WEST LIBERTY COMMUNITY EVENTS
There is so much going on in West Liberty, Ohio all year round. Please join our community and take pride in our events, parades, festivals, fundraisers and so much more! Have an event you would like to share on MyWestLiberty.com?
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September 24-25: Fall Open HousesFriday-Saturday, September 24-25, 2021, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Walk the quaint streets of West Liberty, Ohio and discover all the village has to offer. The stores will be open Friday, September 24th & Saturday, September 25th 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The colors of fall will be in full bloom at the local shops to help with all your fall decorating. Refreshments will be served in stores and food trucks will be in town on Saturday, September 25th. |
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Sep. 25: 2021 OHIO FISH & SHRIMP FESTIVALThe 2021 Festival runs on 3 straight Saturdays in September: September 11th, 18th & 25th, 2021
Festival Hours: 10am-10pm each Saturday Celebrate Ohio’s Freshwater Shrimp Harvest! Get your fill of mouth-watering seafood selections while enjoying a live music stage, multiple vendors and activities for the whole family. Explore live displays of fish, frogs, turtles and other native critters. Swing by the fish farm market for a taste of gourmet smoked trout products. Participate in the Trout Feeding Frenzy, sand castle play zone and our famous sturgeon pool, where you can pet Ohio’s largest native fish. Battle to win the Shrimp Peeling & Eating Contest, take home a souvenir t-shirt and enjoy the country atmosphere at the farm! Freshly harvested shrimp will be for sale beginning Saturday morning (until sold out). For more information, visit: http://fwfarms.com/festival/
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October 2: GI's and Jerry, Life at the FrontSaturday, October 2, 2021
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Free Outdoor Event - reservations not required The Greater Ohio Living History Association, WWII US Mech Forces HQ return for the 8th year. New demonstrations are added each year in this event focused on how troops lived on the front lines during the Moselle campaign in France in the fall of 1944. The outdoor event will be held rain or shine. Between 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., veterans and members of U.S. peace keeping services will be given free admissions to tour Mac-A-Cheek Castle. Regular admission fees apply to all others who wish to tour the historic house museum. |
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October 30: WEST LIBERTY'S Trick-or-Treat2021 Date: Saturday, October 30, 3-5PM
The village of West Liberty holds its Halloween Beggar's Night/Trick-or-Treat on the Logan County-wide designated date. |
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October 31: Historical Games & Customs: Celebrating Autumn at Piatt CastleOctober 31, 2021, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
$5 for ages 5+, 20% discount for MFH Members. Enjoy historical and cultural customs through games and activities described in 19th century children's books. Activities include: Apple Bobbing on a String, Corn Cob Dolls, Bean Bag Toss, and games related to nature. |
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November 7: The Family Haunt at Piatt CastleSunday, Nov. 7, 2021
7:30 pm $15 (20% discount for MFH members) reservations required www.piattcastle.org Enjoy performances of haunting stories written by Piatts in the 19th century including "My Ghost" by Sarah Piatt, "The Haunted House" by Louise Kirby Piatt, and a description of a 19th century séance by Donn Piatt. |
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WEST LIBERTY CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE EVENTSNov. 1-26, 2021 - Village Christmas Tree Auction
Nov. 5-29, 2021 - Snowflake Gift Basket Giveaway
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Nov. 5-6, 2021 - Christmas Open Houses in the Village Shops
Monday, November 15, 2021 - West Liberty Lions Club Ham & Turkey Raffle at 7pm at the West Liberty Fire House (Raffle always held annually on 3rd Monday of November.)
Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 - Black Friday and Christmas in the Village Parade
Enjoy Christmas Open Houses and Black Friday sales in the village shops all day, followed by:
Enjoy Christmas Open Houses and Black Friday sales in the village shops all day, followed by:
- 4:00-6:00pm - Community Soup Dinner (Ham & Bean, Chili and Cornbread) served at the Firehouse.
- 5:00pm - 22nd Annual Luminaria 5K Race. Click to view 2019 registration form.
[2019 Luminaria Results] - 6:30pm - Christmas in the Village Parade. Register here to have a Float in the Parade! The West Liberty Business Association awards cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place floats! Santa Claus comes to town & the new tree is lit!
- Following the Parade in the Fire House - Santa arrives bearing gifts for the kiddos and sits for pictures in Santa's Workshop and the Village Christmas Tree Auction winners will be chosen.
Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 - Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday in West Liberty is a great way to support local businesses this holiday season.
Small Business Saturday in West Liberty is a great way to support local businesses this holiday season.
- Receive your Small Business Saturday goodie bags. The goodie bags are reusable bags and have many items inside for you to take home with you!
- There will also be a passport shopping event happening in conjunction with the Logan County Visitor’s Bureau. Be sure to stop at all the West Liberty locations, collect your stamps, and enter for a chance to win a prize!
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Village Christmas Lights ContestEveryone living within the village of West Liberty is encouraged to decorate the outside of their home for Christmas before the Christmas Home Tour. On the evening of the Christmas Home Tour, attendees and residents are encouraged to walk or drive around the community and upload a photo to Facebook of their favorite decorated home using the hashtag #wlchristmaslights. The home that receives the most votes will win $50 in Liberty Bucks to be spent shopping locally just in time for the holidays!
