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
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- September 10 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12