Community Events

It's the great businesses and active community that make the Canton / Stark County area wonderful. Stay connected by getting involved or attending a community event.

If your business or organization is community-based, you can submit your community event to be posted on the website.

Garden Obelisk Workshop

Get creative and have fun making a beautiful garden obelisk during this make & take summer workshop on Saturday, June 29 from 1:30-4 pm! Make an instant impact by adding art, height, texture, interest and style to your patio, flower or vegetable garden.

  1. Sat. 7/27/2019
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
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Downsizing Event -Senior Living 101 & We keep you Moving!

Enjoy a Complimentary Lunch and 2 Great Presentations! A Great event for Seniors that are thinking of moving but don't know where to start.

  1. Wed. 7/31/2019
11:00am to 1:30pm
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BBB 8th Annual Golf Outing

8th annual golf outing.

  1. Fri. 8/9/2019
9am to 3pm
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Community Day Event

We will have food, vendors, kids games, and raffles.

  1. Fri. 8/9/2019
4:00pm to 7:00pm
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Pegasus Farm Country Store and Gardens Sunflower Festival

In conjunction with our friends at Maize Valley, we are happy to host Sunflower Festival, II - The Fields Continue.

  1. Sat. 8/10/2019
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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The Stock Pile's Backyard Birthday Bash

A community-wide anniversary event to celebrate 20 years of serving Stark County.

  1. Sat. 8/10/2019
11 am to 3 pm
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Critter Day

See, learn, and experience wildlife up-close! It might be a baby opossum, bats, turtles, owls, or a combination of critters! Ohio wildlife experts bring live animals to share with Beech Creek Gardens visitors on the second Tuesday in June, July and August.

  1. Tue. 8/13/2019
11 am to 1:30 pm
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Talk with a Curator: Lucretia Garfield

Have you ever wondered what a museum curator does? Have you ever wanted the opportunity to see an artifact up close? Join the National First Ladies’ Library Curator for our Talk with a Curator Series! Learn more about the unique artifacts in our collection and the backstories that go along with them.

  1. Thu. 8/15/2019
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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Back to School SMASH

Stark County’s ONLY LAN Center is hosting a FREE-to-Play event! We want to send our gamers back to school with one last awesome bash.

  1. Sat. 8/17/2019
6:00 PM to 12:00 AM
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Corporate Golf Day at Glenmoor Country Club

Be a Member for the Day and Golf Glenmoor's Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course! Sign up as a foursome or as an individual to be paired up.

  1. Mon. 8/26/2019
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Family Yoga in the Gardens

Stretch your muscles and ease tension with relaxing yoga moves for all ages! Join professional yoga instructor Kristie Leahy Comsia on the last Saturday of June, July and August from 11 am to noon for a family-friendly outdoor yoga class at this peaceful and beautiful venue.

  1. Sat. 8/31/2019
11 am to 12pm
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YWCA Canton's Sip and Stroll Fundraiser

The YWCA Canton's Sip and Stroll fundraiser will start with guests coming to thecorner of 4th St.

  1. Sat. 9/14/2019
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Legacy Lecture: Lucy Hayes

To celebrate the opening of our new exhibit and to promote the Ohio Presidential Trail, the 2019 Legacy Lecture Series will feature experts from Ohio Presidential Sites to discuss their sites and how they interpret their First Ladies.

  1. Mon. 9/16/2019
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
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The Love Akron Network's 8th Annual Awards Breakfast

The Love Akron Network's 8th Annual Awards BreakfastTuesday, September 24 from 7:30-9:00 a.

  1. Tue. 9/24/2019
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Canton

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk is a non-competitive 5K for anyone wishing to participate.

  1. Sun. 10/20/2019
9:00am to 12:00pm
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