Downtown Dayton Partnership

Christmas Eve Skate
2024-12-24 11:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Christmas Eve Skate
11:00am – 8:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Glide into Christmas with joy with our Christmas Eve skate at MetroParks Ice Rink! It’s the perfect tradition and a wonderful way to spread holiday cheer. The RiverScape CafÃ© will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 50% off admission and skate rental. Extended Hours Weather Dependent.

Juice Journey: Next Year & Beyond
2024-12-27 11:30 - 12:30 | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Join Donna Wilson owner of Choice Juice Boxx as she kicks off the new year a few days early and demonstrates the different fruits and vegetables in her juices that promote a better, healthy you! Learn to live a healthy life. Samples provided.

Wizarding World! Theme Skate
2024-12-27 19:00 - 22:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Accio ice skates! Whether you’re a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw… you won’t want to miss our Harry Potter theme night! Bring your house scarfs to stay warm and enjoy the enchanting decor and music. It’s going to be a spellbinding evening! Purchase a penguin for $1 and throw it on the ice to win cool prizes! The RiverScape Café will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent which will have themed games to play. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 50% off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

hOm New Year’s Sound Bath (early session)
2024-12-29 16:00 - 18:00 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join hOm at The Brightside in Dayton, Ohio for a very special New Year’s Sound Bath as we prepare to enter into the next chapter of 2025. hOm is a world class sound bath experience and gathering. We hold a unique and immersive sound bath experience where modern sound therapy, traditional sound healing, and musical composition all come together providing a space for rest, relaxation, and healing. hOm creates a multi-practitioner sound healing environment using a wide range of acoustic and electronic instruments like piano, violin, singers, singing bowls, atmospheric sound synthesis, and immersive performance to create a tranquil soundscape that washes over you to encourage a sense of safety, stillness, and connection. Combining ancient sound healing principles and recent studies in the benefits of sound therapy, we focus on creating an experience that meets you where you are and asks you to listen deeper than ever before. hOm is a new type of gathering space where people slow down, get into their hearts, and connect. They connect to one another and to themselves. We invite you to attend for whatever reason you may need whether it be for rest and relaxation or medition and connection. When December 29th | EARLY: 4 pm – 6 pm | Arrive between 4 and 4:25 pm | Sound Bath begins at 4:30 pm *entry will no longer be permitted once the sound bath begins Where The Brightside905 E 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45402https://www.thebrightsidedayton.com/Parking The Brightside has a parking lot connected to the venue

hOm New Year’s Sound Bath (late session)
2024-12-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join hOm at The Brightside in Dayton, Ohio for a very special New Year’s Sound Bath as we prepare to enter into the next chapter of 2025. hOm is a world class sound bath experience and gathering. We hold a unique and immersive sound bath experience where modern sound therapy, traditional sound healing, and musical composition all come together providing a space for rest, relaxation, and healing. hOm creates a multi-practitioner sound healing environment using a wide range of acoustic and electronic instruments like piano, violin, singers, singing bowls, atmospheric sound synthesis, and immersive performance to create a tranquil soundscape that washes over you to encourage a sense of safety, stillness, and connection. Combining ancient sound healing principles and recent studies in the benefits of sound therapy, we focus on creating an experience that meets you where you are and asks you to listen deeper than ever before. hOm is a new type of gathering space where people slow down, get into their hearts, and connect. They connect to one another and to themselves. We invite you to attend for whatever reason you may need whether it be for rest and relaxation or medition and connection. When December 29th | Late: Arrive between 7 and 7:25 pm | Sound Bath beginnings at 7:30 pm *entry will no longer be permitted once the sound bath begins Where The Brightside905 E 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45402https://www.thebrightsidedayton.com/Parking The Brightside has a parking lot connected to the venue

New Year’s Eve Skate
2024-12-31 11:00 - 20:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
New Year’s Eve Skate
11:00am – 8:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Ring in the new year with friends, fun, and ice skating at our New Year’s Eve Skate event! The RiverScape CafÃ© will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 50% off admission and skate rental. Extended Hours Weather Dependent.

