Holiday events for kids in Akron, 2026

Tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits, Polar Express readings, gingerbread workshops, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa programmes in Akron for the 2026 holidays, read every night from the libraries' and venues' own calendars. Library programmes are free.

10 Holiday events on 6 days

Sat, Dec 5

Holiday Party1:30 PM · Odom Boulevard Branch Library · Free
Killer Video Presents: Little Monsters Matinee Series2:00 PM · Main Library · Free

Wed, Dec 9

Grinch Storytime10:30 AM · Northwest Akron Branch Library · Free
After-School Holiday Trees4:00 PM · Springfield-Lakemore Branch Library · Free

Sat, Dec 12

Winter Wonderland11:00 AM · North Hill Branch Library · Free

Tue, Dec 15

Holiday Fun With "Elf": an Interactive Movie Experience3:30 PM · Kenmore Branch Library · Free
Tween and Teen Hang: Ornament Decorators6:00 PM · Richfield Branch Library · Free

Mon, Dec 21

Holiday Party12:00 PM · Firestone Park Branch Library · Free
Tiny Tots Arts and Crafts: Holiday Ornaments2:00 PM · Springfield-Lakemore Branch Library · Free

Wed, Dec 23

After-School Nutcracker4:00 PM · Springfield-Lakemore Branch Library · Free

Holiday nearby: Cleveland (55), Dayton (27), Mentor (27), Toledo (22), Canton (16), Columbus (12), Cincinnati (10), Youngstown (4).

Know a Holiday event we are missing?

A pumpkin patch, a trunk-or-treat, a church fall festival: if it has a web page or a Facebook event, tell us and we will list it for Akron. Free, for anyone.

Read from each library’s and venue’s own calendar, plus tips a person has checked; a cancelled event disappears within a day. Check the organiser’s page for costume rules and registration.