Downtown Akron Partnership’s mission is to promote and build a vibrant and valuable downtown for all people.
DAP is dedicated to bringing people, activity, business and a thriving civic life to the heart of Akron. Through strategic marketing and management of downtown’s resources, we’re working to promote downtown as a live, work, play destination in the center of our city.
Our areas of focus include collaborative marketing and promotion; resources and support for business development; enhancement, and maintenance of the physical environment; safety and hospitality services; and signature programming and placemaking.
Opportunities
DAP offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities to showcase your business to the thousands of people who visit the downtown neighborhood every day for events, employment, leisure activities, food and drink, and more, alongside the growing number of residents who call downtown Akron home. Sponsorships are an excellent way to reach passionate audiences, while enhancing your brand with the public’s increasing satisfaction with downtown Akron.
Current Sponsorship opportunities include:
- Downtown Akron Lunar New Year Celebration (click here for more information)
- Downtown Akron Sakura Festival (click here for more information)
- Downtown Akron Juneteenth Celebration (click here for more information)
- Summer on the Plaza (click here for more information)
- Akron Latin Festival (click here for more information)
- Downtown Akron Fall Fest (click here for more information)
- Smells Like Snow Coffee Festival (click here for more information)
- Main Street Winter Lighting (click here for more information)
- Main Street Summer Hanging Baskets (click here for more information)
Make a Donation to Downtown Akron Partnership:
DAP Thanks Our Sponsors:
2026 Hanging Flower Basket Sponsors
- Akron Cleveland Association of REALTORS
- Jackson Kelly PLLC
- CESO Inc
- Burgess & Niple, Inc
- The Mick and Rick Band
- 159 Main
- Great Work Employment Services
- BFG Federal Credit Union
- Liz Denholm
- Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP
- Art x Love
- Williams Hardwood Flooring
- Dr. Patricia Sheahan, in memory of Jim Sheahan
- Jean Barron, in memory of James Barron
- State and Federal Communications, Inc.
- Ilić Café
- Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro
- Narrow Path Investigations
- Judy & Joe Lanfranchi
- Keith Heilmeier in honor of James K. Heilmeier
- Ashley and Keith Heilmeier on behalf of Hope and Healing
- Rick Hirt, in memory of Sue and Zack Hirt
- The Shott Family
- McDonald Hopkins LLC
- KF Marketing, LLC
- Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Greystone
- John S. Knight Center
- Summit County Land Bank
- Michael Derr & Greg Sterling
- Echogen
- The Janet L Renner Family
- Smaltz Insurance LLC
2025-26 Main Street Winter Lighting Sponsors
- Pella Windows and Doors
- Williams Hardwood Flooring
- KF Marketing LLC
- The Mick and Rick Band
- Great Work Employment Services
- Burgess & Niple, Inc.
- Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro
- Narrow Path Investigations
- Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Art x Love
- McDonald Hopkins LLC
- Missing Falls Brewery
- Summit Choral Society
- Liz Denholm
- Jessica Cherok
- The University of Akron
- GAR Foundation
- Precision Garage Door Service of Akron
- The Shott Family
- State and Federal Communications, Inc.