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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

Sideshow 16 (2023)

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

Sideshow is an annual two day festival of art, music, and performance! A gift from us to the Dayton creative ...

Dayton Dragons vs. Fort Wayne Tincaps

Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Catch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...

Beethoven’s Second Symphony

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

Beethoven’s Second concludes this season’s Masterworks Series and our Beethoven symphony cycle. Responding to his near-suicidal anguish over growing deaf, ...

Exhibit: Woodblock Prints of Saitō Kiyoshi

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

January 28–July 16, 2023 With a career spanning six decades, Saitō Kiyoshi (1907–1997) was one of the most prolific Japanese ...

Exhibit: Arturo Herrera: Between

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

Arturo Herrera: Between Apr 14, 2023 – Jul 2, 2023 THE DR. ROBERT BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents Between, recent ...

Exhibit: Kevin Jerome Everson: films

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

Kevin Jerome Everson: films Apr 14, 2023 – Jul 2, 2023 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY ...

Touch a Sole

Sole Touchers 37 S. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH

The goal of the "Touch a Sole" experience is to assist people who value and wear their sneakers providing them ...

Exhibit: Americans and the Holocaust

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

Dayton Metro Library is one of 50 U.S. academic and public libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a ...

Fight For Air Climb

Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Do good, feel great. Climb stairs to support people with lung disease who are fighting for every breath. Work your ...

Yoga in the Park

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Part of Fitness in the Park series Yoga in the Park 10:00am - 11:00am AGE: All ages | FREE Enjoy fun, effective and FREE ...

Dayton Bike Yard Grand Opening

Welcome Park 1437 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH

Bring your bike, and join the City of Dayton, Carillon neighborhood, and our biking community as we celebrate the grand ...

Exhibit: Vintage Artwork & Décor Show

Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH

A variety of vintage artwork, home décor and furniture will be available for sale during this show at the Edward ...

Exhibit: Inspire(d)

Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United States

Inspire(d) APRIL 7 - MAY 20 Inspire(d) is the Dayton Society of Artists’ 2023 annual spring juried exhibition. The call for art ...