| (05/23/07) - The Beacon Farmers Market
returns to Downtown Akron!  For nine weeks
beginning July 28 - - Saturdays will be filled with food, fun, and surprises for the whole
family.
The Beacon Farmer’s Market features:
- Locally grown produce, plants and flowers
- Hand made items from and for the garden.
- Home-baked goods
- Cooking demonstrations from the Beacon’s team of kitchen experts
Homegrown Saturday Morning features:
- WAKR’s Tom Dayton and his weekly live radio broadcast from 8am - 10am
- A weekly pancake breakfast, 8:30am - 11:00am sponsored by local organizations
- A special activity area called "Sprouts" that will stimulate young minds and
creativity
- Weekly tours of Downtown – historic sites, monuments, and markers as well as
up-close-and-personal looks at the modern downtown of today
- Free Trolley rides on South Main, from Spaghetti Warehouse on the south to the Northside
Arts District AND Train Station on the north
- The Akron History Exhibit and Toy Marble Museum, 10am -2pm.Make your own ceramic marbles
on the first Saturday of every month
- Games and activities promoting healthy lifestyles for a fun and family friendly
experience
Homegrown Saturday Morning Calendar (6k pdf)
The last time that Homegrown Saturday Morning brought
farmers and growers to Lock 3 Park in 2003, attendance was 11,000, without the additional
programming and promotions. |
