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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

Community Enterprise Legal Clinic

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

Community Enterprise Legal Clinic, Tuesday, November 12, 6-8 pm, Main Library, Opportunity Center: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), with ...

Community Enterprise Legal Clinic

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

Community Enterprise Legal Clinic, Tuesday, November 12, 6-8 pm, Main Library, Opportunity Center: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) will ...

Polar Bear Express

Downtown Dayton

Thru Feb. 28 • Polar Bear Express Routes throughout downtown; call for dates, times, and cost. Book a ride aboard ...

John Lauer: Demon Heads

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

Drawing on fantasy, queer culture, and architecture, Lauer creates demon heads out of paper. Combining digital and manual techniques, he ...

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood

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

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT JR. FAMILY GALLERY THE IRA & SUSAN THOMSEN FAMILY GALLERY SEP 6 ...

SEAN WILKINSON: Flora

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

SEAN WILKINSON: Flora THE MITOSIS GALLERY SEP 6 – DEC 21, 2024 Wilkinson’s ongoing series of photographs, Flora (2020-2024) are the ...

The Harlem Hellfighters’ Great War

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

Join us for a discussion and screening of the 2017 documentary directed by Francois Reinhardt. The 15th regiment of the ...

Mean Girls Movie Party

The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

Come celebrate the original Mean Girls and appreciate the fact that you survived your glorious/awkward/scary high school days. Dayton Dinner ...

Wu-Tang Wednesday

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

Come to The Barrel House every Wednesday for Wu-Tang Wednesday! What could be better than beer and hip hop? Every ...

Polar Bear Express

Downtown Dayton

Thru Feb. 28 • Polar Bear Express Routes throughout downtown; call for dates, times, and cost. Book a ride aboard ...

How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media

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

Join Sinclair’s Associate Provost Lisa Mahle-Grisez & Assistance Provost, Jared Cutler, for a discussion and viewing of the pre-recorded TedTalk ...

Holiday Greenery Crafting

Now and Zen DIY Studio 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

Stop in for a jolly good time with whimsical holiday plant projects, including terrarium snowmen, air plant ornaments, and more! ...

John Lauer: Demon Heads

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

Drawing on fantasy, queer culture, and architecture, Lauer creates demon heads out of paper. Combining digital and manual techniques, he ...