Bluffton hosts August 28 Discovery Day
A Back to School-themed Discovery Day with outdoor activities and the chance to earn tickets for a Bluffton Bucks prize drawing will take place in downtown Bluffton on Saturday, August 28. Everyone is encouraged to come in their spiritwear.
That same day, the Bluffton Lions Club will host the rescheduled Festival of Wheels on Main Street.
8-11:00 a.m., Bluffton Cars & Coffee, an informal gathering of car enthusiasts at 902 N. Main.
8:30 a.m.-noon, Farmers Market, vendors with local produce, plants, baked goods and other cottage foods, parking lot at 102 S. Main.
10 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Beacon Life Ministries at 125 N Main, games and crafts; free hot dogs, chips and water.
11 a.m.-1:00 p.m, Ryan DeMarco-Edward Jones Advisor and Jazzercize Bluffton will serve free sack lunches from Greenhorn and host Beaver and Pirate mascots at 111 N. Main (while supplies last).
2-8:00 p.m. Festival of Wheels on Main St. Antique and collectible vehicles. 50-50 and prize drawings. Food and live music.
Fifteen businesses are distributing tickets for a “Bluffton Bucks” prize drawing. Shoppers earn one ticket for every $10 spent. Three tickets will be drawn for prizes of $100, $80, and $70 in “Bluffton Bucks,” gift certificates that can be spent at Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce member businesses. MAP https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1Oxuj3dVJ5mElrkZhUr87Jr4M5ERm...
Participating businesses are Bike Crazy LLC, The Black Lab Trading Company, Bluffton Lantern Nutrition, Book Reviews, Boutique 415-Polished, Dough Hook Meat Market, Et Cetera Thrift Shop, The Food Store, Greenhorn restaurant, The Neighborhood Cleaners, Roots by Strattons, Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company, Ten Thousand Villages, Town & Country Flowers and Twisted Whisk Cafe.
Business hours are listed at ExploreBluffton.com/discovery.
Questions? Call 419-369-2985 or email [email protected].
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