July 2025

 

Weekly Community Announcements

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Week of July 6th, 2025

Next Tuesday, July 15, mark your calendars for the Reimagining Community Conversation hosted by the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition (NEOBHC) from 5:30-8:30pm at Joy Park Community Center (825 Fuller St.)! NEOBHC is now calling on residents in the remaining counties to show up, speak out, and join the movement to create safer, healthier neighborhoods. Register for this free public forum here: https://tinyurl.com/43y5as6r

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The Italian Festival is Back!

Join us for three days of food, music, family, and fun at the Italian Festival, July 10–12! Experience the rich traditions of Italy with authentic cuisine, live entertainment, local vendors, cultural activities, and more.

Come hungry. Leave happy. And don’t forget your dancing shoes!

Live music | Pasta & pastries | Games | LIVE Entertainment

For more information about parking, show times, and FAQs, please

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The Akron Urban League has 3 summer programs for youth happening throughout the summer: Chess Club, Fishing Program, and Teen Night. Learn more about each of these programs here: https://www.akronurbanleague.org/.../new-programs-for-teens/

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Week of June 29th

Get a taste of Akron—literally! Join us for Sample the City, a delicious, indoor, ticketed food tasting event featuring bite-sized signature dishes from over a dozen local culinary artists and restaurants. Tickets are $40 and quantities are limited, so grab yours while they last!

Sample the City takes place at Lock 3, inside the lower level of the historic O’Neil’s building.

Tasting Vendors Include:

Soul Bowl 330 - Catering for Akron Nonprofits , Prepped By Sharina, Tasteful Expectations LLC, The Juice Hive, Cookie's BBQ, Epiphany Mushroom Co., Authentic Nigerian Kitchen, Bob's Hamburg on Wheels, majestic_tails_, Merriman Valley Pizza, Peanut Shoppe of Akron, Buzzy Bee Rolled Ice Cream, Honey, Iced Coffee, Gurka Curry House, Double T’s BBQ, La Reina Boricua, Akron Pickle, Hartville Potato Chips, and Stray Dog Carts, Cafe, & Condiments.

Tickets for Sample the City available at: https://bit.ly/3I4ZRdo or at the door while supplies last

 

For the Heart of Akron Festival, the city is bringing the full fireworks display back to downtown Akron on the Fourth of July! There will be several viewing locations including Lock 3 Akron, Ohio, Main Street, Lock 3’s Backyard on Bowery, Canal Park stadium (with purchase of Akron RubberDucks’ tickets for that evening), as well as several spots in nearby neighborhoods including Waters Park (140 Olive St.). Rain or shine, the fireworks will light up the sky at 9:45pm (or at the conclusion of the RubberDucks game if it goes beyond 9:45pm). There will be a coordinated listening experience on The Summit FM 91.3.

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Akron Book Fest 2026 applications for authors, illustrators, and publishers are now open!

Apply for the opportunity to table at the event, sell books, meet readers, and promote your work.

Learn more: https://www.akronlibrary.org/akron-book-fest

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Sign up by July 1st to participate in the Akron Bicentennial Downtown Parade, presented by Goodyear! Don’t miss the largest parade Akron has seen in the last 50 years, register your organizations, businesses, athletic teams, marching bands, houses of worship, neighborhood and civic groups, or sponsor a float, balloon or banner today by visiting Akron200.org/parade

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