Beautiful weather is expected for a huge weekend ahead in historic Uptown Westerville, with the Fourth Friday street festival set for 6-9 p.m. Sept. 26, and the final Westerville Saturday Farmers Market of the year set for 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27.

MSN Weather forecasts Friday evening will be partly cloudy and 73 degrees at 6 p.m., dropping to 64 degrees at 9 p.m.

Saturday morning may be even nicer, still partly cloudy, but starting at 60 degrees at 9 a.m. and rising to 74 at noon.

Fourth Friday Sept. 26

Come to Uptown for Fourth Friday Sept. 26, which will close State Street from Walnut Street to Home Street, as the roadway becomes packed with live music and entertainment, about 100 street vendors, and a hopping time at shops and restaurants across the historic district.

Presented by Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, Fourth Fridays are staged by Uptown Westerville Inc. Highlights Sept. 26 will include:

Concert

The Fabulous Johnson Brothers will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in front of Hanby Elementary School, 56 S. State St., for the last Newman Roofing Summer Concert Series concert of 2025.

Arts Alley

Arts Alley presented by the Arts Council of Westerville will set up in the parking lot of Fattey Beer/Fox in the Snow at 79 S. State St. Find artists exhibiting their works, demonstrations by featured artists, including Megan Brown from Daylight Collective Artists, the Kids Art Tent, live music and more at Arts Alley Sept. 26.

Science Street

The Ohio State University Society of Women Engineers will set up along the east side of State Street, between Dairy Queen, 84 S. State, and the Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State. One hand-on activity organized by OSUSWE members will include the creation of paper lanterns (see photo in slideshow below).

Joining OSUSWE on “Science Street” this Fourth Friday will be the mobile “Curbside COSI Connects” science exhibit with hands-on demonstrations.

Science Street for 2025 is sponsored by The Westerville Fund.

Westerville Symphony

Westerville Symphony members will set up and perform near the northwest corner of West Main and State streets.

Fourth Friday on the Lawn

The Westerville Jazz Orchestra will perform from 6-8 p.m. on the front lawn of the Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St. Singer Dawn Eller will be featured.

Bike parking behind Los Altos

Ride your bikes to Fourth Friday and safely lock up at the Fourth Friday Bike Parking hosted by Keller Williams Greater Columbus – The Romanelli Group and the Westerville Bike Shop, from 6-9 p.m. The bike parking location for 2025 is at 23 E. College Ave., behind Los Altos.

Also at Fourth Friday Sept. 26, catch:

• Demonstrations and info from Paddle Taps along East College Avenue. The indoor pickleball venue is located on Lakeview Plaza in Worthington.
• DJ Matt Ryan will spin up his monthly teen dance party in Uptown’s Rotary Park, at the southeast corner of Home and State streets, near the Columbus Running Company, 50 N. State St.

 

Final Saturday Farmers Market at COhatch/North High Sept. 27

As The Byrds sang, “To everything, turn, turn, turn

There is a season, turn, turn, turn …”

And the 2025 season for the Westerville Saturday Farmers Market turns to its final stanza this weekend. The final Market of the year will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27, on the campus of COhatch Westerville and the North High Brewing Taproom, 240 S. State St.

Held for several years in the parking lots behind Westerville City Hall, 21 S. State St., the Market was displaced by the City Hall expansion project for this year.

COhatch and North High managers graciously stepped up to offer their lovely 2.3-acre grounds to Uptown Westerville Inc. as a Market venue for 2025, and residents and vendors have loved the new setup.

Don’t miss your last chance to shop the market at this location. Park across the street at Cornerstone Community Church, 233 S. State St. Additional parking is available a short walk up the Westerville Bike Trail from the Market at the City of Westerville building, 64 E. Walnut St., and the adjacent lots of the Westerville Public Library.

Please join UWI and our community gathering to support and access locally grown food and farm products through a direct connection with farms, nurseries and bakeries – for one last Market in 2025!

Thank you to our hosts, vendors and most of all, our wonderful Westerville marketgoers for a fabulous 2025 season!