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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

The Hot Wing King

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

JUNE 3 - 14, 2026 The Hot Wing King Playwright: Katori Hall Director: Darnell Pierre Benjamin It’s time for the ...

Mahler 5 & Charles Yang

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

Prepare to be blown away! Violin virtuoso Charles Yang – of the genre-defying supergroup Time For Three –takes the stage ...

Pride Night at The Barrel House

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

10% of bar sales from open to close donated to the good folks at PFLAG Dayton, a crazy good taplist, ...

Vinyl Vinyl Sundays

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

Sunday – Vinyl Vinyl Sunday – bring your records, we’ll play ’em

The Hot Wing King

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

JUNE 3 - 14, 2026 The Hot Wing King Playwright: Katori Hall Director: Darnell Pierre Benjamin It’s time for the ...

The Beacon

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

The Beacon By Nancy Harris On a storm-battered island off the Irish coast, a renowned artist retreats to a skeletal ...

The Hot Wing King

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

JUNE 3 - 14, 2026 The Hot Wing King Playwright: Katori Hall Director: Darnell Pierre Benjamin It’s time for the ...

Artist in Training (AIT) Program

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

After school Artist in Training program geared for grades 3rd-12th grades. Classes are Monday-Wednesdays from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Open Studio time to ...

LGBTQIA+ Book Club

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

LGBTQIA+ Book Club, Monday, June 8, 5:30-6:30 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 3A: Read The Mimicking of Known Successes by ...

Community Fitness: BootyMix

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

Learn to love the raw, unedited version of yourself through dance fitness. BootyMix is a mixture of booty-centric experiences that ...

Community Fitness: Bootcamp

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

Join The Unit for an exciting bootcamp workout that will take you through RiverScape in a whole new way. Whether ...

CURIO at Courthouse Square

Courthouse Square Third & Main Streets, Dayton, OH, USA

Free entertainment in the heart of downtown Throughout the summer months, fun, out-of-the-box entertainment can be found on Courthouse Square, ...

Artist in Training (AIT) Program

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

After school Artist in Training program geared for grades 3rd-12th grades. Classes are Monday-Wednesdays from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Open Studio time to ...