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 Or an activity of your choice Each activity should total 15 minutes or more. Challenge yourself and stay active all year! Register here. Registration will […]
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 […]
Join us for another Discovering Our History forum series as we celebrate Akron’s Bicentennial. This forum will feature Akron’s Immigrant Communities. Betty Lin-Fisher from USA Today, will be moderating a panel discussion with Lida Ahmadi, Samantha Byake, May Chen, Dave DiDomenico, and Madhu Sharma. Free admission, click HERE to register!
It’s Halloween, and something scary’s lurking in the dark! This thrilling night out will feature a spooky dance floor perfect for dancing the night away. 🎧 DJ Rybar spinning Halloween dance classics 🕺 Dance lessons from instructor Jen Garlando + a Thriller flash mob 👻 Costume contest 🍬 Trick-or-treating in the galleries 🎨 Art-making activities […]
The 2025 Smells Like Snow Coffee Festival presented by Downtown Akron Partnership returns on Saturday, November 1 from noon - 7:30 pm. We have lots of cool new stuff to […]
Asian Services in Action's Pearl Anniversary will be celebrated this Fall on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 to honor the legacy of serving, supporting, and advocating for not only Asian American and […]
Bring your friends and family to this free Akron Stories Screening at the Linda Theatre on November 2, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. A curated selection of mini-documentary films from the Akron Stories project will be featured, sharing captivating tales from and about the people who made Akron the "Rubber Capital of the […]
Join us for a night full of historic Soap Box Derby stories and the vision of the future for the International Soap Box Derby! After 87+ successful years of the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby, the “Greatest Amateur Racing Event in the World,” a panel of long-time Soap Box Derby Historian and Public Relations Chairman […]
Lieberth Community Vision Award Breakfast Honoring Robert DeJournett (Signature Class 21) Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00-9:00am John S. Knight Center This isn’t your typical awards breakfast. Join Leadership Akron for […]
C.O.R.E. is excited to announce the 2025 Youth Scholarship Fair will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Elder Johnson Family Life Center, 1650 Diagonal Rd, […]