Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHWear your holiday finest and learn about an old holiday tradition. In the Victorian era a very popular way to ...
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DLCA Performance: Rike’s Holiday Window Spectacular
PNC Arts Annex 46 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHThis original show is a celebration of the iconic Rike’s Department Store holiday windows that go on display each holiday season in ...
Holiday Mini Market
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesHoliday Mini Market 5:00pm - 8:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Head down to the MetroParks Ice Rink on the first three Saturdays in ...
Queer Romance Mixer: A Heartsiq Event
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United StatesHeartsiq and Barrel House Present: The Queer Romance Mixer It’s cold out and time to find someone to cuddle this ...
Lab Partners, Anya Van Rose, & Quiet Signals
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us for a night of live music featuring Lab Partners, Anya Van Rose and Quiet Signals!December 14th $10 cover ...
Breakfast with Santa
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAJoin Santa and his Elves for a tasty buffet breakfast obtained from and prepared by 2nd Street Market vendors. This ...
Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesLearn to Ice Skate! Children's Course 11:00am - 11:30am AGE: 5-8 | $50.00 This program will teach you ice skating skills, including skating forward ...
Church of Funk
Oregon Express 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, USACooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...
Holiday Greenery Crafting
Now and Zen DIY Studio 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OHStop in for a jolly good time with whimsical holiday plant projects, including terrarium snowmen, air plant ornaments, and more! ...
Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesLearn to Ice Skate! Youth Course 11:40am - 12:10pm AGE: 9-13 | $50.00 This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward ...
Holiday Vintage Sale
Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OHDec. 12-15 • Holiday Vintage Sale Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St.; Thurs. 12-5 p.m., Fri. 3-8 ...
Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesLearn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course 12:20pm - 12:50pm AGE: 14 and up | $50.00 This program will teach you ice skating skills, include ...
Skinner Pipe Organ Concert
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesHear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...
A Doll’s High Tea
The Dayton Woman’s Club 225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH, United StatesDec. 8 & 15 • A Doll’s High Tea Dayton Woman’s Club, 225 N. Ludlow St.; 2-4 p.m. Bring your ...
The Nutcracker
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHDon’t miss the world premiere of the much-anticipated new production of Dayton’s most beloved holiday tradition, THE NUTCRACKER! From the creative ...
The Woman in Black
Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USAA solicitor is sent to a remote estate to wind up the affairs of the late hermit. He soon discovers ...
Home for the Holidays: Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra
Dayton Masonic Center 525 W. Riverview Ave., Dayton, OH, United StatesGather with your loved ones as we come together to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season in this annual ...
RTA’s Historic Christmas Trolley
Wright Stop Plaza 4 S. Main St., Dayton, OHDash away! Dash away! Dash away all—to see the Greater Dayton RTA’s historic Christmas trolley gracing local streets once more ...
First Degree Mistletoe
Spaghetti Warehouse 36 W. Fifth St., Dayton, OHHolidays can be killer, especially for Detective Garnet Frost. She follows a trail of puzzles to solve what happened to ...
Tell Me Another Story
Sinclair Conference Center 301 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, USAJoin us for a discussion and screening of this 2021 documentary directed by Damani Baker. An inspiring 30-minute portrait of ...