Downtown Akron Partnership

Lock 4 is an exciting space in Downtown Akron. The rushing water of the Ohio-Erie Canal creates multiple water falls through Lock 4 that, along with the historic brick facades of some of the oldest buildings in the city, give the space a distinctly urban feel.

200 S Main St
Akron, OH 44308

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RubberDucks 2024 Playoff Game Tickets Are on Sale NowPlayoff game tickets are now on sale for the Akron RubberDucks 2024 first round home playoff game at Canal Park against the Erie SeaWolves on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:35 p.m. Gates will open at 5 p.m.

The Nightlight Cinema opens Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea in 3D for special one-day-only screeningsThe Nightlight Cinema and the Akron Art Museum present Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea, a 3D documentary film about the life and work of artist, marine, and acrobat H.C. (Cliff) Westermann. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Westermann’s dramatic personal history can be traced through beguiling, surreal artworks he made to process the horrors he witnessed on the front lines.

Capital Talent Development Group Founder Alanna Nicholas Completes Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women: Black in Business ProgramCapital Talent Development Group founder Alanna Nicholas teems with energy and inspiration from completing Goldman Sachs’s 10-week One Million Black Women: Black in Business program in June, 2024. Nicholas was the only entrepreneur from Akron accepted to participate in the fifth cohort of the program and was one of 150 women selected from an applicant pool of nearly five thousand.

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