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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

Temporary Exhibit: Ordinary Lives

The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH

“Ordinary Lives imagines Palestinian existence as an unbroken continuum—a lineage of care, memory, and everyday beauty that stretches from ancient ritual ...

Jason REVOK: Mutually Exclusive

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

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present new paintings by Jason REVOK. Self-taught, REVOK is known for pushing creative boundaries ...

Paul Verdell: Tabernacle

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

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present a new body of work by Paul Verdell. In these gestural paintings, Verdell ...

Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Leviathan

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

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Leviathan, a film by interdisciplinary artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards. Known for her monumental paintings ...

2026 Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition

Galleries at Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OH

The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present the 2026 Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition. Students who have ...

Discover Dayton Scavenger Hunt

Downtown Dayton

Explore downtown like never before during the Discover Downtown Dayton Scavenger Hunt! Throughout the month of April, participants will visit ...

Earth DAYton Kick-off

2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USA

Celebrate Earth Month with Five Rivers MetroParks, City of Dayton and other local organizations during the Earth Dayton Kick Off ...

Saturday Art Workshops

K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH

Saturday Art Workshops for Kindergarten-12th Grade and Adults. Each month explore a different art medium (Clay, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Mosaics, ...

Open House at the Front Street Studios

Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH

Let the Front Street Studios be your one-stop-shopping location for art, crafts, photography, vintage retail and so much more. Front ...

Wine Bottle Terrarium Workshop

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

Get ready to dig in and let your creativity flow! Join us for a one-of-a-kind workshop where you’ll transform a ...

The Drama

THE NEON , United States

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

Suffs

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Behind every powerful woman… are more powerful women. Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, ...

The Drama

THE NEON , United States

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

I Love You Because

Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USA

An uptight writer and a free-spirited photographer stumble through bad dates, big dreams, and the messiest love story they never ...

The Drama

THE NEON , United States

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

The Drama

THE NEON , United States

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

Suffs

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Behind every powerful woman… are more powerful women. Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, ...