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Blaze of Lights

Holiday spirit blazes in Bluffton!

November 30, 2024

The 36th annual Blaze of Lights is bringing back traditions for everyone to celebrate! Plan on the traditional Reams folk art collection being lit after a traditional parade on Saturday, November 30, 2024. 

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Click here for a Parade Application

November 30, 2024 through January 1, 2025

The Blaze of Lights display--including the Ream folk art collection--will be illuminated at 112 N. Main St. (Bluffton Presbyterian Church).

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Holiday Lights & Folk Art Display

The village of Bluffton, Ohio, displays a lighted collection of vintage Christmas folk art on the lawn of Bluffton Presbyterian Church,  at 112 N Main St. The display is just 2-4 minutes from exits 140 and 142 on I-75.

Amid towering lighted evergreens, the Ream folk art display turns the downtown business district into a sparkling destination for the month of December. Now featured on Ohio.org's Holiday Lights Trail, the village added almost 1.5 miles of light strands in 2018.

REAM DISPLAY
Farmer Harry Ream and his wife Dorothy started making and displaying Christmas decorations in 1938. In the mid-80s, the Ream family donated 168 wood cutouts to the village. Dozens more have been added by artist Terry Mullenhour.

 

THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE

Families join in the Blaze spirit with holiday decorations including Ream-style cutout figures. The chamber conducts an annual decorating contest with prizes awarded in "Bluffton Bucks."

BLAZE TEAMWORK
The Blaze of Lights is a tradition of more than 35 years in the making. It is the work of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Village of Bluffton, and countless volunteers.


For more information about the Blaze of Lights, contact the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce at info@explorebluffton.com or (419) 369-2985.

2024 Highlights

Santa will return to the Alley across from the Ream Display

The Trolley returns for a third year with free rides.

Romick Railway is back this year.

The After Blaze returns on Vine Street.

Trolley Sponsor

Stratton Greenhouse / Roots By Stratton

Romick Railway Sponsor

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce

Thank you to our 2024 Blaze of Lights Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS

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GOLD SPONSORS

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SILVER SPONSORS

Wessler Engineering
County Electric
Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn / Shannon Theatre
GROB
Bluffton Veterinary Hospital

RUBY SPONSORS

Samuel W. Diller Co., L.P.A.
Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue
Twisted Whisk Cafe
Webb Insurance Agency
Kira's Flipside Grill
Richard Boehr
1861 Wine Lounge
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio
Tyler Sutton State Farm

GENERAL SPONSORS

Reichenbach & Steiner CPAs

Jacomet's Martial Arts

Jason Cox State Farm Insurance

Blaze Schedule and Activities!
 

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PARADE INVITATION

Join in the 2024 Blaze of Lights parade on November 30. Submit an application for your organization BELOW.

THEME:   Holiday Movies

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