Central Portage County Visitors & Convention Bureau

07/02/2025

🎸 Did you book your hotel accommodations yet? Kent Beatlefest is happening all around Downtown Kent, Friday, February 21sr.
And it's FREE!
For places to stay just a few minutes from the action visit:
https://centralportagevcb.org/

07/02/2025

For those who have enjoyed Streetsboro Family Days, the festival will not be happening in 2025. Like most festivals, it relies on volunteers.

Streetsboro Family Days for 2025 has been cancelled.

Many people do not know that Streetsboro Family Days is organized yearly by a small group of families within the city and is not organized by the City of Streetsboro. These families that plan, fundraise, solicit sponsors, tirelessly work to create and execute this event have suffered the loss of a member of our family, the founder of Streetsboro Family Days, Chuck Kocisko.

We need this time to heal, take time for ourselves and reflect on the future of Streetsboro Family Days.

06/02/2025

🚗 Grab those calendars! Maple Madness season is making it's way to Portage County with tree tapping, maple syrup makin' and pancake eatin'.
🥞🥞🥞🥞
https://centralportagevcb.org/maple-madness-comes-to-portage-county/

03/02/2025

Beer & Brats - February 21st at the Akron German Family Society

03/02/2025

FOODIE February has begun.

"...Foodie February is designed to encourage people to take their tastebuds on a tour of Kent, trying new places and supporting local establishments throughout the month!"
Learn more.
https://centralportagevcb.org/foodie-february-2025/

03/02/2025

Have your tried Guido's "Famous" lasagna? If not it's time to take a road trip to Ravenna. 🍝🍕 YUM!
Don't forget to allow time to visit the shops along Main Street Ravenna.

02/02/2025

February is a great month to enjoy a "Sip & Paint" with a friend.

02/02/2025

Mark those calendars.

24/01/2025

Snow Day tomorrow, Jan. 25, noon to 6pm

24/01/2025

Kent State University Museum to Feature Exhibition of World-Renowned Alumna Artist. To learn more https://www.kent.edu/today/news/kent-state-university-museum-feature-exhibition-world-renowned-alumna-artist

24/01/2025

Tonight, Friday1/24 head to North Water Brewing in Downtown Kent for Live music with Them Buzzards from 7-9. 🍕 Grab a Good Day Oven Pizza (open 4-9PM) and enjoy some music with a cold NWB brew! 🍺

TONIGHT! Friday1/24 Live music with Them Buzzards from 7-9 🎶 Grab a Good Day Oven Pizza (open 4-9PM) and enjoy some music with a cold NWB brew!
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24/01/2025

Before heading to the "Snow Day" festivities around Downton Kent, stop by Haymaker Farmers' Market for produce, bakery items, honey, maple syrup and more.

January 25th vendor list: Big Deal Whitfield; Bigfoot Mushrooms; Brimfield Bread Oven; Busy B Patisserie; Century Acres Farm; Emily’s Soaps; Forestview Farmhouse; Hazels Soapery; Jo's Kettle Corn, LLC; Kline Honey Bee Farm; Kres Kitchen LLC; Micah Specialty Foods; Oak Tree Hydroponic Farm; Savoure Kitchen; Smyrna Mediterranean Morsels; Top Flight Pasta; Unabandoned Herbals; Woolf Farms; Wren Box Farm; Socially Responsible Sweatshop of Kent; Central State University Extension

OPEN 10am-1pm, 217 N. Mantua St., Kent at "Hobbs Hall"

24/01/2025

Tomorrow is SNOW DAY! in Kent.
Enjoy a Hot chocolate and Puzzle Swap at the library. Just one of the many events happening around Kent.

Hot chocolate and Puzzle Swap!!! 🧩❄☕☃

While you’re enjoying MSK’s Snow Day downtown, stop by the library’s cafe to warm up with complimentary hot chocolate and swap puzzles with other enthusiasts. We’ll even have some community puzzles set up to work on. All ages, no registration.

24/01/2025

Looking for something new to do? Check out the events planned Bell Tower Brewing Co.

22/01/2025

Save the date. The Kent Blues Fest is happening July 12th.

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22/01/2025

It's coming back! Main Street Kent has just announced that "Foodie February" is back. Learn more: https://mainstreetkent.org/event/foodie-february/