Rubber City Rumpus
Oddmall: Rubber City Rumble at a glance
- WHAT: Rubber City Rumpus is nestled at the foot of Derby Downs, site of the International Soapbox Derby Championships. It’s an iconic Akron location within literal spitting distance of the Akron BMX track and the skate park. Super cool. With room for hundreds of vendors, food trucks, and other snazz this is not a show you want to miss.
- WHEN: September 15-16, 2018
- WHEN WHEN: Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 10am-5pm.
- WHERE: Derby Downs – 789 Derby Downs, Akron, OH 44306
- HOW MUCH: Free to a good home. Of course, a $5 donation is suggested, so we can keep the thing happening, but not required.
- HOW: Climb into one of those sweet, sweet soapbox derby cars and roll downhill.
- HUH: Vendor information can be found here.
- WHY: It’s the right thing to do.
Jazz Unique to Rubber City Rumpus
- THE ODDMALL ODDTOMOBILE SPECTACULAR! Oddmall is cool. Car shows are cool. Why not have a car show at Oddmall? People have some amazing vehicles they’d like to show off. We have a free show with a large crowd of curious people and plenty of space. It seems like one of those no-brainers everybody is always gabbing on about.
The Oddmall Oddtomobile Spectacular is open to ALL vehicles. If you have a cool, classic, vintage, pop cultural, sporty, geeky, or otherwise snazzy vehicle you want to share with the world BRING IT TO THE SHOW! We don’t care if it’s a car, a van, a motorcycle, a hearse, a batmobile, a helicopter, a hovercraft, a hearse, or an old mail truck you painted to look like there’s this bad ass warrior chick in a chainmail bikini making out with a dragon in front of a volcano while a horde of barbarians and an army of orcs fight in the background. BRING IT TO THE SHOW!!!!
Although all interesting vehicles are invited to participate we are particularly looking for any sweet geeky or pop culture related snazz (ECTO-1, the Batmobile, Mystery Machine, etc…). No entry fee. Open to all. OUTDOOR GAMES AND ACTIVITIES! The field at Derby Downs is significantly large. It overflows with zones for fun activities and sports, such as badminton, croquet, kubb, and various other outdoorsular diversions. Bring your own or play ours (just please remember badminton racquets are for badding mintons, not clobbering foes).
- FOOD TRUCKS! That’s right, FOOD TRUCKS! Everyone loves FOOD TRUCKS!!!
- SOAPBOX MOTHERLOVIN’ DERBY! Have you ever rolled down a super huge hill in a car made of nothing but sweat, pinecones, and discarded legos held together with seaweed and snot? No? Neither have we. We have, however, done it in some awesome soapbox derby cars and now you can too!
- PET COSTUME CONTEST! You read that correctly. Well, I assume you did. You might have read it at “PEST COSTUME CONTEST”, which is something completely different and neither offered nor endorsed at Oddmall: Rubber City rumpus. Bring your pets. It’s outside, after all. Put them in costumes or just fancy them up a bit and show them off to the adoring crowd. More details coming soon.
- THE GREAT DOWNHILL EYEBALL RACE! The ENORMOUS soapbox derby racing track hill at Derby Downs will be the scene of the crime. Unfortunately, due to storage and “legality” concerns, we are unable to use real human eyeballs for this endeavor. Instead, we will be using the sweet plastic eyeballs we use for the Great Oddmall Eyewash River Race at Riverside Ramble. Peeps can nab an eyeball for only $3 (two for five dollars). Whoever’s eye goes the farthest wins an awesome prize. It happens each day at 4pm. Eyeballs can be nabbed at the Oddmall Souvenirium or from the wandering eyeball monger who traipses throughout the realm.
Booths
Booths at Oddmall: Rubber City Rumpus are grouped into islands for easy access and compliance with fire and safety codes. Each booth is a 10’x10′ square (roughly; there’s a little wiggle room to make space for tent stakes and such.
Canopies, Tables, and Chairs
Vendors are responsible for bringing their own tables, chairs, blankets, etc… We strongly suggest you bring a tent or canopy to protect you and your goods from the sun and wind. ALL TENTS AND CANOPIES MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF FLAME RESISTANT MATERIALS AND MUST BE ASSEMBLED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS (by order of the fire marshall). All tents and canopies must be held in place by stakes or weights in a manner compliant with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Electricity
You are welcome to bring your own battery powered generators, but since this is an outdoor show we can not provide electrical hookups. No gas powered or loud generators will be invited.
