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Events in Akron, OH

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Upcoming (158)

Food Truck Festival

Food Truck Festival at Jewett Park

88th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships

Jul 23-26, 2026

Hardesty Park, West Market Street, Akron

Meadow Music Concert Series at Crown Point

Jul 25-26, 2026

Akron Art Expo 2026

Akron, OH, Akron OH

Exhibition Event

Jul 25-26, 2026

Akron Arts Expo

Jul 25-26, 2026

Serbian Festival

Highland Square Porch Fest

Akron Marathon Race Series

Akron Marathon Race Series - Goodyear 10K

Akron Marathon Race Series - August 8

Akron Marathon Half Marathon & 10K

Akron Marathon Race Series - Half Marathon & 10K

Akron Marathon Race Series - August Event

Akron Marathon Race Series - Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K

155 E. Voris St. Akron, Ohio 44311

Akron Half Marathon & 10K

Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K

Akron Marathon Race Series - August 8, 2026

Akron Marathon - Half Marathon & 10K

Akron Marathon Race Series - Summer Event 2

Akron Marathon Race Series - August 8 Date

Akron Marathon Race Series - August Date

Akron Pickle Fest

Akron Pickle Fest '26

Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K

Akron Marathon Race Series - Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K

Hungarian Vásár Picnic

Akron Pickle Fest

Akron Pickle Fest

Highland Square PorchRokr Festival

Aug 15-16, 2026

Props and Pistons Festival

Highland Square PorchRokr Festival

Akron Pride Festival & Equity March

Akron Pride Festival 5K

Akron Pride Festival

Akron Pride Festival & Equity March

Splash Dash 5K/Wet Or Dry Run plus Duckie Dash

Skate Night on the Plaza

Aug 28-30, 2026

Akron Food Truck Festival

Aug 28-29, 2026

Akron Pizza Fest

4th Annual Akron Food Truck Festival

Party on the PNC Plaza

Goodyear Heights Historic 5K

First Friday Kenmore Summer Events

Food Truck Wednesdays

First Fridays - Kenmore

Akron Summer Festivals (including rotating food trucks)

Lock 3 Summer Concert Series

Concerts at Lock 3

Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival

Sep 4 – Sep 6, 2027

Made in Ohio Art & Craft Festival

Wellness on the Plaza

Summit Fest 2026

First Friday in Kenmore

Skate Night on the Plaza

Food Truck Wednesdays

Sep 12-13, 2026

Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival

Concerts at Lock 3

Firestone Farmers Market

Sep 17-19, 2026

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival

Akron Latin Festival

Downtown Akron Latin Festival

Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup

Akron Marathon Health & Fitness Expo

John S. Knight Center, Akron, Ohio

Health Fitness Expo - Akron Marathon Race Series

Akron Marathon Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup

Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup - Akron Marathon Race Series

Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup - Akron Marathon

Akron Marathon Health & Fitness Expo

Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay

155 E. Voris St. Akron, Ohio 44311

Akron Marathon Race Series - Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay

Akron Marathon and Half Marathon

Bark After Dark

Akron Marathon Race Series - Fall Event

Akron Marathon Race Series - September 26

Akron Marathon Race Series - Full Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay

Akron Marathon Race Series - September Event

Akron Marathon Race Series

FirstEnergy Akron Marathon

Downtown Akron, Ohio

Akron Marathon Race Series - September 26, 2026

Akron Marathon Race Series - Summer Event 3

FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay

Downtown Akron, Ohio

Akron-Canton Airport 5K

Akron Zoo Boo After Hours

5K on the Runway at Akron-Canton Airport

Akron Oatmeal Festival

Oct 11-26, 2026

Boo at the Zoo | Ultimate Fall Fest

Gourdy's Pumpkin Run Akron

Downtown Akron Fall Fest

2025 Downtown Akron Fall Fest

Hands-On Halloween

Bark After Dark

Greater Akron Holiday Extravaganza Craft and Vendor Show

Holiday Extravaganza Craft and Vendor Show

Smells Like Snow Coffee Festival

Akron Bark After Dark

Nov 7 – Apr 24, 2027

Winter Market at Old Trail School

Coventry Band Fall Craft Fair

Shop-a-Holidays Craft Bazaar

Shop-a-Holidays Craft Show at the Akron Zoo

Nov 15-23, 2026

Holiday Tree Festival

The Christ Child Society of Akron Annual Red Wagon Luncheon and Artisan Fair

Nov 28 – Dec 30, 2026

Akron Zoo Wild Lights

Nov 28-30, 2026

Holiday Market at Lock 3 and Lock 4

Nov 28 – Dec 30, 2026

Deck the Hall at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Chasing Santa - 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon

