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It’s a night when super heroes, princesses, monsters, faeries, lions, and stormtroopers stroll throughout Uptown Westerville among the shopkeepers and citizens.

Did you know... there used to be a cemetery where Uptown Strings is located?  The rather haunting legend and lore about the 3rd floor of The Old Bag of Nails Pub? Or that bats and owls fly and roost about Uptown Westerville after dark?

Midnight Madness showcases Uptown Westerville Merchants -- it’s a fun opportunity to browse, visit, and buy. This is the night to shop your favorite haunts and dare to venture where you’ve never been before!

Merchants are competing for best decorated store and the competition is spirited! So you never know what you’ll find...

Dairy Queen presents The Community Pumpkin Display.

Dig in deep and find your inner Boo!  Carve or Decorate a Halloween pumpkin for all to see at the Community Pumpkin Display.

First ($25 Uptown Gift Card), Second ($15 Uptown Gift Card), and Third Prize ($10 Uptown Gift Card)!

Bring your pumpkin to Rotary Park between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on October 30th.

When you are looking to purchase a Halloween pumpkin keep Uptown Westerville in mind.  The Boy Scouts Troop 560 is selling pumpkins at E. Walnut & S. State and there are plenty of pumpkins at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market.

(You need not be present to win. If you’d like to keep your pumpkin,                         please  pick it up after 8:45 p.m. Pumpkins not picked up will become compost.)

That's right.  We are talking some major Halloween Vogue, so work that walk!  Walk the runway in style in the City Hall Courtyard.

Winners are Best of: Kid, Teen, Adult, Family, and Dog.

Prizes for Each Category: A $25 Uptown Gift Card & Framed Certificate. 

Special thanks to Captivating Canines for sponsoring the best Dog category!

Enter the contest (free) by registering from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Judges’ Table in the City Hall Courtyard.

Amish Originals Furniture Co., Edward Jones Investments and Suite 59 Hair Design present The Horse-drawn Hay Wagons.

Big Boo fun for kids of all ages! Take a horse-drawn trip, not only through Uptown Westerville but through one of the oldest neighborhoods in Westerville, past “the Old Vine Street School” (Emerson), Hanby Park, Frank Museum, City Hall Courtyard, and through Uptown Westerville. 

Hay Wagons will roll from 7 p.m. til 8:30 p.m. from Rotary Park at N. State & E. Home.

Amish Originals Furniture Co. and  Edward Jones Investments present The Midnight Madness Classic Chiller Movie.

New Boo!  It's 10 p.m. and all young ghosts, goblins, and faeries are off to count bats and black cats instead of sheep as they drift off to dream Halloween dreams.  So what in the true spirit of Midnight Madness do the grown-ups do until the bewitching hour? How about a thriller movie?! 

Ahhhh, Amish Originals Furniture Co. and Edward Jones Investments present the Midnight Madness Classic Chiller Movie! at The Old Bag of Nails Pub, 24 N. State.

Join us for a special showing of Alfred Hitchcock's classic psychological chiller Psycho starring Janet Leigh and Tony Perkins on the 3rd floor of The Old Bag of Nails Pub.

Admission is Free!  Ticket access only to the 3rd Floor. Pick up tickets at the customer service desk at Amish Originals Furniture Co., 8 N. State, after 7 p.m. during Midnight Madness.  (Limit 2 tickets per person.  Seating is limited (100 seats) and for folks who are 18-years-old and over.)

Special Feature! Enjoy the movie and help the community at the same time!  Buy a raffle ticket for a $1 donation and you become eligible to watch the Midnight Madness Classic Chiller Movie from The Best Seat in the House.  The winning ticket holder and their guest, will be watching the film from two well-placed comfy, stylish recliners provided by Amish Originals Furniture Co.  Every cent from the raffle goes to the Westerville Area Resource Ministry and Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market WARM Fresh Green Program.  WARM Fresh Green provides vouchers to folks in need so everyone has the opportunity to buy fresh, healthy produce and artisan foods from the market. Thank you!

Special thanks to The Old Bag of Nails Pub.

Just what will happen when we take a lift up a few stories, spread out a big tarp, and drop pumpkins from on-high? We don’t know yet either, but it should be cool! 

Join us at 9 p.m. at N. State and E. Home in the Church of the Messiah parking lot (where the farmers’ market is) for the inaugural Midnight Madness Pumpkin Drop.

The Pumpkin Drop will be emceed by Woody Johnson of 92.3 WCOL-radio's Woody and the Wake-Up Call.

Pumpkin display participants, let us know if you’d like to include your pumpkin in the drop.  All pumpkin guts will go to compost.

