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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.

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Downtown Events Calendar

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 ...

Draw from the Collection

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

Get inspired, get creative, get sketching! Learn about a variety of drawing concepts and techniques with the guidance of a ...

Story Hour

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

Until school is out, the story hour is geared for younger kids, but will broaden to include elementary age kids ...

Sideshow 17

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

Sideshow is an annual two-day festival of art, music, and performance—a gift from us to the Dayton creative community. Admission ...

BRAINS Zombie Prom

Oregon District Fifth Street, Dayton, OH

First Annual Zombie Prom with live music to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society Celebrate Dayton Artist Arianna Holiday’s first ...

Jazz Night w/George Balog

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

Dayton's King of Cool, George Balog, is back behind the decks on Saturday, May 18th for an evening of jazz ...

Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes Loons

Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Catch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...

Windborne’s The Music Of Whitney Houston

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

Dance the night away! Broadway sensation Rashidra Scott joins Windborne and the Philharmonic to celebrate Whitney Houston’s extraordinary talent with ...

Exhibit: What’s New?

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

As part of Dayton Metro Library’s celebration of Juneteenth, the Library welcomes a traveling exhibit, What’s New?, from the African ...

Church of Funk

Oregon Express 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, USA

Cooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...

Vinyl Vinyl Sunday

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

Sundays are for taking it slow with a killer beer, your favorite LP, and a free donut. We’ve got the ...

Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes Loons

Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Catch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...

Skinner Pipe Organ Concert

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

Hear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Spring Concert

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

Celebrate the end of a phenomenal season with Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra! You’ll hear some of the best compositions in ...

Exhibit: What’s New?

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

As part of Dayton Metro Library’s celebration of Juneteenth, the Library welcomes a traveling exhibit, What’s New?, from the African ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...