Akron Art Museum

See you tomorrow, Thursday, June 18, for the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival Preview at 6:30pm with the Ohio Contemporary Ballet!

Mark your calendars for the 52nd season of the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival, continuing a cherished civic tradition of bringing free, professional dance performances to Akron's public parks! The festival opens with a Preview Performance with Ohio Contemporary Ballet at the Akron Art Museum's Bud and Susie Rogers Garden on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival remains one of Northeast Ohio's most enduring cultural events, reflecting Akron's longstanding commitment to making the arts accessible to all.

The festival will spotlight three premiere Ohio dance companies — Ohio Contemporary Ballet, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and Inlet Dance Theatre— bringing professional performance and community engagement to the greater Akron area.
Ohio Contemporary Ballet will perform at 8:45pm on July 24 & 25 at Forest Lodge Park (260 Greenwood Ave.).

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will perform at 8:45pm on July 31 & Aug. 1 at Goodyear Heights Metro Park (2077 Newton St.).

Inlet Dance Theatre will perform at 8:45pm on Aug. 7 & 8 at Firestone Park (1480 Girard St.).

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3SbotWO
Photo Credit: Bill Naiman

Downtown@Dusk returns with 4 FREE CONCERTS in the Museum's Garden beginning on July 9th.

Learn more about the acts and get tickets here: https://akronartmuseum.org/downtown-at-dusk/