Events listed below

Are you ready for an action-packed day of events in Bluffton on Saturday, September 24? The village will be firing on all cylinders with activities scheduled for three special programs:

17th Bluffton Fall Festival

• At locations throughout and near the village. Coordinated by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

Discovery Days

• Shop at participating Bluffton businesses and earn a chance to win Bluffton Bucks from the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. (List of merchants on attached poster and below.)

Family Day at Bluffton University

• University students' familes are invited to check out recreation on campus, attend volleyball and soccer games, and enjoy an Oktoberfest celebration.

Most Fall Festival activities are scheduled from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. and Discovery Days events begin slightly earlier, at 9:00 a.m. The following schedule highlights activities throughout the day.

8:00-11:00 a.m. - Bluffton Cars & Coffee, 902 N. Main St. (Masterpiece Signs & Graphics)

8:30 a.m.-noon - Bluffton Farmers Market, 102 S. Main St. (Citizens National Bank parking lot)

9:00-noon - Free face painting and corn hole on Vine St.

1:00-2:00 p.m. - Kiddle Tractor Pull at Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Ct.

2:00-3:00 p.m. - Fishing Derby at Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Ct.

8:00-10:00 p.m. - Live Music: The Pinup Project on Vine St.

ACTIVITIES FROM 10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Blended Roots, 246 Cherry St.

• $5 Kids Craft event, Discovery Days merchant

Bluffton Hospital, 139 Garau St.

• Free pumpkin decorating, interactive games for kids and refreshments

Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St.

• Entertainment at the gazebo

Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Ct.

• Antique tractor show and face painting

Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St.,

• Food vendors and tent, kiddie train, mini golf and sand art

Mercy Health Family Medicine, 204 N. Main St.

• Face painting and balloon art

NWO Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 132 Garau St.,

• Sports games, ladder golf and more

Schumacher Homestead/Swiss Community Historical Society, 8350 Bixel Rd.

• Farm animals, a straw bale maze, kids’ games. Soup, sandwiches and popcorn for sale. Self-guided tours of the farmstead with volunteer docents to answer your questions.

DISCOVERY DAYS MERCHANTS

Bike Crazy LLC, 127 N. Main

Black Lab Trading Co., 121 N. Main

Blended Roots, 246 Cherry St.

Book Reviews, 123 S. Main

Boutique 415-Polished, 415 N. Main

Dough Hook Meat Market, 117 N. Main

Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 327 N. Main

The Food Store, 103 S. Main

Greenhorn, 112 Vine St.

Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Ct.

Mennonite Memorial Home, 

Roots by Strattons, 111 S. Main

Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main

Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co., 117 S. Main

Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main

Town & Country Flowers, 124 N. Main

Twisted Whisk Cafe, 101 S. Main