2025 Event Sponsorship

In 2025, Better Kenmore Community Development Corporation will continue the tradition of hosting four summer First Fridays, BOO on the Boulevard, and Light The BLVD. This year, the event series will be enhanced to celebrate the City of Akron’s Bicentennial. It will be all day on the first Saturday in June with day-long performances and special activities. Usual attendance at these events has been about 5,500 visitors with promotional and advertising reach to over 100,000 people via radio, print media, physical signage, and social media. With the Bicentennial, these numbers are expected to be record-breaking! Exclusive benefits for this once-in-a lifetime event will only be available at the Red & Black Sponsorship level.

Here is a list of sponsorship opportunities for your consideration. For more information, please contact Development Director Eleni Manousogiannakis at [email protected].

● Cardinal Red & Black (All Events) - $15,000

- EXCLUSIVE: 4 free tickets to all Bicentennial activities*
- EXCLUSIVE: Inclusion on Bicentennial promotional materials
- Inclusion in paid advertising promotions
- PA announcement and opportunity to speak at an event
- Logo included on e-newsletter for all of 2025
- Mention in press releases
- Inclusion on promotional posters and flyers
- Onsite signage by the main stage
- Website and social media promotion
- Free promotional/vendor table at First Fridays

● Platinum (Non-Bicentennial Events) - $10,000

- Large headliner logo on event promotional materials
- Inclusion in paid advertising promotions
- PA announcement and opportunity to speak at an event
- Logo included on e-newsletter for all of 2025
- Mention in press releases
- Inclusion on promotional posters and flyers
- Onsite signage by the main stage
- Website and social media promotion
- Free promotional/vendor table at First Fridays

● Gold (Non-Bicentennial Events) - $5,000

- Mention in press releases
- Inclusion on promotional posters and flyers
- Onsite signage by the main stage
- Website and social media promotion
- Free promotional/vendor table at First Fridays

● Silver (Non-Bicentennial Events) - $2,500

- Inclusion on promotional posters and flyers
- Onsite signage by the main stage
- Website and social media promotion
- Free promotional/vendor table at First Fridays

● Bronze (Non-Bicentennial Events) - $1,000

- Onsite signage by the main stage
- Website and social media promotion
- Free promotional/vendor table at First Fridays

*The value of these tickets is not tax deductible