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
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Friday, August 7, 2026
- BHS Junior Class to hold Post Prom fundraiser on Sept. 13
- Aug. 23 anniversary celebration at Tri-County Family Assembly of God
- Pirate boys golf 10th at L-B Invite
- Save these dates: Four more months of America 250 events in Bluffton
- Lens turns Bluffton's NNO fireworks to neon
- Should all beavers beware of Buc-ee's logo litigation?
- Letter: As Ohio grows, conservation must become part of the conversation
- 2026 Lincoln Highway Buy Way sales August 13-15
- History you can taste: Bluffton celebrates local businesses on Aug. 8
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- History Day scavenger hunt with 12 clues
- Remembering the magic of Hankish sweet shop on Aug. 8
- Pirate boys golf opens with a win at Ft. Jennings, 2nd at Royal Invite
- Pirate girls golf opens season with Lincolnview Invite
- WIP Wednesday: Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters
- July 2026 land transfers in the Bluffton school district