Pizzafest also has an entertainment lineup brimming with local talent including singer/songwriters Carlo Coppola, Joee and Laura Cavacece, performing Friday night.

Saturday night, you’ll be able to catch performances by Stuck on Planet Earth, Glass Ampp, Spookey Ruben and headliner Fast Romantics.

There’s lots for the kids to enjoy as well including a chance to get up close with snakes, lizards and other reptiles courtesy of Reptilia; block building fun by Legoland and a midway complete with rides, carnival games and a train, Palladini noted.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Frank Corrado, a Woodbridge native, is coming out Sunday to meet fans and sign autographs.

Richmond Hill-based comedian Frank Spadone will be there too, serving as honourary chairman and emcee for the event.

A Pizzafest wouldn’t be complete without a pizza eating contest, so that’s going to be happening too, Palladini said.

“It’s basically, eat, drink and be merry - that’s our goal for the event,” he said. “We want people come in and sample as much food as possible and we want everyone to have a good time. … We want to make sure the whole family can come out and not just stay for 20 minutes and. We want you to stay there for two hours and for the kids to go on some rides, have some fun, and eat some cotton candy or a Snow cone.”

“That’s what’s awesome about it – it’s for any age,” added Spadone.

Proceeds from the event will go, in part, to support the Vaughan Yeoman rugby club and another charitable organization still to be confirmed, Palladini said.

With Canada’s 150th birthday celebration happening next year, Palladini says organizers are cooking up plans for an even bigger Pizzafest with the intention of making it a main attraction on Vaughan’s summer event calendar.