Starting Thursday, downtown Akron will be the site of a slate of music, food, fireworks and more during The Heart of Akron Festival. A fireworks display on Friday, July 4 at 9:45 p.m. The display will be viewable from Main Street, Lock 3 and the Akron RubberDucks game at Canal Park, according to the city. √ The Akron RubberDucks will celebrate the holiday July 4 and 5 with game times at 7:05 p.m. each night at Canal Park against the Erie Seawolves, featuring post-game fireworks both nights. 4th of July in Akron: Akron announces return of Rib, White and Blue Festival for Fourth of July celebrations There will be free nightly concerts on the Lock 3, Cleveland Clinic Stage located on West Bowery Street, next to The Akron Civic Theatre. July 4th Weekend Events in Akron. July 4th Weekend Events in Canton. July 4th Weekend Events in Stark County. OH 44646. Lake Cable Community Independence Day Find out where you can see 4th of July fireworks in Ohio and other July 4th events happening in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown and more 2025 4th of July Schedule of Events. July 3rd | VETERANS PARK. 5pm Food & Novelty Vendors. Fireworks at Dusk 🎆🎇 11-2 Face Painting at Akron Market on Main. Akron celebrates its 200 th birthday, the City of Akron and the Akron Bicentennial Commission have joined together to host the Heart of Akron Festival over Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the best of Akron’s local art, music, and food into one dynamic event. Akron, OH. Monday, June 30, 2025 will host an Old Fashioned Fourth of July Picnic July 4 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Tudor House, 655 Latham Lane. PLFA.net. Portage Lakes Fireworks is the July 3-5 . Akron: The Heart of Akron Festival, July 3-5, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Locks 3 and 4 along Main Street in downtown Akron.The festival invites residents and visitors alike to eat food from City will have downtown and neighborhood fireworks on Fourth of July. Akron, Ohio, June 25, 2024 — The city’s annual Rib White & Blue festival returns to Downtown Akron this year from Wednesday, July 3 – Saturday, July 6 from 11 am – 11 pm daily. Admission is FREE. City of Akron Fireworks July 4, 9:45 p.m. | Lock 3 (200 S. Main St.) The city’s annual Fourth of July show will take place during the inaugural Heart of Akron Festival. Free, akronohio.gov. Akron Bicentennial Downtown Parade July 5, 10 a.m. to noon Get ready for Akron’s biggest parade in 50 years. Not sure what to do over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Greater Akron? Here are some ideas. The City of Akron Pulls Out All the Stops for its July 4 Weekend Bicentennial Celebration Thu 7/3-Sat 7/5 @ 11AM-11PM Akron has long hosted a July 4 weekend festival downtown at its Lock 3 facility, but this year’s event is going to be different — and much bigger. There will be a grand fireworks display on July 4 in downtown Akron, bringing the community together to celebrate Independence Day and the Goodyear Bicentennial Downtown Parade on July 5 at 10am featuring the largest parade in the City of Akron in over 50 years. Red, White & BOOM! – Columbus. Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025; Location: Downtown Columbus, Scioto Mile; Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Fireworks at 10:00 PM; Event Website; Ohio’s largest Independence Day celebration transforms downtown Columbus into a 2.5-square-mile festival zone hosting over 400,000 visitors annually. Akron will host a fireworks display around 9:45 p.m. July 4 (after the RubberDucks game) at Lock 3 as part of the Heart of Akron Festival from July 3 to 5. The festival at Locks 3 and 4 will Akron Akron will host a fireworks display around 9:45 p.m. July 4 (after the RubberDucks game) at Lock 3 as part of the Heart of Akron Festival from July 3 to 5. The festival at Locks 3 and 4 will City will have downtown and neighborhood fireworks on Fourth of July Akron, Ohio, June 25, 2024 — The city’s annual Rib White & Blue festival returns to Downtown Akron this year from Wednesday, July 3 – Saturday, July 6 from 11am – 11pm daily. Admission is FREE. Broad stripes and bright stars may be on the minds of many as the Fourth of July holiday week kicks off. Akron will put on one big fireworks display downtown this year, with lots of spots to view it from, rather than having several shows sprinkled among city neighborhoods as it did last year.
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