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Partner Roundtable | August 24th

Join us online on August 24th at 12:00 PM for a Visit Canton Partner Roundtable to catch updates from our team and share your updates with us and other tourism partners. Register below and we will email you the Zoom link!

Save the Dates!

September 19 | Visit Canton Partner Huddle: This event will include mini sessions on 2024 Advertising Opportunities, Grant Programs, Partner Training, Networking, and More! Stay tuned for more details!

October 19 | Partner Roundtable Zoom

November 16 | Visit Canton Merry Mixer: Mix and mingle with your travel colleagues!

Black College Football

Hall of Fame Classic - Volunteers Needed

Are you interested in serving as a Guest Services Volunteer for the 2023 Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic? We can use your help to be an informative and friendly representative of Stark County. 

Please contact Ashley Boggs, Sales & Service Coordinator, at AshleyB@VisitCanton.com or 330.542.6381

Check out upcoming seminars brought to you by SCORE! Register for SCORE's free live webinars available to all business owners nationwide. Presented by SCORE mentors and other industry experts, these sessions will help you understand how to start, manage, grow or successfully exit your business.

August 15th | 12:00pm

Artificial Intelligence Power Tools and How to Use Them

August 17th | 7:00pm

Networking 2: Grabbing Attention at a Networking Event

August 29th | 1:00pm

Brand Clarity: Make Your Marketing Easy & Effective

Mark your calendars for Oct. 4-6, 2023. The conference will be held in Wooster at the CFAES Wooster Campus Conference Center and Events Venue.

Travel and tourism is a powerful force contributing to communities across Ohio. If you represent an attraction, museum, lodging, restaurant, retail shop, DMO, ferryboat or other industry sectors, then the Ohio Conference on Travel is not to be missed.

Get the latest on tourism trends. Learn from experts in travel marketing, influencer markets, data and social media. Be inspired through best practices, award winners and thought-provoking ideas from tomorrow’s industry leaders. Connect with industry colleagues. Build your tribe. Thrive.

On April 8, 2024, a total eclipse of the sun will happen across a portion of the United States including Northeast Ohio and the Greater Cleveland region.

Areas in Ohio that are outside the path of totality will experience a partial eclipse. A total solar eclipse is a rare and spectacular event.

Visitors will increase in the area and traffic will increase on this day. It is still eight months away, but it is never too early to prepare!

The Allie Cafe is now open in Downtown Canton!

The Mother Angelica Museum was featured by the Catholic Times!

Sherry Groom, owner of The Troll Hole Museum in Alliance, was featured on an Australian comedy podcast recently!

Home2 Suites has been sold to Youngstown Hospitality LLC.

What's new with ArtsinStark? Check out the Cultural Center updates, green space plans, and grant updates!

Blend Coffee Roasters now has a Braille menu available! 

Fridays | Night Flea

Hartville MarketPlace & Flea Market

August 17 | Third Down Thursdays

Play Action Plaza

August 18-19 | NE Ohio vs. America High School Football Showcase

Paul Brown Tiger Stadium & Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

August 19 | Bloom Hill Farm Summer Fest

Bloom Hill Farm

August 19-20 | UFFL Ohio State Championships

ForeverLawn Sports Complex

August 25 | Royal Docks Backyard Crusher 5K

Plain Township

August 26-27 & September 2-4 | Great Trail Arts & Crafts Festival

Great Trail Festival Grounds

August 27 | Romanian Festival

St. George Romanian Byzantine Catholic Cathedral

August 29-September 4 | Stark County Fair

Stark County Fairgrounds

August 31 | Classic College Fair supported by Brian & Kathi Barker

Center for Performance

August 31 | Reading the Playbook

Center for Performance

September 1 | First Friday

Downtown Canton

September 1 | Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic Community Open-Mic

Pro Football Hall of Fame

September 1 | The Red Carpet Affair

Pro Football Hall of Fame

September 1-3 | Great Lakes Alliance Labor Day Challenge

ForeverLawn Sports Complex

September 2 | Black College Football Hall of Fame Golf Outing

Clearview Golf Club

September 2 | The Official All-White Affair

Canton Cultural Center for the Arts

September 2 & 4 | Labor Day Flea Market

Hartville MarketPlace & Flea Market

September 3 | Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

September 3 | The Fifth Quarter

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

September 3 | The Classic Tailgate

Pro Football Hall of Fame

September 3 | Stark County Minority Business Association Business Reception

Pro Football Hall of Fame

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