SEPT 19 MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton community’s 20th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place on Saturday, September 27, with most activities occurring between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Activity locations include downtown Bluffton shops, Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Schumacher Homestead (Swiss Community Historical Society), Bluffton Farmer’s Market, the Gazebo at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, Bluffton Middle & High School Gymnasium, Bluffton Library, Bluffton University (at corner of Spring and College) and Vine Street.
FROM FACEBOOK__On Friday, October 10, 2025 at 3:00 p.m., the Quarry Farm Nature Preserve will host the Great Fall Sketch Mob at 14321 Road 7L, Pandora.
The hosts explain, "There is a current movement called the Urban Sketch Mob. Instead of people randomly dancing and singing together in train stations, shopping centers, etc., one person sits down with a sketch book and others join in until there is a whole studio.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton-Pandora Garden Club will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St.
The new program topic is "Foraging Wild Food, Forest Bathing, and the Sensory Experience of Nature." Doreen Martin, a certified natural mindfulness guide, from the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District is the presenter.
Garden club programs are all free and open to the public.
At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, Raymond Harner of Bike Crazy LLC will demonstrate how to use the bike repair stations found in four locations around Bluffton.
The demonstration will take place at the station next to Twisted Whisk Cafe, 101 S. Main St.
Participants will learn some bike maintenance and how to use the new bike repair stations:
Bluffton Lion’s Pathway Trailhead at the shelter house near Bluffton Inn and Suites on SR 103
Bluffton University Nature Preserve entrance on Augsburger Road
The Bluffton Lions Club invites the public to attend its September 16 program marking the Lions' Cancer Awareness Month.
Katie Thieman, BSN, RN, OCN, Oncology Clinical Research Nurse and Community Outreach for Armes Family Cancer Care Center, is the scheduled speaker for September 16 at noon. The meeting is held on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.
SEPT 11 MEDIA RELEASE__The public is invited to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., during the annual Bluffton Fall Festival. The celebration takes place on Saturday, September 27, at 8350 Bixel Road, between Bluffton and Pandora, from 10:00-3:00.
DEMONSTRATIONS
Demonstrations and exhibits will be featured throughout the buildings and outdoors, including the new Heritage Center. All activities are free; donations are appreciated.
