Community Unity Days: Five Things to Know

The week of carnival rides, contests and live music in Mayfield Heights has arrived.

The 20th annual Community Unity Days begins at 5 p.m. Thursday Aug. 8. The event continues from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Here are five things to know about the event. Learn more about it in the official Unity Days brochure.

• Rides are $1 per ticket, with several ticket packages including 24 for $20.

• Popular student musicians from the school district will perform for the Community Unity Days crowd. Evolution, the band that took second place in this year's Tri-C High School Rock-Off, hits the stage at 5:15 p.m. Friday at the main tent near Dragga Field. Sweta Datta, winner of Mayfield Middle School's M Factor, performs at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

• A roster of area restaurants awaits those who will come to the event with an appetite. Local vendors include Arrabiata's, Master Pizza, Piccolo Italian Restaurant, Panini's, Corbo's Bakery and Gaetano's.

• Fireworks begin at dusk on Saturday night.

• The Community Unity Days parade starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, an hour before rides open. The parade begins on Mayfield Road at the Greens of Lyndhurst and continues to Golden Gate.