The BUZZ Around Akron OH 2026

08/21/2026

🎉 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄! 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄!

After a year and a half of planning, writing, editing, designing, photographing, linking, and much more… we are SO excited to finally share it with the world!

This guide is more than a directory - it’s a celebration of downtown Cuyahoga Falls and the 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬.

From local favorites and hidden gems to the riverfront, shopping, dining, events, things to do, and everything in between - we wanted to create a resource that makes people say:

“𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙪𝙮𝙖𝙝𝙤𝙜𝙖 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨!” 👀✨

And we really went ALL IN. From selecting the perfect photos and writing and refining every piece of copy to designing the layout, checking links, and even creating a full food + beverage spread using REAL food and drinks from our incredible local partners - so much time, creativity, and care went into every page. Thank you to all the local photographers who also shared their photos + helped make this guide a visual story of our community.

A huge THANK YOU to the people who helped bring this project to life over the last 18 months:

👏 Justin Gamble
👏 Laura Guardalabene Peters (TRIAD)
👏 Mark Sabino (Lure Creative)
👏 Jessa Hendershot (Root & Folio)
👏 Kim Lint (Downtown CF Partnership)
👏 Kaylee Piper (Downtown CF Partnership)

We are incredibly proud of what this team created and even more excited to finally put it in your hands!

👉 EXPLORE THE GUIDE: www.downtowncf.com/guides
* 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 + 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩!
Share it. Post it. Add it to your website. Include it in your newsletter. Send it to a friend. Help us tell the story of downtown Cuyahoga Falls and show people what’s waiting for them here.

This is our community. This is our downtown. And we can’t wait for you to explore it!

08/21/2026

Every name on that Wall is someone's son or daughter, husband or wife, brother or sister. The Wall That Heals is coming to Wadsworth so we can stand before those names together and remember.

August 27 to 30, 2026. Wadsworth Memorial Park. Free and open to the public, 24 hours a day.

Be part of honoring them. Donations welcome at thewallthathealswadsworth.com.

08/21/2026

THE WALL THAT HEALS IS COMING TO City of Wadsworth - City Hall

Here's the official schedule:

Blue Tip Park | August 25–30
Free and open to the public. Open 24 hours.

📍 TUESDAY, AUG 25
1:00 p.m. – The Wall arrives with a police and motorcycle es**rt. Line the route and welcome it home.

📍 WEDNESDAY, AUG 26
8:00 a.m. – The Wall is built by volunteers
2:00 p.m. – Opens to the public
Dusk – Taps

📍 THURSDAY, AUG 27
9:00 a.m. – Opening Ceremony
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. – Group tours
5:00 p.m. – Quilts of Valor presentation
Dusk – Taps

📍 FRIDAY, AUG 28
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. – Group tours
Dusk – Light the Night Ceremony (meet at the apex)
Reading of 33 Medina County Vietnam Veterans

📍 SATURDAY, AUG 29
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. – Group tours
Dusk – Taps

📍 SUNDAY, AUG 30
1:45 p.m. – Closing remarks
2:00 p.m. – The Wall closes

58,000+ names. One wall. Six days in Wadsworth.

08/21/2026

Fledgling plans for a new playground and other improvements could transform the 17-acre Wallhaven park into a citywide destination.

08/18/2026

‼️SLOW YOUR SCROLL! 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 = $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬

Starting August 19, we're giving away $50 in FALLS Digital Dollars to FIVE lucky winners every Wednesday through the end of the year! (Aug 19 - Dec 30) | Shopping downtown just got a little more rewarding💰

$50 per winner x 5 winners per week x 20 weeks • 100 overall winners at 5,000 total!

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱:
🛍️ SPEND your FALLS Digital Dollars at a participating downtown business ( active list here: https://downtown-cuyahoga-falls.yiftee.com/ )
🎟️ You'll automatically be entered into the giveaway
🎉 Five winners receive $50 in FALLS Digital Dollars EACH WEEK!
🔄 Then spend your winnings and keep those local dollars flowing

With 100 winners and $5,000 in prizes, we're putting more money directly back into our partners + small business community.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥. 𝐖𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥.

𝘽𝙪𝙮 + 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙣 >> https://downtown-cuyahoga-falls.yiftee.com/

08/17/2026

08/17/2026

08/17/2026

We’re kicking off the week by continuing to celebrate our incredible Love Akron Award recipients! 🏆❤️

Today, we’re proud to recognize Kenny Lambert, a community leader who has turned personal hardship into hope and used his journey to bring people across Akron together to invest in youth and families.

Kenny reminds us that everyday people have the power to become part of the change they want to see.

Join us on September 29 as we celebrate Kenny and all of this year’s honorees at the Love Akron Awards!

08/13/2026

As a Thank You to Summit County residents, the Akron Zoo is hosting Commnunity Appreciation Days allowing FREE admission in the month of September. Tickets must be reserved online at https://www.akronzoo.org/community-days and are date specific.
Limit four tickets per household.

08/11/2026