Pride Festival Parking Guide
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Fri, Aug 22, 2025 - Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Details
We are looking forward to a big weekend in downtown Akron including welcoming 40,000 visitors to celebrate Pride in Akron on Saturday, August 23rd.
Please be aware of the follow road closures you will experience on Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd. Please be aware that Main St. will be closed from Market St. to State St. Friday and Saturday with an additional Main Street closure from State St. to Buchtel for the RubberDucks games Friday and Saturday. View the map of festival road closures.
To enjoy downtown destinations in the easiest way, we recommend accessing the parking decks:
Polsky, Summit County Parking Deck, Broadway Deck, Citi Center Garage and High/Market Deck, which are accessible from either High Street or Broadway. For more information on those parking decks, click here.
Additional nearby parking decks:
To access Cascade Parking Deck or Akron Centre Deck:
From the East: Take Exchange Street to Dart Ave. Make a right onto Dart Ave. Follow the right fork onto Ash Street. Turn right onto Mill St. Turn right into the Cascade Parking Deck or left into Akron Centre Deck.
From the West: Take Cedar Street to Dart Ave. Make a left onto Dart Ave. Follow the right fork onto Ash Street. Turn right onto Mill St. Turn right into the Cascade Parking Deck or left into Akron Centre Deck.
You can also follow State Rt. 59 E into downtown and follow the signs for Mill St./Downtown Parking. Turn right onto Mill St. Turn right into the Cascade Parking Deck or left into Akron Centre Deck.
Be advised, you will not be able to turn toward Main Street when exiting either Cascade or Akron Centre Decks.
To access State Street Deck:
Deck access is only available via State Street from Bowery Street or High Street or Broadway.
