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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

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 ...

Disney’s The Lion King

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

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, ...

Open Mic Thursday

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

Every Thursday is Open Mic night at The Barrel House Have a pint, strut yer stuff, or just enjoy some ...

Peerless

The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OH

APRIL 25 - MAY 12, 2024 Peerless BY JIEHAE PARK DIRECTOR MARYA SPRING CORDES ^ Twins M and L have ...

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, ...

Exhibit: Person Place Thing

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

PERSON PLACE THING APRIL 5 - MAY 18 PERSON PLACE THING is the Dayton Society of Artists’ 2024 annual spring juried ...

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 ...

Mother’s Day Weekend

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

Mother’s Day Weekend at Rabbit Hole Books. Special shopping for kids with wrap stations— they can wrap books and gifts ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

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

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...

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 ...

Learn about Heirloom Tomato Varieties

2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USA

Betty Hoevel, Five Rivers MetroParks (FRMP) Education Coordinator, discusses heirloom tomato varieties and how to get the best yield from ...

Dragons High School Baseball Showcase

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

The Dragons High School Baseball Showcase, presented by Bob Ross Auto Group, is back at Day Air Ballpark! Twenty-four teams ...

The Magic Of Motown

Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Magic of Motown will transport you straight to Motown through costumes, choreography, and 15 power vocalists backed by a ...

Dragons High School Baseball Showcase

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

The Dragons High School Baseball Showcase, presented by Bob Ross Auto Group, is back at Day Air Ballpark! Twenty-four teams ...

Peerless

The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OH

APRIL 25 - MAY 12, 2024 Peerless BY JIEHAE PARK DIRECTOR MARYA SPRING CORDES ^ Twins M and L have ...