Chrome, fins, grills come to Bluffton June 17 - it's the 49th annual Wheels Fest'
This is part of the Icon’s features on events taking place in Bluffton during the month of June.
The 49th Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions hits Main Street on Friday, June 17.
The event is open to antique cars, classic cars, trucks, tractors, golf carts, fire engines, motorcycles and Cushmans.
This year’s show opens for parking at 2 p.m. and registration for vehicles is from 2 to 5 p.m., rain or shine.
Judging begins at 5 p.m. with trophies awarded at 7:30 p.m. A cruise down South Main Street begins at 8 p.m. For more show information go to: www.blufftonlionsfoundation.org
The festival includes a $10 pre-registration fee if paid by May 31. After May 31, registration is $12. Registrations may be mailed to:
Festival of Wheels
PO Box 223
Bluffton, OH 45817
Make checks payable to Bluffton Lions Foundation. Proceeds from the festival benefit the charity work of the Lions, which includes:
• Bluffton, Pandora-Gilboa and Cory-Rawson High School graduating senior scholarships
• Sure-Sight Eye screening for 300 area pre-school and Kindergarten children
• Bluffton Boys’ and Girls’ State
• VOSH-Ohio (Pandora, Ohio, eyeglass sorting center)
• Pilot Dogs
• Ohio Sight/Hearing
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