Sparx City Hop is scheduled for Saturday, September 19th from 11 AM to 6 PM in Downtown Cleveland. Hop on free trolleys to explore, experience and celebrate Cleveland’s neighborhoods, including the Gateway District, which will be a trolley stop on the Green Line!
The 5th Street Arcades in the Gateway District will offer hoppers a sidewalk pop-up party, complete with Sparx deals and live art demonstrations featuring 5th Street Arcade tenants. Enjoy local art, handmade jewelry, artisan pastries and more. To learn more about what the 5th Street Arcades has to offer, click here. The Corner Alley, just a short walk up Euclid Avenue, will be celebrating its grand reopening with tabletop games as well as food and drink specials on its new patio.
You can also enjoy a special Take a Hike tour being offered as part of Sparx. A tour of Historic Euclid Avenue featuring actors portraying Alan Freed and Garrett Morgan will be offered twice on Saturday, September 19th. The 1 PM tour will begin at the Main Trolley Hub at Playhouse Square, and the 3 PM tour will begin at the 5th Street Arcades Trolley Stop.
An annual program now in its 13th year, SPARX is a celebration of everything that is in Cleveland’s most central and metropolitan neighborhoods. The one-day event has grown larger each year and now draws approximately 20,000 attendees. SPARX is presented by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and is made possible through the collaboration of its neighborhood partners including: Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation, Playhouse Square District Development Corp., The Campus District, Superior Arts District, Asia Town, Tremont West Development and Ohio City Inc. The program is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
To learn more about Sparx activities and trolley routes, click here. To view the 2015 Sparx City Hop event guide, click here.
Hope to see you in the Gateway District on September 19th, and check back soon for information about the Extended Take a Hike season!