Staff report

AUSTINTOWN — Miriam Papa of Youngstown stopped by the 2025 Pink Out Mahoning Valley Music Festival at Austintown Township Park on Sunday afternoon after hearing about it from a friend.

She was one of about 1,200 who attended throughout the day, according to one of the organizers, Jenah Shank of Austintown.

The event, which takes place the first weekend in October to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is in its third year and seems to grow each year.

“It’s nice. There’s more than I realized here,” she said. “The music, the food, all the crafts, it’s a really nice day.”

The event is not a fundraiser, but a celebration of breast cancer survivors and those who lost their battle.

“What a pleasure it has been to be part of the Pink Out for the past three years. It means a

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