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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
Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
The Grande Hall at Liberty Tower 120 W. Second St., Dayton, OHCandlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Dayton. ...
New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesNew Beginnings An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West February 18, 2023–May 21, 2023 New Beginnings is a ...
Exhibit: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: The Birth of Modern Paris
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesOctober 21, 2023–January 14, 2024 Known internationally as one of the leading Post-Impressionists, the art of Toulouse-Lautrec explores the cabarets, ...
Exhibit: Shon Walters: The Hole Belly
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Contemporary Dayton presents an ambitious exhibition of new work, created to fill the entirety of the Co’s four galleries ...
Polar Bear Express
Downtown DaytonWondering what to do in Dayton, Ohio this winter? Well, the weather outside might be frightful, but good times are ...
Ice Skating
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesSheltered under the covered pavilion, the MetroParks Ice Rink sets the scene as a perfect winter wonderland in downtown Dayton. ...
Time Passages-A Collaboration
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host two programs and an exhibit that showcases the work of Culture Works artist Jennifer Perkins ...
Saturday Art Classes
K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OHCome get creative with us! K12 Gallery & TEJAS offers month-long Saturday classes from 11:00am-1:00pm for Pre-K through 2nd Graders, ...
Time Passages-An Interactive Art Experience
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host two programs and an exhibit that showcases the work of Culture Works artist Jennifer Perkins ...
Pet adoption event
Wild Whiskers 33 S. St. Clair St., Ste. 2, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin Wild Whiskers and the Humane Society of Greater Dayton for an adoption event! Pets looking for their forever homes ...
ARTventures
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesLooking for fun and creative projects for you and your family? Take your family on an ARTventure with a variety of art-making ...
9 To 5: The Musical
Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United StatesWhen three workmates are pushed to boiling point by their egotistical boss, they concoct a plan to turn the tables. ...
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHAmid appearances with the world’s top ensembles, emerging conductor Kensho Watanabe leads the Philharmonic in a tribute to Rachmaninoff’s Sesquicentennial ...
9 To 5: The Musical
Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United StatesWhen three workmates are pushed to boiling point by their egotistical boss, they concoct a plan to turn the tables. ...
9th Annual WinterFolk Fest
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us for a full evening of live Folk and Americana music as we host The 9th Annual WinterFolk Fest ...
New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesNew Beginnings An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West February 18, 2023–May 21, 2023 New Beginnings is a ...
Exhibit: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: The Birth of Modern Paris
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesOctober 21, 2023–January 14, 2024 Known internationally as one of the leading Post-Impressionists, the art of Toulouse-Lautrec explores the cabarets, ...
Exhibit: Shon Walters: The Hole Belly
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Contemporary Dayton presents an ambitious exhibition of new work, created to fill the entirety of the Co’s four galleries ...