Get Creative! Classes & Workshops around Dayton
Art class, music and dancing lessons, sewing classes, cooking classes, and more. Discover your creative side and be inspired!
Classes & Creative in Dayton
Social Vintage Dance Lessons Friday Nights
Friday, August 14 2026
We socially dance many types of historical and modern dances. Our emphasis is typically on having fun with partnered social dances, but we also do set dances, circle dances, line dances, and solo dance as well.
Artist Feedback Forum
Saturday, August 15 2026
To build community and foster the sharing of ideas, The Contemporary Dayton offers an Artist's Feedback Forum for Artist Members. Bring a finished work or a work of art in progress to receive constructive feedback.
Family Open Studio
Saturday, August 15 2026
Join us for a time of open-ended creativity and art making! No signup necessary. We encourage you and your family to just drop in!
Sigil Crafting with Salem
Saturday, August 15 2026
In this hands-on workshop, we'll explore both the history and modern practice of sigil creation
Special Interest Tour – How’s the Weather? - Dayton Art Institute
Saturday, August 15 2026
DAI’s Special Interest Tours are community tours with specialized themes! Explore the museum and make new connections! Invoke your creative spirit following the tour with a quick, make-and-take art activity.
The One with Goats & Little Makers
Saturday, August 15 2026
Little hands, big creativity, and a few four-legged friends 💚 Join us for a playful, hands-on craft experience where kids create, explore, and enjoy time with our friendly goats at The Grazing Ground.
Victorian Afternoon Teas at Patterson Homestead
Sunday, August 16 2026
Join us for an authentic three course tea service by costumed interpreters and learn about the Patterson family. Advance Registration Required.
Scottish Country Dance Lessons
Tuesday, August 18 2026
Come learn the reels, jigs, and strathspeys of Scotland in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. No experience or partner are required. All you need are comfortable, soft-soled shoes.
August Crafty Arcade with The Savage Stitcher
Wednesday, August 19 2026
Create, connect, and craft alongside a welcoming community of makers.
Lula Bell Art Class - How to Fix Watercolor Mistakes with Summer Flowers
Wednesday, August 19 2026
Watercolor is known for its fluid beauty—but also for its unpredictability. In this class, you will learn practical techniques to correct, adapt, and even embrace mistakes in watercolor painting.
Recovery Dharma: Inquiry Meeting
Wednesday, August 19 2026
Recovery Dharma is a Buddhist inspired, peer-led movement and community, unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction.
Collage Night
Thursday, August 20 2026
Come get creative in a relaxed gallery setting. No experience necessary. Free for Members of The Contemporary Dayton, $10 at the door for non-Members.
Teen Craft and Learn -- Vision Boards and Goal Setting
Thursday, August 20 2026
Finances, planning for the future, adult life skills.
Thursday Night Kirtan & Prasadam
Thursday, August 20 2026
Put simply, kirtan is the use of call and response singing (using sacred mantras and the names of the Divine) to cultivate love and devotion.
2nd Annual Fairy Fest - @ the TRG
Saturday, August 22 2026
Step into a world of wonder and magic at our family-friendly, Second Annual Fairy Festival! We will have rows of mystical vendors outdoors to shop and peruse, and indoors will be tables of playful crafts!
Jefferson Township Day
Saturday, August 22 2026
Jefferson Township Day is back, and we're inviting our community to help make this year's celebration bigger than ever!
Rosary Prayer Circle (Bi-weekly Gathering)
Saturday, August 22 2026
Join us every other Saturday morning inside the Temple walls for Rosary Prayer Circle 📿
Zen Pathways Garden Workshop
Saturday, August 22 2026
In this mindful workshop, each guest designs a Zen-inspired landscape featuring a wooden bridge representing the path from where you’ve been to where you’re headed.
Discovery Series at Learning Tree Farm
Friday, August 28 2026
Come discover the world of child-led, nature based learning while exploring our Nature Preschool outdoor classroom and Learning Tree Farm!
Red Drum Birthing Day Retreat w/ Sarah Monroe
Saturday, August 29 2026
Join Sarah Monroe inside the Temple walls for our only Drum Birthing this year!
First Friday Art Hop and Saturday Open Studios at Front Street
Friday, September 04 2026
Explore 150+ artists, studios, vintage vendors, food trucks, and more at Front Street's First Friday Hart Hop and Saturday open studios
Women's Devotional Creative Gathering
Friday, September 04 2026
This one is for the ladies. For her, and me, and you, and for the Goddess.
Bonfire Kirtan & Drum Circle @ Learning Tree Farm
Saturday, September 05 2026
Our two most beloved gatherings at Temple of the Rebel Goddess will converge for one beautiful night around a bonfire at Learning Tree Farm!
Honey Harvest 2026 at Learning Tree Farm
Saturday, September 05 2026
Join us at Learning Tree Farm from 10:30AM - 12PM on Saturday, September 5th, for our annual Honey Harvest!
Club Chickadee at Learning Tree Farm
Monday, September 07 2026
Club Chickadee is a weekly hands on learning experience for preschool age children and their caregivers!
Goddess Gathering - Monthly on First Mondays
Monday, September 07 2026
Join us the first Monday of every month to venerate the Goddess!
Sound Spirit & Body: Monthly Soundbath (Donation-Based)
Tuesday, September 08 2026
Join Jesse Sage of Akunah's Dream and Jeff Wilson for a monthly gathering to recenter the heart, soul, and body.
