Wizardly World of Kent

Kent’s Wizardly Weekend is the annual magical gathering in downtown Kent, Ohio since 2016 with costumes, vendors, food & fandom including The Run That Shall Not Be Named 5 3/4K fun run, Par for the Curse Putt-Putt, and The Wobbly Wizard Bar Crawl.

The Run That Shall Not Be Named – July 19th
Wobbly Wizard Bar Crawl – July 19th
Magical Movie Night – July 19th at dusk
Forbidden Forest – July 20th
Goblin’s Plaza – July 20th
Mandrake Workshop – July 20th – Noon-5pm
Par for the Curse – July 20th | Noon-3pm
Wizardly Themed Cookie Class – July 20th | 11am-1pm
Vendor Village – July 20th
Adult Potions Class – July 20th | 4-6pm
3rd Annual Bell Tower Ball – July 20th | 6-10pm

For the complete list and registration information visit www.mainstreetkent.org.

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Main Street Kent Presents Wizardly Weekend July 19 & 20

Featuring Wobbly Wizard Bar Crawl, Magical Movie Night, Par for the Curse Putt Putt, Costume Contests, Vendor Village and More!

Main Street Kent’s event planning committee and downtown businesses have created some fantastic plans for Wizardly Weekend on July 19 & 20 in downtown Kent! Wizardly Weekend is presented by Meijer and Summa Health, also generously sponsored by College Town Kent, Portage Community Bank, Off the Wagon, Hometown Bank, Acorn Alley, Central Portage County VCB and The Thresholds Group. All are excited to present an incredible lineup of weekend activities.

On Fri., July 19, plans include The Run That Shall Not Be Named “Follow the Spiders” 5 3/4 K and 1-mile fun runs hosted by Kent Parks and Recreation at Fred Fuller Park. Participants will receive race swag and a magical race packet! runsignup.com/Race/OH/Kent/RunThatShallNotBeNamed5K. Wobbly Wiz-ard Bar Crawl guests will enjoy live music by Opus 216 at the Water Street Tavern check-in, house-col-ored jello shots, Wizardly Weekend 2024 drawstring backpacks, color-changing shot glasses, cocktail specials and wizardly-themed photo opportunities with their crawl passes. tick-etstripe.com. Swish & Flick Podcasters will host a “meet and greet” event at Over Easy at the Depot at 5pm and all are welcome! Standing Rock Cultural Arts will host a Magical Movie Night featuring Matilda at dusk at the Hometown Bank Plaza. There will be plenty to do both inside and outside, with dozens of businesses offering magical menu items and merchandise, festive decora-tions and fun photo opportunities in the spirit of the event. Check the website for a complete listing of available items, or come visit, explore and see what you find! mainstreetkent.org/event/wizardly-weekend/

On Sat., July 20, visit the Vendor Village from 11am to 6pm on Erie St., with 40+ booths featuring hand-crafted, event-themed items including plush dolls, sweet treats, creatures, magic wands, potion bottles and more. Par for the Curse, a 9-hole miniature golf event, will take place from noon to 3pm, featuring wizardly-themed miniature golf holes at participating businesses along N. Water St. and Crain Ave. Play golf and stop to enjoy the other attractions and treats along the way! https://tick-etstripe.com. At Dan Smith Community Park, Swish & Flick will host a live podcast at 2pm and costume contests for children up to age 17 at 12pm, adults 18 and over at 4pm. At the Hometown Bank Plaza, from 11am to 6pm, there will be wand making with Kent Junior Mothers, po-tion making with the Kent Community TimeBank, a Raptor Meet and Greet, plus face painting, origami art, quadball demo, and a other family-friendly activities. To wrap up a magical weekend, Bell Tower Brewing invites guests 18+ to the Bell Tower Ball beginning at 6pm to don your best dress and enjoy cocktail con-coctions and dancing!

Throughout the weekend, many businesses will have decorations and photo opportunities for all to enjoy. Flourish Plant Mkt. is offering a full day of Make Your Own Mandrake workshops flourish-plantmkt.com. Kent Sportswear will feature event-themed t-shirts, Daisy Pops will offer wizards the opportunity to make their own house cake pops, the FJKluth Art Gallery will have magic and juggling, Branded in Kent will have indoor tabletop quadball, Tree City Coffee will host cookie decorating classes, Evelyn Dickerson Hair Design will offer hair tinsel and col-ored hair extensions, Kent Cycle will be offering Wizard Wagon (pedicab) rides; plus, many other busi-nesses have plans in the works. For details, stay tuned to the MSK website and social media pages dedi-cated to this event: https://mainstreetkent.org/event/wizardly-weekend/ https://instagram.com/Wizard-lyWorldofKent facebook.com/WizardlyWorldofKent

“We’re really excited to bring Wizardly Weekend back again this year, with a good balance of family-friendly and “adults only” activities that entertain guests and support our local businesses. We’ll have one road closure for a vendor area on Saturday, plus photo opportunities and activities spread out around town on both days. We look forward to hosting another fun-filled weekend of magic and joy in Kent,” said Main Street Kent executive director Heather Malarcik. Many local bars, shops and restaurants will feature special menu items including themed cocktails, buttery beverages, chocolate wands, and other merchan-dise all weekend.

Main Street Kent is a non-profit organization focused on the revitalization of downtown Kent. It is an affiliate of the national Main Street program and the Heritage Ohio program.

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