First Friday
Downtown DaytonThe beginning of every month starts with a bang in downtown Dayton. First Friday is a free art hop featuring ...
News & Progress
Loading view.
BECAUSE YOU’RE TIRED OF THE SAME ROUTINE…
BE DOWNTOWN
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.
Have an event to submit to our calendar? If it is located downtown (within our service area) and open to the public, it’s likely we’ll include it. Send us your event info using our event submission form.
Subscribe to our weekly “e-vents” emails to get downtown event information delivered straight to your inbox.
Downtown Events Calendar
Open House at the Front Street Studios
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHLet the Front Street Studios be your one-stop-shopping location for art, crafts, photography, vintage retail and so much more. Front ...
Jake Speed & The Freddies
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHWe are thrilled to welcome Jake Speed & The Freddies to The Brightside on Friday, June 5th in our SideDoor ...
Dayton Silent Disco – Pride Night
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHEvent Description: Dayton Silent Disco is celebrating Dayton Pride at The Brightside Music & Event Venue on Friday, June 5th! ...
Jason REVOK: Mutually Exclusive
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe 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 StatesThe 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 StatesThe Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Leviathan, a film by interdisciplinary artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards. Known for her monumental paintings ...
Open House at the Front Street Studios
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHLet the Front Street Studios be your one-stop-shopping location for art, crafts, photography, vintage retail and so much more. Front ...
Bike Ride with the Author of Bicycling Through Dayton: 21 Historical Rides
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAOn June 7th, after Author Kathleen Smythe concludes her book signing at 2pm at the Second Street Market, join her ...
Party at the Plaza
Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OHIt's time to break out your baseball caps and jerseys! Party at the Plaza returns from 5:30 to 7:30pm! Join ...
Blue and Beyond: a Cyanotype Workshop with Suzi Hyden
Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United StatesCurious about cyanotype? Join us for an introduction to this historic photographic process, where light and chemistry come together to ...
Guided Tours
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us for an inside look at the exhibition, with fresh insights into the artist and their work. FREE and ...
Dayton Dragons vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps
Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OHCatch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...
AACF Community Breakfast
Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OHAfrican American Community Fund Breakfast Returns June 17, 2026 A Powerful Morning of Connection, Purpose, and Community Impact Dayton, Ohio ...
Community Fitness: BootyMix
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesLearn to love the raw, unedited version of yourself through dance fitness. BootyMix is a mixture of booty-centric experiences that ...
Community Gardening at Cooper Park
Cooper ParkHang with your neighbors at the Cooper Park Community Garden (behind the downtown library) as we weed, admire the native ...
Community Fitness: Tai Chi & Qigong at the River
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesOffered by Immortal Tree Qigong. Each hour-long Tai Chi & Qigong session will start with breathing exercises, warm up, and ...
Karaoke with Zane
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesYellow Cab Tavern Karaoke is BACK every Tuesday at 8pm with MC Zane Gerlach! Entry is always free! With a ...
Introduction to Tai Chi
The Dayton Woman’s Club 225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH, United StatesExperience the traditional art of Tai Chi in the beautiful setting of The Dayton Woman’s Club ballroom, led by Tara ...