Island Party
Island Party 2026
Join us for Island Party on Friday, July 17, 2026 from 6:00-10:00pm!
All are welcome to attend this free, family-friendly, and accessible museum event as our way of extending thanks to the community for supporting its Museum. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and invite your friends. Doors open at 5:30pm and food service begins at 6:00pm. The galleries will close at 7:30 p.m. Food, beverages, and fun accessories can be purchased onsite. A Movable Feast, Big Deal Whitfield, Kona Ice, and TWiLite Café will offer island-themed foods.
Questions? Give us a call at 330.833.4061!
Check out the Entertainment Schedule for this year's Island Party!
6:00 - 6:45 p.m.: Jackson Steel Drum Band
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Bubble Artists with Divine Harmony Entertainment
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Stilt Walking with Divine Harmony Entertainment
7:15 - 8:15 p.m.: Carlos Jones+
8:15 - 9:00 p.m.: Fire show & hula dancers with Divine Harmony Entertainment
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Carlos Jones+
2026's Island Party T-shirts will be for sale during the Party! Sign up for or renew your membership during the Party and receive a FREE t-shirt!
Michael Cline is a graphic designer, illustrator, and recent graduate of the University of Mount Union, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with minors in Business Administration and Entrepreneurial Studies. He is the founder of M. Cline Designs, a freelance creative studio specializing in branding, illustration, and visual identity design for businesses and organizations. While Michael is heavily involved with local initiatives throughout Northeast Ohio, he most recently collaborated with the NBA on a creative marketing project presented at the Philadelphia 76ers headquarters in New Jersey.
Michael's work is driven by a passion for bringing people together. His philosophy is that great design should be rooted in people, place, and purpose. His work aims to create distinctive visual experiences that strengthen community identity and tell stories that couldn't belong anywhere else. For the 2026 Island Party t-shirt, Michael drew inspiration from local history to celebrate the city's Bicentennial. The design direction was heavily influenced by the original 1926 Massillon Centennial illustration as a visual callback to the stylized skyline of historic Massillon buildings alongside the Tuscarawas River. To incorporate the island theme, he grounded the design in a vintage vacation postcard composition with tropical elements such as palm trees and ferns, and a pairing of bold block lettering with script typography. The result is a design that taps into the nostalgia of Massillon's heritage while providing a canvas for the community to make its own new memories at the 2026 Island Party.
To view more of Michael's creative work or connect, visit https://michaelcline.framer.website and follow @m.clinedesigns on Instagram.
Join us at the Education booth inside Gessner Hall to create a fun craft. This year's craft will be a paper crab! All supplies will be provided.
Museum event parking is located in the city's municipal lot located behind the Museum and next to Duncan Plaza. There is also parking in the adjacent lot on the corner of First Street and Lincoln Way East, next to Benders and across from Shearer's Foods. Accessible drop-off locations are available at the Duncan Plaza entrance from the municipal lot and at the corner of First Street and Lincoln Way. Accessible parking is on the corner of Charles Ave SE and First Street across from Veterans Memorial Park. Parking is also available at St. John's UCC, accessible via First St SE.