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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

A Season for Nonviolence

The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH

A Season for Nonviolence is a national 64-day educational, media, and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that non-violence is a ...

International Women’s Day 2024

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

Join us for our first official Women's Day event since 2020! We'll be celebrating by hosting Adelaide's Wholesome Baked 1-5pm ...

Saturday Art Classes

K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH

Come get creative with us! K12 Gallery & TEJAS offers month-long Saturday classes from 11:00am-1:00pm for Pre-K through 2nd Graders, ...

International Women’s Day Celebration

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

Welcome Dayton, in partnership with Dayton Metro Library, will host an International Women's Day Celebration on Saturday, March 9. International ...

Cenicienta – A Bilingual Cinderella Story

Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United States

Ten-year-old Belinda is a budding poet and loves to tell stories, but when she’s stuck in the basement preparing for ...

ARTventures

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

Looking for fun and creative projects for you and your family? Take your family on an ARTventure with a variety of art-making ...

ARTventures: Egg Collage

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

Max Capacity: 20 max at any given time (20 max capacity of the room; guests welcome to wait in Experiencenter ...

Cenicienta – A Bilingual Cinderella Story

Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United States

Ten-year-old Belinda is a budding poet and loves to tell stories, but when she’s stuck in the basement preparing for ...

Dayton Battle of the Bands 2024 Finale

The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

Dayton Battle of the Bands 2024 FINALE is happening on Saturday, March 9, 2024 featuring the 6 winning bands from ...

Brahms: A German Requiem

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Brahms’ inspiring and moving German Requiem, including both orchestra and chorus, is a pinnacle work written after the wrenching loss ...

Exhibit: The Artistic Life of Aka Pereyma

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

Aka Pereyma’s art, unconventional and visionary, demonstrates a highly personal means of expression. Weaving folk-art traditions with modern artistic styles, ...

Cars & Coffee-Let’s Talk Electric Vehicles

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

Visit the Market and meet representatives from Drive Electric Dayton. They will have their Electric Vehicle's (EV) lined up outside ...

Vinyl Vinyl Sunday

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

Sundays are for taking it slow with a killer beer, your favorite LP, and a free donut. We’ve got the ...