It’s going to be Madness Uptown for October Fourth Friday

The final Fourth Friday Street Festival of 2025 is set for this week, and madness will reign across historic Uptown – in a good way.

Uptown Westerville Inc.’s special Midnight Madness version of the Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Fourth Friday – our annual prelude to Halloween – is set for 6-9 p.m. Oct. 24.

Festival-goers young and old are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes. Many of the approximate 100 street vendors at the Fourth Friday will have candy for early trick-or-treating.

Many Uptown merchants also will be decked out in their ghoul-iest best, and offering extended shopping hours for the Midnight Madness Fourth Friday.

As usual, State Street will be closed for the street festival between Walnut and Home streets. Live entertainment and specialty interest areas again will dot the whole Uptown historic district.

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Highlights Oct. 24 will include

• Westerville BMX Club members will show off their bikes with demonstrations near the Music & Arts Store, 43 N. State St.
• An Amped up Science Street will set up along State Street between the Westerville Public Library and Dairy Queen. The Courts Family with Boo Bubbles and an Electrostatic generator, curbside COSI Connects and the Westerville CHAT (Community Health Action Team) will be on hand for interactive science lessons for students. Science Street is sponsored by The Westerville Fund.
• Westerville Symphonymembers will set up and perform near the northwest corner of West Main and State streets. For the Midnight Madness Fourth Friday, the symphony setlist will includes tunes from Wicked and Halloween favorites.
• The Otterbein Band will perform at 6:15 and 7 p.m. near Rotary Park and the Church of the Messiah, 51 N. State St.
• The Uptown Westerville Inc. tent will be giving away Midnight Madness trinkets, including a Halloween finger light and lighted floral crowns. Look for the UWI at the corner of Park and State streets, near Hanby Elementary.
• The Hanby School front patio, 56 S. State St. will feature DJ Matt Ryan and a Monster Mash Dance Party. No lighted dance floor will be featured this year due to a lack of space, but DJ Matt is bringing special lighting!
• Westerville Public Library – The library’s Wizards and Wands Festival will be in full magical bloom. Stop by at 126 S. State St. to catch special activities inside the library and on the lawn outside.
• Generations Performance Arts Center students will present dance performances from 6-9 p.m. in front of the studio, 11 W. College Ave.
• Balloons bonanza: Entertainers from PhilUP Balloons will twist wows for kids and festival-goers near Jimmy V’s Grill & Pub, 1 S. State St.

Presented by Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, Fourth Fridays are staged by Uptown Westerville Inc. from May to October each year.

Don’t miss the Midnight Madness action from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 across the historic Uptown District.