Akron, OH Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard hours
- Closed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Community park hours
- Closed 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Community parks list
- 11 named parks, e.g. Firestone, Reservoir
- Permit issuer
- Director of Neighborhood Assistance
- Penalty class
- Minor misdemeanor under §96.99(A)
Summary
Akron closes its public parks from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Codified Ordinance § 96.03, with a later 11 p.m. curfew at eleven named community parks. Entering or remaining after hours without a Director-issued permit is a violation, though the Director of Neighborhood Assistance can post different hours at any park.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no person shall enter or remain in any park lands or buildings owned and operated by the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless a permit for use during such hours has been issued by the Director of Neighborhood Assistance, or unless the hours of operation have been extended or reduced by the Director and notification of such change is conspicuously posted in the park affected thereby. B. No person shall enter or remain in any of the following community park lands or buildings owned and operated by the City between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless a permit for use during such hours has been issued by the Director... The community park lands hereinabove referred to in this section are: Elizabeth Park, Firestone Park, Forest Lodge, Hyre Park, Joy Park, Mason Park, Patterson Park, Perkins Woods Park, Prentiss Park, Reservoir Park, Summit Lake Park and Northwest Park. Penalty, see § 96.99.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).
Full Breakdown
unless a permit for after-hours use has been issued by the Director of Neighborhood Assistance, or unless the Director has posted different hours at that specific park. , for eleven listed community parks: Elizabeth Park, Firestone Park, Forest Lodge, Hyre Park, Joy Park, Mason Park, Patterson Park, Perkins Woods Park, Prentiss Park, Reservoir Park, Summit Lake Park, and Northwest Park. closure. The permit exception in both subsections means the curfew is not absolute: a resident or group can apply through the Director of Neighborhood Assistance to use a park after hours, and the Director can also adjust posted hours park-by-park, so the operative closing time for any given park is whatever is conspicuously posted there if it differs from the code default. 99. 99(A).
Violations & Fines
Being in a city park after the posted curfew, generally 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., or 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. at the eleven listed community parks, without a Director-issued permit is a minor misdemeanor under § 96.99(A), the chapter's general penalty clause covering every §96 offense except the Park and Recreation Board's own governance sections, §§96.10-96.13.
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