Fun Fest

Fun Fest is a FREE, annual event held as a part of Massillon's Summer Celebration! Please note: Due to current health and safety concerns, the decision has been made to cancel the 2020 Fun Fest event. We hope to see you at Fun Fest in August 2021! Want to get involved? Organizations & Businesses Sign up online! Non-profit Organizations and Downtown Massillon Businesses are invited to set up booths at this event for NO CHARGE, as long as a FREE or NEARLY FREE youth activity is provided. Your business can also sponsor a special activity or performance for Fun Fest 2021.  We will be using our online registration process.  The deadline for organizations to sign up is August 1, 2021.  For more information contact Liz Gessner McAllister at 330-833-6655 or email her.

Tentative Date: August 15, 2021

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FREE and open to everyone!
Games, trucks, contests, movie, safety and health information, arts and crafts
Sponsors: 
Massillon Cable TV, Massillon Museum, Downtown Massillon Association

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Types of Activities you can enjoy:
Free admission. There is no cost for most activities; some have a minimal charge. Games, story times, prizes, face painting, contests, art projects, dancing, crafts, health and safety activities, athletic events, and music. The Massillon Public Library Bookmobile and a children’s book sale will be on hand. Children can meet the Stark County tourism mascot, Pigskin, and the U.S. Coast Guard character, Coastie. The day will be filled with hands-on experiences: sand art, beaded and edible jewelry, fossils, inflatables, remote control cars, balloon crafts, wooden projects, spirit masks, mining for gemstones, flower arranging, Little Tykes riding, and a preschool sensory experience. There will be carnival games, running drills, corn hole, spray hair color and temporary tattoos, build-your-own trail mix, face painting, and a petting zoo. Among the health and safety booths will be spinal screening, dental screening, and seat belt safety. Children will get to spin the Atkinson Feucht Hare school supply wheel, where everyone wins.

The 2021 entertainment schedule:
TBD! 

Admission to the family-focused event is free. There is no cost for most activities; some have a minimal charge. Social service agencies, civic groups, churches, arts organizations, and businesses set up dozens of games, art projects, activities, and information stations. Families love free take-away items—coloring books, pencils, balloons, banks, bookmarks, and puzzles.

Fun Fest is intended to provide all the fun of a festival with a focus on meaningful activities. Many of the organizations and businesses provide valuable health, safety, and educational information to parents while entertaining the children.