NYE Ekoostik Hookah
2024-12-31 19:00 - 23:59 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
You’re invited to jammin’ New Year’s Eve with ekoostik hookah & Subterranean! If you’re a music lover – this is a fun way to ring in 2025!
HOW TO GO? Tue, December 31, 2024 The Brightside, 905 E 3rd St Dayton 7:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show General admission tickets $30 – get yours here: https://www.venuepilot.co/events/114610/orders/new#/

Dayton’s 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Silent Disco
2024-12-31 20:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Ring in 2025 at Dayton’s 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Silent Disco at The Yellow Cab Tavern on Dec 31st!
It’s Dayton’s New Year’s Eve Ball Drop tradition!
In our seventh year we are extremely excited to welcome back our host Zac Pitts to count us down through the evening with Dayton’s Silent Disco holding down the dance floor!
Dance in the New Year with three different stations to choose from! KimL will be on the green station with EDM, Sexbox on the blue station with 70s, 80s, and 90s, and John Chapel on the Red station with modern Hip Hop! You will not want to miss this classic Dayton event!
Tickets and more details at daytonsilentdisco.com
Single day tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the doors.
We’re offering “Group Tickets” – Save 20% when you bring a group of 10! (Pre-sale only)
*Discounted single day presale tickets end at Midnight on Dec 30th.
Yellow Cab’s resident truck, The Pizza Bandit, will be set up and serving through 2am!
This event is 21+

New Year’s Day Skate
2025-01-01 13:00 - 20:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
New Year’s Day Skate
1:00pm – 8:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Ring in the new year with friends, fun, and ice skating at our New Year’s Day Skate event! The RiverScape CafÃ© will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 50% off admission and skate rental. Extended Hours Weather Dependent.

Wellness Fridays at the Market
2025-01-03 11:30 - 12:30 | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
During January on Fridays visit the Market for Wellness Fridays 1/3/25 Join the Market book club as they read “How Not to Die” by Michael Greger M.D. 1/10/25 Benefits of Elderberry Syrup: Make your Own Kit 1/17/25 Herbal Teals: How herbs support your overall health 1/24/25 Take a Tai Chi & Qigong class taught by Monica Shultz 1/31/25 Enjoy Passaddhi Yoga with Aleasha Smith

Happy Hour Paint-In
2025-01-03 16:00 - 20:00 | K12 Gallery & TEJAS, 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join a Happy Hour Paint-In! Artists 21+ are welcome to bring their own drinks to enjoy while they do a still-live study in an Impressionist style! $30 per artist. Sessions run 4-6p and 6-8p. Guests must RSVP and pay in advance at 937-461-5149

First Friday
2025-01-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Downtown Dayton
The beginning of every month starts with a bang in downtown Dayton. First Friday is a free art hop featuring exhibit openings at the galleries, along with a variety of entertainment options, arts demonstrations, live music and more. Add to that everything going on at the restaurants, bars, nightclubs, theaters, comedy club, movie theater and more that make up the downtown mix. First Friday is presented by the Downtown Dayton Partnership. For more info and specific event details, visit the First Friday Facebook page. 224-1518.

First Friday at Front Street
2025-01-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Front Street Galleries, 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Enjoy an evening of live music, food trucks, studio and gallery hopping, shopping, and more! It is always free to attend and park at our art hops. We are a family and pet-friendly community. With artwork and handmade goods from more than 250 artists, you’re going to want to get here early!

