Akron POPS Orchestra

07/19/2026

Having a blast at the Festa Italiana of Cuyahoga Falls in Downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Join us for a concert tomorrow at 12:30 PM in the amphitheater!

Come for the music, stay for the food! 😋

07/13/2026

🎈☀️🇺🇸 YOU’RE INVITED! The Akron Pops Orchestra is excited to join Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park in celebrating the USA 250th birthday with a concert celebration featuring American music and fun summer patriotic selections! We can’t wait to see you and your family at Happy Days Lodge on Monday July 13 at 7pm for this celebration! This is a FREE event! 🇺🇸🎆🎶

04/15/2026

Cinema Classics and Silent Movie with Live Orchestra Featuring the Akron POPS Orchestra 🎬✨ Free Admission—Registration Required! Step back in time for an unforgettable night of cinema and live music at the Akron Civic Theatre on May 11!

Celebrate the theatre’s legacy as a grand movie palace beneath its iconic star-lit ceiling. Experience the magic of silent film like never before as the Akron POPS Orchestra performs a live, dynamic score to Roscoe Arbuckle’s 1916 comedy The Waiter’s Ball, just as audiences did over a century ago.

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind event blending history, film, and music into an immersive experience!

🎟️ Reserve your FREE spot now (required):
https://pci.jotform.com/form/260345846799171

03/23/2026

🎬🗓️ Mark your calendars for this FREE concert event with the Akron Pops Orchestra! 🎼🎧🥁
Experience the magic of an authentic Movie Palace screening in the magnificent Akron Civic with the added bonus of hearing LIVE the Civic’s famous MIGHTY Wurlitzer Pipe Organ! Reserve your spot for FREE today! Bring the family for an unforgettable night of Cinema Classics and a live silent film screening with live orchestra!
We can’t wait to meet everyone on May 11 at the Civic!

Cinema Classics and Silent Movie with Live Orchestra Featuring the Akron POPS Orchestra 🎬✨ Free Admission—Registration Required! Step back in time for an unforgettable night of cinema and live music at the Akron Civic Theatre on May 11!

Celebrate the theatre’s legacy as a grand movie palace beneath its iconic star-lit ceiling. Experience the magic of silent film like never before as the Akron POPS Orchestra performs a live, dynamic score to Roscoe Arbuckle’s 1916 comedy The Waiter’s Ball, just as audiences did over a century ago.

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind event blending history, film, and music into an immersive experience!

🎟️ Reserve your FREE spot now (required):
https://pci.jotform.com/form/260345846799171

12/25/2025

❄️🎁🎄 A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you and your families from all of us at the Akron Pops Orchestra! 🎅🏼🎶🥁

The Akron Pops Orchestra under the direction of conductor Victor T. Anstine returns to the Akron Civic Theatre for Akron’s holiday tradition, “Home for the H...

12/16/2025

THANK YOU to all who came out for our Home for The Holidays family show! We had such a great time seeing everyone and our special guests, Mr. and Mrs. Claus! 🎅🏼 🤶🏼
❄️ Thank you to all of our volunteer musicians for making tonight possible as well as all of the volunteers and staff of the Akron Civic Theatre, trumpet soloist Alex McPherson, organist Cindy Braun, David Corey Photography, and to YOU our fabulous audiences for supporting live local music!

We cannot wait to see everyone back at the Civic again In May for our special presentation of 🎞️Family Cinema Classics, as well as a one night only screening of a Silent Film classic, makes a perfect gift for friends, family, musicians, or film-buffs! More details to come, so keep your eyes on our Facebook for more information in 2026!❄️

📸 Please feel free to share any photo or video memories that you may have captured with the hashtag “ or so we can keep The Christmas celebration going! If you or someone you know is interested in auditioning for our orchestra or learning more information, please visit AkronPops.org!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy New Year from your Akron Pops Orchestra family! 🎄🎁

12/08/2025

We can’t wait to see everyone for this FREE concert tonight at the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Happy Days Lodge! A roaring fire and bar refreshments help to make the season bright! ❄️⛄️🎄 See you tonight at the Happy Days Lodge!!

Join the Akron Pops Orchestra 🎶 for a FREE concert, refreshments, and a roaring fire to get you and your friends and family in the warm holiday spirit! 🎅🏽 ⛄️

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Happy Days Lodge creates the perfect winter landscape for this unique and memorable concert experience! ❄️ ☕️

AkronPops.org for more information!