Tour Info & ArtsFest - West Central Neighborhood

The 41st Annual West Central Neighborhood Home & Garden Tour in 2023 was a raging success, with more than 2500 visitors – a record! Each year, visitors are awestruck by historic architecture, inspired by stylish interiors, and amazed by beautiful gardens. Save the date for this year’s tour:

Saturday & Sunday, September 7 & 8, 2024
11am-5pm

Ticket sales will begin in June

Check out this video highlighting the 2023 tour:

Each year, the tour features a number of historic homes, gardens, and other buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries in an effort to promote neighborhood revitalization and historic preservation.

Enjoy free trolley rides around the neighborhood or enjoy the ambiance and beauty of our neighborhood as you stroll our tree-lined streets.

Don’t miss out on our bustling ArtsFest, a free event where you can browse exhibitor tents, grab lunch at one of the many food trucks, and listen to live music.

As part of the home tour, your map will include locations of local artist studios that you can drop into for free along your route.

The 2023 tour stops:

Tickets

Tickets will be $20 at the door. Online ticket sales will begin in June.

Presale tickets are digital. Just bring your QR code (either printed or shown on your phone) to the ticket booth during the tour to receive your paper ticket and brochure.

Tickets can be purchased both days of the tour at the ticket booth located at the Swinney Park tennis courts or the ticket booth located at ArtsFest (on the corner of Union and W. Wayne). Children 12 and under are free, but need to be watched with a careful eye inside the homes.

Parking

Free parking options:

Swinney Park tennis courts off W. Jefferson (conveniently located near a ticket booth!)
Lutheran Hospital lot off Broadway, between Wayne and Washington
Lutheran Hospital employee lot off Main Street (stay on the west side of the lot near the Main Street bridge)

Paid Parking:

Electric Works garage on the corner of Broadway and Wilt (free for the first 2 hours)

Free Trolley

There will be a free trolley running along the tour route. If you ride the trolley, no home will be more than 3 blocks from a stop, just look at the map to find your nearest stop, and look for a sign for the pickup location.

ArtsFest – FREE!

The streets of West Central come alive with regional arts and crafts exhibitors and free live music. There will also be an array of food trucks serving up lunch and dinner, along with a cash bar. You do not need a home tour ticket to attend ArtsFest – it’s free for everyone!

Music will take place on a stage at the corner of Union and W. Wayne. Free parking is available at the locations listed above.

For the third year in a row, we will also be featuring ArtSpaces, which are resident artists who have opened their home, yard, or studio to the public. To apply to be an ArtSpace for 2024, click here.

Band Lineup

TBA

The bands will perform rain or shine, and there is a large tent for viewing. A cash bar will be provided by Mad Anthony’s Brewing Company, and food trucks may be available. This is an intimate neighborhood performance you won’t want to miss and it’s free to the public!

Want to Get Involved?

Sponsor the event – Sponsorships are available for our 2024 event! Your ad will be printed in 2000 full-color brochures. Email info@westcentralneighborhood.org for more info.

Have your Home or Business on the Tour – Email Kelly at vp@westcentralneighborhood.org if you’d like to be considered for the 2024 event.

Volunteer as a Docent (and get a free ticket!) – Please join our email list to be notified when the volunteer positions are open.

Our number one goal is the historic preservation of these beautiful homes and the historic character they possess. Because of that, we have a few rules on the types of buildings we will and won’t feature during our event. Only one property per owner entity can be included as a tour stop in any given year. Properties that have improvements that did not seek or follow HPC guidelines will not be eligible for Tour stops. The WCNA Tour Committee and/or Board of Directors will be the final arbiter of these rules, and may reject a stop for any reason.

Saturday & Sunday, September 7 & 8, 202411am-5pm