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WEST LIBERTY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER MEETING2022 Date: TBA
Each year, our annual West Liberty Business Association Dinner Meeting is held on an April weekday evening at a location in the community. There is a dinner, dessert, a short business meeting, entertainment and a featured speaker. |
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WEST LIBERTY'S ANNUAL FIRE SALESWest Liberty's Annual Fire Sales are usually held the 3rd Saturday in May. Sales start early Saturday morning and continue through about 5pm.
Promote your fire sales in the Official Facebook Event. During the Saturday Fire Sales, the West Liberty Business Association provides port-o-johns for our visitors at 4 locations: CT Communications building (205 N. Detroit St.), Bethel Mennonite Church (416 Washington St.), near the old Tiger Hut (412 W. Baird St.) and Thoman's IGA (201 S. Detroit St.). There are also public restrooms at Town Hall and Lions Club Park. The "Fire Sales" refer to the town fire disaster of 1880. The fire started in a barn and spread through town destroying many businesses and several homes. It was the worst in village history, and the town rallied to support the residents and business owners who lost nearly everything in the fire. |
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May 30: WEST LIBERTY'S MEMORIAL DAY PARADEMemorial Day Parade and Ceremony.
Parade begins at 2pm on Memorial Day Monday. Starts at the Old High School and ends at the Town Hall. Ceremony to follow including high school band, a 21-gun salute, "Taps", and a benediction provided by a local pastor. |
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June 25: 2022 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONSaturday, June 25, 2022 at Dusk
(West Liberty's Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration is typically held the last Saturday in June.) FIREWORKS begin at dusk at Lions Club Ballpark. . There are also softball games all day long at Lions Club Ballpark, and 10U & 12U baseball tournaments at Dodge Park. The West Liberty Fourth of July firework show is 100% funded by local donations, and we are in need of donations for the next show. To donate, visit The Peoples Savings and Loan Company in downtown West Liberty and ask to donate to an account set up on behalf of the Fourth of July fireworks show. Several downtown businesses also collect in their shops for the fireworks. |
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JULY 2022: 8th ANNUAL YOUNG LIFE MEMORIAL RUN
2022 Date TBD: (Typically 6:45pm-10pm on a Saturday evening in mid-July)
The YLM Run brings together families and friends of children gone too soon, to share the love they left behind. Families who have experienced the loss of a child are warmly invited to submit their loved one’s information to the degree of their comfort, to be honored on the 2.5 mile course. Each life is represented: The “Each-One-Counts-Mile” will feature a white flag for each loss during pregnancy. The last mile will host memorial marker signs and balloon bouquets with names and pictures of infants, children and young adults. |
Schedule of Events as Follows:
6:45pm-7:30pm Registration/ Packet Pickup
7:30pm - National Anthem
7:40pm - Kiddie Rainbow Dashes ( lanes will be painted to maintain distancing as well as heats if necessary)
7:50pm - Runners Staggered Starts Begin, Followed by Walkers
9:00pm - Raffle Drawings
9:15pm - Candle Lighting
9:30pm - Light Up for Life Lantern Release
6:45pm-7:30pm Registration/ Packet Pickup
7:30pm - National Anthem
7:40pm - Kiddie Rainbow Dashes ( lanes will be painted to maintain distancing as well as heats if necessary)
7:50pm - Runners Staggered Starts Begin, Followed by Walkers
9:00pm - Raffle Drawings
9:15pm - Candle Lighting
9:30pm - Light Up for Life Lantern Release
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July: West Liberty's Annual Ice Cream Social2022 Date: TBA
West Liberty's Annual Ice Cream Social will take place on a Saturday in late July at West Liberty United Methodist Church from 4 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. There will be plenty of food and fellowship outside in the back of the church building under tents. Everyone is welcome to attend. The event is being sponsored by the area churches and the West Liberty Lions Club. |
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AUGust: 45th ANNUAL 5K BOSS SUMMER RUN2022 Date: TBA (Typically a Saturday in mid-August)
A 5K race in the rolling West Liberty countryside and a 1-Mile Fun Run for kids 10 and under. Race starts and ends in Lions' Club Park. The 1-Mile Fun Run will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K will begin at 9:00 a.m. Prizes for top 3 male and female finishers and race medals for all participants. There will be great door prizes. For more information, visit www.BornAndRacedinWestLiberty.com. All proceeds benefit the WLS Big Orange Cross Country program. |
West Liberty Labor Day Parade - Saturday at 10:30AM
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Sep. 2-5: 2022 WEST LIBERTY LABOR DAY Festival57th Annual Labor Day Festival - FREE ADMISSION
Friday-Monday, September 3-6, 2021 Welcome Exhibitors, Food Trucks, Displays, Parade Units, Antique Equipment and Vendors! For more information, including daily entertainment schedules visit WestLibertyLions.org. IMPORTANT NOTICE! Saturday's Parade will now begin at 10:30am! Spread the news! |
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Sep. 3-5: Gloryland Ministries 25th Anniversary CelebrationProject Teddy Bear & Friends Non-Profit Yearly Giveaway will be held Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, 2022 at the Teddy Bear Den located at 8908 US HWY 68 N, West Liberty, Ohio. (It is in-between Liberty Motors and Heaven's Dew, south of town on 68.) Everything will be free and kids can play a free game of Teddy Bear Plinko!
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