Raíces, Ritmos & Recuerdos: Akron Latin Festival 2025

Date and Time

• Saturday, Sep 20, 2025  2pm - 9pm

Location

Details

Save the date for Raíces, Ritmos & Recuerdos: Akron Latin Festival 2025.

Check back soon for additional details about food, vendors, crafts and activities, event schedule, and more!

2025 Akron Latin Festival Live Music

• Grupo Fuego
• Herencia Nortena
• 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)
• Pedro's Taqueria (aquas frescas, flautas, tacos, burritos, quesadillas)
• Cha'firo Catering & Events (bacalaitos, wings, firo lemonade)
• La Reina Boricua, LLC (authentic Puerto Rican cuisine, dessert, and more)
• Tacos el rinconcito (tacos, tortas, quesadillas, aquas frescas, y fruita picada)
• Delicias Salvadoreñas (pupusas, minutas, atol de elote, papas fritas, sodas, jugos)
• Cool and Fresh Pizza (pizzas and Venezuelan baked goods like cachitos, plus chicha drinks)
• T. Time Lemonade (fresh-squeezed lemonade in a variety of fruit flavors)
• More to come!

Retail Vendors

• Gia Artz (art prints, stickers, book marks, tote bags, stationery)
• Latin Minga (artesanía Latina y productos hispanos)
• Vega's Creations (t-shirts, tumblers, libby cups, shot glasses, hats, bags)
• Gala Jewelry, Arts & Crafts (Latino jewelry, arts, and crafts)
• LiRo Apparel & Accessories (socks, hats, gloves, sweaters, scarves, bags, accessories, and more!)
• Not Yo' Daddy's Mexican Hot Sauce (hot sauce, light-up toys, balloon headbands for kids)
• More to come!

Tabling Organizations

• Love Akron
• Akron Urban League
• Akron Minority Business Association Center
• El Centro De Servicios Sociales
• Smucker's
• Zing Health
• Akron Soccer Club
• Young Latinos Network
• Office of Congresswoman Emilia Sykes
• Carpenters Union / Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters
• Summit County Prosecutor's Office
• Axess Family Services

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Raíces, Ritmos y Recuerdos: Akron Latin Festival 2025 is presented by Proyecto Raices, Downtown Akron Partnership, and the City of Akron. Additional support is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, GAR Foundation, Akron Community Foundation, the Raices Employee Resource Group at the J.M. Smucker Co. and the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office.