Bluffton's favorite fall event: Fall Festival, Sept. 24
Bluffton’s favorite fall event, the Fall Festival, takes place here Saturday, Sept. 24.
This is the 13th annual Fall Festival, and it offers many family-oriented activities throughout the community, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
Activities include an antique tractor show, lots of music and food, pony rides, inflatable bounce house, craft show and home expo, farmers’ market, historical exhibits, and horse and wagon rides between Mennonite Memorial Home and downtown.
Events take place at:
• Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Court
• Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St.
• Farmers’ Market, Citizens National Bank parking lot, South Main Street
• Swiss Community Historical Society Schumacher homestead, 8350 Bixel Road
• Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road
• Bluffton Hospital, 139 Garau St.
In addition, several other activities take place in the community on Sept. 24.
For updates and complete information on the Bluffton Fall Festival visit its Facebook at facebook.com/BlufftonFallFest, and the website www.blufftonfallfestival.com
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