Pumpkin Decorating and Trick or Treating at the Market
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAJoin us at the Market as we celebrate Halloween! We have free pumpkins and supplies to decorate a pumpkin, then ...
News & Progress
Loading view.
BECAUSE YOU’RE TIRED OF THE SAME ROUTINE…
BE DOWNTOWN
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.
Have an event to submit to our calendar? If it is located downtown (within our service area) and open to the public, it’s likely we’ll include it. Send us your event info using our event submission form.
Subscribe to our weekly “e-vents” emails to get downtown event information delivered straight to your inbox.
Downtown Events Calendar
EMO Night with Flicker // Fade
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHGet ready to scream your favorite lyrics and relive your Warped Tour days—EMO NIGHT is coming to Dayton! Featuring a ...
Halloween Bar Crawl
Oregon Express 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, USAGet ready to celebrate Halloween like never before! On October 31st and November 1st, join us in Dayton for a ...
Community Workshop: Intuitive Collage Journaling
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesUsing a mix of found images, textures and words, you’ll create deeply personal, process-driven collages that reflect your emotions, thoughts ...
Dayton Cheese Fest – Dayton Food Truck Rally
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHWe're celebrating the 12 years of The Dayton Food Truck Rallies with specialty food fests all year long! Join us ...
Stuffed Animal Checkup
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library is excited to introduce a new storytime series, Stuffed Animal Checkup, taking place at various Branch locations ...
Hometown Heroes Family Storytime
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library is launching a new storytime series called Hometown Heroes Family Storytime, which will be held one Monday ...
Free Yoga | Arcade Arts & Wellness
Dayton Arcade 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OHThe 2025 Arcade Arts & Wellness Series is a rejuvenating journey with a variety of local yoga instructors amidst the ...
Teatime at the Market!
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAPat Frock, a 2nd Street Market Vendor with Sweet Emmy Herbals will talk about the many herbs available to help ...
Friday Night Paint-In
K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OHFriday Night Paint-In on first Fridays of every month between October 2025-April 2026. 2 sessions available 4:00pm-6:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm. Bring ...
First Friday
Downtown DaytonThe beginning of every month starts with a bang in downtown Dayton. First Friday is a free art hop featuring ...
Front Street Art Hop
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHArt, Music, Food, Community: First Friday Art Hop at Front Street. We are so excited to announce that we have ...
Friday Night Paint-In
K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OHFriday Night Paint-In on first Fridays of every month between October 2025-April 2026. 2 sessions available 4:00pm-6:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm. Bring ...
Casino Night Fundraiser: Blackjack for Breast Wishes
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHJoin us for an exciting night of Black Jack, Poker, Roulette and your favorite casino games. Your purchase includes chips ...
Bourbon & Bubbles
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesCelebrate with an artsy cocktail party in the beautiful setting of the museum’s Shaw Gothic Cloister and Great Hall. Bourbon ...
Front Street Art Hop
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHArt, Music, Food, Community: First Friday Art Hop at Front Street. We are so excited to announce that we have ...
Drive Electric Dayton at the Market!
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAVisit the Market, enjoy a free cup of coffee and meet representatives from Drive Electric Dayton. They will have their ...
Four Winds Indigenous Fashion Show
The Tank at The Dayton Arcade 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OHJoin us in The Tank at The Dayton Arcade for an Indigenous Fashion Show, featuring Harmony Star, Aaron Buffalo, Okwarikowa ...
Skinner Pipe Organ Concert
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesHear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...