The Ream Holiday Folk Art cutouts are now on the Bluffton Presbyterian lawn. That's your cue that Christmas is on the way. Bluffton has many holiday events on its calendar. Here's the latest list of holiday-related activities from the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Groups holding special holiday events may contact [email protected] to have your event added to this list.

Bluffton Holiday Calendar

November

3/50 Project downtown
14th – Chamber breakfast, town hall, 7 a.m.
15th – Bluffton University vs. Defiance football, 1:30 p.m.
15th – 8 a.m. fire department hangs holiday garland
22nd – Santa visit Town and Country Flowers, 10 a.m.-noon
Watch for announcement of downtown retail holiday window contest judging dates.
27th – Thanksgiving
28th-29th – McDonald’s Girls’ Basketball Holiday Tournament
29th – 28th annual Blaze of Lights

December
3/50 Project downtown
Bluffton chamber residential holiday lighting judging held first week of December.
6th – Santa visit Greg’s Pharmacy, 10 a.m.-noon
7th – Handel’s “Messiah,” Founders Hall, 4 p.m.
12th – Chamber breakfast, town hall, 7 a.m.
12th – Bluffton University fall semester ends
13th – Swiss Community Historical Society holiday open house
13th – Santa visit, Citizens National Bank, 10 a.m.-noon
19th – Last day of Bluffton school for 2014
29th-30th – McDonald’s Boys’ Basketball Holiday Tournament
29th-30th – Bluffton University men’s and women’s Basketball Holiday Tournament

AND, a preview of 2015:

May 2015

Saturday, May 16, 2015 – 44th annual Bluffton Arts and Crafts Show
(new weekend this year)

September 2015
17th – Bluffton University business showcase
26th -  12th annual Bluffton Fall Festival

November 2015
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 – 29th annual Bluffton Blaze of Lights