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Relay For Life of Midland County

Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 10:00am

Midland County Fairgrounds

6905 Eastman Avenue

Midland, MI, 48642

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Relay For Life of Midland County presented by MyMichigan Health

Welcome to the Relay For Life Community! We Celebrate our Survivors, Remember those we have lost, and Fight Back as a community to end cancer.

Schedule of Events

Main Stage
10 AM: Opening ceremony
11 AM: Fight Back ceremony #1
4 PM: Kids Halloween activities
6 PM: Survivor and Caregiver ceremony and dinner
7 PM: Fight Back ceremony #2
8 PM: Luminaria ceremony
9 PM: Closing ceremony
Music and DJ services by Music Mixology Events LLC

Off Stage
11 AM - 5 PM: Silent auction
1 PM - 8 PM: Haunted house (1 PM - 2 PM is sensory friendly)
2 PM - 4 PM: Touch-a-Truck
3 PM - 4 PM: Track or Treat
4 PM - 6 PM: Towns End Carriage rides
8 PM: Raffle ticket drawing

Theme Laps
11 AM: Birthday Laps
12 PM: Crazy Hat Laps
1 PM: Bubble Laps
2 PM: Cancer Color Laps
3 PM: Costume Laps
4 PM: 80s Laps
5 PM: Power in Purple Laps
6 PM: Survivor and Caregiver Laps
7 PM: Sports Team Laps
8 PM: Luminaria Laps
9 PM: Glow Laps

Survivor and Caregiver celebration
Our celebration of survivors and caregivers begins at 6 PM with the survivor ceremony. Once the ceremony is complete, a survivor lap and caregiver lap will take place, followed by a dinner.

Caregiver Garden
The Central Park Elementary Moonwalkers team will be hosting a caregiver garden! Purchase a pinwheel to commemorate a caregiver you know.

Luminaria Ceremony
Our luminaria ceremony is quiet, reflective time to remember those we've lost to cancer. The ceremony is followed by a silent lap around the track with luminaria lit and bagpipes playing.

Haunted House
Let's Scare Away Cancer with a haunted house! This will be open between 1 PM and 8 PM, with a sensory friendly hour between 1 PM and 2 PM. Entry is a minimum $5 donation per person.

Touch-a-Truck
Team Lifesavers have arranged for multiple types of vehicles to be on site for a touch-a-truck event. The community is invited to come out and visit! We are expecting tow trucks, fire trucks, DNR vehicles, EMS/ambulances, and more!

Track-or-Treat
The community is invited to take part in our hour-long track-or-treat! Both teams and outside individuals/businesses are invited to pass out candy and treats during this part of our event. Children from the community are encouraged to come out, costume or not, to take part.

Carriage rides by Town's End Clydesdales and Carriage
Town's End Clydesdales and Carriage is returning this year to offer horse drawn carriage rides! Rides are free, but donations are encouraged.

Caricature Artist
Caricature artist Erik Johnson will be joining us between 2 PM and 8 PM! Stop by and get your caricature done!

Silent Auction
Our silent auction will be running between 11 AM and 5PM. If you have an item to enter into the auction, these can be dropped off starting at 8 AM. Winners do not need to be present.

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