Downtown Dayton Partnership

Puzzle Feud
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | OH
Calling all puzzle fans! Join us for Puzzle Feud every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (or until the first puzzle is completed). Complete a 500-piece puzzle of your choice with teams of up to 4 with a 2-hour limit. All teams must sign up at the bar on the day of and teams must go to the bar once their puzzle is completed. The winning team receives a prize. Cheers!

Live Trivia
2025-12-17 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
We are excited to host live trivia every Wednesday at The Yellow Cab Tavern! Since there are a limited number of indoor tables, so please reserve as soon as possible.
Pepper Sprout Productions will be doing 3 rounds of general trivia from 6:30 – 8:30! Win prizes and gift cards! Watch their page on the day of for a clue about the bonus round theme!
You can enjoy pizza from The Pizza Bandit and beverages from The Yellow Cab Tavern!Pizza Bandit’s standard carryout, delivery, and onsite dining will be available from 4-9pm!

Deck the Diamond
2025-12-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Day Air Ballpark, 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45402
Step into a winter wonderland at Day Air Ballpark, where the magic of the season shines bright! Experience the enchantment of over 1.1 million dazzling lights and enjoy a festive lineup of holiday activities perfect for the whole family. Make unforgettable memories together at this one-of-a-kind holiday celebration. Enjoy festive displays, a themed light show, live performances and entertainment, family fun, holiday shopping, delicious treats, photos with Santa, ornament decorating, rides on the North Pole Express, fire pits and s’mores, carnival games, photo opportunities, letters to Santa, the grand tree, and so much more! For tickets and more information, visit dragonsdeckthediamond.com.

Adult Weekday Classes
2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-17 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | K12 Gallery & TEJAS, 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Tuesday and Wednesday weekday classes: Tuesdays (September-May) Stained Glass Classes: 1:00pm-3:00pm Ceramics/Clay Classes: 3:00pm-5:00pm Glassblowing Classes: 3:30pm-5:30pm Wednesdays (September-May) Still Life Oil Painting Classes: 1:00pm-3:00pm Glassblowing Classes: 2:00pm-4:00pm or 6:00pm-8:00pm. Call for Costs.

Artist in Training (AIT) Program
2025-12-17 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | K12 Gallery & TEJAS, 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH, 45402
After school Artist in Training program geared for grades 3rd-12th grades. Classes are Monday-Wednesdays from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Open Studio time to explore different types of mediums such as Drawing, Painting, Clay, Digital Art. 20.00 per session for Members/40.00 per session for Non-Members.

The Nutcracker: Sensory-Friendly
2025-12-17 14:30 (America/New_York) | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
One of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance’s most beloved performances, THE NUTCRACKER: SENSORY-FRIENDLY, is designed for families of all kinds, especially those with autism, sensory sensitivities, or other social, learning, or cognitive differences. This thoughtfully tailored performance offers a calmer, more inclusive experience with recorded music instead of a live orchestra, and removes loud sounds and startling effects.

Guided Tours of the Dayton Woman’s Club
2025-12-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | The Dayton Woman’s Club, 225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Take a guided tour of DWC’s historic Victorian mansion, circa 1850! Learn about the building’s history and the founding women who were community leaders and used the Club to promote music, art, education, civil rights, and suffrage. $10. Reservations required: daytonwomansclub.org.

Music & Lunch
2025-12-17 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Sinclair Conference Center, 301 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Music & Lunch
Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST (doors open at 11:00 AM)
Sinclair Conference Center

Join us for a relaxing midday experience featuring a delicious catered lunch and a live performance of smooth, adult contemporary music. Set during the festive winter season, this event offers an inviting atmosphere perfect for friends, colleagues, and community members looking to enjoy good food, great music, and a warm, welcoming break in a busy time of year.
Enjoy an afternoon of connection and comfort as talented musicians set the tone with familiar favorites and laid-back melodies.
Our chef is serving up a flavorful chicken lunch with a surprise veggie and starch combo, plus a variety of delicious desserts to end on a sweet note!
https://brushfire.com/sinclaircommunitycollegeconferencecenter/musiclunch/620794/tickets
Tickets at $26.75 for Entertainment & Lunch or $6.55 for Entertainment Only

Members’ Spotlight: Lori Daugherty: Bold Whispers
2025-12-17 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
December 3 – 27, 2025 Opening Reception: December 3, 6 – 8 pm Closing Reception: December 27, 2025, 4 – 6 pm Lori Daugherty: Bold Whispers brings together a series of intimate encaustic works in which color, wax, and heat converge to form small but potent moments of energy. In each piece, Dayton-based artist Lori Daugherty coaxes organic bursts of form and pigment into being—gestures that feel alive, expanding, and quietly insistent. These works reward slow looking: what first appears delicate reveals surprising force, and what seems restrained carries a pulse of movement just beneath the surface. Working with encaustic wax and inks, Daugherty builds her compositions through layered translucency, texture, and the dynamic unpredictability of a torch and flame. The resulting surfaces hover between control and spontaneity, abstraction and suggestion. Together, the paintings in Bold Whispers invite viewers to linger in the space where subtlety becomes powerful and small moments open into larger stories. All artworks in this exhibition are available for purchase. Please visit the reception desk or speak to a staff member to purchase. Proceeds support both the artist and The Contemporary Dayton’s mission to connect artists and audiences through accessible, engaging contemporary art experiences.
