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With its own hospital, privately endowed public library, community college, exceptional park district, top-rated school district, historic downtown, businesses to service your needs and access to Fulton County’s expansive outdoor activities; Canton offers everything you need to live, raise a family, work, retire, learn, and play!

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City Offers Text/Email Alerts
City Offers Text/Email Alerts

The City of Canton is pleased to introduce a new email and/or text message alert system that residents may choose to sign up for. It will automatically send alerts regarding water main breaks, Boil Orders, or any other vital information. To sign up for alerts, simply text the word CANTON to 8887777. Contact the water […]

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Holiday Light Show – Volunteers Needed
Holiday Light Show – Volunteers Needed

The Canton Area Chamber of Commerce Presents the 2nd Annual Holiday Lightshow (formerly the Lindsey Light Show) to Big Creek Park this November and December Volunteers are needed! Get a group of 8 to 10 from your business or organization to sign up! Holiday Light ShowNovember 25th thru December 30th Weekends Fri – Sun; 5:30 […]

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Cemetery Walk: “Closing the Gap”
Cemetery Walk: “Closing the Gap”

Cemetery Walk: “Closing the Gap” The Annual Canton Cemetery Walk is a unique public event about the lives of well-known, interesting, and influential people of the past from the Canton area takes place Sunday October first 2023.  It’s the annual Canton Cemetery Walk hosted by the Canton Area Heritage Center.  Local performers are the actors […]

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Scenic Drive – Canton Jones Park
Scenic Drive – Canton Jones Park

Visit our Canton Jones Park location! October 7th & 8th, 14th & 15th! Vendors, Food, Music & Entertainment, Historical Sites & Displays, and Guidebooks can all be found in Canton! See lists below for more information! Join us in Canton for the Spoon River Valley Scenic Driver Fall Festival and other communities through-out Fulton County! […]

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Vendors Needed! Scenic Drive – Jones Park
Vendors Needed! Scenic Drive – Jones Park

Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Vendors needed for Jones Park! October 7th & 8th, 14th & 15th! The setting in downtown Canton is an intimate venue where your merchandise can truly be appreciated. We are always looking for vendors to sell handmade items, crafts, genuine collectibles, antiques, primitives, plants, flowers, candles, jewelry, and other similar […]

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