Picture Yourself Downtown
Picture Yourself Downtown is your invitation to celebrate and be a part of the reopening of Main Street in Downtown Akron. Look for Picture Yourself Downtown programs for everyone, with opportunities to enjoy new, iconic sights and experiences you can only have downtown. Share your experiences in downtown with #PictureYourselfOnMain or #PictureYourselfAkron.
Support downtown businesses and earn EXTRA back in Blimps on the #Akronite app. Your Blimps can then be used for purchases at your favorite downtown Akron locales.
Download the app, link your card, and start earning blimps today! Make every action count.
Picture Yourself in Lock 3
A Vote for Devo is a Vote for Akron! The Akron-original rock band, Devo has been nominated for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Use your voice and vote on the fan ballot to support the band. The top 5 vote-getters by May 7 will be considered for inclusion: vote.rockhall.com
Find All 51 Energy Domes. Click here for a list of the locations of all 51 Devo Energy Domes.
Through May 31 | On Your Own Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
Through May 31 | Bicycle Bingo in Downtown
Tuesdays | 2 - 8 p.m. | Treatery Taco Tuesdays
Wednesdays and Sundays | 7 p.m. | Live Streaming Claim Sale at Rubber City Comics
Wednesdays | 7 - 9 p.m. | Sporcle Live Trivia at Akronym Brewing
Sundays | 10 a.m. | Yeti Squad Rides with Dirty River Bicycle Works
Sundays | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Sunday Brunch and Brews at Akronym Brewing
Wednesday, May 12 | 12 p.m. | Rediscover Downtown Akron Walking Tour
Wednesday, May 12 | 6 - 8 p.m. | Free Contactless Trivia at NOMZ
Thursday, May 13 | 10 - 11 a.m. | Coffee with the Collection: Reconsidered
Thursday, May 13 | 6 p.m. | Discover the Downtown DORA Tour
Thursday, May 13 | 6- 8 p.m. | Plant & Pint Night at Akronym Brewing
Friday, May 14 | 7 p.m. | DBA and Northside Speakeasy present Jeff Klemm
Friday, May 14 | 8 p.m. | Comedy Night at Canal Park with Preacher Lawson
Saturday, May 15 | 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Akron Art Museum Family Day: Choose Your Own Adventure Weekend
Saturday, May 15 | 12 - 4 p.m. | Crafty Mart Launch Market
Sunday, May 16 | 12 p.m. | University of Akron Men's Baseball Team vs Ohio University
More things to see in downtown Akron
The finest independent and world cinema from the Nightlight Cinema's Virtual Screening Room
Through May 29 | Alice in Wonderland Nocturnes, Akron Soul Train
Through Jun. 25 | The Art of a Pandemic
Through Jun. 25 | Akron Artist Danny Ratcliffe at Summit County Courthouse
Through Jun. 26 | Art of Y, Summit Artspace
Through Jun. 26 | Ohio Collage Society 15th Annual Member Show, Summit Artspace
Through May 22 | Artists of the Rubber City Members Show, Summit Artspace
Through Aug. 22 | Reconsidered: Works from the Collection, Akron Art Museum
Through Sept. 19 | Totally Rad: Bold Color in the 1980s, Akron Art Museum
Through Sept. 19 | Totally Radical: Art and Politics in the 1980s, Akron Art Museum
Shop local
Save 35% on shoes at blue: a Goodwill Boutique through Saturday, May 15
Eat local
The rooftop patio at The Lockview has reopened.