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 ...
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Downtown Events Calendar
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 ...
Wassail, Wit, and Who Done It? presented by Mayhem & Mystery
Spaghetti Warehouse 36 W. Fifth St., Dayton, OHIt’s Christmas time and The Wassail Warblers, a group of long-time friends and semi-committed amateur carolers, are making their annual ...
Pantry Partner Food Distribution
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library is proud to partner with The Foodbank to make the Pantry Partner program possible; please visit https://thefoodbankdayton.org/ for ...
Reading Railroad Student Mental Health Symposium
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host its second annual Reading Railroad Student Mental Health Symposium on Thursday, November 13, from 10 ...
The Art of Juicing
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAJoin Donna Wilson owner of Choice Juice Boxx, a Market vendor, as she demonstrates the different fruits and vegetables in ...
Special Interest Tour – Food Tour
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us at the DAI for our Food Tour! Explore unique portrayals of food and the ways the world is ...
95th Annual Waffle Shop
Christ Episcopal Church 20 W. First St., Dayton, OHHungry to be fed? “Waffle Shop” returns as a dine-in or carry-out event again this year, offered Tuesday – Friday ...
Passadhi Yoga with Aleasha
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USACommunity Fitness at the Market! This is a great opportunity to learn the ancient art of yoga. Aleasha with Passaddhi ...
Chess Fest 2025
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library and the Dayton Chess Society are partnering to host Chess Fest 2025 at the Main Library on ...
Global Artisan Market
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAThe Market has partnered with Welcome Dayton and other partner agencies in inviting special guest artisans who recently arrived in ...
Stock up Wednesday at the Market
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAThanksgiving and the holidays are here! Stop by the 2nd Street Market to support your favorite small businesses. Whether you’re ...