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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.

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Downtown Events Calendar

Jazz & Beyond: Big Gil & His Funky All Stars

The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United States

Our Bob Ross Auto Group Jazz & Beyond concerts present a great mix of familiar favorites and new faces from ...

Lauren Anderson

Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

Lauren Anderson honed her blues-ridden, lyric-driven craft in the suburbs of Chicago. With an undergraduate degree in Opera and a ...

The Ark Band

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Part of RiverScape Summer Music series The Ark Band 7:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Presently hailed as ...

Dayton Dragons vs. South Bend Cubs

Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Catch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...

Open Mic Thursday

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

Every Thursday is Open Mic night at The Barrel House Have a pint, strut yer stuff, or just enjoy some ...

The Quiet World of Edward Hopper

The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United States

June 15–September 8, 2024 Few artists have been able to convey a distinct vision of the world as directly as ...

TrotCon 2024

Dayton Convention Center 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, United States

This convention is by, for, and about fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. July 12th- July 14th. https://trotcon.net/

Techie Camp

120 W. Second St., Suite 611 120 W. Second St., Dayton, OH

Students unleash their powers of creativity at Techie Camp, a dynamic week-long program. As students immerse themselves in the ever-evolving ...

Book Mobile at the Market

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

The Dayton Metro Public Library is at the Market this summer on two Fridays.  July 12 & 7/26 from 11am ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

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

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point

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

Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of ...

Harvesting & Preserving

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

Join Betty Hoevel, Five Rivers MetroParks Education Coordinator as she discusses important ways to harvest your crop, then preserve it.  ...

Exhibit: Part of a Whole: 1/2

Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United States

PART OF A WHOLE: 1/2 DSA'S ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is thrilled to present PART OF ...

JAM Foodie Tour

Sueno 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting ...

JAM Foodie Tour

Sueno 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting ...

JAM Foodie Tour

Sueno 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting ...

After Dark Friday Fun Night

The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United States

A laidback, guided art-making opportunity for adults to unwind from a long week. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. ...