Downtown Dayton Partnership

Circle of Ice! Theme Skate
2025-01-10 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Detroit) | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Circle of Ice! Theme Skate
7:00pm – 10:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
This Friday night, come be our guest, for a Circle of Ice Theme Skate! Grab your friends and show them a whole new world of ice skating while you’re chillin’ like a villain to your favorite Disney songs. The RiverScape Cafe will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 75% off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
2025-01-10 19:30 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Inspired by paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, composer Elena Ruehr’s “Sky Above Clouds” is the middle movement of a musical triptych and perfectly captures O’Keeffe’s flair for contemporary sweeping tableaus. The dramatic evening continues with two orchestral heavyweights: Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 and Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, widely considered to be among his greatest works.

Brick Fest Live
2025-01-11 | Dayton Convention Center, 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Over a million bricks on display and ready for play! See the most life-size models Engage with the most hands-on attractions Build a Guinness World-Record Setting Mosaic Shopping: Hard-to-Find LEGO merchandise! and more!

Buckeye Wedding Expo and Bridal Show
2025-01-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Arcade, 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Welcome to the Buckeye Wedding Expo and Bridal Show! Join us on Sat, Jan 11 and Sun Jan 12, 2025 from 1pm to 5pm at the historic Dayton Arcade for a day filled with all things wedding. Buckeye Wedding Expo is not your ordinary trade show. It’s educational and informational, but best of all it’s an entertaining experience for anyone planning a wedding or event. We produce wedding shows all throughout central ohio with the goal of connecting vendors and engaged couples in a new and unique way. Our shows are experience driven and interactive focused while also including the opportunity to meet the areas best event and wedding vendors. Meet local vendors, sample delicious cakes, and get inspiration for your big day. Whether you’re looking for the perfect dress, venue, or photographer, you’ll find everything you need to plan your dream wedding.

Buckeye Wedding Expo
2025-01-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Arcade, 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Buckeye Wedding Expo to Host Innovative Wedding Show on January 11 and 12, 2025. Dayton, Ohio – January 2, 2025 – Buckeye Wedding Expo today announced its upcoming Wedding Show, a two-day event focused on helping connect engaged couples with the perfect vendors for their perfect day, taking place on January 11 and 12 at the historic Dayton Arcade. The Buckeye Wedding Expo will bring together engaged couples with the Dayton area’s leading industry experts, trendsetters, and provides a opportunity to meet face to face, in one beautiful location, to answer questions, discover new ideas and get inspired by all this show has to offer. Key Highlights: • Food and Beverage Sampling: Renowned area Caterers will provide many sampling opportunities, giving attendees a peek into menu options. • Showcases: The showcases are a visually stunning example of what a wedding reception can look like with vision and the right vendor team. • Networking Opportunities: Ample time for attendees to connect with potential vendors, such as, venues, caterers, DJ’s, photographers, florist, and more. • Event Décor Re-Sale: Gently used items are given another life at our re-sale market. Local couples and wedding vendors come together to offer wedding decorations of all styles. • Expert Advice Panels: The area’s best wedding professionals pass along their knowledge and experience in vendor talk sessions on the main stage or in break-out areas. Event Details: • Date: January 11 – 12, 2025 • Time: 1pm – 5pm • Location: Dayton Arcade – 35 W 4th Street, Dayton, OH 45402 Registration: To register for tickets to the Buckeye Wedding Expo, please visit www.buckeyeweddingexpo.com.

The Art of Bourbon: A Fundraising Event for the Dayton Society of Artists
2025-01-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Dayton Society of Artists, 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us for an exclusive afternoon of bourbon appreciation presented by Artist/Architect, Filson Academy certified, bourbon aficionado Terry Welker and The Century Bar.
Participants will delve into the fascinating evolution of bourbon bottle design and learn first-hand the art and craftsmanship of bourbons with a curated selection to taste. Enjoy (6) 1 oz pours and enjoy a lively and educational discussion with a certified bourbon sommelier.
A delicious dessert will be provided to accompany the tasting and talk. This intimate event offers a rare opportunity to deepen your appreciation for bourbon, design, and the artistry behind both.
Also featured are raffles prizes from well known and local businesses. Entering for your chance to win helps support DSA’s mission to connect, support, and educate artists and the community.
Tickets are limited, and attendees must be 21+.
Come join us on Sunday, January 12, 2025 from 1– 3 PM for your chance to support the Dayton Society of Artists while enjoying an afternoon of bourbon, art, and community!

