Canton Repository entertainment writer Ed Balint offers suggestions for fun things to do in the Canton area in September.

1. Minerva Oktoberfest

Minerva's Oktoberfest will be noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at Municipal Park.

The event will have live music, food trucks, crafters, contests, a beer garden, craft beer, wine, and children's activities. Admission is free.

Prior to Oktoberfest, there will be a Walk to End Alzheimer's from 9 to 11 a.m. in the park, organized by Minerva Memory Makers.

Live music begins at 3:30 p.m. with Visinata and TFree & the Panic Attacks.

Family activities include pumpkin painting and a free hayride, as well as pumpkin bowling, a petting zoo and pony rides. Activities also include a beer stein slide. Sack races begin at 2 p.m. A dress your dog contest is at 4:3

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