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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

Season of Love Drinks

Winans Chocolates + Coffee 221 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Three very special "season of love" drinks begin February 1st at Winans. Stop by for a LOVE BUG MOCHA with white chocolate, ...

Black History Month-Music at the Market

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

10:30am - 1:30pm AGE: All ages | FREE Music at the Market with Eddie Osborne. Eddie is an accomplished R&B Jazz musician, he's multifaceted, ...

The Black Tour World Premiere

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

Are you ready for the dance tour of the millennia? Dayton Contemporary Dance Company presents THE BLACK TOUR, a holistic journey ...

Rewind: Celebrating The Music Of The ‘80s

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

Step inside the Schuster Center and into our musical time warp and be transported back to a time when hair ...

Exhibit: Becky Suss: “Home”

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

Becky Suss Home Jan 13, 2023 – Mar 26, 2023 THE DR. ROBERT BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton is ...

Exhibit: What ABOUT Hair

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

Dayton Metro Library is pleased to welcome a unique exhibit titled What ABOUT Hair, presented by the Women Strong Art ...

Exhibit: Woodblock Prints of Saitō Kiyoshi

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

January 28–July 16, 2023 With a career spanning six decades, Saitō Kiyoshi (1907–1997) was one of the most prolific Japanese ...

The Art of Love

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

The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) has announced “The Art of Love”, a specially curated art experience for first dates, budding ...

Season of Love Drinks

Winans Chocolates + Coffee 221 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Three very special "season of love" drinks begin February 1st at Winans. Stop by for a LOVE BUG MOCHA with white chocolate, ...

Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course

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

Learn to Ice Skate! Children's Course 11:00am - 11:30am AGE: 5-8 | $50.00 Learn the basics of skating so that you can get out ...

Learn to Ice Skate! Youth/Teen Course

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

Learn to Ice Skate! Youth/Teen Course 11:40am - 12:10pm AGE: 9-15 | $50.00 Learn the basics of skating so that you can get out ...

Learn to Ice Skate! Adult Course

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

Learn to Ice Skate! Adult Course 826:59pm - 826:59pm AGE: 18 and up | $50.00 Learn the basics of skating so that you can ...

Paint-A-Park

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

Paint-A-Park 2:00pm - 5:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Winter may be cold but there is still beauty to be found in it's depths. ...

Maria Callas: A Centennial Celebration

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

Dayton Opera celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas with a concert of some of the diva’s ...

The Black Tour World Premiere

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

Are you ready for the dance tour of the millennia? Dayton Contemporary Dance Company presents THE BLACK TOUR, a holistic journey ...

Exhibit: What ABOUT Hair

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

Dayton Metro Library is pleased to welcome a unique exhibit titled What ABOUT Hair, presented by the Women Strong Art ...

Season of Love Drinks

Winans Chocolates + Coffee 221 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH

Three very special "season of love" drinks begin February 1st at Winans. Stop by for a LOVE BUG MOCHA with white chocolate, ...