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✈️How to get to Roxx Fest
Planning your trip to Roxx Fest? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK), about 33 km from the venue.
- Major international airport nearby: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), about 61 km away (more routes).
- Allow about 46 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Akron or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near Portage Mall Outdoor Festival Area (Roxx Fest)
Accommodation near the Roxx Fest site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Also consider staying around Akron, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Akron.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Roxx Fest 2026 weather
Weather in Portage Mall Outdoor Festival Area in June 2026?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 33% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 27° / 17° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Drizzle | 32° / 21° | 1 rainy day |
| 2023 | Light rain | 22° / 13° | 1 rainy day |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near Roxx Fest
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Roxx Fest. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Akron and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
Roxx Fest celebrates 2000s pop punk and alternative rock on June 19-20, 2026 at Portage Mall Outdoor Festival Area. This two-day celebration brings together eight iconic acts led by Simple Plan, Quebec pop punk icons who marked an entire generation, and Bowling for Soup, Texas legends of humorous punk rock. Skillet brings power with symphonic christian metal while Daughtry dominates with post-American Idol hard rock. Hawthorne Heights represents the 2000s emo and screamo era, We The Kings delivers energetic neon pop punk, and Hinder completes with powerful alternative metal. The unique shopping mall-turned-outdoor festival setting offers an accessible and family-friendly atmosphere. Fans can explore the pop-punk-festival, discover emo, or vibe to alternative-rock. For those seeking festivals in the united-states Midwest, this Ohio experience celebrates 2000s nostalgia with artists who defined a generation's sound in a warm community environment typical of the region, featuring simple-plan and bowling-for-soup.