Food Vendors
If you are interested in being a food vendor at Oddmall: Rubber City Rumpus please email Andy.
Rubber City Rumpus Vendor List
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 3Cat Collectibles 7. 8. Oddmall Souvenirium & Mutha Oith Creations 9. 10. 4Es Outreach 11. Trinkets and (Re)Treasures 12. El Porko Chapo Glass 13. Kaisk Chiropractic 14. Autie Zombie Girl 15. The Artful Cricket 16. 17. All Quirks Aside 18. WooptyDo 19. Muck Monsters of Hartville 20. Silo Arts Studio 21. Sprinkles Ink 22. Unique Home Solutions 23. Sweet Peach Designs 24. Replendent Dream Studios 25. The Devil Strip 26. Bring Out Your Dead Oakenshield’s Oddits* 27. OhioSMART 28. The Nerdy Taco 29. Smithfits Bazaar Emporium 30. Creative Designs Studio 31. Pampered Chef 32. Grandiose Glitches 33. S. E. Cowley Art 34. Knights of the Classroom 35. Midway Metaphysical and More* 36. Fabric Remix 37. Massage Kneads 38. 4Es Outreach 39. 4Es Outreach 40. 4Es Outreach 41. Jewelry and More 4 U 42. Jewelry and More 4 U 43. Barb’s Bunny Hutch 44. Smithfits Bazaar Emporium 45. Kelnjo 46. Meteor Hunter Comics 47. Cleveland Flow Shop 48. 49. Knights of the Classroom 50. Midway Metaphysical and More* 51. Vad Vagabond 52. Art by Katie 53. 4Es Outreach 54. 4Es Outreach 55. 4Es Outreach 56. The Richard’s Way 57. 58. 59. The No-Bakery 60. 61. Chimmie Art 62. The Roasted Thumb 63. 64. 65. Moonchild Creations 66. 67. 68. 4Es Outreach 69. 4Es Outreach 70. 4Es Outreach 71. 72. 73. 74. The Cement Head 75. Minorik Chiropractic Center* 76. The Mighty Jungle 77. KW Needleworks & By The Three 78. 79. 80. |
81. 82. 83. Labyrinth 84. Labyrinth 85. Labyrinth 86. 87. 88. 89. Xs Energy 90. 91. The Mighty Jungle 92. Cindy’s Corner 93. 94. The Lake Effect Boutique 95. Flutter-Bye Boutique 96. 97. BrotherToastyCakes: Art & Design 98. 99. 100. MyAsylum 101. 102. 103. 104. Jerome Fork Jewelry 105. 106. Harth Studios 107. Patty B Photography 108. 109. 110. Flutter-Bye Boutique 111. Blaque Jewel Company 112. Bombs and Balms 113. Blu Bohemian Creations 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. Geek Watch One 120. Cosplay HQ 121. Cosplay HQ 122. Firerose Studios 123 Je Le Veux Jewelry 124. Spontaneously Combustible Games 125. Ellet High School Art Department 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. Ice Chips 138. Lilla Hair Rose Awesome 139.Food Trucks F01. F02. F03. F04. F05. F06. F07. F08. F09. F10. F11. The Cedar Grill F12. Stray Dog F13. Momma Wade’s Smokehouse F14. Green Box Cafe F15. Vickie’s Mobile Mania* F16. Little Pita Heaven |
Entertainment
September 15 – Saturday
12pm- Carmen Kelly
1pm- Kevin Conaway
2pm- Sean Benjamin
3pm- Cosplay Contest
4pm- Eyeball Race
4:15pm – Michael McFarland
5pm- Miss Dreadfull
6pm- Mark & Kylan’s Random Ramble
September 16 – Sunday
10am – Tangent-Bound Live
11am- Pozzezzed One
12pm- Ashley
1pm- Visions of the Nile
2pm- Michael McFarland
3pm- Cosplay Contest
4pm- Eyeball Race
4:15pm- Carmen Kelly