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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

Catrina Face Painting Workshop

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

Catrina Face Painting Workshop, Saturday, September 28, 11 am-2 pm, Main Library, Opportunity Center: Practice face painting for DML’s annual ...

Board Games for Social Change

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

For adult patrons who like to play a variety of games but don’t know where to go for a fix, ...

Sober Trivia Night

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

For adult patrons who like to play a variety of games but don’t know where to go for a fix, ...

Special Collections Natural History Vault Tour

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

Special Collections Natural History Vault Tour, Saturday, September 21, 11 am-12 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 1B: Check out the Library’s ...

Author and Writers Symposium

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

Dayton Metro Library is excited to host its second annual Author and Writers Symposium on Saturday, September 21, from 10 ...

NEA Big Read Kick-Off Celebration

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

Dayton Metro Library will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program exploring Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi with ...

How Does the City Commission Work?

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

Dayton Metro Library supports PRIDE all year long by offering a variety of LGBTQIA+ programs for all ages. This month, ...

Rainbow Readout

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

Dayton Metro Library supports PRIDE all year long by offering a variety of LGBTQIA+ programs for all ages. This month, ...

Altar Making Workshop/Taller: Creando Altares

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

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Sunday, September 15 through Tuesday, October 15, and Dayton Metro Library has exciting, engaging, ...

Historical Context & Local Impact

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

Dayton Metro Library continues celebrating the 70th anniversary of historic Civil Rights court case Brown v. Board of Education with ...

Community Enterprise Legal Clinic

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

Community Enterprise Legal Clinic, Main Library, Opportunity Center, Monday, September 9, 6-8 pm: Presented by Advocates for Basic Legal Equality ...