Downtown Akron Pride Specials
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026 - Sun, Aug 23, 2026 10am - 9pm
Details
Akron Pride Fest Specials from Downtown Akron Shops, Restaurants, and Venues
Get where you're going easily, here's the Pride Parking Guide.
FRIDAY - SUNDAY
8/21 • 5:50 pm • 8/22 • 7 pm • 8/23 • 5:15 pm Pride Fest Weekend, 3 screenings of Call Me By Your Name at The Nightlight Cinema
FRIDAY, August 21
3 - 6 pm • PSL Akron's Akron Build sign making and banner painting in preparation for the Pride Equity March at Odom Blvd Library
5 pm • Pride Pre-Game at The Daily Pressed feat. drinks specials, food, music
6:30 pm • Akron Pride Festival 5K
8:30 pm • Akron Pride Festival Performance featuring Kristine W. with dancers David & Jeff live at Lock 3
midnight • Miss Tear-Ez Drag Show
SATURDAY, August 22
8 am - 2 pm • Ilić Café is open with coffee, tea, pastries and more.
8 am - 2:30 am • Tear-Ez is open with Jimmy behind the bar
9 am - 3 pm • Sweet Mary's Bakery has rainbow flag cookies in the bakery case all weekend.
10 am - 7 pm • Akron Soul Train galleries are open with free giveaways for visitors.
noon • Bar Phoenix and the Phoenix Room has $10 cocktails (rainbow flavors) and $12 prism cocktails. Click here to view the menu.
noon - 4 pm • Pride Party at Circle of 5ths, with drink and food specials and special guests: Featuring DJ Esque aka SpellBound! Free entry.
11 am- 6 pm • NEW! Doggies, Drinks & Disco featuring an amazing DJ, cocktails, space for your 4 legged friends and a Doggie Parade at 3 pm at Lock 4 Park
5 - 8 pm • Pride Skate Night on Cascade Plaza
7 pm • High St. Hop House and Baxter Speakeasy's dance party featuring DJ The Brainwreck.
SUNDAY, August 23
7 - 11 pm • Ingy's Piano Bar piano karaoke with Curtis (Tear-Ez side 358)
7:30 pm • Tear-Ez post-Pride Drag Show (side 360), Hosted by: Breakerr Heart!! Featuring: Gerard Slay, Jace Blaze, Tango Delmont, Ayinde Lavell Carter, and James Dixon
