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Only in Butler County can you find such diverse activities as a hot sauce tasting event, a cardboard boating tournament, and a national watercolor painting exhibition all in the same region! Every member of your family can find fun in our spectacular summer events!
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you can handle the hotness coming to Jungle Jim’s International Market? Mark your calendars for July 31-August 1 to join the manufacturers and diehard chile-heads who make the pilgrimage to Jungle Jim’s Annual Weekend of Fire! Held in The Oscar Event Center, this event will feature over 75 booths of hot sauces, barbecue sauces, salsas, marinades, mustards, jerky’s, peppers, and more from all across the U.S.!
The Crazy Cardboard Regatta is coming to Voice of America Park in West Ch
ester on July 16-17! This event focuses on the teambuilding and the fun competitive spirit of building a boat from cardboard and racing it for creative prizes! You’ll have to paddle your boat 200 yards to the finish in order to win such prizes as Most Patriotic and The Titanic (for the best sinking ship).
Do you lo
ve watercolor paintings? If so, don’t miss the 143rd Annual American Watercolor Society Exhibit at the Middletown Arts Center July 6 through August 16! This collection will feature the very best of American Watercolorists, selected from over 1,000 submitted works! The 40 paintings shown in Middletown are the finest, chosen by an elite jury from a final 108 watercolors that were shown in New York earlier this year!
What does the 4th of July really mean to you? To Butler County it means patriotism, historic pride, and community unity! There are great Independence Day events happening in all corners of our county this July!
Run for your liberty at the Liberty Township 5K Race on July 4! The Race starts at 8:30 a.m. at Lakota East High School, heads north around the Freshman building, then south around Liberty Commons Shopping Center, and back to the main stadium. After the Race stick around and show your patriotic spirit at the 25th Annual Parade beginning at Lakota East High School and finishing at Liberty Park. You’ll love the floats, the Lakota East Marching Band, fire trucks, and more!
**Click here for a complete list of 4th of July Events!
Make sure you’re stylin’ this summer for all the fabulous 4th of July events you and your family may travel to! Check out the July 4th Summer Sale going on now through July 5 at the Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe. The sale is featuring extra savings on top of already low prices of 25% - 65% off!
Celebrate Independence Day in Fairfield this year at the Red, White and Kaboom event on July 3! This fantastic fireworks display from Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks will be shot from Harbin Park. You and your family can enjoy music, food, and swimming at the Village Green Park Amphitheater, Harbin Park, and the Fairfield Aquatic Center.
Summer weather calls for outdoor summery events! Butler County is home to fun family events, specialized enthusiast/hobby events, and historic celebration events! There’s everything from hot air balloon rides to antique car shows happening this month!
Where can you see a flying Purple People Eater, flying creatures, and giant geometric print balloons? You can see all this and more at one of Butler County's biggest, most exciting summer events: the 8th Annual MidFirst Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival in Middletown’s Smith Park July 16-18! This festival features over 40 hot air balloons, the professional skydiving Team Fastrax, the best regional music, a classic car show, arts and crafts, festival food, hot air balloon rides, balloon glows, and so much more!
**Visit the website for more information, photos, and news!
Antique car enthusiasts will be in heaven with two huge car shows happening in Butler County this 
July! The British Car Club Car Show will be held in Harbin Park on July 18 and will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Range Rover. You and your family can enjoy food, music, valve cover racing, and fun summer activities at this event! You can also get your fix of antique cars at the 56th Annual Antique and Classic Car Parade being held on July 24 in Hamilton and Fairfield. Feast your eyes on over 300 cars at this festive parade, along with the featured car of the event: the Cadillac.
The charming college town of Oxford is celebrating its Bicentennial this year! Celebrate with them at the July 3 Bicentennial Celebration Parade starting at Uptown Parks! Families and business are encouraged to participate in this spirited event. Pet owners and children ages 6-12 are welcome to decorate their pets and walk in the pet parade! And be sure to see the Unveiling of the Bicentennial Sculpture prior to the vintage baseball game at Oxford Community Park on July 16.
you can handle the hotness coming to Jungle Jim’s International Market? Mark your calendars for July 31-August 1 to join the manufacturers and diehard chile-heads who make the pilgrimage to Jungle Jim’s Annual Weekend of Fire! Held in The Oscar Event Center, this event will feature over 75 booths of hot sauces, barbecue sauces, salsas, marinades, mustards, jerky’s, peppers, and more from all across the U.S.! 
ester on July 16-17! This event focuses on the teambuilding and the fun competitive spirit of building a boat from cardboard and racing it for creative prizes! You’ll have to paddle your boat 200 yards to the finish in order to win such prizes as Most Patriotic and The Titanic (for the best sinking ship). 
ve watercolor paintings? If so, don’t miss the 143rd Annual American Watercolor Society Exhibit at the Middletown Arts Center July 6 through August 16! This collection will feature the very best of American Watercolorists, selected from over 1,000 submitted works! The 40 paintings shown in Middletown are the finest, chosen by an elite jury from a final 108 watercolors that were shown in New York earlier this year!
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