Uptown Walking Events
An Uptown stroll is half the fun!
There’s always something happening Uptown!
Visit Westerville is the Presenting Sponsor for all Uptown Westerville Inc. Walking Tours. Thank you, Visit Westerville!
The W Files
Select Dates in July & August 2025
NEW! You won’t believe what happened here! The Westerville Files is a storytelling walking tour that unlocks the hidden, quirky, and surprising stories behind the city’s historic district. Tours begin and end at the Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St.
The W Files will be presented beginning Saturday, July 12, then Friday and Saturday July 18-19; and Thursday, Friday and Saturday Aug. 7-9, Aug. 14-16, and Aug 28-30. Thursday and Saturday shows only Aug. 21, 23.
The 45-minute tour takes place beginning at 7 p.m. on offered Thursdays and Fridays, and at 6:30 and 8 p.m. on offered Saturdays. Click the TICKETS button below to choose your dates!
Uptown Ghost Tours
Sept. 26 – Nov. 1, 2025
Presenting stories collected from the Uptown community combined into a theatrical, largely historical and highly entertaining walking tour. Staged in cooperation with Good Medicine Productions, the Uptown Ghost Tours begin at the Otterbein Cemetery, 175 S. Knox St., and conclude at the Old Bag of Nails Pub housed in Westerville’s historic Weyant Building, 24 N. State St.
Presented for 2025 on Friday and Saturday evenings Sept. 26 through Nov. 1, with two shows offered most nights, including Halloween! Click on the tickets link below to choose your tour!
Holidays in Uptown
Each November and December
Join us this November & December in Historic Uptown Westerville! Find unique gift ideas at one of our Uptown stores and enjoy something to eat and drink at one of our fine restaurants or wineries.
Get involved!
Funding for Uptown Westerville Inc.’s public events staging and coordination by a tiny paid staff comes from grants, member donations and sponsorships. To support the mission and join us in working to ensure a vibrant future for Uptown Westerville, click the Join, Volunteer, or Sponsor buttons below.
We welcome your involvement in our work to protect, proserve and promote our historic Uptown!