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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Friday Night Karaoke at Two Social
Two Social 123 E. Third St., Dayton, OHThe weekend just got louder — step into the spotlight at Two Social's Friday Night Karaoke, Dayton's best late-night sing-along ...
Threads of History: Quilts by Carolyn Mazloomi
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 12-September 12, 2026 Threads of History: Quilts by Carolyn Mazloomi is a landmark solo exhibition by award-winning artist, historian, ...
Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 27–September 13, 2026, Gallery 120 William H. Johnson (1901–1970) painted the Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as tribute to ...
Captivating Clay: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesApril 13, 2024–January 3, 2027, Gallery 106 Today, Japanese ceramic artists are building on centuries of tradition and taking the art ...
Exploring Feminism
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesFebruary 7, 2026–January 31, 2027, Gallery 118 Feminism feels like a loaded term that, when presented to people, often triggers ...
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 ...
Niki Johnson: Pillars of Democracy
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Niki Johnson: Pillars of Democracy, a series of four large-scale collaged portraits envisioning Liberty, ...
Liz Quay, Jayne Struble, and Kathy McGhee Art Exhibits
Galleries at Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OHThe Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present “Marks & Stitches” by Liz Quay & Jayne Struble in ...
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 ...
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 ...