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Raíces, Ritmos & Recuerdos: 5th Annual Akron Latin Festival 2025

Lock 3 200 S Main St, Akron, OH, United States

Save the date for Raíces, Ritmos & Recuerdos: Akron Latin Festival 2025. Click HERE for more information! 2025 Akron Latin Festival Live Music Grupo Fuego Herencia Norteña DJ LOLO Knows Conjunto Guarachando Entertainment and Activities NEO Pro Wrestling Pick Up Stix stiltwalkers Magician Bill Bishop Hourly piñatas Facepainting with UA Latinos Balloon art Food Vendors Carne Asada Box (carne asada) […]

Akron Symphony – Mahler’s “Titan”

EJ Thomas Hall 198 Hill St, Akron, OH, United States

The Akron Symphony Orchestra season begins with an electrifying evening of symphonic grandeur. Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture is a jubilant celebration of popular song, including the universally recognized “Gaudeamus igitur.” Angela Cheng, Oberlin Conservatory Professor of Piano, then takes center stage for Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto, a rarely heard work of deep lyricism and virtuosic brilliance. The evening […]

Akron Oatmeal Festival

Cascade Locks Park 57 W North St, Akron, OH, United States

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, […]

Akron Symphony – The Firebird

EJ Thomas Hall 198 Hill St, Akron, OH, United States

This one’s for the movie lovers, the fantasy fans, the thrill-seekers. The Akron Symphony has loaded this concert with cinematic drama. Elfman’s Sleepy Hollow sets a spooky tone, Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead is gorgeously gothic, and Eidelman’s The Tempest casts a storm of Shakespearean mystery. Finally, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite swoops in and sets E.J. Thomas Hall ablaze. It’s mythical, magical, and […]

Akron Symphony – Handel’s Messiah

EJ Thomas Hall 198 Hill St, Akron, OH, United States

This performance of Messiah: Part 1 and the triumphant Hallelujah chorus will transport audiences with its grandeur and spirit. The program begins with William Boyce’s Ode to the New Year 1758, a lively and celebratory work, followed by composer and lost local legend Julia Perry’s Ye Who Seek the Truth. Hadyn’s charming and impressive Trumpet Concerto closes the first half. Finally, the […]

Akron Symphony – Holiday Pops 2025

EJ Thomas Hall 198 Hill St, Akron, OH, United States

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with a festive evening of music, joy, and community spirit. The Akron Symphony's annual Holiday Pops concert is packed with beloved holiday classics […]