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 […]
Commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) here in Akron, Ohio in 1935. Founder's Day Weekend is June 6, 7, and 8, 2025. For more information and registration, click here.
Join Akron Area Congregations and Organizations in a Day of Caring for the Greater Akron Community. More information coming soon!
As a part of Akron’s Bicentennial Celebration, Better Kenmore's June First Friday will be replaced by The BLVD Block Party, a celebration of Akron’s Bicentennial in Kenmore on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The Kenmore Parade starts at 10:00 am, see the Akron 200 METRO bus there! Ride the METRO bus for FREE on Saturdays & Sundays […]
Explore some of Akron’s bygone past, from the thriving jazz clubs on Howard Street to the “Million Dollar Playground” at Summit Lake. Where were these places and where did they go? The ride will start from Cascade Plaza, and be about 7 miles on mostly flat terrain, almost entirely on the Towpath Trail and Main […]
Explore some of Akron’s bygone past, from the thriving jazz clubs on Howard Street to the “Million Dollar Playground” at Summit Lake. Where were these places and where did they go? The ride will start from Cascade Plaza, and be about 7 miles on mostly flat terrain, almost entirely on the Towpath Trail and Main Street […]
Join us for the next installment of the Forgotten History Forum Series presented by the FirstEnergy Foundation, with our exclusive media partner, PBS Western Reserve. Uncover the vital role Akron’s Deaf community played in shaping the city’s legacy as the Rubber Capital of the World and the city's identity as the “Crossroads of the Deaf.” […]
Every three months, ArtWalk is held in the Historic Arts District on Thursday nights from 5 – 9 p.m. Community members are invited to the quarterly celebration to enjoy food, music, art, and more. Each ArtWalk will have a specific theme that engages visitors with the arts in new ways. ArtWalk is always free and open to […]
Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture, features a score by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein. Newsies is inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway “newsies” on a […]
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Firestone Stadium on Saturday, June 14th! The celebration will include a parade, food trucks, live entertainment, touch-a-truck, and featured softball games. The Parade kicks off at 11:00am at Firestone Park Community Center (1480 Girard St.) and will travel on Firestone Blvd., ending at the stadium. Programming will take place from […]
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc & Eta Tau Lambda Chapter presents the 2nd Annual Black and Old Gold Scholarship Golf Open. Final Registration Deadline: June 16, 2025
