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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

Community Workshop: The Clay Lab

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

Designed for adults who want to reconnect with their creativity through the grounding and meditative process of hand-building with clay. ...

Karaoke

The Dayton Beer Company 41 MADISON STREET, Dayton, OH, United States

Join us for Karaoke Thursdays at The Dayton Beer Company, hosted by Limelight Entertainment from 6:30 p.m.-9:30p.m. Cheers!

EMO Night with Flicker // Fade

The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

Get ready to scream your favorite lyrics and relive your Warped Tour days—EMO NIGHT is coming to Dayton! Featuring a ...

Open Mic Night

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

Open Mic Night – sign up online, then show up and show out.

Music Bingo Thursdays

The Trolley Stop 530 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, USA

We have music bingo every Thursday! It’s free to play, lots of fun, hosted by KG, and there are prizes ...

Exhibit: Beyond Guilt

The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH

Beyond Guilt is a compelling visual experience that tells the powerful and redemptive stories of those impacted by over-sentencing and ...

Halloween Bar Crawl

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

Get ready to celebrate Halloween like never before! On October 31st and November 1st, join us in Dayton for a ...

Exhibit: Beyond Guilt

The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH

Beyond Guilt is a compelling visual experience that tells the powerful and redemptive stories of those impacted by over-sentencing and ...

Saturday Art Workshops

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

Saturday Art Workshops for Kindergarten-12th Grade and Adults. Each month explore a different art medium (Clay, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Mosaics, ...

Saturday Community Tours

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

Explore the museum and learn more with a guided tour! Come to the DAI for weekly tour themes like: Dayton ...

Community Workshop: Intuitive Collage Journaling

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

Using a mix of found images, textures and words, you’ll create deeply personal, process-driven collages that reflect your emotions, thoughts ...

Spooky Tours at the Dayton Art Institute

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

Back by popular demand - DAI’s Spooky Tours! Enjoy a tour exploring spooky legends, signs and symbols and death and ...

Family Open Studio

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

Join us in Studio A in the Education Wing of Rike for a time of open-ended creativity and art making. ...