Downtown Akron Partnership

Step into Outside the Box, located at 110 N Main St. in Akron's Northside District, and experience “Portals to Kaufmann's,” the latest vibrant mural installation by Cleveland-based artist Natalie Petrosky.

The mural draws from a childhood memory many Akronites will recognize. As Natalie describes it, "A visit to the department store Kaufmann's at Summit Mall as a kid felt like a lifetime spent in circular racks of clothing, crawling around on dirty carpet, looking into another world." ⤵️⤵️⤵️

Northside Cellar will get you ready to look good & feel great this summer! ⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️

Flowers, flounce, and fabulous pockets! 🌸💕 This Effie’s Heart floral skirt is ready for farmers markets, patio lunches, and every twirl-worthy moment in between. Comfortable, flattering, and impossible not to love!
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Have you been to Akronym Brewing lately? They've got new hours: Tuesday - Friday, 3 - 10 pm, Saturday, 11 am - 10 pm, and Sunday, noon - 7 pm.

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⭐️ Happy hour Tuesday through Thursday from 3 - 5 pm with $1 off appetizers, full-pours of beer and wine
⭐️ A brand new menu with tacos, baked mac & cheese and panini sandwiches, 2 different kinds of coleslaw, AND the fan-favorite pepperoni flatbread as well as the classic salted mixed-nuts from the Peanut Shoppe. This menu is significantly larger than the last and it offers a little more for everyone!
⭐️ This Friday, June 26 at 6:30 pm they'll have live music in the Biergarten! On The Frontier will be performing and providing the vibes✨ Cash is encouraged for tipping the band, and for the beer shed & DORA cups! Bring your own camp chair to be extra comfy!

Find out more about Akronym Brewing ⬅️ by clicking their Facebook link.

Let someone else do the cooking: check out the delicious wedge salad from Crave, a fantastic summer meal ⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️

Parking and navigating your way through downtown Akron doesn’t have to be difficult. You just need to know where to go.

Need a little help in this department? Check out our parking guide to discover 11,000+ parking spaces downtown, as well as pricing rates for parking decks, lots, and meters (including when & where it’s free to park!): https://bit.ly/DowntownAkronParking

It's Patio Season! ⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️

Summer officially starts this weekend, and we can't think of a better way to kick it off than on our patio.

Pull up a chair, soak up the sun, and let us take care of the rest. The weather's warm, the drinks are cold, and the patio is ready.

See you out there!

Happy Friday, June 19, 2026 Everybody! Today is Juneteenth, so we're wishing you a joyous and meaningful day! It's also the weekend, and there's plenty to do and enjoy in downtown Akron!

Find out about the Juneteenth celebrations and observances around town:

❤️🖤💚Juneteenth: Stronger Together, hosted by the Akron Urban League with The Freedom BLOC & Akron NAACP on June 19 & 20, featuring a Juneteenth Education and Celebration event at the Urban League from 5 - 8 pm on Friday, with fireworks at The Freedom Bloc, 848 W. Exchange St.

On Saturday, the 50th West Akron Parade, starting point Buchtel CLC 1040 Copley Rd. at 11 am, followed by a full day of celebration at the Urban League and at John Brown House (514 Diagonal Rd.).

❤️🖤💚Juneteenth - A Day of Jubilation: Embracing Our Ancestors and Moving Forward with the Spirit of Juneteenth Throughout the Year at John Brown House on June 19, at 4:30 pm

❤️🖤💚Juneteenth: Keys to Freedom, a Community Art Experience with Robert Reza Greer Sr. at Summit Artspace on June 19, from 2 - 5 pm.

❤️🖤💚Juneteenth Free Lunch Friday from 11:30 am - 1 pm at the Cascade Locks Park Association Mustill Store and Museum.

❤️🖤💚Perfect Pour - Martinis, Bourbon, and Burgers is offering Juneteenth specials on cocktails and wings today, as well as Uncle Nearest whiskey, too!

❤️🖤💚 Find out the details of all these celebrations here: https://bit.ly/JuneteenthInAkron2026
❤️🖤💚 For even more Juneteenth observances and celebrations, Signal Akron has an excellent article that lists them: https://signalakron.org/heres-where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-and-around-akron/

ALSO This weekend:

Lock 3 Akron, Ohio hosts a free concert by Akron's ReaL DeaL Old School R&B Musical Production, with the Rick Ward Project at 7 pm, and you can pre-game at the Akron Civic Theatre from 6 - 7 pm at the weekly Party on the Plaza with live music from singer-songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, and producer AFI Scruggs.

More live music includes:

Musica hosts Sundiver, Idolos, and The Davelles (Fri. 8 pm), and Gemini Nights Music & Arts Fest presented by High Intentions featuring Local DJs: Bonefish, Matrx, Smash, Avilys, BamBam, B2B, Sputnik, Brzrkr + Art Vendors & Live Glassblowing (Sat. 7 pm).

Jilly's Music Room presents the big band with a big sound, playing Motown, funk, soul and rock n roll—the Swizzle Stick Band (Fri. 7 pm). Happy Hour is 5 - 7 pm featuring 20% off everything! NO Brunch Service this weekend (Closed for Private Event & Father's Day).

BLU Jazz+ hosts Gabe Jones Quintet (Fri. 8 pm), and keyboardist, Cam Burton, brings his group After Service to BLU for their debut performance, Saturday, June 20th at 8 pm.

The Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theatre hosts saxophonist Lou Harris on Saturday at 8 pm.

And, El Patrón Tequilería & Cuisine hosts Latin Night with Live DJ Eddy Valle at 9 pm on Saturday, on the rooftop patio (weather permitting).

🎉 ALSO this weekend is Akronym Brewing's Birthday Celebration! They'll be celebrating with a brand new food menu and multiple EXCLUSIVE beer releases, plus live music and the tapping of SECRET kegs:

🎉 Friday, June 19th - 3 Exclusive Beers Drop for the weekend
🎉 Saturday, June 20th - 5:30 pm Live Bluegrass on the patio with Lane Harper

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AND: E.J. Thomas Hall at the University of Akron is where you can see one-night-only performance of The Remember Balloons, an extraordinary stage adaptation of Jessie Olivero’s children’s book, “The Remember Balloons,” created by choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson and Theron Brown Music.

Inspired by real family experiences with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, “The Remember Balloons Live!” offers a gentle, hopeful way for families to explore what it means to remember and be remembered.

Best suited for families and children ages 7 and up, attendees will be part of an unforgettable evening captured live for PBS Western Reserve. With 20 live musicians on stage and 30 minutes of brand-new choreography and music, Akron audiences will experience a version of "The Remember Balloons" that no other city in the country has witnessed. Get tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0500647FA8097625
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Don't forget to enjoy a delicious meal from one of your downtown Akron faves this weekend. Check out the DAP dining guide for options for every taste: https://bit.ly/DAP_Dining

And as always, for much, MUCH more to do and enjoy downtown, check out the DAP event calendar: https://bit.ly/DAP_Calendar

Want to win FREE Grilled Cheese Sandwiches for the month of July? Try your luck / test your skill at the Cheese Pull at The Lockview TONIGHT, 7 - 9 pm. ⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️

Cheese Pull anyone?
Tonight we are having The Big Cheese Pull! Two lucky winner will receive FREE Grilled Cheese Sandwiches for the month of July. Stop out tonight from 7-9 and get cheesy with us!