2026 BLVD Block Party


The BLVD Block Party is a free, community celebration along Kenmore BLVD featuring live music, art, food, family activities, and local vendors in a festival-style street party. The event draws neighbors and visitors into the heart of Kenmore’s historic business district to shop, dine, and dance. 

Schedule + Map

June 6, 2026 // 8 AM-5 PM 

This event will take place rain or shine!

Check this page or follow us on social media for updates to the activities’ schedule, vendors and musicians. 

Sign up to be a Volunteer
Sign up to be a Vendor
Sign up to Walk in the Parade

Activities Schedule

  • 8 AM // Kenmore Cowbell 7K Walk/Run
  • 11 AM // Kenmore Parade 
  • 8 AM-11 AM // Pancake Breakfast at the Masonic Lodge
  • NOON-2 PM // Battle of The Bands hosted by 330ToGo
  • 1 PM-3 PM // Petting Zoo at the Kenmore Branch Library
  • NOON-4 PM // Youth Stage Sponsored by Akron Children’s and Programmed by AMP Studios at Buzzbin Courtyard

All-Day Events

  • Food Trucks
  • Shop at Kenmore Businesses and Vendors along The BLVD
  • Kids Zone with inflatables, face painting, crafts & activities
  • The BLVD Collective: Harvey S. Firestone CLC Art Show
  • Gator’s Gala Art Show hosted by Buzzbin
  • Beer Garden
  • Quiet Space and Nursing Mothers Room at Kenmore Branch Library

Music Schedule

  • 2:30 PM // Back2Eden
    • Blending rock and Americana folk influences, this band brings heartfelt storytelling, tight harmonies, and rich musicianship to every performance. Their live show mixes classic rock favorites with original music for a sound that feels both familiar and fresh.
  • 3:45 PM // The Gray Beard Band
    • A 6-member group covering hits spanning six decades from the 2000s’ back through the 50s.

Vendors

  • Food Vendors: Authentic Nigerian Kitchen, Five Star Asian Grill, Eddie’s Famous Cheesesteaks and Grille, Final Cut Mobile Kitchen, T Time Lemonade, Kona Ice, Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, Happy Camper Bar Car.
  • Retail, Nonprofits and More

Thank you to The BLVD Block Party Steering Committee!

Akron Promise, Angela Miller, Better Kenmore CDC Board and Staff, Big Love Network, Buzzbin, Kenmore Community Center, Just a Dad From Akron / JADFA House, Masonic Lodge, Schlup-Pucak & Wilson Funeral Home, Kenmore Historical Society, Kenmore Branch Library, Kenmore Cowbell 7K, The Rialto Theatre, Ward 9 Councilperson Tina Boyes. 

Questions? Please contact us at events@betterkenmore.org