Lima will host several community events this weekend, including Downtown Lima's Third Thursday, a free outdoor movie night and a neighborhood fundraiser. The activities offer residents opportunities to enjoy live entertainment, local food, family fun and support community organizations.
The Park After Dark Movie Night series continues Friday at the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater with a free showing of National Treasure. Gates open at 7 p.m., the movie begins at 8 p.m., and concessions will be available to support future movie nights.
The Lima Symphony Orchestra will present two free Patriotic Pops concerts in Lima and Ada on June 27 and 28, featuring patriotic favorites, American classics and recognizable movie music in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
The City of Lima will receive $4.1 million from Ohio's 2027-2028 capital improvement budget to fund six projects aimed at enhancing parks, recreation facilities and public gathering spaces. Planned improvements include ADA upgrades, playground equipment, renovations at several city landmarks and the redevelopment of the Cheryl Allen Community Center.
Toast to the City is returning to downtown Lima as a fundraiser for the newly formed Lima Festivals and Amphitheater Alliance. The event will feature food, entertainment and a live auction to support arts, concerts and continued investment in downtown Lima.
People from across the Lima area headed downtown for the first Third Thursday event of the summer.
The memorial was spearheaded by a group of citizens who worked diligently to obtain the artifacts and raise private donations to make the project a reality. Organizers invite the public to visit the site to reflect and to teach their children and grandchildren about the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - College football fans gathered downtown on Saturday night to watch the Buckeye's toughest match yet this season on the big screen.
On this 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a local foundation announces a new location for a local memorial to remember that tragic day. The southeast corner of the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater will be home to the memorial. The Allen County 9/11 Memorial Foundation has been raising money to build the memorial. It will have artifacts from each of the three sites where nearly 3,000 people were killed by the terrorists.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Lima's Juneteenth celebration returns this summer with more to do and a new location.
