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.
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.
Straight No Chaser: Holiday Road Tour
STRAIGHT NO CHASER bring their Holiday Road Tourtour to the Schuster Center in Dayton this Christmas.
Riverscape Ice Skating
Sheltered under the covered pavilion at Riverscape, the regions largest outdoor ice rink is located in Downtown Dayton. ⚠️ BE SURE TO CHECK FOR CLOSURE ALERTS BEFORE YOU GO! ⚠️
Jimmy Leach Holiday Jazz Show at Whisperz Speakeasy
Jazz singer and trumpeter Jimmy Leach sings and plays all your favorite holiday favorites with his quintet at Whisperz Speakeasy. Songs by Elvis, Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Ella Fitzgerald, & Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan.
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
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.
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.
A Carillon Christmas
Featuring thousands of Christmas lights, traditional holiday fare, Santa Claus, live music, historical craft demonstrations, and so much more.
Light Up Middletown
A Drive-Through Fantasy Light Display - Open Every Night Thanksgiving Through New Year's Eve
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!
Places to go around Dayton
Things to do around Dayton
Washington Township Rec Plex
Formerly the Washington Township Recreation. We offer a variety of programs included classes (Aquatic Lessons, Art, Fitness, Preschool, Sports Classes and Acting Lessons) along with Leagues and Camps.
Bricky's Comedy Club
Bricky's Comedy Club is a live comedy venue featuring some of the best up-and-coming comedy acts from around the Midwest and surrounding regions.
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.
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Regional provider of interactive science learning experiences which enrich the lives of children and adults.
Mengs Martial Arts & Mile High Karate
Mile High Karate and Meng's Martial Arts of Centerville is a full-time, professional school focused on working with youth, teens, and families in Southern Dayton, Centerville, Oakwood, Springboro, Kettering, and Washington Township.
La Comedia Dinner Theatre
The Lacomedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro Ohio - Combining Broadway-style entertainment and fine dining since 1975!
Black Box Improv Theater
The Black Box Improv Theater is a long form improv theater located downtown Dayton in The Cannery Building on Third Street.
Carillon Park
Experience Dayton's rich heritage of creativity and invention at Carillon Historical Park! Enjoy our beautiful 65-acre campus with 35 special exhibit buildings and structures ready for you to explore.
Clark State Performing Arts Center
Located in downtown Springfield, the Performing Arts Center houses the beautiful Kuss Auditorium as well as the black box Turner Studio Theatre.
The Contemporary Dayton
The Contemporary Dayton is a non-profit gallery and artist resource that provides art for the community and a community for artists. (Formerly Dayton Visual Arts Center / DVAC).
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Located at The Mall at Fairfield Commons - Where Kids create their own stuffed animals - our pawsonal party planners can help customize a birthday party just for you!
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!
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.
Kings Island
Amusement park located in Mason OH has more than 80 world-class rides and attractions that are perfect for thrill seekers of all ages.
Always Ballroom Dance Studio
Serving the Dayton dance community for over 19 years offering singles & couples: group classes, practice parties, private lessons, work-shops with nationally known pros, wedding choreography, etc.
Dayton Mixed Martial Arts Academy
Dayton MMA is a 10,000 sqft MMA training facility located in Beavercreek.
Englewood Fun Center
Outdoor Miniature Golf, Indoor Batting Cages, Inflatable Bouncing Houses, Arcade, more...
THE WEB extreme entertainment
West Chester Location - Laser Web - Inside Track - Jurassic Par Mini-Golf - Hang Ten bowling alley - great for birthday parties and group events!!
Southern Ohio Diving Academy
Scuba Schools International Platinum Training Facility with classes in several Dayton locations.
K12 Gallery & TEJAS
Inspiring people of all ages to imagine, learn, and create art in a unique and encouraging environment.
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.
