Downtown Akron Sakura Festival

Name: Downtown Akron Sakura Festival
Start: 2025-04-05T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-05T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Downtown, Akron

Schedule

Sat Apr 05 2025 at 01:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Downtown, Akron | Akron, OH

Join us for the 2025 Downtown Akron Sakura Festival along the Towpath in downtown Akron, including Locks 1, 2 and 3, the Towpath Trailhead at Spaghetti Warehouse, the James R. Williams Tower in Ohio & Erie Canal Park, and The Mustill Store.
The festival is free and open to all. This event is RAIN or SHINE.
To view the event program, with information about where celebrations will be occurring, parking, food, festival map, and performers, click this link: https://bit.ly/2025-Akron-Sakura-Program
This year's festival will feature:
• Pre-festival guided bike ride
• Live performances
• Food vendors and food trucks
• Sake Tasting
• Local vendors
• Crafts and Art demonstrations
• Story and History Walks
• Bicentennial Light the Locks event
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Performers will be at various hubs throughout the festival. To allow you to experience as many as possible, many performances are held multiple times throughout the festival day.
SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE
• Ryukyukoku Matsuri Taiko Drummers – 1:00, 2:20, 4:20 pm – 30 minute sets
• Columbus Koto Ensemble – 1:40, 3:00 pm – 30 minute sets
• Yasu Japanese Storytelling – 3:40, 5:00, 6:30 pm – 30 minute sets
• Kiraly Fencing Academy: Kendo & Iaido Demonstration – 5:40 pm – 30 minutes
LOCK 3
• Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese Dancers – 1:00, 2:20, 3:40 pm – 30 minute sets
• Yume Daiko Drummers – 1:40, 3:00, 4:20 pm – 30 minute sets
• J-ART BAND – 6:00 pm – 90 minute set
WILLIAMS TOWER
• Rachel Roberts – 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 pm – 30 minute sets
MUSTILL STORE
• Jen Maurer – 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 pm – 30 minute sets

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The 2025 Downtown Akron Sakura Festival is made possible with support from the Knight Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, the City of Akron and Lock 3, GAR Foundation, and Akron Community Foundation. Other community partners include the Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio (JANO), Asian Services in Action (ASIA), Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, Alpha Phi Alpha Homes, Inc., Akron Civic Commons, Cascade Locks Park Association, Akron Children’s Hospital, The University of Akron Zips Activity Board, and Akron Children’s Museum.