Family Skate Day
2025-01-12 13:00 - 17:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Family Skate Day
1:00pm – 5:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Enjoy child-friendly music and activities that will make you feel like you’re part of the family. The RiverScape Cafe will be open (serving hot chocolate for the kids) and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent where we will have crafts and activities. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Ages three and under skate free with the purchase of an adult admission. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 75% off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

Six
2025-01-14 19:30 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
SIX won 23 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season, including the Tony Award® for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
The New York Times says SIX “TOTALLY RULES!” (Critic’s Pick) and The Washington Post hails SIX as “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!”
The SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT Broadway album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard cast album charts and surpassed 6 million streams in its first month.

Family Program: Winter Birds
2025-01-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Family Program: Winter Birds, Wednesday, January 15, 4-5 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space: Learn all about the birds that call Ohio home, and make a bird feeder out of recycled materials. (Families)

Stage & Sip: Six
2025-01-16 16:30 | PNC Arts Annex, 46 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH, 45402
STAGE & SIP redefines the traditional theatre experience for adults ages 21 and up. On January 16 at 4:30 p.m., join us for an evening of Broadway magic and sophisticated entertainment prior to the performance of SIX. Delight in an exclusive workshop, indulge in a curated cocktail, and collect unique tour merchandise. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served and you can segue to BACKGROUND ON BROADWAY at 6:30 p.m. or grab a drink or snack at Starbucks or at the Performance Bars.
If you already have your tickets for the January 16 performance, you can add the STAGE & SIP to your evening by purchasing a STAGE & SIP Event Only ticket. Don’t have a ticket to the January 16 performance? No problem! Just purchase the STAGE & SIP + Show ticket! Each STAGE & SIP includes preshow cocktails, an exclusive workshop, and special tour merchandise.
Each person in your party must have a STAGE & SIP ticket to participate.

Adult Craft Club: Ice Painting
2025-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Adult Craft Club: Ice Painting, Thursday, January 16, 6:30-8 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 1A: Use frozen ice and food dye to paint on watercolor paper. Registration required. (Adults)

Muse Machine Presents Cats
2025-01-16 19:00 | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Once a year, beneath the Jellicle moon, a tribe of cats comes together to tell their stories, to brag, to entertain and astonish… for the chance to be reborn to a brilliant new life! Winner of seven Tony Awards, including best musical — CATS is called “spectacular yet sophisticated” (The New York Times). Praised as “a performing arts all-star effort” (Dayton Daily News), Muse Machine brings an enormous cast of young people from across the Miami Valley to create a fast and funny reimagining of CATS to celebrate the 40th Muse musical!

Levitt UpClose: Secret Concert
2025-01-16 19:00 - 21:15 | Downtown Dayton
Join us on Thursday, January 16, for the next show in the Levitt UpClose concert series presented by CareSource! We’ll give you a little information before you buy, but here’s the fun part: we’ll let you know the exact location the day before the concert, and you’ll find out the bands as you hear them at the show! Sponsored by Faruki+ Location: 45402 zipcode Accessible building with elevator. Seats will be provided. Beverages will be available for purchase at this event. No outside coolers, beverages, or snacks are permitted. Limited tickets available. Tickets – $45
https://buytickets.at/levittpaviliondayton/1471114

Susan B. Byrnes: Lightness and Weight
2025-01-17 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
A groundbreaking exploration of the paradoxes inherent in the human experience drawing from themes in Milan Kundera’s novel, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” Lightness & Weight will feature three new sound and sculptural installations that explore the complexities and dualities of the human condition. The exhibition will include a variety of non-traditional materials including cast iron, tulle, artificial hair, glass, smoke, video, and sound. Byrnes, a sculptor and audio producer who most often uses her work to challenge and reflect on the burdens of sexism and the resilience of the female body, will launch a companion podcast series featuring interviews with women artists across various media and backgrounds. Created through a new partnership between The Co and WYSO 91.3 FM, the flagship National Public Radio (NPR) member station for the region, the podcast will provide an important platform for female voices in the arts, fostering dialogue and community engagement. Byrnes is a Cincinnati-based visual artist whose diverse body of work spans sculpture, multimedia installation, radio broadcasts, writing, and curatorial projects. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the Midwest, including the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, the Dayton Art Institute, and the Weston Gallery, Cincinnati. OPENING NIGHT / JAN 17, 2025 Members Preview with the Artist 5-6 pm / Public Reception 6-8 pm

