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The
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2nd
Annual Gospel Fest |
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Greased
Lighting & Elvis |
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Ragin'
Cajun Fest |
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Greased
Lightning & Elvis
Saturday, June 19, 3
p.m. to 10 p.m.–$10 admission (includes Classic Car Show)
Featuring
the Platters, the Coasters and the Drifters!
Practice
your hand jive and hula-hoop, because the Greased Lightning
festival includes everything from a costume contest to
hula-hoop and bubble-gum blowing competitions, trivia challenge,
and more.
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Akron
Family Barbeque
July 2, 3 & 4 |
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Lock
3 park and FirstEnergy Stage is the place to be on July
2, 3 and 4. Dubbed the “Akron Family Barbeque” festival,
this three-day event whets the appetite with specialty
barbeque vendors, festival foods and beverage stands, Friday
and Sunday concerts, an outdoor home show, the “Akron
Idol” competitions, Akron’s Fireworks Spectacular,
and other events.
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The
Lock That Rocks!
Summer in the city |
Last
summer, more than 50,000 people experienced an abundance
of concerts and events at the new Lock 3 Live! park
and FirstEnergy Stage, located on Main Street next
to Akron Civic Theatre.
This
year, the open-air arts and entertainment venue will
rock downtown Akron with 15 fun-themed festivals
held every Saturday between June 12 to September
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2nd
Annual Gospel Fest
Saturday, June 12, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.–FREE admission |
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On
June 12, gospel music will move the masses during the 2nd
annual Gospel Festival at Lock 3 Live! and FirstEnergy Stage.
Similar to last summer’s exceptionally popular event,
the festival is free.
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| Mighty
Clouds of Joy (left) |
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year, the national headliner is Mighty Clouds of Joy. Regional
talent includes Kenny Eldridge, Prayer Warriors, Divine Hope,
Men in Praise, Agape, Mutual Gifts, Buchtel High School Gospel
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Ragin’ Cajun
Fest
Saturday, June 26, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.–$10
admission |
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America's
most popular Cajun band, Beausoleil avec Michael
Doucet, will serve up a musical sauce pequante
blending Cajun and Zydeco music with blues, New
Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, Caribbean and more.
You’ll
be hard-pressed to sit still, stirred by the
sounds of squeezebox riff. Purchase multicolored
Mardi Gras beads. Sample Cajun-style foods
or nibble festival fare
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