Sakura Parking

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Apr 6, 2024  3pm - 9pm

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Parking for the 2024 Downtown Akron Sakura Festival includes:

For Parking Access to the Spaghetti Warehouse Towpath Trailhead

The Main St. adjacent, front parking area at Spaghetti Warehouse 
Two points of entry/exit are available:

1. From the southbound lane of S. Main St. at Rosa Parks Dr.
2. 330 feet past the first entrance (same southbound lane)

Additional parking for the Spaghetti Warehouse Trailhead is available from the Towpath Trail surface lot entry accessible from W. Falor St. 

Travel southbound on S. Main St., turn right onto W. Falor St., travel 870 feet on W. Falor St. and turn right into the parking lot.

For Parking Access at Williams Tower

Limited parking is available behind the Williams Tower homes, off of Channelwood Cir., accessible from Dart Ave.

For Parking Access to Lock 3 Commons, Lock 2 Stage, and Lock 2

Free parking is available in the State St. Parking Deck, accessible from W. State. St.

To get to Lock 2 (option 1) from the State St. Parking Deck, exit the deck onto W. State St. and travel west toward Akron Children's Hospital Parking Deck. Turn left onto the Towpath Trailhead entrance. From the State St. Deck, it is about a 4-minute walk (1,100 feet) to Lock 2.

To get to Lock 3 Commons from the State St. Parking Deck, take the elevator to Lock 3 and exit the building. Walk across the covered alley to the entrance doors of Akron Children's Museum and Lock 3 Commons. Lock 3 Commons and the Lock 3 concession area will be on your left.

To get to the Lock 2 Stage (where the Winterblast ice rink was) from the State St. Parking Deck, take the elevator to Lock 3 and exit the building. Turn left and walk down the covered alley. The Lock 2 Stage area will be on your right.

To get to Lock 2 (option 2) from the State St. Parking Deck, take the elevator to Lock 3 and exit the building. Turn left and walk down the covered alley. At the end of the alley, turn right and walk past the Lock 2 Stage. Enter the Towpath Trail using the Towpath walkway (turn left, walking southbound). From here it is about a 1-minute walk (about 300 feet) to Lock 2. 

For Parking Access to the Mustill Store

The Mustill Store is the northernmost point of the Sakura Festival footprint, at 57 W. North St.

Limited parking is available in the surface lot adjacent to the Mustill Store property.

Additional limited parking is available in the surface lot located directly across W. North St.

Travel distances on the Towpath Trail during the 2024 Downtown Akron Sakura Festival

From the Spaghetti Warehouse Trailhead to Lock 2 is about a 9-minute walk (about 2,100 feet) on the Towpath Trail. 

From the Spaghetti Warehouse Trailhead to Williams Tower is about a 17-minute walk (about 4,200 feet) on the Towpath Trail.

From the Spaghetti Warehouse Trailhead to the Lock 2 Stage is about a 10-minute walk (about 2,200 feet). 

From the Lock 2 Stage to Lock 3 Commons is about a 2-minute walk (500 feet).

From the Spaghetti Warehouse Trailhead to the Mustill Store is about a 36-minute walk (1.5 miles). Portions of the walk are on Main St. to bypass Lock 3 Park construction. It is approximately11 minutes by bike.