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Events in Downtown Akron

Downtown events, culture and entertainment pack the calendar with wide-ranging things to do and see. Whether you’re looking for a day of family fun or to catch a performance by your favorite band, downtown Akron offers so many options.

To suggest an event for inclusion on our interactive events calendar, click here. Events must be held within our 42-block District. All Events are subject to approval. Email info@downtownakron.com for questions.

For a listing of events, festivals, arts and culture events and more throughout Summit County, please visit SummitLive365.org, LiveAkron.com, and VisitAkron-Summit.org.

Baby Play Date
10:30am - 12pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Monday
4
Nov
Meetup Mondays
7pm - 11pm
The Green Dragon Inn Board Game Bar and Cafe
Monday
4
Nov
Free Fare Day
METRO Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center
Tuesday
5
Nov
Election Day Free Zoo Admission
11am - 4pm
Akron Zoo
Tuesday
5
Nov
Explore City Tours Presents: Akron Evening Canalway Food Tour
5pm
Tuesday
5
Nov
Pub Quiz Trivia at Missing Falls
7pm
Missing Falls Brewery
Tuesday
5
Nov
Tuesday Night Draft
7pm - 10pm
Full Grip Games
Tuesday
5
Nov
Comedy Open Mic
7pm - 11pm
The Daily Pressed
Tuesday
5
Nov
Pub Quiz Trivia at Missing Falls
8pm
Missing Falls Brewery
Tuesday
5
Nov
"BLU-esday Tuesday" Blues Jam
8pm - 11pm
BLU Jazz+
Tuesday
5
Nov
Fundamentals of Financial Management
10am
SCORE Akron
Wednesday
6
Nov
Zoom: The Last of the Romanovs - Part Two
2pm - 3pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Wednesday
6
Nov
Explore City Tours Presents: Akron Evening Canalway Food Tour
5pm
Wednesday
6
Nov
Virtual Small Business Orientation
5pm - 7:15pm
Akron Small Business Development Center
Wednesday
6
Nov
Paint & Sip at Missing Falls Brewery
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Missing Falls Brewery
Wednesday
6
Nov
Akron Symphony Chorus Presents: Broadway Karaoke
7pm - 9pm
Jilly's Music Room
Wednesday
6
Nov
D&D Night
7pm
The Green Dragon Inn Board Game Bar and Cafe
Wednesday
6
Nov
Open Mic Night
7pm
Barley House
Wednesday
6
Nov
Wednesday Facebook Live Show! (Huge Savings on Marvel, Back Issue Comics & More!)
7pm - 9pm
Rubber City Comics
Wednesday
6
Nov
SmokeFace & Co. Open Jam Night
8:30pm - 11:30pm
Baxter's Speakeasy
Wednesday
6
Nov
Book it on METRO!
METRO Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center
Thursday
7
Nov
Veteran's Day Flag Raising Ceremony
9am
Cascade Plaza
Thursday
7
Nov
Beyond the Horizon: The Agency's Path Forward
10am - 12pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Thursday
7
Nov
Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11am
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Thursday
7
Nov
Free Thursday at Akron Art Museum
11am - 9pm
Akron Art Museum
Thursday
7
Nov
Art Bites With Amy - GLOW: Neon and Light
11:30am - 12pm
Akron Art Museum
Thursday
7
Nov
Actionable Ideas for Business Owners
12pm
SCORE Akron
Thursday
7
Nov
Wick Writing Workshop for Adults - "Where We Live" - Community Read: A Shared Literary Experience
1pm - 3pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Thursday
7
Nov
Business Branding 101 - How to Create Your Brand Strategy
1pm
SCORE Akron
Thursday
7
Nov
Explore City Tours Presents: Akron Afternoon Canalway Food Tour
1pm
Thursday
7
Nov
Wick Writing Workshop for Teens - "Where We Live" - Community Read: A Shared Literary Experience
3pm - 4pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Thursday
7
Nov
After School Open Studio: Needle Felting Owls
4pm - 6pm
Akron Art Museum
Thursday
7
Nov
Birdsong: Project Talk
4pm - 6pm
Akron Art Museum
Thursday
7
Nov
Delight Night
5pm - 8pm
Akron Children's Museum
Thursday
7
Nov
Movies@Main: Oh, the Suspense!
6:15pm - 8pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Thursday
7
Nov
Pioneer Thursdays
6:30pm - 10:30pm
Full Grip Games
Thursday
7
Nov
Rachel Brown & The Beatnik Playboys
7pm - 9pm
Jilly's Music Room
Thursday
7
Nov
D&D Night
7pm
The Green Dragon Inn Board Game Bar and Cafe
Thursday
7
Nov
