The BLVD Block Party

Start: Saturday, June 7, 2025 8:00AM
End: Saturday, June 7, 2025 9:00PM

Join Better Kenmore CDC and countless other Kenmore organizations and businesses on Kenmore BLVD to celebrate Akron’s Bicentennial. The BLVD will be blocked on both sides from 13th to 16th Street with a day full of activities! Want to get involved? Apply to become a vendor or volunteer, register for the Kenmore Cowbell 7k or sign-up to walk in the parade at https://www.betterkenmore.org/2025-blvd-block-party/ Music Schedule on the Showmobile Stage: Noon-2 PM // Lange Music Studio and Open Tone Music – Youth Performances 2 PM // Mr. Jeff – Music for Kids and Families 3 PM // Talk Less 4 PM // The DollyHoppers 5 PM // Rubber City Ukes (at the Kenmore Library!) 6:45 PM // Rachel Brown and The Beatnik Playboys 7:15 PM // Umojah Nation Activities Schedule: 8 AM // Kenmore Cowbell 7K Walk/Run 10 AM // Kenmore Parade 8 AM-11 AM // Pancake Breakfast at the Masonic Lodge 11:30 AM-12:30 PM // Cardio-Yoga at The Center: Dance + Yoga Studio NOON-2 PM // Petting Zoo at the Kenmore Branch Library 12:45 PM-1:15 PM // Kids’ Craft (Ages 4-13) at The Center: Dance + Yoga Studio 1:15 PM-2 PM // TikTok Dance (Youth) at The Center: Dance + Yoga Studio 3 PM // Many Voices, One Kenmore – Storytelling Experience at The Rialto 3 PM-5 PM // Canoe Rides at Summit Lake from the Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition (first come, first serve – meet at the lake in front of Summit Lake Community Center) All-Day Events: Food Trucks Beer Garden Shop at Kenmore Businesses and Vendors along the BLVD Kids Zone The BLVD Collective - a Pop-up Art Gallery with Althea Jones and Miller South School for Visual & Performing Arts Big Love Living Room (Quiet Space) and Nursing Mothers Room at Kenmore Branch Library https://www.betterkenmore.org/2025-blvd-block-party/