Food, music, and a weekend of games and fellowship are returning to Guilford this month, in the form of St. George’s Church annual Italian Festival. Organized by the St. George’s Men’s Group, the event has grown over the past six years into a two-day extravaganza featuring live music, lawn games, cooking competitions, and of course, as much delicious home-made Italian food as you can eat.

“What we’re all about,” said Jim Mancini, the event chairperson and co-founder, “is raising money for charity, and having fun doing it.” Over the course of a weekend, Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24, Mancini said the group will cook about 150 pounds of meat, including approximately 3,000 meatballs, with plans to serve close to 2,000 people.