles BIPOC artists as they create work anchored in story, culture, and triumph. Following […]
Join us for the next installment of the Forgotten History Forum Series presented by FirstEnergy Foundation, and in partnership with our exclusive media partner, PBS Western Reserve. This forum is The History of the Akron Sound: Part 2. More information coming soon! Click HERE to sign up today.
Commemorating 200 years of Akron’s history, civic pride, and community spirit, Akron 200 continues its Bicentennial Beautification Initiative, organizing neighborhood cleanups across the city! Residents, friends, community groups, houses of worship, and volunteers are invited to sign up and join us for one or more community cleanups. You don’t have to live in the neighborhood where you volunteer. All are […]