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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

Tour de Gem

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

Tour de Gem is a cycling event in Dayton that supports area nonprofits. Whether a novice rider or experienced cyclist, ...

Native Plant Sale

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

Native Plant Sale 11:00am - 3:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Market Vendors and Dayton-area native plant nurseries will be selling a selection of ...

PNC Grow Up Great Mobile Learning Adventure

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Metro Library (DML) and PNC have partnered to present PNC Grow Up Great Mobile Learning Adventure at two DML locations ...

Dayton Poetry Slam presents Nikki Allen

Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United States

Dayton Poetry Slam is excited to welcome back one of our original poets, Nikki Allen. We will also have two ...

21st Annual Voices Against Violence

Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH

21st Annual Voices Against Violence Recognizing over 45 Years of Domestic Violence Shelter & Support   Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 ...

A Free Diversity Film Series Screening: Mama Bears

Sinclair Conference Center 301 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, USA

In-person screening of the 2022 documentary by Daresha Kyi. Spread across the country but connected through private Facebook groups, over ...

SWERK with MVP Dance Fit

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

Part of RiverScape Community Fitness series SWERK with MVP Dance Fit 6:00pm - 7:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE SWERK (Sweat, Work, Twerk) combines ...

La Mia Strada

Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH

SJSS: Queer Voices in Hip Hop

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Metro Library’s next guest in its Social Justice Speaker Series is Dr. Lauron Kehrer. SJSS: Queer Voices in Hip Hop ...

Irish First Fridays

The Dublin Pub 300 Wayne Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Live music at the Dublin Pub! Stop by for a pint and listen to live music for Irish First Fridays. ...

Gem Shoe Drive

Varsity House 31 S. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH

Gem Shoe Drive: We understand that it’s going to be cold soon and every school kid wants to be able ...

Dayton Noodle Fest

Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United States

DAYTON NOODLE FEST 2023 Tons of local food trucks cooking noodle dishes from around the world on National Noodle Day ...

First Friday at Front Street

Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH

Enjoy an evening of live music, food trucks, studio and gallery hopping, shopping, and more! It is always free to ...

Meet the Maker: Jay Erisman

The Century Bar 10 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH

Come break out some bourbon with the man behind New Riff bourbon, Jay Erisman. As a branch of our new ...

Free to Belong: An Author Afternoon

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

To celebrate Banned Books Week (October 1-7), Dayton Metro Library will host Free to Belong: An Author Afternoon, in the ...