Annual town celebration kicks off Friday in Bluffton

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The annual Bluffton Hometown Days celebration will be held on Friday and Saturday in Bluffton. The weekend features a variety of games, fireworks, live music and a parade.

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

In a town where baseball dominates the weekend schedule throughout the summer, it would almost seem fitting that the Bluffton Braves are honored during the community’s annual town celebration. 

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The Bluffton Hometown Days celebration will once again feature a kiddie tractor pull on Saturday afternoon.

Under the theme of Land of the Free, Home of the Braves, the Bluffton Hometown Days celebration will be held on Friday and Saturday night and feature several special events at the baseball field.

On Friday night, DJ’s Powerhouse will host a car show with live music beginning at 5 p.m., before the Bluffton Braves host a unique and new event to the busy weekend. At 6 p.m. the Braves will host a fun baseball game where individuals can use anything, but a bat and glove to hit and catch the ball. 

Following the baseball game there will be a movie in the park beginning at 8 p.m., before fireworks light up the sky beginning at 9:30 p.m.

Hometown Days continues on Saturday with inflatable rides from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., a mosquito hunt, and the dedication of Terry Geiser Field in honor of longtime coach Terry Geiser beginning at 12 p.m. 

The coin scramble will be held at 2 p.m. and the parade will roll through town beginning at 3 p.m. A silent auction will be held at the community center from 3:30-6 p.m. with proceeds benefiting the Bluffton Braves baseball team, while a bean bag tournament, jigsaw puzzle competition, Eric’s Dance Band and the NYM FFA pedal pull will all get underway at 4 p.m. 

Bluffton Hometown Days will wrap up with a street dance featuring Some Shitty Cover Band from 8 p.m. to 12  a.m. on Saturday night.