Things to do in Dayton Ohio
Wondering what to do this weekend? Dayton Local has the most comprehensive list of local events, concerts, festivals, and other activities in Dayton. If you're looking for places to go and fun things to do in Dayton and around the Miami Valley, we've always got plenty of suggestions!
Dayton Events Calendar
Upcoming Featured events around Dayton
Our Lady of the Rosary Fish Fry
Friday Night Fish Fry - All you can eat Icelandic cod, chicken strips, fresh sausage and more. Everything made by Chef Joe is fresh and made from scratch. Doors open at 5.30.
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.
Family Movie Series at the Neon
Bring the family for fun, festive films this holiday season at The Neon. Merry Christmas!
Straight No Chaser: Holiday Road Tour
STRAIGHT NO CHASER bring their Holiday Road Tourtour to the Schuster Center in Dayton this Christmas.
Light Up Middletown
A Drive-Through Fantasy Light Display - Open Every Night Thanksgiving Through New Year's Eve
A Carillon Christmas
Featuring thousands of Christmas lights, traditional holiday fare, Santa Claus, live music, historical craft demonstrations, and so much more.
North Pole Express Train Ride
All Aboard Nov & Dec - Experience the Joy of the Holidays! Hop aboard our North Pole Express with Santa and his elves for a magical train ride through beautiful Warren County.
Woodland Lights
Walk the path to holiday fun at Woodland Lights - a half-mile wonderland of holiday lights, displays, and festivities! November 21-December 30, 2025
Harlem Globetrotters in Dayton
Get ready for high-flying fun! Known as innovators of the game of basketball for decades, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters come to Wright State University's Nutter Center.
Luis J. Gomez: Bring 5 Friends Tour
Luis is a founding member of Legion of Skanks. Special Note: This show is presented by Bricky’s Comedy Club but (due to high demand) will take place at Bock Family Brewing, 8150 Washington Village Dr, Dayton, OH 45458
Trivia Wednesdays - Stranger Things
Stranger Things Trivia at On Par Jan 14, 7PM. Free to play, prizes for top teams. 21+ at 8:30 or once trivia ends.
Dayton Art Institute Special Interest Tour – Food Tour
DAI’s Special Interest Tours are community tours with specialized themes! Explore the museum and invoke your creative spirit following the tour with a quick, make-and-take art activity.
Places to go around Dayton
Things to do around Dayton
On the Fly Fitness Studio
Regardless if you are in the best shape of your life and want a challenge or just getting started, this is a place for you.
Vandalia Recreation Center
58,000 square foot facility including a fitness center, indoor waterpark and more, serving the community's recreation and leisure needs.
Wild Axe Throwing
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!
Bonnybrook Farms
Located just 20 minutes east of Kings Island in southeastern Warren County. Chuck Wagon Dinner Rides, Weddings, Company Picnics, Country Fair, Fall Farm Day, Lantern Light Wagon Rides.
America's Packard Museum
The world's only restored Packard Dealership operating as a museum, and only full-time museum dedicated exclusively to the Packard Motor Car Company, its products and philosophies.
North River Alpacas
We are an alpaca farm located in Greene County; we raise alpacas for their beautiful fleece which is made into apparel. Our farm welcomes visitors. Call us!
Level Up Pinball Bar
23 COINLESS Pinball machines and 12 state-of-the-art arcades?. Reloadable RFID card system handles credits. Our Stern Tables feature Insider Connect to track your high scores and achievements!
Ohio Hot Air Balloon Rides
Bella Balloons Hot Air Balloon Company is located in Lebanon, Ohio, and primarily operates around Dayton, Cincinnati, and the Miami Valley area providing outstanding views of Ohio's beautiful landscapes.
Mike's Bike Park
Mike's Bike Park is Dayton's only INDOOR cycling facility! 50,000 square feet of riding for all ages and ability levels. Family friendly fun for everyone! We are open seven days a week!
Cinemark at The Greene + IMAX
Stadium seating, unobstructed viewing utilizing 18-inch risers, remarkable 48 inches between rows for maximum legroom and ease of motion.
Victoria Theatre
Live Performances in an elegant, historic theatre located in downtown Dayton Ohio. Can accommodate up to 1,100 for meetings, 120 for banquets.
SPARK Art Studio
Art enrichment classes for kids of all ages, art birthday parties, workshops, and more!
Cox Arboretum
This beautiful 189-acre facility is a special place for visitors to escape among trees, shrubs, specialty gardens, mature forests, and prairies.
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre is dedicated to inspiring personal growth in young people and creating shared performing arts experiences for families.
The Loft Theatre
Conveniently located between the beautiful Victoria Theatre and Uno's Restaurant at 126 North Main Street in downtown Dayton, The Loft is easy to find thanks to the large red awning that stands over the street level entrance to the building.
Garst Museum
Garst Museum is a large historical museum with over 300,000 artifacts on display in over 35,000 square feet of exhibit space within six building wings. Major exhibits are the Annie Oakley Center, CrossRoads of Destiny, American Indians, Lowell Thomas, the Village, Agricultural and Military exhibits.
JD Legends Entertainment Complex
JD Legends entertainment complex is an indoor/outdoor complex featuring a 24 lane bowling center, 3 sand volleyball courts, a tiki bar , sports bar , restaurant , night club and concert venue.
Air Time Ballooning
Provides sunrise and sunset hot air balloon ride flight adventures in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas seven days a week, customized to you and your occasion.
Rumble Mountain
Rumble Mountain Bike Rally is held annually over the Labor Day Weekend just outside of Pleasant Hill Ohio.
Armstrong Air & Space Museum
The museum is a monument to the achievements of not only Neil Armstrong but all Ohioans who have attempted to defy gravity, as well as to the history of the space program itself.
