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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

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

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

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

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

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

Exhibit: The Artistic Life of Aka Pereyma

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

Aka Pereyma’s art, unconventional and visionary, demonstrates a highly personal means of expression. Weaving folk-art traditions with modern artistic styles, ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

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

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

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

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

History, Heritage, and Henrietta

Sinclair Conference Center 301 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, USA

Since 1951, Henrietta's HeLa cells, taken without her or her family's knowledge or consent, would become responsible for some of ...

Wu-Tang Wednesday

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

Come to The Barrel House every Wednesday for Wu-Tang Wednesday! What could be better than beer and hip hop? Every ...

Exhibit: The Artistic Life of Aka Pereyma

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

Aka Pereyma’s art, unconventional and visionary, demonstrates a highly personal means of expression. Weaving folk-art traditions with modern artistic styles, ...

Tiny Thursday: Story Time and Art Project

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

Are you a toddler with an awesome parent/grandparent/caregiver who likes to take you to fun, creative weekday programs? Join us ...

Health Wisdom from Ancient China Part II

Sinclair Conference Center 301 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, USA

HEALTH WISDOM FROM ANCIENT CHINA PART II "EMOTIONAL HEALING" DATE: Apil 4, 2024 TIME: 11:30 a.m. LOCATION: Sinclair Conference Center, ...

Generation Dayton: Arts & Culture Lunch and Learn

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

Join Generation Dayton for a lively panel discussion featuring dynamic creative leaders from a variety of arts and culture organizations ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

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

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes

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

The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...

Garden Party

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

As the flowers bloom outside, let your spring palate flourish at the Schuster Center with a GARDEN PARTY. Featuring wines (white, ...

An Evening with David Matthews

Sinclair Conference Center 301 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, USA

Sinclair's Diversity Office welcomes, Guest Speaker: david matthews, Author, Poet/Musician. A discovery of world-acclaimed poetess Nikki Giovanni in 1972. Since ...

Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche

PNC Arts Annex 46 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH

It’s 1956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. ...