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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
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 ...
Summer Music Series: Rockin’ Party with The Menus
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us under the pavilion as the RiverScape Summer Music Series features a Rockin’ Party with The Menus! Get ready ...
Turning Jane
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHTurning Jane is a four-piece independent and self powered rock band from Los Angeles redefining modern rock for a new ...
The Lionz Ball: A Blue Carpet Event
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHLet’s celebrate 10 years of Luv locking us together! Show up and show out in style! Represent your cultural elegance ...
Exhibit: Our Fire Is Stronger Than Your Bombs
The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHOn February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war continues until now, ruining the lives of ...
Summer Band Series
The Dayton Beer Company 41 Madison St., Dayton, OHJoin us for some summer fun with bands in the Biergarten every other Saturday all summer long! Bi Weekly Saturdays ...
Fitness in the Park: Yoga with Speakeasy
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesHarness your strength, enhance your mobility, and create a deeper connection with yourself. Join Tori for a dynamic physical yoga ...
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 ...
Celebrating our Native American Community with Supaman
Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OHAugust 8 @ 7:00 PM Free Admission / Genre: Native American Hip-Hop Levitt Pavilion Dayton invites the community to an ...
Vinyl Vinyl Sundays
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United StatesSunday – Vinyl Vinyl Sunday – bring your records, we’ll play ’em
All the World’s a Stage
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesMay 16–August 9, 2026, Gallery 117 Across cultures, the performing arts—drama, dance, music—have entertained and educated, bringing people together in ...
Dayton Dragons vs. Great Lakes Loons
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 ...
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 ...
Artist in Training (AIT) Program
K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OHAfter school Artist in Training program geared for grades 3rd-12th grades. Classes are Monday-Wednesdays from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Open Studio time to ...
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 ...
Live Trivia
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesWe are excited to host live trivia every Wednesday at The Yellow Cab Tavern! Since there are a limited number ...
Wu-Tang Wednesdays
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United StatesDayton's legendary Ike B spins old school hip hop and whateva else he wants.