Amerifest 2011 activities include Relay for Life, Festival of Wheels, and more
Bluffton's Amerifest 2011 will be hosting a wide variety of events June 24-25. The schedule of events follows:
Relay for Life of Bluffton - Bluffton University
Friday, June 24
4:00 pm Silent Auction Opens
4:00 pm Celebration Station Opens
(INFLATABLES,GAMES,ETC. $5/wristband)
4:30 Concession Stand Open
5:00 OPENING CEREMONY
Flag Presentation Bluffton American Legion
Post #283
Vocalists: "Shirts and Pants" from Bluffton
High School
Welcome: Fred Rodabaugh and Eric Fulcomer
5:30 Survivor's/Caregiver's Lap
Survivor/Caregiver Reception
immediately following the Survivor's Lap
6-9:00 Duck Races
5:45 - 7 Pie Auction by Trinity Lutheran
6:30 Birthday "party like it was 1861"
Fun Old Fashioned Games!
7:00 Entertainment
Wendy and Girl Scouts
7- 8:00 Cake Walk
8:00 Entertainment:
KDK Dance Team
Project Runway (after dance team)
8:00 Man vs. Food
Surprise Eating Contest
8:45 Lighting of the Luminaria
Individuals may begin to light the Luminaria
they purchased for their loved ones - Track
9:00 Introduction of Teams and Team Lap
Bring Team Banner
9:15 Luminaria Ceremony --Laura Huffman
Main Stage
10:15 Fireworks
11:00 Silent Auction Ends
Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran
Saturday, June 25
MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT/THEME LAPS
12-7:00 am Karaoke and Music by DJ All Night!
Theme laps to take place
8-10:00am Pancake Breakfast
Campus Life Building 111 W College
Ave , $3 donation (survivors eat free)
(Times Subject to Change)
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
- 2025 Blaze of Lights theme is "Home for the Holidays"
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
- Heart to Heart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Mayberry Rd. closure Aug. 27-28
- Janet M. Leonard was a teacher
- Pirates boys golf wins NWC tri
- Inside Innovations brings established design studio to Bluffton
- Walking thru Autumn hikes include Motter Park
- Colloquium Presentation: Emotional Education in 18th Century Germany
- Student to Share Lessons from Study Abroad Experience in Mexico