The BLVD Block Party

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

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

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