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Featured Events in Dayton
A Carillon Christmas
Sunday, December 14 2025
Featuring thousands of Christmas lights, traditional holiday fare, Santa Claus, live music, historical craft demonstrations, and so much more.
Home For The Holidays with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, December 14 2025
Home For The Holidays with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra at the Dayton Masonic Center.
Light Up Middletown
Sunday, December 14 2025
A Drive-Through Fantasy Light Display - Open Every Night Thanksgiving Through New Year's Eve
North Pole Express Train Ride
Sunday, December 14 2025
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.
Riverscape Ice Skating
Sunday, December 14 2025
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! ⚠️
Wild Axe Throwing OPEN in Beavercreek
Sunday, December 14 2025
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.
Woodland Lights
Sunday, December 14 2025
Walk the path to holiday fun at Woodland Lights - a half-mile wonderland of holiday lights, displays, and festivities! November 21-December 30, 2025
Dayton Art Institute Special Interest Tour – Food Tour
Saturday, December 20 2025
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.
Family Movie Series at the Neon
Saturday, December 20 2025
Bring the family for fun, festive films this holiday season at The Neon. Merry Christmas!
Straight No Chaser: Holiday Road Tour
Tuesday, December 23 2025
STRAIGHT NO CHASER bring their Holiday Road Tourtour to the Schuster Center in Dayton this Christmas.
Harlem Globetrotters in Dayton
Wednesday, December 31 2025
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.
Our Lady of the Rosary Fish Fry
Friday, January 09 2026
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.
Trivia Wednesdays - Stranger Things
Wednesday, January 14 2026
Stranger Things Trivia at On Par Jan 14, 7PM. Free to play, prizes for top teams. 21+ at 8:30 or once trivia ends.
Sneak Peek to Winter Restaurant Week
Wednesday, January 21 2026
Sneak Peek to Winter Restaurant at The Steam Plant January 21, 2026.
A Night Of Symphonic Rock
Saturday, January 24 2026
Your Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra is going full throttle as Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents A Night Of Symphonic Rock at The Schuster Center!
Les Misérables
Tuesday, February 03 2026
Dayton Live presents Les Misérables at the Schuster Center as Dayton as part of the Broadway Series.
Dinosaurs in Dayton: Jurassic Quest
Friday, February 06 2026
Jurassic Quest roars through the Dayton Convention Center with a family-friendly event for dinosaur lovers of all ages!
The Ten Tenors
Thursday, March 05 2026
Get ready, Dayton Ohio! The vocal wonder from Down Under, The Ten Tenors, are bringing their electrifying 30TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR to the historic Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton!
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban™ In Concert
Friday, March 13 2026
Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN™ IN CONCERT ⚡March 13 & 14, 2026 - Schuster Center, Dayton OH
