The Uptown Holiday Walk 

November 23, 2025

Come celebrate the start of the holiday season with a horse and wagon ride, holiday caroling, children’s crafts and games, local shops, and an opportunity to visit with Santa himself.

It's time to ring in the holidays with the annual Uptown Holiday Walk! Bring the family to Uptown Centerville for an afternoon of wagon rides, museums, visiting Santa, festive characters, and lots of holiday shopping!

The Asahel Wright and Schoolhouse Museums will be open from 2 -5 pm with cookies and cider available outside.

Uptown will be transformed into a winter wonderland that will keep you busy all afternoon. Stop in the shops of Uptown for holiday shopping and seasonal discounts. Visit the Asahel Wright Museum. Enjoy kids activities at the Schoolhouse Museum and throughout Uptown, and ride the horse-drawn wagon from the Asahel Wright Museum parking lot. Visit Santa inside Town Hall. A Heart of Centerville & Washington Township Holiday Pop-up Shop will be located inside the new Benham’s Grove Event Center with nearly 20 vendors selling unique holiday gifts. Finish up the evening at 5:30 pm at Benham’s Grove for the Mayor's Tree Lighting festivities!

This is a free, family-friendly event that is open to the public from the City of Centerville, the Heart of Centerville and Washington Township, Washington Township Town Hall Theatre, Centerville-Washington Park District, Washington-Centerville Public Library, and Centerville-Washington History. ** There will be a shuttle between Benham's Grove and the Vineyard Church parking lot running from 2 - 7 PM.