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Akron, OH Events: Concerts, Theatre & RubberDucks Baseball
Live events, concerts, sports, theatre and unforgettable tours — handpicked, city by city.
Akron's calendar spreads fairly evenly across genres, with our listings tracking 42 concerts, 33 sporting events and 30 theatre performances among 115 total.
The ornate Akron Civic Theatre, built to resemble an open-air Mediterranean courtyard, leads the venue list, with E.J. Thomas Hall at the University of Akron covering touring concerts and Broadway. 7 17 Credit Union Park (Canal Park) hosts the Akron RubberDucks, and the restored Goodyear Theater and Weathervane Playhouse round out the city's mix of historic and community stages.
A former rubber-manufacturing capital, Akron has turned several of its old industrial and factory-era venues into some of Ohio's most distinctive theatres.
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Concerts
In The Heartland - The Music of The Michael Stanley Band
Sat, Oct 3 · 7:30 PM
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The Princess Bride - An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes
Sun, Oct 4 · 3:00 PM
From $46
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Akron Zips vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles
Sat, Oct 10
Summa Field At Infocision Stadium
From $44
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What events are happening in Akron?
There are 36+ upcoming events listed in Akron, including 22 concerts, 6 other and 5 sports. Browse the full Akron events calendar to filter by date and category.
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13 movies are now playing in Akron, across 1 theater, including American Doctor (2026), Mars Attacks!, Virginia Woolf's Night & Day (2026). See all Akron movies and showtimes, updated daily.
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