Events in Dayton Ohio
Our daily calendar of events, entertainment and activities in Dayton. Includes festivals, concerts, comedy, theater, arts, live music, outdoor events, sports and more.
Events in Dayton
Salem: Blood to Drink
Saturday, October 17 2026 2:00pm
Play by Maggie Rou Rader. A WORLD PREMIERE. "If it's all a witch hunt, who are the real victims?"
Artist Talk: Stacy Kranitz in conversation with author and professor Andrew Milward
Saturday, October 17 2026 2:00pm
Join us for an in-person conversation with the artist Stacy Kranitz in conversation with author and professor Andrew Milward.
Family Open Studio
Saturday, October 17 2026 3:00pm
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!
The One with Goats & Little Makers
Saturday, October 17 2026 3:30pm
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.
Dayton Theatre Guild presents The Thin Place
Saturday, October 17 2026 5:00pm
Everyone who ever died is still here, just in a different part of here, and Linda can communicate with them.
"Something Rotten"
Saturday, October 17 2026 5:30pm
Something Rotten! is a laugh-out-loud musical comedy, show-within-a-show hailed by Time Out New York as “The funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.”
Halloween Haunt at Kings Island
Saturday, October 17 2026 6:00pm
Roller coasters won't be the only attractions conjuring up screams during the fall at Kings Island. Halloween Haunt comes screaming back select Nights Fall 2026
Saturday Night Fox Hollow Rodeo
Saturday, October 17 2026 6:00pm
Family Fun At Fox Hollow Rodeo held every Saturday night year round with Indoor (Oct-April) / Outdoor Arena - Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
History Mystery, Mayhem & Murder Lantern Tour at Woodland Cemetery
Saturday, October 17 2026 6:30pm
Inventors, bank robbers, counterfeiting and murder - tour off the beaten path among the gravestones you've probably never stopped to look at.
Run For Your Life Series - Flag Football Style 5K & 10K
Saturday, October 17 2026 6:30pm
Survive a flag football-style zombie apocalypse race! Choose a 5K or 10K, protect your flags from zombies and complete a different mission each week.
Lewisburg Haunted Cave
Saturday, October 17 2026 7:00pm
World's Longest Haunt! Plus 30,000 live bats! What's Scarier than a REAL CAVE? SEPTEMBER 12th – October 31st 2026
Wilmington Haunted Hollow Ride
Saturday, October 17 2026 7:30pm
Each and every fall the fields of Clinton County come alive with screams of horror as Fire Breathing Semi's chase unsuspecting victims on a Haunted Bus Ride.
Haunted Wagon Rides at Youngs Dairy
Saturday, October 17 2026 7:30pm
Things are going to get a little scary 🎃 Friday & Saturday Nights this Fall! 🍂 Our Haunted Wagon Ride and Scary Stories are designed for families with children. 🌩️ Weather permitting.
Salem: Blood to Drink
Saturday, October 17 2026 7:30pm
Play by Maggie Rou Rader. A WORLD PREMIERE. "If it's all a witch hunt, who are the real victims?"
Dayton Scream Park
Saturday, October 17 2026 8:00pm
Dayton's premier outdoor haunted trail with 4 haunted attractions to SCARE THE YELL OUT OF YOU!
Haunted Castle of Carnage and Trail
Saturday, October 17 2026 8:00pm
We have been scaring the YELL out of you since 1986 one of the longest running haunt in the area!
Face Your Fears: Hotel of Terror
Saturday, October 17 2026 8:00pm
Face your fears is an intense haunted house, that will take you back in time to a hotel from the 1850's. Truly haunted. What's your phobia?
Dixie Drive-In Movies
Saturday, October 17 2026 8:00pm
Step back in time at the Dixie Twin Drive-In Theater. Join us for an unmatched outdoor movie theater experience.
Hell's Dungeon
Saturday, October 17 2026 8:00pm
Haunted Houses Hell's Dungeon is Dayton Ohio's top indoor haunted attraction. If you're afraid of hell, wait until you see what lies beneath hell.
Trebein-Flynn Victorian House Paranormal Tour
Saturday, October 17 2026 9:00pm
Explore Xenia’s 1870s Trebein-Flynn Victorian Home after dark. The Greene County Historical Society hosts this immersive, room-by-room Paranormal Tour at its museum complex.
The LM&M Pumpkin Express
Sunday, October 18 2026
Join LM&M in celebration of all things autumn as we kick off our return to operations with The Pumpkin Patch Express!
Paris Flea Market at the Dixie Drive-In
Sunday, October 18 2026 6:00am
Buy, Sell and Trade - toys, tools, home decor, kitchen wares, clothes, crafts and more! Plus - get locally grown fresh produce at low low prices!
2026 Black Walnut Festival
Sunday, October 18 2026 9:00am
The Black Walnut Festival is one of the best festivals in the entire SW Ohio area with more than 120 local vendors. Event is free and very walkable. Enjoy entertainment, beer garden, food, craft vendors, kids zone, and more!
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Sunday, October 18 2026 10:30am
Step back in time to 16th century England with costumed characters, medieval jousting, giant turkey legs, artisan shops, and a different theme every week.
"Something Rotten"
Sunday, October 18 2026 10:30am
Something Rotten! is a laugh-out-loud musical comedy, show-within-a-show hailed by Time Out New York as “The funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.”
Cowvins Corny Corn Maze Youngs Dairy
Sunday, October 18 2026 11:00am
Cowvin, the baby of the Cow Family, has created a fun maze at Young's Jersey Dairy – come see if you can conquer it! August 2nd – November 2nd, 2025 from 11am-6pm
Pick Your Own Pumpkins at Youngs Dairy
Sunday, October 18 2026 11:00am
Every year we prepare one of our fields for pumpkins. This year we planted more pumpkins and more varieties than ever before! Daily from September 19 - October 25 from 11am-6pm