▪ Westerville Police Department

▪ Generations Performing Arts Center on W. College from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. followed by the Generations Open House at 11 W. College.

▪ A free book for kids visiting  Brown Tax Accounting, 18 W. College.

▪ Drop your old cell phones off at DJ’s Feed Store, 41 N. State, to benefit Capital Area Humane Society.  DJ's will also be hosting greyhounds from Central Ohio Greyhound Rescue.  Stop by and experience a greyhound encounter!

(Remember to remove the sim card from your phone. If you need help ask Dave Chapman at DJ’s when you drop the phone off and he can help! Thanks to Amy Taylor & Rocky!)

▪ Sertoma Brat Wagon at N. State and E. Home

▪ Westerville Fire Department

▪ The musical stylings of Dave McKay at N. State & E. Home.

▪ Just for grown-ups! $1-a-tasting Halloween-themed wines at Meza, 48 N. State.

▪ Color a Midnight Madness Coloring Page. 

Click here to download the Midnight Madness Pumpkins.

Click here to download the Midnight Madness Cat.

Or stop at the Westerville Public Library to pick one up (supply limited).  

Get creative, color, and decorate.  (Those pumpkins could use some cool Jack O'Lantern faces!) Color both if you'd like!  Bring your coloring page with you to Midnight Madness and we’ll hang your art in Uptown Westerville and at the Coloring Page Gallery at 46 N. State!  (When you find your coloring page, you can take it home with you when you leave Uptown Westerville. Otherwise, we’ll be recycling.)

▪ Mad Science! Watch the Otterbein College chapter of the American Chemical Society's cool experiments at 46 N. State in the Coloring Page Gallery from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

▪ Westerville Public Library Stories, inside Amish Originals Furniture Co. North,

38 N. State, 7 p.m. thru 9 p.m.  The Library has some cool Halloween story books to share, with a not-too-scary kid-friendly touch of seasonal boo!

▪ Uptown Strings, 18 N. State, hosts R U Bound in an ongoing concert, featuring bluegrass and traditional mountain music.

▪ Amish Originals Furniture Co., 8 & 38 N. State, is featuring spooktacular Halloween decor and select floor model markdowns.

▪ Fresh, hot glazed donuts after 9 p.m. at Schneider's Bakery, 6 S. State.

▪ Java Central, 20 S. State, features an acoustic open mic night from 7 p.m. to midnight.

▪ Feeling a bit peckish? Eat, Drink & be Scary with Twisted Taste of Westerville & visit Uptown Good Eats for some seasonally spooktacular savory sustenance, like...

Dairy Queen, 84 S. State: Pumpkin Pie Blizzard

The Dog Joint, 59 S.State: A Halloween Treat, but a Surprise!

Java Central, 20 S. State: Pumpkin Strudel Muffins, Pumpkin Chai Latte, and

                              Pumpkin White Mocha

Serendipity, 33 E. College: Pumpkin Spice Hot Beverages, Pumpkin Cookies, Apple

                              Crisp Ice Cream, Hot Apple Cider and more!

▪ Stop by Serendipity  at 33 E. College to wish them a Happy One Year Anniversary!

▪ Start your Holiday Shopping now.  It's the One Year Anniversary of the Uptown Gift Card.  Good at 15 Select Uptown Merchants!

▪ Follow uptownmadness on twitter!

▪ Click here for a printable Midnight Madness Uptown Map and Event Features list.

It takes a village, and not the kind where they angrily gather with pitchforks and torches to storm the castle! Special Thanks to the spooktacular villagers from: A Gal Named Cinda Lou, Amish Originals Furniture Co., Brickstreet Communications, Brown Tax Accounting, Captivating Canines, Church of the Messiah, City of Westerville, Dairy Queen, DJ’s Feed Store, The Dog Joint, Doran's Family Farm, Edward Jones Investments, Emerson Magnet School, Generations Performing Arts Center, Java Central, Meza, Moon Rental Properties, Nature's Honey, NorthStar Pet Services, The Old Bag of Nails Pub, Otterbein College, Pasquale's Pasta and Pizza House, Pizza Primo, Serendipity, Suite 59 Hair Design, Uptown Cigar Company, Uptown Strings, Westerville Public Library, Westerville Life, Westerville Fire Division, Westerville Police Division.

Note: Cancellation: Our face painter cancelled, so we will not have a featured face painter.

Shop hours are at the discretion of the merchant. All free treats are available while supplies last. Midnight Madness is a showcase of Uptown Westerville merchants. Midnight Madness is the registered trade name and trademark of the Westerville Uptown Merchants Association. ©2009 Westerville Uptown Merchants Association.  Westerville, Ohio. All rights reserved.