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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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WEST LIBERTY CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE EVENTS

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 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, November 29, 2019 –
  • Christmas Open Houses continue in the village shops.
  • 4:00-6:00pm - Community Soup Dinner (Ham & Bean, Chili and Cornbread) served at Firehouse by First Church of God with live music and entertainment from singer Jeremy Liles from 4:30-5:30. Donations will be used for outreach. 
  • Pizza Fixation Food Truck (new food truck from the Founders of Six Hundred Downtown in Bellefontaine) will be at C&R Pharmacy.
  • C&A Concessions Food Truck will be near The Ice Cream Parlor.
  • 5:00pm - 21st Annual Luminaria 5K Race. Click for registration form.
    [2018 Luminaria Results]
  • 6:30pm - Christmas in the Village Parade. Register 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! 
    [2018 Float Winners: 1st-Ohio Ready Mix, 2nd-Grace Chapel, 3rd-Lions Club]
  • Following the Parade in the Fire House - Santa arrives bearing gifts for the kiddos and sits for pictures in Santa's Workshop and the WLBA Snowflake Gift Basket winner will be chosen.​ Learn more about the Snowflake Basket here.
Small Business Saturday, November 30, 2019
  • Christmas Open Houses continue in West Liberty on Small Business Saturday.
  • Support your favorite local businesses while getting your Christmas shopping done.
  • Receive Small Business Saturday goodie bags and shopping passports at The Grove from 10-5.  There will be coupons, free items and a few lucky winners will find gift certificates to local shops in their bags! Enter passports in a drawing to win Liberty Bucks to spend in local shops.
  • There will also be 3 elves hidden at three different stores. Find the elves and take a picture to enter to win a prize!
  • Free gift wrapping by Elle A Design at The Grove
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Sat. Dec. 14, 2019 - 12-4pm Christmas Tour of Homes
7 Tour Locations:
  • The Bailey House
  • The Town Hall
  • The Mary Clasen Home at 200 W Baird St.
  • The Frank & Ellen Vitt Home at 401 Zanesfield Rd.
  • The Julie Bodenmiller Home at 8306 Twp Rd 166
  • The Nathan & Mindie Fish Home at 3546 C.R. 171
  • The Carl and Lori Hale Home at 319 W. Baird
(More Details TBA)

CHRISTMAS TREE AUCTION

Sponsored by the West Liberty Business Association. All 2019 proceeds from the Christmas Tree Auction will go towards the Spray N Play Splash Pad.
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Decoration Phase: Oct. 1 - Nov. 1
Village Display/Silent Auction Bidding Phase: Nov. 1-Nov. 29 (Learn more and view the trees here after Nov. 1st.)
Winners Take Trees Home: Dec. 2-3

If you have any questions, feel free to call Cindee Boyd at Town Hall 465-2716 or cell 844-9090. Thank you for supporting the West Liberty Business Association and the Splash Pad.

WEST LIBERTY'S ANNUAL SPRING OPEN HOUSES

2020 Dates: TBA
(Friday & Saturday in March)

Join us for West Liberty's Downtown Shop Hop!

West Liberty's downtown (and some non-downtown) shops host their annual ​Spring Open Houses on a weekend in late March. New springtime inventory will be on display. Shops will have special sales, giveaways and promotions to kickoff the spring shopping season. Downtown West Liberty will feature new spring decorations and springtime music.

WEST LIBERTY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

2020 Date: TBA
Each year, our annual West Liberty Business Association Dinner Meeting is held on an April weekday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Foundation Hall in Green Hills Community. There is a dinner, dessert, a short business meeting, entertainment and a featured speaker.

WEST LIBERTY'S ANNUAL FIRE SALES - Sat. May 16

(Always held the 3rd Saturday in May)
The 2020 West Liberty Fire Sales (Garage Sale Day) is Saturday, May 16th.
​Sales start at 8:00 am and end at 5:00 pm. (Times approximate.)

Share sales on the official Facebook Event page! And don't forget to visit the village's shops and restaurants, many of which will also feature their own "Fire Sales". 
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Local food trucks have also been invited to the village. 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.), 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.
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​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.   

West Liberty Lions Club Fish Fry - Sat. May 16, 5-7pm

The West Liberty Lions Club hosts several Fish Fry fundraisers throughout the year at West Liberty Lions Club Park. The Fish Fry's are open to the public. They take place in the big shelter house on the north side of the park from 5-7PM. All are encouraged to come out to the park, visit and have a good time and enjoy all you can eat fish!

