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4th Annual Akron City Festival

Category: Event Calendar

Dates and Times

  • Saturday, Sep 5, 2026  12pm - 4pm
  • Sunday, Sep 6, 2026  10am - 4pm

Location

Akron-Summit County Public Library (Day 1)
Lock 3 (Day 2)

Details

The fourth annual Akron City Festival will be held on two days this year: Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th!

The festival will have a family-friendly atmosphere and celebrate Akron’s youth and young adults as they start a new school year.

This year, the festival is split into two days: day one will include a variety of showcases and day two will include a parade followed by a festival that will include games, food trucks, live music, bouncy houses, giveaways, artists, informational vendors, and more. Ron Marhofer Auto Family and Akron Energy Systems are the primary sponsors of this year’s event.

DAY 1 • 4th Annual Akron City Festival

On Saturday, Sept. 5, the event will be held at the Akron Public Library (60 S High St.) from 12 - 4 pm. View the Saturday event flyer here. The schedule will be as follows: 

  • 12 pm – Ballet Showcase with the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival
  • 1 pm – Music Showcase with the Youth Nation Center
  • 2 pm – Dance Showcase with Born to Dance 330
  • 3 pm – Fashion Showcase with NightLyfe Entertainment

DAY 2 • 4th Annual Akron City Festival

On Sunday, Sept. 6, the event will be held at Lock 3 (200 S Main St.) from 10 am-4 pm. A parade will kick off the festivities at 11 am at the Spaghetti Warehouse lot (510 S Main St.) and head down Main St. towards Lock 3. 

Following the parade, there’s a long list of activities for families to enjoy such as face painting, inflatables, food vendors, live music, gaming trucks, barbers, nail techs, line dancing, balloon artists, and more. View the Sunday event flyer here. 

The parade will feature youth-serving, non-profit, community-based organizations as well as Akron Public Schools Athletics, Fine Arts, and JROTC. If your organization would like to be a part of the parade, please email City of Akron’s Youth Opportunity Strategist, Denico Buckley-Knight at dbuckley-knight@akronohio.gov by Friday, August 21st.