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KidsFair

Family Event Returns for the 8th Year!

Sunday, November 4
12 pm-5 pm

KidsFair, Akron’s premier family event now in its eighth year, will take place on Sunday, November 4 from noon -5 PM at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron. Admission for adults and children is $2 with a canned good for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Once inside, everything is free!

KidsFair, presented by the Shaw JCC of Akron, is a day of fun, entertainment, games and education. This year, families can enjoy theAkron Aeros pitch machine, Reach Out and Dance from the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet, the Toy Zone from United Disability Services, Radio Disney games and give aways, a climbing wall and much more. New this year, KidsFair visitors will be able to participate in a citizen journalism project sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal.

KidsFair also provides an afternoon of live stage performances that showcase local talent and feature Storybook Fun with Curious George from PBS Channels 45 and 49. This year’s entertainment schedule includes:

12:00-5:00--Reach Out and Dance

12:30-2:00--Radio Disney

12:00 – 12:30 – O'Hare Irish Dancers

12:30 – 1:00 – PBS 45/49 presents Storybook Fun with Curious George

1:05 – 1:35 - Ohio Youth Ballet

1:40 – 2:25 – Schoolhouse Rock – Firestone High School

2:30 – 3:00 – PBS 45/49 presents Storybook Fun with Curious George

3:05 – 3:30 – Jammin' Jumpers Jump Rope Team

3:35 – 4:05 – Theatre 8:15

4:10 – 4:30 – Illstyle Rockers

4:30 – 5:00 – PBS 45/49 presents Storybook Fun with Curious George

For more information, or to volunteer for KidsFair, please call the Shaw JCC of Akron at 330-867-7850.

KidsFair raises donations for the four KidsFair charities: The Millennium Fund for Children, Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Shaw JCC of Akron, and the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Visionary sponsors are WAKR/WONE/WQMX; PBS 45/49; Acme Fresh Market, Coca-Cola; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the City of Akron.


PBS 45 & 49 KidsFair website