🐝 Bee a Friend Fest & Parade

Name: 🐝 Bee a Friend Fest & Parade
Start: 2026-09-13T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-13T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Austintown Township Park

Schedule

Sun Sep 13 2026 at 08:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Austintown Township Park | Canfield, OH

🐝 Bee a Friend Festival & Parade is a family-centered community event celebrating kindness, inclusion, and being a good friend.
Join us for a Best Friends Parade, Sensory Friendly Activities, a thoughtfully curated Market featuring vendors who support the autism community through resources and lived experience, First Responder Trucks, Musical Performances, and a Sensory-Friendly Indoor Pavilion designed for calm breaks and quiet time.
Schedule of Events:
Registration to open at 8 AM (Link coming soon)
5K to begin at 9 AM
👯 The Best Friends Parade will begin at Noon!
Decorate your parade group as your favorite friends (costumes encouraged, never required!)
Awards, Raffles and Prizes will be drawn at 2PM.

Registering for the event (It's free) helps us to better understand attendance, plan spacing, and thoughtfully prepare for sensory needs.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsd3vo9isqNtR_yPL0mER0457rwZwqLZQNxpWynTF8OC0LRg/viewform?usp=publish-editor

All sponsorships benefit Logan’s Landing Project and our mission to help make play and travel more accessible for all families.
Sponsored by:
Memories by the Yard
Just Because Balloons
Elena's Candlelight
Willy's World
Unyque Therapy Services
Aaris Therapy Group
The Rich Center for Autism at YSU
Caffiene and Food available from:
T's Consessions
Travelers Coffee
Nothing Bundt Cakes
🌈 Sensory-aware • Family-friendly • Everyone belongs
✨ Come for what works for your family and stay as long as you’d like