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Downtown Events Calendar

Dayton Silent Disco – Pride Night

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

Event Description: Dayton Silent Disco is celebrating Dayton Pride at The Brightside Music & Event Venue on Friday, June 5th! ...

Dayton Pride Silent Disco

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

Dayton's Silent Disco is celebrating Dayton Pride at The Brightside this Friday, June 5th! Come as you are and dance the ...

Pride Brunch

Bistecca 137 N. Main St., Dayton, OH

As Dayton Pride returns downtown, Bistecca is inviting the community to kick off the celebration with a festive Pride Brunch ...

Instructed Nude Figure Drawing

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

Instructed Nude Figure Drawing Instructor: Greg Dearth Join us for a focused and immersive experience in academic figure drawing. This ...

Dayton Pride 2026 – Pride Festival

St. Clair Street St. Clair Street, Dayton, OH

The Pride Festival keeps the celebration going after the parade, with live entertainment, more than 130 local vendors, and plenty ...

PRIDE on 5th 2026

Oregon District Fifth Street, Dayton, OH

Join us for another year of celebrating PRIDE in The Oregon District! 1:30p - Cloggers!2-4p - Main Stage Drag Show ...

For Dayton By Dayton

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

For Dayton By Dayton June 6 @ 5:00 PM Free Admission / Series: PNC Community Series Genre: Various For Dayton, ...

Pride Night at The Barrel House

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

10% of bar sales from open to close donated to the good folks at PFLAG Dayton, a crazy good taplist, ...

LGBTQIA+ Book Club

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

LGBTQIA+ Book Club, Monday, June 8, 5:30-6:30 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 3A: Read The Mimicking of Known Successes by ...

Sunset Sessions with Zack Fish

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

Part of RiverScape Sunset Sessions series Sunset Sessions with Zack Fish 7:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Join us as we welcome ...

Crafty Arcade with The Savage Stitcher

Dayton Arcade 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH

Join us in the North Arcade for an evening of creativity, connection, and community in collaboration with The Savage Stitcher. ...

Live Jazz at The Brightside

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

Jazz enthusiasts! You're invited to an evening of Live Jazz with the Kelli Campbell Quartet. An evening with Kelli and ...

absence

Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH

"absence" can have many meanings in this upcoming show featuring artwork from Weiting Wei, Christa Kimble and Ann Silverman. The ...