Akron Oatmeal Festival
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 12pm - 5pm
Location
Cascade Locks Park Association/Mustill Store & House
57 W North St
Details
The Akron Oatmeal Festival embraces everything that makes our city weird, wonderful, and uniquely Akron, and we welcome you to be part of this exciting day in Cascade Valley! Now entering its second year, the festival continues to grow in scale and imagination, featuring two stages of entertainment, a public food drive, and, of course, oatmeal!
ARTS & FOOD VENDORS | GOATS & OATS | PARADE OF SCHUMACHERS | THE ORIGINAL QUAKER OATMEAL COOKIE | LOCAL AUTHOR DISCUSSIONS | MAGICIAN | SCHUMACHER INTERVIEW | STILT WALKERS | QUAKER PHOTO BOOTH | SCHUMACHER LOOK-ALIKES | FOOD DRIVE | 1800’S OATS ARTIFACTS | PLAY AREAS | CRAFTS | KING OF QUAKER OATS T-SHIRTS & MORE!
All elements will wind through the beautiful wildlands of Cascade Locks Park at locks 14 and 15 of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail.
For a map of the event, click here.
For the event schedule, and list of vendors and activities, click here.
Food Drive
Bring 3 Donated Food Items for Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank's Super-6 Food Drive & you'll get 1 Free, Exclusive Commemorative Shumaker Button, sweet!
The Super-6 are:
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Soup/Stew
- Canned Tuna
- Peanut Butter
- Mac & Cheese
- Boxed Cereal
