URS Rubber Duck Regatta
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesAt least 20,000 rubber ducks will be dropped from the bridge for a race to the finish at RiverScape MetroPark, ...
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Season Opening Celebration: Preconcert Ballroom Bash
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHOpening night is more than a performance—it’s a party! Start your evening with cocktails, bites, and beverages at our Preconcert Ballroom Bash. You’ll mingle with friends while ...
BEER! A Celebration of Dayton Brewing
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United States“Beer! A Celebration of Dayton Brewing” is returning to The Yellow Cab Tavern with 15 local breweries all sampling their ...
The Sensational Barnes Brothers
Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OHThe Sensational Barnes Brothers September 16 @ 7:00 PM FREE ADMISSION / GENRE: SOUL/ROOTS/GOSPEL The Sensational Barnes Brothers are a ...
Season Opening Celebration: Prince Orlofsky’s Grand Masquerade
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHThe 2023–2024 Season opens with a bang: a grand masquerade! All three art forms – DPAA’s Opera, Philharmonic, and Ballet ...
Live Performances
Zen Lounge 121 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHWatch for live music and other performances every Saturday at Zen Lounge
This is Tom Jones!
The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OHSEPTEMBER 7 - 24, 2023 This is Tom Jones! BOOK, LYRICS & MUSIC BY MARK BROWN MUSIC BY PAUL MIRKOVICH ...
The Producers
Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the ...
Season Opening Celebration: After-Party with Monet X Change and the Rubi Girls
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHThe fun doesn’t stop once the curtain goes down. After the show, keep the party going at the after-party with Monet X Change and ...
New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesNew Beginnings An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West February 18, 2023–May 21, 2023 New Beginnings is a ...
Exhibit: Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 24- September 17, 2023 Washi Transformed explores the astonishing potential of washi, traditional Japanese paper, in thirty-five highly textured two-dimensional works, ...
Exhibit: Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 24- September 17, 2023 Born of Fire features a diverse selection of fourteen works by both emerging and internationally established ...
Exhibit: vanessa german with Sandra Keat German (1948-2014): THE BLUE MOTHER
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United Statesvanessa german with Sandra Keat German (1948-2014): THE BLUE MOTHER Courtesy of the artist Jul 14, 2023 – Oct 1, 2023 ...
Exhibit: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin De Burca: Swinguerra
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesBárbara Wagner & Benjamin De Burca: Swinguerra Courtesy of the artist Jul 14, 2023 – Oct 1, 2023 THE JACK W. ...
Third Sunday at Front Street
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHTwice a month our artists and artisans join together and invite you to hop around Dayton's largest community of artists. ...
Ohio Bridal & Wedding Expo
Dayton Convention Center 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, United StatesWhether you envision a formal black-tie affair or a casual barefoot ceremony on the beach, our carefully selected experts are ...
This is Tom Jones!
The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OHSEPTEMBER 7 - 24, 2023 This is Tom Jones! BOOK, LYRICS & MUSIC BY MARK BROWN MUSIC BY PAUL MIRKOVICH ...
Skinner Pipe Organ Performance
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesHear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...
Season Opening Celebration: Prince Orlofsky’s Grand Masquerade
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHThe 2023–2024 Season opens with a bang: a grand masquerade! All three art forms – DPAA’s Opera, Philharmonic, and Ballet ...