OpinioNation Trivia at Missing Falls
7pm
Missing Falls Brewery
Thursday
7
Nov
Olivia Van Goor Quintet ft. Andrew Wegierski
8pm - 11pm
BLU Jazz+
Thursday
7
Nov
OpinioNation Trivia at Missing Falls
8pm
Missing Falls Brewery
Thursday
7
Nov
St. Baxter's Comedy Confessional
9pm - 11pm
Baxter's Speakeasy
Thursday
7
Nov
AI + Coffee Event
9:30am
Friday
8
Nov
Summit Artspace Fall Exhibitions
12pm - 7pm
Summit Artspace
Friday
8
Nov
Explore City Tours Presents: Akron Afternoon Canalway Food Tour
1pm
Friday
8
Nov
Foundations Prerelease Weekend
3pm
Full Grip Games
Friday
8
Nov
Friday Night Magic Double Header
6:30pm - 10:30pm
Full Grip Games
Friday
8
Nov
Tequila Cocktail Essentials
7pm - 10pm
NOMZ
Friday
8
Nov
Lashbrook Voice Studio Recital
7:30pm - 9pm
Guzzetta Recital Hall - The University of Akron
Friday
8
Nov
Circa: GLOW
7:30pm - 11pm
Akron Art Museum
Friday
8
Nov
Ravenwood
7:30pm
The Knight Stage
Friday
8
Nov
Matthew Alec & The Soul Electric
8pm
Jilly's Music Room
Friday
8
Nov
Max Johnson Trio
8pm - 11pm
BLU Jazz+
Friday
8
Nov
Derek Hough Dance For The Holidays
8pm
Akron Civic Theatre
Friday
8
Nov
Jazz & Funk with Smoke Face & Co.
9pm
Baxter's Speakeasy
Friday
8
Nov
Open Gaming
Full Grip Games
Saturday
9
Nov
2024 TECHCORPShack
9am - 9pm
Saturday
9
Nov
Red, White and Zoo Days
11am - 4pm
Akron Zoo
Opens
9
Nov
Paws for Reading
11am - 12pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Saturday
9
Nov
Go to an Art Museum Day
11am - 5pm
Akron Art Museum
Saturday
9
Nov
STEAM Team Saturdays
12pm - 2pm 12 - 1 pm (ages 5 - 7) / 1 - 2 pm (ages 8 - 11)
Akron Children's Museum
Saturday
9
Nov
Summit Artspace Fall Exhibitions
12pm - 5pm
Summit Artspace
Saturday
9
Nov
Ward Voice Studio Recital
1pm - 2:30pm
Guzzetta Recital Hall - The University of Akron
Saturday
9
Nov
ReelAbilities Film Festival | Cleveland and Akron
1pm - 4:30pm
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Saturday
9
Nov
Mastering Brunch Cocktails
1pm - 2pm
NOMZ
Saturday
9
Nov
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change'
3pm
E.J. Thomas Hall - The University of Akron
Saturday
9
Nov
Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders
4pm - 8pm
Polsky Building (University of Akron)
Saturday
9
Nov
Explore City Tours Presents: Akron Evening BLU Zone Food Tour
4pm
Saturday
9
Nov
Lagers 'n Leopards
6:30pm - 9pm
Akron Zoo
Saturday
9
Nov
Dinner Theatre Rejects
7:30pm
Wild Oscar's
Saturday
9
Nov
Trascender II: The Final Season
7:30pm
The Knight Stage
Saturday
9
Nov
Eddie Baccus Jr.
8pm - 11pm
BLU Jazz+
Saturday
9
Nov
Highway 61 Band
8pm
Jilly's Music Room
Saturday
9
Nov
Yeti Squad Bike Ride
10am
Dirty River Bicycle Works
Sunday
10
Nov
Cello Studio Recital
3pm - 4:30pm
Guzzetta Recital Hall - The University of Akron
Sunday
10
Nov
Live Music With Steve Roberts
4pm - 6pm
Missing Falls Brewery
Sunday
10
Nov
Pottery and Dinner
5pm - 8pm
Baxter's Speakeasy
Sunday
10
Nov
The Speakeasy Sessions Open Mic Night
7pm - 10pm
Baxter's Speakeasy
Sunday
10
Nov
Sexology: Science & Sensationalism
The University of Akron: The National Museum of Psychology
Through
1
Jan
"Suffered As Women Do": Gender and Treatment in U.S. Asylums
The University of Akron: The National Museum of Psychology
Through
31
Jan
East to West
The University of Akron: The National Museum of Psychology
Through
1
Jan
Downtown Akron Restaurant Specials & Happy Hours
Through
11
Jun
Where We Live: Photographs of Human Spaces
Akron Art Museum
Through
29
Dec
Zeerak Ahmed: Mother, I Am Compelled To Leave / اماّں میں تو پاہونی
Akron Art Museum
Through
29
Dec
GLOW: Neon and Light
Akron Art Museum
Through
9
Feb
Outlined in Black
Akron Soul Train
Through
9
Nov
Skull & Bones
Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The University of Akron Myers School of Art
Through
27
Nov
Twilight of the Republic Prerelease
6:30pm
Full Grip Games
Through
5
Nov
On-Your-Own Book Club - "James: A Novel" by Percival Everett
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Through
30
Nov
Machinal: a University of Akron Main Stage Production
7:30pm - 2:30pm
Guzzetta Recital Hall - The University of Akron
Opens
7
Nov