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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.

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Downtown Events Calendar

Free Poetry Workshop

Rabbit Hole Books 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH

April is National Poetry Month! Poets 18+ of all skill levels are welcome to a free poetry workshop at Rabbit ...

National Poetry Month Haiku Festival

Rabbit Hole Books 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH

April is National Poetry Month! Rabbit Hole Books is hosting a Haiku Festival with free workshops and a Haiku Contest. ...

National Poetry Month Haiku Festival

Rabbit Hole Books 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH

April is National Poetry Month! Rabbit Hole Books is hosting a Haiku Festival with free workshops and a Haiku Contest. ...

World Book Day

Rabbit Hole Books 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH

World Book Day was established by UNESCO in 1970. To celebrate this year, all guests to Rabbit Hole Books on ...

2024 Eichelberger Concert Season Announcment

Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

Get ready for another great summer full of music at Levitt Pavilion Dayton! To announce the 2024 Eichelberger Concert Season ...

R.I.S.E Healing Communities, Saving Lives

Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

United Against Violence is an organization that started over 12 years ago. As a part of Samaritan Behavioral Health, the ...

Fashion Meets Food Truck Rally

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Eat amazing food and shop the hottest fashions! Featuring local small business vendors, fashion and food trucks, music by DJ ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...