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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/the-city-of-akron-pulls-out-all-the-s
 tops-for-its-july-4-weekend-bicentennial-celebration/
SUMMARY:The City of Akron Pulls Out All the Stops for its July 4 Weekend Bi
 centennial Celebration
DESCRIPTION:\nThu 7/3-Sat 7/5 @ 11AM-11PM\nAkron has long hosted a July 4 w
 eekend festival downtown at its Lock 3 facility\, but this year’s event 
 is going to be different — and much bigger. That’s because this year A
 kron is celebrating its Bicentennial and the Heart of Akron Festival is it
 s centerpiece. Events will be taking place all day and evening at Locks 3 
 and 4 and all along Main Street.\nThere will be many food and drink option
 s\, art installations created by local artists\, an outstanding lineup of 
 top area talent\, a fireworks show on July 4 at 9:45 (or later if the Rubb
 er Ducks baseball game runs long\, as baseball games sometimes do)\, and\,
  on July 5 at 10am\, what they’re saying is the largest parade in Akron 
 in more than 50 years: the Goodyear Bicentennial Downtown Parade. The para
 de will be followed by the Bridgestone Homecoming Event at Lock 3\, an exh
 ibition showcasing industry\, technology and investment opportunities in t
 he city. A time capsule will be opened during the event.\nMusic is a big p
 art of the festival\, with stellar lineups of talent at Lock 3. Akron coun
 try/Americana band The Shootouts\, who have been making a national splash 
 for the last few years with extensive touring\, charting albums and appear
 ances on the Grand Ole Opry\, will headline from 9-11pm on Thursday July 3
 \, with Akron’s funky jazz group JT’s Elektrik Blackout at  noon-2pm\
 , Cleveland’s soulful rock ensemble Apostle Jones from 3-5pm and Akorn
 ’s “punk-a-metal-billy” rockers Shane Vain &amp\; the Village Vandal
 s from 6-8pm.\nAkron Reggae band Umojah Nation kicks things off Friday Jul
 y 4 from noon-2pm\, followed by the Akronauts from 3-5pm\, Nikki D &amp\; 
 the Sisters of Thunder from 6-8pm and OFF LEASH\, the young punk rockers f
 ormerly known as Detention\, headlining at 9-11pm as the fireworks explode
  in the background.\nOn July 5\, Akron hip-hop artist Floco Torres perform
 s from 6-8:30pm and bluesy Youngstown rockers The Vindys\, who’ve recent
 ly toured extensively with Pat Benatar\, playing from 8:30-10pm.All the mu
 sic is free so you can spend more money on food\, which they promise will 
 include everything from typical fair food to gourmet offerings.\nGet more 
 information about all these events here.\nbicentennial-heart-of-akron-fest
 ival\n[mappress mapid="1180"]
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