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Downtown Events Calendar

Summer Sounds

Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United States

Join us as we celebrate the young sounds of Vote For Dogs, Ghostlight, Ozzi Zappia, Recklessness and Dravin and the ...

Figure Drawing

Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United States

Join us for our Saturday Nude Figure Drawing session. $5 modeling fee, and make sure to bring your own supplies. ...

OCB Dayton Competition

Dayton Convention Center 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, United States

OCB is the largest and most competitive all-natural bodybuilding federation in the United States. Men's show starts @ 10am, Women's ...

Artist Talk with Andy Snow

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

Photographer and artist, Andy Snow, discusses "Time Mends, Space Blends" on display at The Contemporary Dayton. The Contemporary Dayton presents ...

Q+ History Chat

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Q+ History Chat, Saturday, July 13, 2-4 pm, Main Library, Opportunity Space (formerly called Opportunity @ Patterson): Dr. Svetlana Harlan ...

JAM Foodie Tour

Sueno 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting ...

Dayton Mac & Cheese Fest 2024

Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United States

The 3rd Annual Dayton Mac and Cheese FestTons of Mac and Cheese and More!July 13th - 5 to 9pmPresented by ...

Pete Davidson: Prehab Tour Live

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Pete Davidson is a celebrated stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. In 2023, Davidson starred in Peacock’s “Bupkis,” a semi-autobiographical ...

Lunch on the Lawn

The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United States

July 14, 12 p.m.–5 p.m. Join the DAI for an afternoon of art, outdoor activities, delicious food, and great music ...

Music Bingo!

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

Part of Tuesday Nights in the Park series Music Bingo! 7:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Join us at RiverScape near the ...

Nature Adventures Family Program

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space: Participate in arts and crafts, activities, and experiments that focus on the ...

Summer Writing Challenge

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Summer Writing Challenge, Thursday, July 18, and August 1, 2:30-3:30 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space: Kids can explore storytelling ...

Scott Galloway: The Algebra of Happiness

Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH

Join Sinclair’s Chief Diversity Officer, Michael Carter, for a viewing and discussion of the pre-recorded video by Scott Galloway, who ...

History Series: Boss Kett & The Delco

The Dayton Woman’s Club 225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH, United States

Come hear Mr. Chuck Johnson, one of Charles Kettering’s engineers, discuss the founder of Delco & head of research at ...

Buffalo Nichols

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

On his second album, The Fatalist, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols does things with the blues that might catch you off guard. ...

The Dayton Jazz Orchestra

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

Part of RiverScape Summer Music series The Dayton Jazz Orchestra 7:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Calling big band and jazz fans! ...