Downtown Akron Frost Fest

Date and Time for this Past Event

Saturday, Jan 24, 2026 12pm - 5pm

Location

Lock 3
200 S Main St

Details

Downtown Akron Partnership presents the inaugural Downtown Akron Frost Fest, featuring an afternoon of winter fun, ice sculptures, a hot cocoa crawl, live music, and more throughout the neighborhood.

Visitors are encouraged to visit businesses across the neighborhood to try free crafts and activities, hear live music by local musicians and enjoy a hot cocoa and cookie crawl. Activity will be clustered at Lock 3, near Main & Exchange Streets, on Mill and Summit Streets, and in the Northside District.

Frost Fest at Lock 3 and Main St.

Live ice sculpture carving every hour on the hour (12, 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm) at Lock 3 (Main St. level)

12 - 5 pm

Akron Soul Train: Free Snowflake Craft

COCOA & COOKIE CRAWL

Evelyn’s Coffee & Banh Mi
Chill Ice Cream
The Lockview
Ilić Cafe
Muggswigz Coffee & Tea

1 – 3 pm

Akron Children’s Museum: Olaf Meet & Greet
Barley House: Live Music with Matt Zukes
Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders: Magician John Mayer
Chill Ice Cream: Anna/Elsa Meet & Greet
Ilić Cafe: Balloon Artist

2 – 4 pm

Missing Falls Brewery: Live Music with Shelby Olive

3 – 5 pm

Boiling House: Live Music with Jeri Lee Sapronetti

Frost Fest on Mill St.

12 - 2 pm

El Patron Tequileria & Cuisine: Live Music with Victor Samalot
Rubber City Comics: Spiderman Meet & Greet

Frost Fest in the Northside District

12 - 5 pm

COCOA & COOKIE CRAWL

NOMZ (inside Northside Marketplace)
Zeber-Martell Clay Studio & Gallery*

*Zeber-Martell will also have a free snowflake pin for the first 30 guests

12:30 - 2:30 pm

Jilly's Music Room: Live Music with Rachel Roberts
Northside Marketplace: free face painting
Northside Marketplace: musical instrument petting zoo sponsored by Akron Symphony Orchestra

Sponsorship

Ice sculptures are available to sponsor and can incorporate sponsor logos if desired. Anyone with interest in sponsoring an ice sculpture should fill out this Google form and complete payment by January 20.

Downtown Akron Frost Fest is presented by Downtown Akron Partnership. Additional support is provided by El Patrón Tequilería & Cuisine, the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau, the City of Akron, Lock 3, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, GAR Foundation and Akron Community Foundation.