Our proud heritage as a pioneering center of industry and innovation creates the foundation on which our community now rests. While visiting, you will not be able to ignore the sense of pride and accomplishment seen on the faces of our hospitality partners. From opening doors to ensuring your complete satisfaction, we promise to make your visit one to remember.

Sports fans will find plenty of action in Akron. In April the Akron Aeros, the Cleveland Indians' AA affiliate, take to the field at Canal Park, their $31 million baseball stadium. Each year some of the world’s finest golfers put their putting and driving skills on the line during the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational. In August, contestants take their dreams to Akron’s streets during the All-American Soap Box Derby. Equine enthusiasts can head to Northfield Park for a night at the races. Snowbirds hit the slopes at Brandywine and Boston Mills Ski Resorts during the winter.

Shoppers will love the West Point Market, a gourmet market; Don Drumm Studios, a nationally recognized art studio and gallery; Quaker Square, an old cereal factory turned into a unique shopping complex; and the many malls around the county.

And if all of these attractions haven’t completely filled the dance card, the Akron area also boasts the Akron Zoological Gardens; Harry London Candies, a chocolate factory to impress Willy Wonka fans; the 30,000-acre, scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park; and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

However you spend your time in Akron, the Akron/ Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau is available to help coordinate all the details of your big “party” from help with accommodations to planning itineraries. They will make sure your gathering is the talk of the town.