Mangia! Italian American Festival brings out crowd in Canton

The Repository
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Food and fun might be the focus of the 35th Italian American Festival, but don’t overlook the competition going on with a Bocce Tournament and the Festival Casino at the event that concludes Sunday night at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton.

The three-day festival has rides, and music Sunday from Ray Massa’s Eurorythms from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and WANTED: The Bon Jovi Tribute Band from 5 to 8 p.m. The single-elimination Stark County Bocce Challenge will include 32 one-person teams competing for a cash prize.

Catholic Mass will kick off the activity at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Donald King, retired St. Michael priest and current president of Stark County Catholic Schools, presiding. Festival hours Sunday are noon to 8 p.m., while the Casino will operate from 1 to 7 p.m.

Sophia Durnell, 4, of Green finishes a slice of pizza at the 35th Stark County Italian American Festival at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton. Friday, July 07, 2023.
Sophia Durnell, 4, of Green finishes a slice of pizza at the 35th Stark County Italian American Festival at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton. Friday, July 07, 2023.

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