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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

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, ...

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 ...

Figure Drawing

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

Join us for our Saturday Nude Figure Drawing session. $5 modeling fee, and make sure to bring your own supplies. ...

Miami Valley Community ID Drive

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

This programs issues IDs to any Miami Valley resident, including the unhoused, elderly, immigrants and/or refugees, and those returning from ...

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 ...

Mother’s Day Hypertufa Sale

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

Make someone special Smile… Give a gift made with Love. Mother's Day sale of potted plants with Hypertufa. Proceeds go ...

Second Saturday Drop-in Studio

The Mosaic Institute of Greater Dayton 260 Oak St., Dayton, OH

Join us in our studio every Second Saturday of the month from 10a-4p. No need to sign up or call--just ...

Saturday Art Classes

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

Come get creative with us! K12 Gallery & TEJAS offers month-long Saturday classes from 11:00am-1:00pm for Pre-K through 2nd Graders, ...

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 ...

Healthy Kids Day

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

Come join us at Riverscape on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, from noon to 4 pm, as we celebrate Healthy Kids ...

12 Year Anniversary Celebration

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

Celebrate our 12th Anniversary with us! There will be merch, door prizes, and a kitchen special all day long. Kick ...

Downtown Housing Tour

Downtown Dayton

With hundreds of new housing units currently under construction, there’s never been a better time to think about living in ...

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 ...