RTA Holiday Bus
Downtown DaytonThe Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is getting into the holiday spirit with the arrival of its winter wonderland-themed ...
News & Progress
Loading view.
BECAUSE YOU’RE TIRED OF THE SAME ROUTINE…
BE DOWNTOWN
Find something fun to do with our calendar of downtown events.
There’s always something fun going on downtown! Below you’ll find a list of events scheduled for today. Use the filters at the top to find events by date, keyword, and more. You can also view the calendar by month or as a list of 20 events at a time.
Have an event to submit to our calendar? If it is located downtown (within our service area) and open to the public, it’s likely we’ll include it. Send us your event info using our event submission form.
Subscribe to our weekly “e-vents” emails to get downtown event information delivered straight to your inbox.
Downtown Events Calendar
All Day
Exhibits: Merry Grinchmas: Art of Dr. Seuss’ Holiday Classic & (B)ART! America’s Funniest Animated Family
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, DaytonThe Dayton Art Institute (DAI) will close its 2024 Special Exhibition season with an exciting presentation of two combined traveling exhibitions, Merry Grinchmas: ...
Virginia Kettering’s Holiday Train Display
Stratacache Tower 40 N. Main St., DaytonNovember 29-January 1 Stratacache Tower lobby at the corner of Second & Main sts. View in building lobby Mon-Sat, or ...
Rike’s Holiday Windows
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, DaytonThe holiday season is here and one of Dayton’s most beloved traditions is visiting the Rike’s Holiday Windows! The RIKE’S ...
Polar Bear Express
Downtown DaytonThru Feb. 28 • Polar Bear Express Routes throughout downtown; call for dates, times, and cost. Book a ride aboard ...
Holly Jolly Social: A Holiday Pop-Up Experience
Two Social 123 E. Third St., DaytonGet ready to celebrate the season at Holly Jolly Social! We’re decking the halls and transforming Two Social into a ...
Ice Skating
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, DaytonSheltered under the covered pavilion, the MetroParks Ice Rink sets the scene as a perfect winter wonderland in downtown Dayton. ...
Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, DaytonLearn to Ice Skate! Children's Course 11:00am - 11:30am AGE: 5-8 | $50.00 This program will teach you ice skating skills, including skating forward ...
Church of Funk
Oregon Express 336 E. 5th Street, DaytonCooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...
Holiday Greenery Crafting
Now and Zen DIY Studio 121 E. Third St., DaytonStop in for a jolly good time with whimsical holiday plant projects, including terrarium snowmen, air plant ornaments, and more! ...
Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, DaytonLearn to Ice Skate! Youth Course 11:40am - 12:10pm AGE: 9-13 | $50.00 This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward ...
Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, DaytonLearn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course 12:20pm - 12:50pm AGE: 14 and up | $50.00 This program will teach you ice skating skills, include ...
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, DaytonCreated in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became ...
Vinyl Vinyl Sunday
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., DaytonSundays are for taking it slow with a killer beer, your favorite LP, and a free donut. We’ve got the ...
Skinner Pipe Organ Concert
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, DaytonHear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...
The Woman in Black
Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, DaytonA solicitor is sent to a remote estate to wind up the affairs of the late hermit. He soon discovers ...
“Elf” Movie Party
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., DaytonWe Did It!! The worlds greatest movie party. (congratulations everybody) Celebrate the Holidays with Music, Meal, Trivia, and Dayton Dinner ...
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, DaytonCreated in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became ...