Swiftie! Theme Skate
2025-01-03 19:00 - 22:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Swiftie! Theme Skate
7:00pm – 10:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Swifties? We never go out of style! Grab your friends, hit the ice and sing along to all your favorite Taylor Swift songs at the MetroParks Ice Rink. Tell everyone you know, by the way, I’m going out tonight! The RiverScape Cafe will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 75% off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

Comedy Night
2025-01-03 19:30 | Gather by Ghostight, 37 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
It’s comedy night at the gallery! See The Gem City Comedy showcase at 7:30 p.m.! Hosted by Mike Shea and featuring Brent Bowser, Chris Karwoski, Ali Augusta, and Nick Osman. $10 Presale tickets are available online and $15 tickets are available at the door.

The Gem City Comedy Showcase
2025-01-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Gather by Ghostight, 37 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
It’s comedy night at the Dana L. Wiley gallery in Gather by Ghostlight!
Hosted by Mike Shea and featuring Brent Bowser, Chris Karwoski, Ali Augusta, and Nick Osman. $10 Presale tickets are available online and $15 tickets are available at the door. Show begins at 7:30 p.m.

OEchella
2025-01-04 17:00 | Oregon Express, 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
This multi genre, two day music fest will be held on January 3rd & 4th, 2025. With a line up filled with everything from Punk, Southern Rock, Hip Hop, Grindcore, Death Metal, Electronic; there is something to offer for everyone!

The Motortown All-Stars
2025-01-04 19:30 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Direct from Detroit – and featuring former members of The Capitols, The Miracles, and The Temptations – The Motortown All-Stars stop in Dayton for a night jam-packed with timeless Motown grooves, impeccable harmonies, and dazzling choreography. The All-Stars perform hits by The Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and more, with the unmistakable Motown sound that has inspired us since the 1950s.

Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
2025-01-05 11:00 - 11:30 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
11:00am – 11:30am
AGE: 5-8 | $50.00
This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers! The registration fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 5, 12, and 19, with a potential makeup date on January 26. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for the lesson. Weather Dependent.

Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
2025-01-05 11:40 - 12:10 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
11:40am – 12:10pm
AGE: 9-13 | $50.00
This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers! The registration fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 5, 12, and 19, with a potential makeup date on January 26. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for the lesson. Weather Dependent.

Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
2025-01-05 12:20 - 12:50 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
12:20pm – 12:50pm
AGE: 14 and up | $50.00
This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers! The registration fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 5, 12, and 19, with a potential makeup date on January 26. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for the lesson. Weather Dependent.

Family Skate Day
2025-01-05 13:00 - 17:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Family Skate Day
1:00pm – 5:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Enjoy child-friendly music and activities that will make you feel like you’re part of the family. The RiverScape Cafe will be open (serving hot chocolate for the kids) and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent where we will have crafts and activities. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Ages three and under skate free with the purchase of an adult admission. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 75% off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

Paint-A-Park
2025-01-05 14:00 - 17:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of Paint-A-Park series
Paint-A-Park
2:00pm – 5:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Jack Frost is nipping at our noses but there is still fun to be had outdoors. Come join us at the Riverscape ice rink for a cheerful afternoon of making art! Supplies will be loaned on sight for you to create with and at the end of the program all participants will be given the opportunity to share their art work on our digital gallery. Weather Dependent.

