America250-OH Summit County Homecoming

Name: America250-OH Summit County Homecoming
Start: 2026-08-09T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-09T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 550 Copley Rd

Schedule

Sun Aug 09 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

550 Copley Rd | Akron, OH

Celebrate America250 at the Summit County Homecoming with Executive Ilene Shapiro! This event is FREE and open to the public.
About this Event

Join the Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio as we celebrate America250! Admission is FREE to the America250-OH Summit County Homecoming with Executive Ilene Shapiro on Sunday, August 9th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

The Perkins Stone Mansion and the John Brown House will be open for tours. There will be live music, and plenty of family-friendly activities including a cake walk (tickets are $1 per walk), vintage games (there will also be a badminton tournament), sheep herding demos, historic characters, watermelon eating contests (sign up early so we have enough), and more!

This event is hosted by the Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio, in partnership with America250-Ohio, and Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro.