Music at the Market
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAEnjoy live entertainment at the 2nd Street Market. Let local musicians, featuring a variety of genres, add to your shopping ...
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4 Years on 4th Street
Reduse & Reuse Refillery 133 E. Fourth St., Dayton, OHWe are celebrating our 4 years on 4th St. and 6 years in business with Art in the City! We ...
NAMI: In Our Own Voice
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHNAMI In Our Own Voice is a unique public education program in which two trained speakers share their compelling personal ...
Open House at the Front Street Studios
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHLet the Front Street Studios be your one-stop-shopping location for art, crafts, photography, vintage retail and so much more. Front ...
Toxic Brew Company Celebrates 13 Years of Beer in the City
Toxic Brew Company 431 E 5th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesDayton's First Brewery Celebrates 13 years of Craft Beer in Dayton Ohio. Special Beer Tappings all day including Jalle Berry ...
Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop
Now and Zen DIY Studio 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OHJoin us for a splash of creativity as you craft your very own whimsical floating jellyfish terrarium! Pick from a ...
Great American Beer Tasting Presented by Heidelberg Distributing
Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OHDon’t miss your chance to lock in the lowest price for one of Dayton’s favorite summer traditions! Great American Beer ...
Collab Fest
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us at the official kickoff party for Miami Valley Craft Beer Week, only at the Dayton Art Institute! The ...
Community Workshop with Niki Johnson
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesA community-building workshop where participants use paper and other materials to create collage elements for a forthcoming public artwork. Art ...
Art in the City 2026 Kickoff Festival
Downtown DaytonOn the first day of August, we'll kick off the celebration with art of all kinds featured in several hot ...
Fei Supper Club
Joui Wine 117 E. Third St., Dayton, OHOn Saturday, August 1, Fei Supper Club is taking over Joui Wine for an afternoon of Japanese street food, delicious ...
Dayton Beach: A BYOP (Bring Your Own Pool) Party
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United StatesWELCOME TO DAYTON BEACHWe’ve been really excited to announce this one - presenting Dayton’s inaugural BYOP (Bring Your Own Pool) ...
Rock Fest w/ Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OHAugust 1 @ 5:30 PM Free Admission / Series: Amplified Series sponsored by City of Dayton Genre: Rock Join us ...
Clash Summerween Anniversary Party
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesIt’s Summerween!!! Clash is turning 15 and we would love it if you can celebrate with us! Join us on ...
Vinyl Vinyl Sundays
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United StatesSunday – Vinyl Vinyl Sunday – bring your records, we’ll play ’em
Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 27–September 13, 2026, Gallery 120 William H. Johnson (1901–1970) painted the Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as tribute to ...
Captivating Clay: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesApril 13, 2024–January 3, 2027, Gallery 106 Today, Japanese ceramic artists are building on centuries of tradition and taking the art ...
Exploring Feminism
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesFebruary 7, 2026–January 31, 2027, Gallery 118 Feminism feels like a loaded term that, when presented to people, often triggers ...
All the World’s a Stage
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesMay 16–August 9, 2026, Gallery 117 Across cultures, the performing arts—drama, dance, music—have entertained and educated, bringing people together in ...
Future Is Now X Museum Group Exhibition
118 N. Jefferson St. 118 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH +1 moreFuture Is Now X Museum presents its inaugural Group Exhibition, an eight-day multimedia event uniting 154 visual artists, live musicians, ...