Photographer Vincent J. Musi: Where The Wild Things Are
2025-01-05 15:00 | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
In this enlightening talk, Vincent shares highlights from more than 30 years traveling the world for National Geographic, documenting a changing planet – from close to home, to along the iconic Route 66, to what it’s like to live at the base of a volcano, to ancient Sicilian mummies. One story that captured his heart took readers “Inside Animal Minds” (National Geographic cover story, March 2008) and included a deep study of birds, apes, dolphins, and dogs, revealing a wide range of emotions and communication skills. With his trademark dry humor, Vincent takes us into the world of animal cognition and on a tour of some of the world’s most unusual pets, including a hilarious romp through his The Year Of The Dogs project. You may never look at man’s best friend the same way again!
Since 1993, Vincent J. Musi has been a regular contributor to National Geographic, covering a vast range of subjects from the Texas Hill Country to the legendary Route 66, to the ancient crypts of Sicily and life at the base of volcanoes. A specialist in animal portraits, his recent work includes projects on domestication, intelligence and cognition. When Vincent’s work shifted from documenting the world to photographing animals, he knew he was in over his head and feared it would end his career. He’s still unsure, as he works with subjects who routinely growl, bark, roar, bite, hiss, claw, poop, or pee… on him. When the world got smaller during COVID, Vincent and his wife, former White House Photographer Callie Shell, created the Unleashed Studio, where he taps into his inner Dr. Dolittle to capture unique dog portraits. As a way to amuse himself (and us), Vince imagines the inner lives of his subjects and shares often side-splitting and sometimes poignant life stories from their perspective. The weekly Instagram series, which grew into a book – initially planned to last one year – is called The Year Of The Dogs. The project and posts went viral and the world won’t let him end it. Vincent believes that everything we learn about animals teaches us everything we don’t know about ourselves.

Erica Keener and Emily Moores Exhibit Artwork at Sinclair Community College
2025-01-06 | Galleries at Sinclair College, 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OH, 45402
The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present works by Erica Keener in the Works on Paper Gallery and Emily Moores in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery. Erica Keener is exhibiting a collection of paintings made from pastels. Looking to the ordinary and her everyday surroundings, Keener focuses on observing the extraordinary. Her works often feature the sky, landscapes, and other natural beauty, which she hopes the viewer will find a connection to something larger than themselves. Emily Moores’s large scale collage-style installation features everyday materials like paper, fabric, and plastic. Her bright colors and varied textures create a whimsical space for viewers to experience feelings of joy and play as well as centering them in their physical space. There will be a virtual artist talk via Zoom on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 12pm. Visit www.sinclair.edu/artgalleries for details. The exhibitions will be on display from January 6–February 5, 2025. Galleries are located on the fourth floor of building 13 (located at West Fifth and Perry Streets). The galleries are free and open to the public from 8am–6pm Monday–Friday and 9am–12pm Saturdays.

Family Program: Plant an Herb Garden
2025-01-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Family Program: Plant an Herb Garden, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space, Wednesday, January 8, 4-5 pm: Create a small indoor herb garden to take home – perfect for beginners or seasoned gardeners.

Color Me Calm: Winter Bookmarks
2025-01-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Color Me Calm: Winter Bookmarks, Thursday, January 9, 5:30-7 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 1A: This session’s project is coloring winter-themed bookmarks. (Adults)

Exhibit: The Future of Female
2025-01-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Society of Artists, 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
January 10th – FEBRUARY 22nd
The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is pleased to present The Future of Female, an exhibition focused on the ideals, hopes, and experiences of women identifying artists. The call for art was open to any women identifying artists who are 18 years or older and who live, work, or attend school in the state of Ohio. All art in any medium, style, and technique were considered. $600 in prizes will be awarded; the juror is McLean Emenegger.
Opening Reception: Friday, January 10th, 5 – 8 PM. Awards announced at 6:30 PM

Circle of Ice! Theme Skate
2025-01-10 19:00 - 22:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Circle of Ice! Theme Skate
7:00pm – 10:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
This Friday night, come be our guest, for a Circle of Ice Theme Skate! Grab your friends and show them a whole new world of ice skating while you’re chillin’ like a villain to your favorite Disney songs. The RiverScape Cafe will be open and skaters can also relax in our heated comfort tent. Skate admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Thanks to our Access to Nature Program, residents who receive SNAP/EBT can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive 75% off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
2025-01-10 19:30 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Inspired by paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, composer Elena Ruehr’s “Sky Above Clouds” is the middle movement of a musical triptych and perfectly captures O’Keeffe’s flair for contemporary sweeping tableaus. The dramatic evening continues with two orchestral heavyweights: Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 and Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, widely considered to be among his greatest works.
