Preserving Legacy

Name: Preserving Legacy
Start: 2025-11-07T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-08T21:00:00-06:00
Location: 1100 Quincy Ave, Ottumwa, IA

Schedule

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1100 Quincy Ave, Ottumwa, IA | Ottumwa, IA

Its been a while since we have hosted an event here in Ottumwa, The Video Game Capitol of the World! We are please to announce our Preserving Legacy 2 day event as we honor Walter Day and his Legacy with the gaming industry and the Father of competitive E-Sport as we know it today. Meet and Greet with Walter Day, famous gamers from the 80s and beyond, industry leaders and more! Showing of Walters New Movie, Love Songs and Arcades the Ballad of Walter Day. A NEW broze plaque unveiled on main street. Fundraiser for the Heartland Human Society. Food and drinks from Old School Pizza and Pub. Video Game and Pinball tournaments. Prize Raffle and more! Most of the action will take place downtown Ottumwa at our NEW Old School Pizza and Pub located at 305 E Main St. Arcade at the mall will be open on Saturday Noon. Keep an eye on the discussion part of this page for announcements, hotel rates and more! We hope all of you can make it to the Video Games Capitol of the World and celebrate the Legacy of Walter Day!