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The Penguin Lessons

5:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. / The Nightlight

Summit County Health Department Student Art Show: Take Down Tobacco 2025

6 p.m. - 8 p.m. / Akron Art Museum

Sip & Learn: Sake and Sushi Tasting

1 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 3 p.m. / Cilantro

Grand Opening of the Akron History Center

1 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Akron History Center

2025 Downtown Akron Sakura Festival

1 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Sea of Ghosts, Cats Eat Dogs, Proper Faces, MyHeartYourGlove

7 p.m. / Musica

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156 S Main St
Akron, OH 44308
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Akron History Center to Open April 5The new Akron History Center will open to the public on Saturday, April 5 in downtown Akron at 172 South Main Street. Members of the public may visit the free museum celebrating Akron’s Bicentennial between 1:00pm and 5:00pm on April 5. A private invitation-only ceremony will precede the public opening.

Akron Zoo to Host Egg Hunt EventThe Akron Zoo is hosting its annual egg hunt, Egg-stra Wild Egg Hunt, on Saturdays and Sundays, April 5-6, 12-13 and 19 from 8:30 – 10 a.m. The egg hunt begins promptly at 9 a.m.

Greater Akron Chamber’s Annual Meeting Celebrates Progress, Honors Leadership, and Embraces the FutureMore than 850 business, community, and civic leaders gathered at the Greater Akron Chamber’s 118th Annual Meeting on March 12, 2025 to reflect on the bold moves, the big bets, and celebrate the strategic collaborations and leaders that have contributed to Greater Akron’s transformational progress over the last several years.

In addition to funding from downtown business and property owners, Downtown Akron Partnership receives support from the following philanthropic organizations.