Below are the Akron-area LGBTQ+ Pride events taking place all across Ohio in 2025.
New to this year’s list is Stow’s first-ever Pride event, the Stow-Munroe Falls Pride Cookout on Saturday, June 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Leona Farris Lodge in Silver Springs Park. (Attendance is free.)
For Cleveland-area events, head to our sister newsroom’s list at Signal Cleveland. Find all Ohio events in The Buckeye Flame’s 2025 LGBTQ+ Pride Guide.
Akron-area events
Punks for Pride – Trans Joy Akron Benefit
Friday, June 27
7 p.m.
Rialto Theater, 1000 Kenmore Blvd.
Trans Pride in the Park – Cookout & Field Day
Saturday, July 12
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Hardesty Park, 1615 W. Market St.
Akron Pride 5K
Friday, Aug. 22
6:30 p.m.
Canal Place, 520 S. Main St.
Family Pride Talent Show
Friday, Aug. 22
Time: TBD
52 W. Exchange St.
Akron Pride Festival & Equity March
Saturday, Aug. 23
10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Downtown Akron
Family Pride Cookout
Sunday, Aug. 24
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Chestnut Ridge Park, 1926 19th St. SW, Kenmore
Canton
Stark Pride Festival
Saturday, June 14
2 p.m.
Canton Centennial Plaza, 330 Market Ave. N.
Medina
Pride Picnic and Chalk the Square
Thursday, June 5
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Medina Square, 39 Public Square
Stow
Stow-Munroe Falls Pride Cookout 2025
🌟INAUGURAL PRIDE🌟
Saturday, June 21
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Leona Farris Lodge, 5238 Young Road
Did we miss a Pride? Or does something need to be tweaked in the listings? Tell us at news@signalakron.org.
