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200+ Free Outdoor Summer Concerts in 2024
Feel the Rhythm! Over 200 Free Summer Concerts & Music Festivals will rock Dayton & the Miami Valley in 2024!
Art in the City
Free Family-Friendly Event! Art in the City, a celebration of downtown Dayton's visual and performing arts communities.
2024 Preble County Pork Fest: Sizzling with Flavor and Star Power
Get Your Bacon On! The Preble County Pork Festival is bringing the heat with a new bacon-focused breakfast buffet and a headlining performance by Easton Corbin.
Pineapple Fest at Austin Landing
SUMMER 2024 - Featuring all things pineapple, the Miami Valley Restaurant Association to host Pineapple Fest at Austin Landing July 27!
Happy Together Tour 2024
Back by popular demand! The Happy Together Tour travels back to Kettering… come on and return to the 60s and 70s on a summer evening!
Art in Motion: Summer Film Series at the DAI
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of cinema with these fan-favorite films in the beautiful Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium at the Dayton Art Institute. Come early for the Organ Concert.
Pepper Fest
**NEW FESTIVAL FOR 2024 ** "Fraze and Spice and Everything Nice"—If you like spicy food, rockin’ music and a hearty party, then you’ll love this FREE festival at the Fraze in Kettering
Bites in the Heights at Rose Music Center
Dayton Food Trucks dishing out a variety of delicacies, children's activities, a cruise-in car show, and a movie screening of The Wizard of Oz! Admission to the event is FREE!
Great American Beer Tasting
Come out to Great American Beer Tasting at Day Air Ballpark this summer where you can enjoy over 100 different beers, ciders, and seltzers.
Alice Cooper at The Rose
Alice Cooper returns to Dayton in 2024: TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT TOUR at The Rose Music Center.
Wild Axe Throwing OPEN in Beavercreek
Get your axe to Beavercreek and experience Dayton's first axe throwing bar. Perfect for date night, team building, corporate parties, or fun outings with friends and family.