WEST LIBERTY'S MEMORIAL DAY PARADE - Mon. May 25, 2pm

Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Parade begins at 2pm.
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.

2020 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION - Sat. June 27

​Always held the last Saturday in June.
2020 Date: Saturday, June 27th

West Liberty Lions' Club Community Fish Fry from 5-7pm at Lions' Club Park followed by FIREWORKS at dusk. 

The West Liberty Fourth of July firework show is 100% funded by local donations, and we are in need of donations for the 2020 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.

6th ANNUAL YOUNG LIFE MEMORIAL RUN - Sat. July, 7pm

2020 Date: TBA (Typically 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.
We will begin the event with a Rainbow Kiddie Dash for ages 1-8 years old (40 yards to 100 meters), and after the 2.5 memorial walk/run, we cap the evening with a "Light Up for Life" Sky Lantern Release at dusk. The 2.5 mile participants receive an event t-shirt, an entry for raffle drawings, and a sky lantern. The Rainbow Kiddie Dash includes an event t-shirt and a medal. A memorial gift will be available for families that submit child loss information free of charge.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
7:00pm – Registration/ Packet Pick-Up
7:45pm – Rainbow Kiddie Dash
8:00pm – 2.5 Mile Run/Walk
9:00pm – Raffle Drawings
9:30pm – Sky Lantern Release
*Kona Ice and Taco Bout Food Trucks on Site

ENTRY FEES:
2.5 Mile Memorial Walk/Run - $25 - Pre-registered by May 24th
$30 - Race Day
$20 - Parents of Child Loss
$20 - Group Discount on 4+ Entries Until June 30th

PACKET PICK-UP – RACE DAY, Includes:
Event T-shirt, Bib Number, Raffle Entry, and Sky Lantern (distributed at dusk)
(Dry-fit shirts available while supplies last)
Rainbow Kiddie Dash - $5 - Ages: 1-8 years old
- Cotton T-shirt and medal for all participants

Memorial on Course
Free - Please submit information by June 23rd
*Gift for families of child loss
​For more information, visit the Facebook Event page.

43rd ANNUAL 5K BOSS SUMMER RUN - Sat. Aug. 15, 2020

2020 Date: Saturday, Aug. 15th

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. 

Cash prizes for top 3 male and female finishers and race medals for all participants.  Male and female age group winners receive gift certificates from the Big Orange Shoe Shop.  Great door prizes and food provided by the West Liberty-Salem Cross Country Parents.
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For more information, visit www.BornAndRacedinWestLiberty.com. All proceeds benefit the WLS Big Orange Cross Country program.
West Liberty Labor Day Parade
West Liberty Labor Day Festival Parade - Saturday at 12PM

2020 WEST LIBERTY LABOR DAY FESTIVAL

55th Annual Labor Day Festival
Friday-Monday, September 4-7, 2020
Welcome Exhibitors, Food Trucks, Displays, Parade Units, Antique Equipment and Vendors! For more information, visit WestLibertyLions.org.
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Daily Entertainment Schedule
WL-S Cheerleaders' Rubber Duck Races in Onion Creek, WL-S Athletics' Dunk Tank, Wheat Thrashing Demonstrations, Dynamometer, Flea Market, Craft Tent, Live Music & Entertainment, Kids Area with Games and Entertainment, Pony Rides, Barrel Train Rides, Petting Zoo, Carnival Games, Sawmill Demonstrations, Wiffle and Softball Games and MORE!

​​*Details Subject to Change. Some events are weather permitting. For a full, updated schedule of events, visit WestLibertyLions.org.

AUTUMN OPEN HOUSES IN WEST LIBERTY

2020 Dates TBA - (Typically Labor Day Weekend & the weekend after)
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We love all things AUTUMN! The village of West Liberty, Ohio will be dressed in all its SPLENDOR for the season! Come visit downtown West Liberty and see all that the shops have to offer. Discover unique decorating ideas or start your Christmas shopping early. You will find home decor, antiques, baked goods and sweet treats, gift items, Western wear, new and thrift clothes, books and more.

19th ANNUAL OHIO FISH & SHRIMP FESTIVAL

September 18-20, 2020
Festival Hours
Friday: 4pm-10pm
Saturday: 11am-10pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm

​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/

WEST LIBERTY'S Trick-or-Treat

2020 Date: TBA
The village of West Liberty holds its Halloween Beggar's Night/Trick-or-Treat on the Logan County-wide designated date (typically the last Thursday in October).