Relay for Life includes 18 full hours of events Friday and Saturday
Eighteen hours of all types of events make up this year's Bluffton Relay for Life. The Friday and Saturday Relay will take place in Salzman Stadium at Bluffton University.
Here is the entertainment schedule:
Entertainment Schedule
Friday - June 22
4:30 - 11:30 pm Concession Stand Open (Grand Stand)
5:00 pm Start of Silent Auction (Grand Stand)
6:00 pm Presentation of Color Guard
National Anthem - Aaron Blevins
Opening Remarks/Sponsor Recognition
6:15 pm Survivor / Caregiver Lap
Relay Garage Sale Begins (in Survivor Tent)
6:25 pm Team Recognition Lap
6:45 pm Start Pie Judging - Runs until 7:15pm (Grand Stand)
7:00 pm Mr. / Ms. Relay Contest (Entertainment Tent)
7:45 pm Pie Auction Begins (Grand Stand)
8:00 pm Bluegrass Band - My Brothers Keeper (Entertainment Tent)
8:30 pm Karaoke Contest
9:00 pm Mr. / Ms. Relay Contest Closes (buckets must be turned in)
10:00 pm Luminaria / Remembrance Service - Don Boehm (Entertainment Tent)
10:30 pm Silent Auction Closes
11:00 pm Themed Lap - Crazy Socks!
Acoustic Christian Rock Band - The Surrendering
Saturday - June 23
12:00 am Team Captain's Meeting (Entertainment Tent)
Themed Lap - Crazy Hat!
Team Contest - Relay Scavenger Hunt
1:00 am Themed Lap - Bluffton (anything to highlight our community!)
i.e. - Schools, Businesses, Service Groups...
2:00 am Themed Lap - Pajama Lap!
Team Contest - Root Beer Pong (Entertainment Tent)
4:30 am Team Contest - Three Legged Race (on the track)
7:00 am WAKE UP CALL
Team Contest - Rooster Crowing Contest
8:00 am Team Contest - TBD
9:00 am Road To Recovery Race (around the track)
10:00 am Themed Lap - Purple Lap
11:30 am Fight Back/Closing Ceremony
Presentation of Awards
Team / Event Totals
Final Lap
12:00 pm Event Officially Closes
For complete Relay details, including team lists, sponsors, and all other information open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Stories Posted This Week
Monday, May 5, 2025
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Pirate baseball win vs. Tigers
- Bluffton softball edged in battle of Pirates
- Committee meetings scheduled for Bluffton Council
- #1 recommended attraction in NW Ohio is in Ada
- Mental Health Awareness event with Seth Gehle
- Ohio highway patrol promoting motorcycle safety
- Recap of Bluffton Board of Education meeting for April 2025
- Weekend Doctor: Antidepressants in the long term
Friday, May 2, 2025
- BHS seniors exhibit art at Gallery 323 through May 7
- What's in your weekend?
- Pirate softball blanked by Lancers
- Pirate baseball blanked by Lincolnview
- Laman Promoted to VP Retail Credit Manager by CNB
- Local land conservancy hires first Executive Director
- Steiner to present Swiss Family Migration program on May 21
- 850 Days of Caring volunteers will pitch in for Hancock County
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Angel M. Langhals owned LFE/API Meters
- Allen Co. task force targets target sex and human traffickers
- Blessing of the Bikes, May 4
- Metzger honored at 2025 Black Swamp Council meeting
- Volunteer invitation for Bluffton Pathway Count in May
- Pirate tennis edges Ottawa-Glandorf
- Bluffton EMS station staffing goes 24/7 on May 1
- You are what you eat: Link to immune system