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Downtown Events Calendar

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point

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

Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of ...

JAM Foodie Tour

Sueno 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting ...

JAM Foodie Tour

Sueno 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting ...

For Dayton By Dayton

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

For Dayton By Dayton 4:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE The fifth annual "For Dayton By Dayton" festival is all about bringing ...

For Dayton By Dayton

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

For Dayton By Dayton 4:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE The fifth annual "For Dayton By Dayton" festival is all about bringing ...

2024 Art Ball

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

The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) has announced details for its 2024 Art Ball fundraiser, taking place Saturday, June 8. Presented by The SharpGroup – ...

Pete Price Album Release

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

Join us for Pete Price's album release at Yellow Cab Tavern! Enjoy music from Pete from his new album Pictures ...

Second Saturday Poetry Salon

Rabbit Hole Books 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH

Come read your own work or someone else's in a cozy, supportive environment.

Matt Mart Vol. 2

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

Our very own Matt Ross is at it again with a new batch of used records to spin and sling ...

Dayton Dragons vs. Lansing Lugnuts

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 ...

New World Symphony

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

DPAA honors Black Music Month by celebrating African American musical traditions. Florence Price, the first Black woman to receive national ...

Superior Donuts

Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USA

Arthur Przybyszewski, a former 1960s radical, owns a rundown donut shop in Chicago’s Uptown. His only employee, an energetic but ...

Skin Contact: Pride

Joui Wine 117 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

Skin Contact. We all want it, and you'll get it here... both in your wine and on the dance floor. ...

Exhibit: What’s New?

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

As part of Dayton Metro Library’s celebration of Juneteenth, the Library welcomes a traveling exhibit, What’s New?, from the African ...

Church of Funk

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

Cooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...

Jewish Cultural Festival

Temple Israel 130 Riverside Dr., Dayton, OH

Temple Israel’s Jewish Cultural Festival, set for Sunday, June 9, 2024 from 11:00AM – 7:00PM opens the door to Judaism ...

Vinyl Vinyl Sunday

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

Sundays are for taking it slow with a killer beer, your favorite LP, and a free donut. We’ve got the ...

Dayton Dragons vs. Lansing Lugnuts

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 ...