How to Plan Your Doors Open Weekend

• 23 tours are available to explore in this year’s Doors Open West Bend. Some locations are open for you to visit as you please while others offer guided tours at specific times.
• View the hours and schedules for each location on Friday and Saturday and build your itinerary. You can start when and where you like. 
• No tickets are necessary unless specified.
• Visits to any of the buildings and sites are free of charge unless specified.
• Please check the building listing for specific hours.

The goal of this event is to foster community engagement, positively impact city tourism, and promote the area as a welcoming region for growth and prosperity.

Tour Locations for 2023

Welcome & Information Center
Due to the possibility of inclement weather, Saturday's Welcome & Information Center at Westbury Bank will be closed. Westbury Bank will host the Frisby House Welcome & Information Center on Saturday.
The Frisby House (Chamber of Commerce Office)
304 South Main St., West Bend, WI 53095
Hours of Operation
Friday, 10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Times:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Frisby House is the Welcome & Information Center for Doors Open West Bend. The first 200 guests to visit the Frisby House each day will receive a free Doors Open West Bend tote and keychain. Each day, visitors can also enter a FREE raffle for a chance to win $250 in West Bend Chamber Checks. (Friday’s Raffle Drawing is at 5:30 pm. and Saturday's drawing will be at 2:30 p.m. Only one prize is awarded each day. Winners will be notified in person or by phone.)

Live Music Presented by Westbury Bank
Saturday, 10/14: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Kate's Place
277 S Main St, West Bend, WI 53095

Lineup
9:00 am  |  Musician Jim Schiller
10:00 am  |  Eclectic Fred and Various Cherie
11:00 am  |  West Bend High School Drumline
(Performance in front of the Frisby House, weather permitting.)
11:45 am  |  Sam Benedon
1:00 pm  |  Bruce Anthony

Tours & Activities

1886 Jailhouse Museum (Tower Heritage Center)
320 South 5^th Ave., West Bend, WI 53095
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 4:00 p.m.
10/14: 8:00 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m.

1889 Courthouse Museum (Tower Heritage Center)
320 South 5^th Ave., West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Holy Angels Catholic Church
126 North 8^th Ave., West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Kettle Moraine Ice Center
2330 South Main St., West Bend, WI 53095
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 2:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Kettle Moraine YMCA
1111 West Washington St., West Bend, WI 53095
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 3:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.

Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA)
205 Veterans Ave., West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Moraine Park Technical College
2151 North Main St., West Bend, WI 53095
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.

Serigraph, Inc.  (Preregistration is REQUIRED)
3801 East Decorah Road, Plant 2, West Bend, WI 53095
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.
 Click Here to Register 


St. Agnes Historic Site
1386 Fond du Lac St., West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

UW-M at Washington County’s Theatre on the Hill with the Musical Masquers
400 South University Dr., West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/14: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

10/14: 9:15 a.m. | 10:00 a.m.

West Bend Farmer's Market
South 5^th Ave., Poplar St. & South 6^th St. West Bend WI 53095
(Tower Heritage Center Campus)
Hours of Operation: Saturday, 10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Activity: Scavenger Hunt
(Hunt forms available at Doors Open and Downtown West Bend booths)

West Bend Farmer's Market Guided Tour with Authentic Wellness
(Preregistration is REQUIRED - Special DOWB price: $5 - a $35 value)
This tour Includes a tote bag, recipe book, non-toxic fruit & veggie wash & more.
South 5^th Ave., Poplar St. & South 6^th St. West Bend WI 53095
(Tower Heritage Center Campus)
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times: This tour is 90 minutes
10/14: 7:30 a.m. &  9:30 a.m.
 Click Here to Register

West Bend School District Tours:

West Bend High School & Silver Linings Auditorium
1305 East Decorah Road, West Bend, WI 53095 - Silver Lining Auditorium Entrance Door #11
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 3:00 p.m. | 3:45 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.
10/14: 10:30 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 12:45 p.m. | 1:30 p.m.

Badger Middle School
727 South 6th Ave., West Bend, WI 53095 - Main Street Lot Door #10
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.
10/14: 8:00 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m.

McLane Elementary School
833 Chestnut St, West Bend, WI 53095 - Upper Lot Near Front Entrance Door #1
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m.

West Bend Theater (The Bend)
125 North Main St., West Bend, WI 53095
Guided Tour Dates and Start Times:
10/13: 3:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.
10/14: 10:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m.

Witte's Vegetable Market West Bend
2313 Hwy NN, West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/14: 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Working Wheels Experience with the City of West Bend & Lynch Buick GMC
2275 South Main St., West Bend, WI 53095
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Activity: This is your chance to get up close and personal with all the working wheels that make the city go! Bring the whole family to explore a snowplow truck, mini-excavator, street sweeper, garbage truck, skid steer, payloader, fire truck, police car, and much more!

Walking Tours

Historic Downtown West Bend Walking Tour
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

West Bend Friends of Sculpture Walking Tour
Self-Directed Tour Dates and Hours of Operation:
10/13: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
10/14: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.