A Zachary Armstrong Curatorial Project
2025-01-17 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Intricate. Intimate. From the heart. The Co presents the reveal of a new project by Zachary Armstrong—an enigmatic force whose work features the ritualistic repetition of symbols and motifs rooted in recollections of his childhood and family, of people and places, of rural Midwest Americana. While the details remain under wraps, we promise a love letter to technical innovation, imagination and memory as a means of connecting. Armstrong lives and works in Dayton, Ohio. Recent solo exhibitions include GNYP Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium (2023); Tilton Gallery, New York, NY (2022, 2018, 2016); Faurschou Foundation, New York, NY/Beijing, China (2022, 2021); and The Contemporary, Dayton, OH (2021); among others. FRIENDS & FAMILY RECEPTION / Jan 3, 2025 / 6-8 pm OPENING NIGHT / Jan 17, 2025 / 6-8 pm

Ohio Wedding Shows
2025-01-18 | Dayton Convention Center, 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The preferred choice for engaged couples throughout Ohio. With over 35 years of expertise, we’ve consistently elevated the wedding planning experience in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus. Your All-in-One Wedding Planning Hub Bid farewell to exhaustive internet searches and embrace our comprehensive wedding expos. Our events offer a priceless chance to connect with a diverse array of local and national wedding vendors, from Ohio’s top wedding photographers to exquisite florists, experienced DJs, and delectable caterers.

Muse Machine’s Benefit Evening & Show
2025-01-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Stratacache Tower, 40 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45423
Gather to support and celebrate Muse Machine and its students at 5:00 PM for drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres in Stratacache Tower. A short program honoring our musical dedicatee and featuring a performance by a Muse Machine alum will begin at 6:00 PM. Complimentary parking provided. Registration includes premium-level ticket to the Muse Machine student performance of Cats before or after the event at the Victoria Theatre at 2:30 PM or 7:30 PM. Join us for Muse’s 40th musical production and step into a magical moonlit evening where the mysterious world of cats comes to life!

Living Wall Art Workshop
2025-01-19 16:30 - 18:30 | Now and Zen DIY Studio, 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Discover the magic of designing your very own living masterpiece in our most popular workshop! In this signature class, you’ll craft stunning wall art using live air plants, vibrant preserved moss, and a variety of unique embellishments. The result? A one-of-a-kind creation, designed by you, that will captivate and transform any space into a conversation-worthy showcase. What’s included: Hands-On Fun: Approx. 2 hours of step-by-step guidance – Learn & Care: Gain knowledge on how to care for your living art – All-Inclusive: Supplies, plants, moss, stones, and embellishments provided – Your Creation: Leave with a completed 8” x 10” living wall art piece – Bring your favorite snacks and drinks—this is your time to unwind and create! $47. https://www.shopnowandzen.com/open-workshop

Lost in Paradise – Pop up Tiki Bar at Joui Wine
2025-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Joui Wine, 117 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Tired of the cold, dreary, midwestern winter? Need a little warm tropical escapism, with a tiki drink in hand? No need to book an airline ticket…TheatreLab Dayton and Joui Wine are bringing the vacation to you! On Tuesday, January 21st, come get ‘Lost in Paradise’ with us. Tickets include your first tiki drink and hours of live entertainment. TheatreLab will be transporting us with the sunny tunes of the surf, distant Polynesian islands, and even something for the Parrot Heads. Joui Wine will have an expertly curated menu of tiki classics. Come dressed the part with your favorite Hawiian shirt, grass skirt, vintage resort wear, or beach attire. Prizes for best dressed and other contests will be handed out. $45, includes first drink and entertainment

Unleash Your Passion: Discover Your Inner Dancer Through Movement
2025-01-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Unleash Your Passion: Discover Your Inner Dancer Through Movement, Tuesday, January 21, 6:30-7:30 pm, Main Library, Opportunity @ St. Clair: Countess Winfrey will lead participants through movement inspired by the essays and speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tap into a passion for movement, embrace the joy of dance, and discover the power of creative expression. Registration is required. (Adults)

Trivia Tuesday
2025-01-21 19:00 | OH
Trivia Tuesdays are fun for everyone at The Dayton Beer Company! Get $3.50 DBC Pints every Tuesday with trivia starting at 7:00 p.m. Cheers!

Puzzle Feud
2025-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | OH
Calling all puzzle fans! Join us for Puzzle Feud every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (or until the first puzzle is completed). Complete a 500-piece puzzle of your choice with teams of up to 4 with a 2-hour limit. All teams must sign up at the bar on the day of and teams must go to the bar once their puzzle is completed. The winning team receives a prize. Cheers!

Adulting 101
2025-01-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Gain important life skills, such as doing taxes, mending clothes, managing a schedule, and more! (Teens)

Karaoke
2025-01-23 18:30 - 21:30 | OH
Join us for Karaoke Thursdays at The Dayton Beer Company, hosted by Limelight Entertainment from 6:30 p.m.-9:30p.m. Cheers!
