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
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
- Stay tuned for Pirate action at OHSSA state track and field coverage
- Ada Icon headlines, June 5
- Wheeler graduates from Ohio Bankers League Bank Leadership Institute
- Ellerbrock awarded Lima Memorial Nursing Alumnae Scholarship
- Pirate speedsters Wright and Miller each advance to 2 state finals
- Golfers, sponsors invited to support American Legion fundraiser
- Letter: Alternatives to Village mosquito fogging
Thursday, June 4, 2026
- Eileen Ruth Garmatter was a homemaker
- Elnore Ruth (Rosenberger) Yost taught at Marimor
- WGTE and WBGU create broadcasting partnership
- ICYMI: May 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights
- Shoppers' journey with Bluffton Small Business Passport has begun
- Middle and high school student activities at BPL
- Local artist Crumrine to teach Watercolor Workshop at Library
- Lacrosse or La Crosse: Game versus virus
- 2027 Senior Center trip planning, June 11
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- Cory-Rawson High School honor roll for fourth quarter, 2025-2026
- Bluffton High School 4th Qtr. Honor Roll for 2025-2026
- June 4 Business Collective speed networking event
- K-2 students invited to weekly dinosaur adventures
- Library program explores indigenous agriculture and heirloom seeds
- May 2026 land transfers in the Bluffton school district
- Register June 18-19-20 garage sales with Bluffton Chamber
- Create a Bike & Flowers painting at BPL