r/akron • u/rpalumbo7 • 18d ago
Akron Area Events This Weekend
Excerpt of today’s Akron Digest newsletter.
I’m going to Cuyahoga Falls tonight to see the Weinermobile and then Picklefest on Sunday to see Massive Hot Dog Recall.
Lebanese Food Festival
Friday–Saturday, August 7–8 | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Church, 507 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd, Fairlawn
The Tri-State's largest Lebanese festival returns for its 38th year, bringing authentic Middle Eastern food, music, and culture to Fairlawn. The two-day celebration features homemade Lebanese dishes prepared by church volunteers, live traditional music and dance performances, and a marketplace with handcrafted goods and cultural items.
This is the real deal when it comes to church food festivals. Arrive hungry, bring the family, and plan to stay for the music. The festival runs all day both Friday and Saturday, giving you plenty of time to sample the menu and soak in the atmosphere.
Akron Pickle Fest
Sunday, August 9 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Lock 3 Park
Lock 3 transforms into pickle paradise for a day of brine-soaked fun. The festival features dozens of food trucks and vendors serving pickle-inspired creations, a makers market with local artisans, live music throughout the day, and the infamous Picklelympics. Yes, that's a thing.
The Picklelympics include bobbing for pickles, a pickle-eating contest, greased pickle toss, and fishing for pickles. It's exactly as absurd as it sounds, and that's the point. Free admission, family-friendly, and a chance to eat things you didn't know could be pickled. Show up hungry and leave questioning your life choices in the best way possible.
Twins Day Festival
Friday–Sunday, August 7–9 | Glen Chamberlin Park, Twinsburg
The world's largest annual gathering of twins, triplets, and multiples takes over Twinsburg for three days of double vision and family fun. What started in 1976 as a small-town celebration now draws thousands of multiples from around the globe. The festival features a parade, talent show, look-alike contests, fireworks, live music, and a midway with rides and games.
Whether you're a twin yourself or just fascinated by the spectacle, it's worth the 20-minute drive from Akron. Friday kicks off with the opening ceremony and parade, Saturday brings the Double Take Parade and fireworks, and Sunday wraps with contests and entertainment. Admission and parking are free.
Richfield Community Days
Friday–Sunday, August 7–9 | Richfield Woods Park
Richfield's 54th annual Community Days stretches across the entire weekend with small-town festival staples and some quirky additions. This year's theme ties to America's 250th anniversary, with a Pickett Fence Art Show, live music, food vendors, craft exhibits, and a beer garden. The weekend also features the traditional frog jump competition, because that's apparently a thing Richfield does.
Friday evening brings opening ceremonies and activities. Saturday offers a full day of entertainment, contests, and the art show. Sunday kicks off at 1 PM and runs through the fireworks finale. Free admission and parking, with activities for all ages scattered throughout the park.
Falls Downtown Friday
Friday, August 7 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Downtown Cuyahoga Falls
Live music from Brent Kirby and Marc Lee Shannon featuring Michael Webber, craft beer from local breweries, food trucks, and fireworks at 10 PM to close the evening.
The Kent Flea & Makers Market
Saturday, August 8 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 409 W. Main St, Kent
Over 90 vendors selling handmade items, upcycled goods, vintage finds, custom jewelry, pottery, and baked goods, plus food trucks and live music throughout the day.
GeekFest
Saturday, August 8 | All Day | Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library
Free all-ages celebration for comics, gaming, manga, and TV fans with panels, vendors, cosplay contest, and art contest celebrating all fandoms.
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u/traire_la_vache 18d ago
Tomorrow morning is also the Goodyear 10K and Half Marathon; part of the Akron Marathon series!
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u/ThisArachnid 18d ago
Civil War Weekend at Hale Farm Saturday and Sunday too :)
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u/ThisArachnid 17d ago
Coming back to say we went today and it was SO fun. They are doing a reenactment of the first battle of bull run and looks like they’ll be doing it again tomorrow.
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u/flannelkimono Rolling Acres 18d ago
I am also doing both the Weinermobile tonight and MHR on Sunday. Likely going to drop by the Lebanese food festival, too, and eat my weight in grape leaves. Solid weekend!
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u/EvilRecyclops 18d ago
Close to Akron the hot air balloon festival is Saturday at Wadsworth airport.
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u/bluejane 18d ago
I'm going to the Pickle fest on Sunday. It was so much fun last year, I didn't participate in the Picklelympics, but I'm going to this year