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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

The Grimoire Exhibition

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

The Grimoire Exhibition & Market emerges on November 9th, for the first time in Ohio! The brand is inspired by ...

Sinclair Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Concert

Blair Hall Theatre - Sinclair 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH

Sinclair celebrates our local Hidden Jazz Gems with the Sinclair Jazz Ensemble, Youth Jazz Ensemble, and guest vocalist, Laney McCormick.

First Baptist Sings

First Baptist Church 111 Monument Ave, Dayton, OH

First Baptist Church of Dayton presents First Baptist Sings on Sunday, November 10 at 4 p.m. The program entitled  “Oratorio ...

Polar Bear Express

Downtown Dayton

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

Polar Bear Express

Downtown Dayton

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

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 ...