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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

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Second Look Saturday

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

Second Look Saturday is your opportunity to check out the shows, studios and shops across Front Street's campus that you ...

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John Lauer: Demon Heads

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

Drawing on fantasy, queer culture, and architecture, Lauer creates demon heads out of paper. Combining digital and manual techniques, he ...

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Genealogy Behind the Basics

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

Genealogy Behind the Basics, Main Library, Conference Room 3A Saturday, November 2, 11:30 am-1:30 pm Saturday, November 16, 11:30 am-12:30 ...

Day of the Dead at the Library

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

Multiple altars are created around the Library and the community has come together to grow a Tree of Life so ...

Day of the Dead at the Library

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

Day of the Dead at the Library, Saturday, November 2, 12-5 pm, Main Library, Eichelberger Forum: The Library will create ...

Stivers Specter Stroll

Stivers School for the Arts 1313 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Stivers Parent Association is hosting a guided tour of Stivers High School 1313 E Fifth St Dayton. Stivers is ...

Art Off 2024

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

Happy Hour 4:30-6:00pm Art Competition: 6:00-9:00pm Art Off is an annual celebration of creativity at K12 Gallery & TEJAS and ...

Halloween Bash

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

Come celebrate spooky season with us Saturday November 2nd!Music bingo will be 8-10pm, followed by karaoke from 10pm-1am provided by ...

Broadway By Request

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

Ready for a night of YOUR favorite Broadway hits? That’s right; in this performance, YOU vote for your most loved ...

Beth Stelling

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

Beth Stelling is a comedian, writer and actress based in Los Angeles. Her Netflix special “If You Didn’t Want Me ...

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Church of Funk

Oregon Express 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, USA

Cooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...

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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 ...

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Skinner Pipe Organ Concert

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

Hear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...

“Anschel’s Story” Theater Production

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

“Anschel’s Story” Theater Production, Monday, November 4, 6-8 pm, Main Library, Bassani Theater Off Third, 3rd Floor: The memoir of ...

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RTA How to Ride Class

Wright Stop Plaza 4 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

Join the Greater Dayton RTA for a hands-on “How-to-Ride” class at Wright Stop Plaza, where new, current, and returning riders ...

The Barber of Little Rock

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

Join us for a discussion and screening of the 2023 documentary short, directed by John Hoffman & Christine Turner. This ...

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