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Westerville is our home, our community.  This 2009 holiday season is the perfect time to celebrate our world, our country, our community, our goodwill, our family, our friends, our traditions, our lives. 

And, whether you've come from far away places or live in Westerville now, when you're here for Thanksgiving weekend, you are Home for the Holidays. 

The Westerville Uptown Merchants Association invites you to spend Saturday, November 28th in Uptown Westerville to celebrate and enjoy our Best Holiday Wishes.

Hometown Shopping

Great taste and style with personable customer service, Uptown Westerville shopping is always uncommon, always memorable.

▪ Holiday Accents, Serveware, Cards, Decor & Accessories.

▪ Thoughtful & Unique Gifts including:

▪ Merchant Gift Certificates & The Uptown Gift Card.

Good Eats

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Drink, Dessert or Take-Home.  Uptown Westerville features sports-fan, friends & family-friendly good eats establishments.

Festival of Wreaths

Uptown Westerville Merchants are currently displaying specially decorated holiday wreaths.  Uptown Westerville guests can purchase a "wraffle" ticket for $1 for a chance to win their favorite wreath  at each participating store. 

All "wreath wraffle ticket" money goes directly to the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market and WARM's Fresh Green Program.

Participating merchants:

Raffle ticket winners will be drawn November 28th at 7:00 p.m. at each merchant wreath location, you need not be present to win.

Hoover Gardens in Uptown Westerville. 

Visit Hoover Gardens special Home for the Holidays Uptown location for fresh garlands and wreaths.

Holiday Window Reveal

Uptown Merchants love decorating for the holidays and select merchants have decided to reveal this year's  special windows during Home for the Holidays.

More than just the gift wrapping! Uptown Merchants have decorated inside and out!

Horse-drawn Carriage Rides

Our touch of a classic Currier & Ives picture print. Wait, listen, what's that? The days past echo of hoof beats on brick streets on a late November's eve in Uptown Westerville?  Enjoy a cozy horse-drawn carriage or wagon ride through Uptown Westerville.

The carriage station is at N. State & E. Home Streets from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Special Home for the Holidays Features

▪ Strolling Carolers from Noon to 4 p.m.

▪ Look for S. Claus walking about Uptown Westerville between Noon and 4 p.m.

▪ A Gal Named Cinda Lou presents Ice Sculptor Jeff Petersak on the patio at Jimmy V's Grill & Pub, 1 S. State, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

▪ It's All In the Name, Morgan's Treasure & Ruth Reed Antiques present Santa Clowns with Balloons and Face Painting.

▪ Church of the Messiah's  beautiful chapel, 51 N. State (to the left once through the south doors), will be open throughout the day.

▪ Visit Meza, 48 N. State, for a Holiday Wine Tasting.

▪ Secret Santa kid-size gift shop at Gallery 202, 38 N. State, Upstairs from Noon to 4 p.m.

▪ Cookie Decorating at A Gal Named Cinda Lou, 20 N. State.

▪ An Old-fashioned, Elegant Keepsake Art Form: Silhouettes by Anne B. Wildman at It's All In The Name, 13 E. College, Cost per silhouette is $12.

 Drop off Letters to Santa at It's All In The Name, 13 E. College.

▪ "Duel for Free and for Fun."  Profencing Sport Club and Shop, 13-1/2 E. College (Upstairs), is offering free fencing try-outs for kids and adults. RSVP is needed at profencingsportclub@gmail.com. Walk-ins are also welcome.

▪ Live Music at Java Central, 20 S. State, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.