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As we begin to safely resume gathering and rediscovering all the great things downtown has to offer, we’re especially excited to get back to all the fun events we’ve missed so much!
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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VinylVinylSunday
Bring your own vinyl, eat some free donuts, and relax with a beer. Come enjoy our weekly wind-down - we’re ...
Find out more »Exhibit: Norman Rockwell: Stories of Emotion
Norman Rockwell: Stories of Emotion October 23, 2021–February 13 , 2022 A DAI exclusive, this intimate Focus Exhibition will feature ...
Find out more »Exhibit: Beyond the Woodblock
Beyond the Woodblock October 2, 2021–March 6, 2022 Gallery 105 The phrase “Japanese prints” is almost synonymous with woodblock prints, ...
Find out more »Downtown Jingle Lights
See downtown streets transformed into an interactive, drive-thru light show, choreographed to the beat of your favorite holiday tunes! Tune ...
Find out more »Dayton Holiday Festival: Virginia Kettering’s Holiday Train Display
Virginia Kettering’s Holiday Train Display November 16-January 2 Stratacache Tower lobby at the corner of Second & Main sts. View ...
Find out more »Dayton Holiday Festival: Whimsical Windows Contest
Beginning November 26, with online voting Dec. 3-30 Select businesses throughout downtown This annual contest shows off the creativity of ...
Find out more »Ice Skating
Sheltered under the covered pavilion, the MetroParks Ice Rink sets the scene as a perfect winter wonderland in downtown Dayton. ...
Find out more »Link Winter Warriors
Sign up for Winter Warriors 2021! This year's competition will start on December 1 and go until December 31! Stay ...
Find out more »Polar Bear Express
Nov. 22-Feb. 28 • Polar Bear Express Routes throughout downtown; Call for dates, times, and cost. Book a ride aboard ...
Find out more »RTA Holiday Bus
Nov. 26-Jan 1 • RTA Holiday Bus Santa’s sleigh is at the RTA! The Greater Dayton RTA’s holiday bus features ...
Find out more »Half-priced Hot Chocolate
Nov. 28, Dec. 5 & 12 • Half-priced Hot Chocolate Winans Chocolates + Coffees, 221 N. Patterson Blvd.; Call for ...
Find out more »Dayton Holiday Festival: Elf on the Shelf Hunt
Find the elf hidden in each Whimsical Window and snap a pic for a chance to win $100 in Downtown ...
Find out more »10:00 am
“Introducing…” Workshops
Nov. 14 & Dec. 5 • “Introducing...” Workshops Dayton Society of Artists, online via Zoom; 10 a.m.The DSA presents online ...
Find out more »11:00 am
Learn to Ice Skate: Children’s Course
Learn to Ice Skate: Children's Course 11:00am - 11:30am AGE: 3-8 | $50.00 Skills include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, ...
Find out more »11:40 am
Learn to Ice Skate Teen Course
Learn to Ice Skate Teen Course 11:40am - 12:10pm AGE: 11-18 | $50.00 Skills include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, ...
Find out more »12:20 pm
Learn to Ice Skate Adult Course
Learn to Ice Skate Adult Course 12:20pm - 12:50pm AGE: 18 and up | $50.00 Skills include skating forward and backward edges on a ...
Find out more »2:00 pm
Who’s Holiday
Our special holiday show is a wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who ...
Find out more »Skinner Pipe Organ Performance
Hear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Performances take place ...
Find out more »Doll High Tea
Calling all doll lovers young and old! Moms, aunts, grandmas are invited to bring their favorite little girl and her ...
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. ...
Find out more »SDDT 28th Annual Nutcracker
South Dayton Dance Theatre presents the classic holiday ballet. $15-35. Free parking. More info: 435-5052 or sddt.org.
Find out more »3:00 pm
DPYO Winter Concert
Founded in 1937 by Paul Katz, the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra brings together the greater Dayton area’s most gifted young ...
Find out more »The Road to Mecca
Production dates: December 3-19, 2021 Helen Martins is a South African woman living in a Christian community. She realizes she ...
Find out more »4:00 pm
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. ...
Find out more »5:00 pm
A Carillon Christmas
Join us for A Carillon Christmas to see Carillon Historical Park’s 65-acre campus transformed into a winter wonderland of sparkle, magic, and ...
Find out more »7:00 pm
Who’s Holiday
Our special holiday show is a wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who ...
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