E.J. Thomas Christmas Arts & Crafts Show

Akron Arts and Crafts Expo

Akron Crafts Show

Holiday Pops Concert

Make Believe Midnight

Tainted Love: Alternative Valentine's Market

Downtown Akron Lunar New Year Celebration

Downtown Akron Sakura Festival

Blue Line Striders - May 30 Group Run

Blue Line Striders - June 10 Group Run

Father's Day Car Show & Festival at Hale Farm

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Festival

Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026

FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay

Skate Night on the Plaza

Aug 28 – Aug 29, 2026

4th Annual Akron Food Truck Festival

Aug 28 – Aug 29, 2026

Akron Pizza Fest

Aug 28 – Aug 29, 2026

4th Annual Akron Food Truck Festival!

Nov 27 – Nov 29, 2026

Akron Zoo Wild Lights

Aug 28 – Aug 30, 2026

Akron Food Truck Festival

Aug 29 – Aug 31, 2026

Akron Food Truck Festival

Aug 29 – Aug 31, 2026

Akron Artisan Coffee & Craft Show

Akron Marathon Race Series Events

Akron Pickle Fest

Downtown Akron Sakura Festival

Downtown@Dusk Concert Series

First Friday - Kenmore

First Friday Akron - Food Truck & Food Vendor

First Friday Akron - Ongoing Vendor Program

First Friday in Kenmore - Ongoing Vendor Opportunities

First Fridays in Kenmore - Food Truck Vendor Opportunities

Hale Farm Juneteenth Commemoration

Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival

Highland Square Food Truck Festival

Italian-American Festival

National Interstate 8K & 1 Mile

Outdoor Movie Night

Outdoor Movie Night at Lock 3

Skate Night on the Plaza

Summit County Craft Shows - Akron Area

Past (45)

May 23-25, 2026

Renaissance Faire at the Akron Zoo

2nd Annual Highland Square Food Truck Festival

Downtown Akron Juneteenth Celebration

Food Truck Wednesdays

Concerts at Lock 3

Jun 3 – Sep 23, 2026

Summit Lake Farmers Market

Cruise into Summer

Brews, Bourbon & BBQ Festival

The BLVD BLOCK PARTY

BLVD Block Party

Polymer Palooza

Kenmore Cowbell 7K Walk/Run

BLVD Block Party

Cuyahoga Valley 5K & Family Fun Run

ArtWalk Downtown Akron

Outdoor Movie Night

Father's Day Car Show

Akron Zoo Brew at the Zoo

The Father's Day Car Show & Festival at Hale Farm

Akron Marathon Race Series - Summer Event 1

Akron Marathon Race Series - June 26, 2026

ACME Fresh Market Foundation 8K & 1-Mile

Akron Marathon Race Series - Interstate 8K

Akron Marathon Race Series - 8K & 1 Mile

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Festival

Akron 8K & 1 Mile

ACME Fresh Market Foundation 8K & 1-Mile

Akron Marathon Race Series - National Interstate 8K & 1 Mile

155 E. Voris St. Akron, Ohio 44311

Akron Marathon Race Series - June Event

Akron Marathon Race Series: 8K & 1 Mile

155 E. Voris St. Akron, Ohio 44311

Akron Marathon 8K & 1 Mile

All American Burger & BBQ Festival

Jul 1 – Sep 10, 2026

Food Truck Wednesdays

Highland Square Summer Food Truck Festival

Highland Square Food Truck Festival

All-American Burger & BBQ Festival

Jul 2 – Sep 24, 2026

ASIA's HAPI Fresh Farmers' Market

Heart of Akron Festival

Jul 7 – Sep 23, 2026

Summit Lake Farmers Market

Jul 10-12, 2026

Summit County Italian American Festival

Akron Trail Marathon

Jul 12-13, 2026

Highland Square Food Truck Fest