Saturday, September 12, 2026 • Downtown Hilliard
Lunch Before. Food After. Make a Day of Downtown Hilliard.
Heading to For the Love of Hilliard 2026? Downtown Hilliard will be busy with local shopping, family activities, live entertainment, and plenty to explore from 11 AM–2 PM. When lunch becomes part of the plan—or everyone is hungry when the event wraps up—Wilson’s Bar & Grill gives you a local food stop right inside Landmark Lofts.
What Is For the Love of Hilliard 2026?
For the Love of Hilliard is a Downtown Hilliard community event bringing local businesses, families, entertainment, shopping, and food together on Saturday, September 12. The event runs from 11 AM–2 PM throughout Downtown Hilliard.
Destination Hilliard says visitors can expect local shopping and dining, pop-up vendors, games, hands-on family activities, and live entertainment. More than 20 participating businesses are expected to be involved, so there will be plenty to explore throughout Old Hilliard.
The event grew from a collaboration between Destination Hilliard, the City of Hilliard, and local businesses after Hilliardfest ended. If you remember heading downtown for Hilliardfest, this is now one of the community events carrying that September tradition forward.
Check Destination Hilliard for the latest event details, participating businesses, and updates →Lunch in Downtown Hilliard
Make Lunch Part of Your For the Love of Hilliard Plans
A few hours of walking Downtown Hilliard can turn “we’ll eat later” into a hungry family pretty quickly. Instead of figuring out lunch after everyone is already ready to eat, build a food stop into the day.
Wilson’s Bar & Grill is inside Landmark Lofts at 5242 Cemetery Rd in Downtown Hilliard. So whether you are spending the afternoon around Main Street, Hilliard Station Park , Center Street Market or Crooked Can , or exploring the Old Hilliard DORA district , you have another local restaurant option nearby when it is time to sit down and eat.
Real Artisan Brioche Smash Burgers
Our smash burgers are built on real artisan brioche buns and give you a filling lunch before heading back out into Downtown Hilliard.
Big Wings
Wings work when the table wants something shareable, whether you are stopping for lunch or settling in after the event.
Beef Tallow Fries
Everything from our fryers is cooked in pure beef tallow for a deeper, savory crunch. It is our kitchen standard, not a premium add-on.
More Than Burgers
Chicken tenders, quesadillas, sandwiches, bowls, appetizers, and other bar-and-grill favorites give families and groups plenty of ways to order.
After the Event
For the Love of Hilliard Ends at 2 PM. Your Downtown Day Doesn’t Have To.
When For the Love of Hilliard wraps up at 2 PM, there is no reason to immediately head home just because the scheduled event is over.
If everyone worked up an appetite walking Downtown Hilliard, come over to Wilson’s for burgers, wings, beef tallow fries, appetizers, and cold drinks. It is an easy way to turn the event into a longer Saturday downtown instead of ending the day with another drive-thru decision.
Meeting friends later? Bring them to Wilson’s. Need to get the kids fed before heading home? Dinner is handled. Want to sit down after a few hours of walking around Old Hilliard? Grab a table and settle in.
Skip the Food Decision
Order Ahead If You’d Rather Keep Moving
Not every For the Love of Hilliard plan needs a sit-down meal. If you want to keep the day moving, order Wilson’s ahead for pickup.
Place your order from your phone, pick it up at Wilson’s inside Landmark Lofts, and get back to your Downtown Hilliard plans. Pickup also works well when the event is over and everyone is ready to head home but nobody wants to cook.
Find Wilson’s
Where Is Wilson’s Bar & Grill in Downtown Hilliard?
Wilson’s Bar & Grill is located at 5242 Cemetery Rd, Hilliard, OH 43026, inside Landmark Lofts in Downtown Hilliard.
We are near Hilliard Station Park , Center Street Market and Crooked Can , Main Street, and the Old Hilliard DORA district . That makes Wilson’s an easy local food stop when your Saturday already has you in Downtown Hilliard.
Hilliard, OH 43026
Inside Landmark Lofts in Downtown Hilliard
For the Love of Hilliard FAQ
Planning Your September 12 Visit
When is For the Love of Hilliard 2026?
For the Love of Hilliard 2026 is Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 11 AM–2 PM in Downtown Hilliard.
Where is For the Love of Hilliard held?
The event takes place throughout Downtown Hilliard. Destination Hilliard lists the event at 4021 Main St, Hilliard, OH 43026 and recommends checking its official event page for current details.
Where can I get lunch during For the Love of Hilliard?
Wilson’s Bar & Grill is a Downtown Hilliard restaurant inside Landmark Lofts at 5242 Cemetery Rd. The menu includes smash burgers, wings, chicken tenders, quesadillas, sandwiches, appetizers, and beef tallow fries.
Where can we eat after For the Love of Hilliard?
When the event ends at 2 PM, Wilson’s Bar & Grill is a local option for food and drinks inside Landmark Lofts in Downtown Hilliard.
Can I order Wilson’s food ahead?
Yes. Wilson’s offers online ordering for pickup and delivery at itswilson.com, so you can place an order before leaving the event or before heading home.
What food does Wilson’s serve?
Wilson’s serves real artisan brioche smash burgers, big wings, chicken tenders, quesadillas, sandwiches, bowls, appetizers, and beef tallow fries. Everything from the fryers is cooked in pure beef tallow for a deeper, savory crunch.
Downtown Hilliard Food Stop
Make Wilson’s Part of Your For the Love of Hilliard Day
Come downtown for the community, shopping, activities, and entertainment. When hunger catches up with you, Wilson’s has lunch and the after-event food decision handled.
Find us inside Landmark Lofts at 5242 Cemetery Rd in Downtown Hilliard.