The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce continues to add events to Bluffton 2016 calendar. Here's the update as of March 17. Organizations with additional events to add may send details to [email protected]

Recurring events:

• • BPL Adult Book Discussion: First Wednesday of each month, noon
• Dulcimers @ the Library: Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
• Jammin' @ the Library: Second and last Monday of every month, 6 p.m.
• Paws 2 Read with Teddy, certified therapy dog: Every other Saturday, 10 a.m.

March
Student art month – Bluffton Public Library
18 – Bluffton Music Boosters chicken barbecue
21 – Cash mob, Town and Country Flowers, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
24 – Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs business expo, The Centre
25 – Good Friday
27 – Easter
 
April
8 – Chamber breakfast
10-16 – National Library Week
15-16 – Senior Citizens Center craft supply sale
17 – BVHS service of remembrance, 1^st Lutheran, Findlay, 2 p.m.
28 – Friends of the Library tea with Carlin Carpenter, speaker
 
May
5 – Last day of Bluffton University final exams
 7 – Bluffton Farmers’ Market opens
7 – Bluffton University May Day/commencement
8 – Bluffton University commencement
8 – Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club fishing derby
11-14 – Friends of the Library spring book sale
14-15 – Bluffton Soccer Club tournament
14 – Bluffton arts and crafts festival
19 – Cash mob, Book ReViews, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
27 – Last day of school
28 – BHS commencement
30 – Memorial Day
 
June
4-7 – Ebenezer Mennonite Church Vacation Bible School
4 – Library summer programming kick off
4 – Friends of the Library third annual 5K Run/Walk for Literacy
10 – Chamber breakfast
11 – Dancers’ Elite recital, middle school 7 p.m.
12 – Dancers’ Elite recital, middle school, 2 p.m.
17 – Lions Club Festival of Wheels
18 – Cut-A-Thon, Spectrum Salon, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
24 – Relay for Life
25 – Cars and coffee, Masterpiece Signs
 
July
8-9 – WOAL meet at Bluffton Community Swimming Pool
9 – BFR golf counting
16 – Ride to Remember, bicycle ride, BFR
23 – Cars and coffee, Masterpiece Signs
28 – Library summer programming finale event
30 – BFR Bluffton Community Olympics
 
August
2 – National Night Out and fireworks
13 – University football players report to campus
18 – Cash mob, Greg’s Pharmacy, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
26 – Bluffton University new students move in
27 – Cars and coffee, Masterpiece Signs
29 – Bluffton University first day of fall semester classes
 
September
9 – Chamber breakfast
15- Cash mob, Ten Thousand Villages, (tent.), 3:30-5:30 p.m.
21-24 – Friends of the Library fall book sale
24 – Cars and coffee, Masterpiece signs
 
October
14 – Chamber breakfast
15 – Bluffton University homecoming
20 – Cash mob, The Dough Hook, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
20-22 Allen Economic Development Group Makerfest
29 – Final Farmers’ Market
 
November
4-5 – Downtown holiday open house
11 – Chamber breakfast
11-12 – Senior Citizens Center Christmas garage sale
24 – Thanksgiving
26 – Blaze of Light