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Featured Events in Dayton
Wild Axe Throwing OPEN in Beavercreek
Tuesday, September 22 2026
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.
Amazing Puzzle Race
Saturday, September 26 2026
Find a partner and compete against other teams of 2 adults to showcase your puzzle-solving skills! Objective: Assemble a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle within 90 minutes.
Germantown Pretzel Festival
Saturday, September 26 2026
Come join us for the annual Germantown Pretzel Festival in Veterans Memorial Park.
Oktoberfest at the Dayton Art Institute
Saturday, September 26 2026
A Dayton tradition established in 1971, Oktoberfest is the museum’s largest annual fundraiser and vital to everything we do at the Dayton Art Institute. The fall festival takes place the fourth full weekend of September.
Rocket Day at the National Museum of USAF
Saturday, September 26 2026
Come have a blast with us at the Air Force Museum's 🚀 Rocket Day (did we mention it's FREE?)
Tipp City Mum Festival
Saturday, September 26 2026
The Mum Festival holds a special place in our hearts. It gives both the citizens and our wonderful businesses of Tipp City an opportunity to highlight our special town and parks.
Native Plant Sale at 2nd Street Market
Sunday, September 27 2026
Come and browse indigenous native perennials for sale at 2nd Street Market.
Schlachtfest (German Pig Roast)
Sunday, September 27 2026
⚠️ Prepaid reservations only ⚠️ Join us for a German ceremonial pig roast feast and party!
Advance your Pottery Throwing skills with Wheel Level 4
Tuesday, September 29 2026
Designed for students ready to level up their wheel throwing game, this is a great class to build your throwing xp!
The Yellow Springs Film Festival
Thursday, October 01 2026
The Yellow Springs Film Festival is a celebration of creativity, connection and innovative performances exhibiting narrative and documentary feature films, shorts of all genres, stand up comedy and live music.
First Friday Art Hop and Saturday Open Studios at Front Street
Friday, October 02 2026
Explore 150+ artists, studios, vintage vendors, food trucks, and more at Front Street's First Friday Hart Hop and Saturday open studios
Heritage Of Flight Festival
Friday, October 02 2026
Featuring live entertainment, carnival rides and games, horse-drawn carriage rides, the Annual Parade of Planes and more on Main Street in beautiful New Carlisle, Ohio.
Tequila Fest
Friday, October 02 2026
The first-ever Tequila Fest is coming to The Greene on Friday, October 2, from 5–9 PM, and we’re bringing Britches Down along for one boot-scootin’, tequila-sippin’ good time!
Adapted Action Day
Saturday, October 03 2026
Join us at the accessible and exciting Activity Center Park for this afternoon of adapted events created to serve all abilities!
Small Scale Train Rides at Carillon Park Railroad
Saturday, October 03 2026
Take a ride on the mini-railroad at Carillon Park with the Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society.
Spring Valley Potato Festival
Saturday, October 03 2026
Peace, Love & all things Potatoes! Join 10K potato fans and enjoy Arts, Crafts, Live Entertainment, 5K Tater Trot Run/Walk, Carnival Rides, Potato Soup, Potato Candy and more at the Potato Festival in Spring Valley!
Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes To The Movies - Part 2
Sunday, October 04 2026
An entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes To The Movies – Part 2
Sunday, October 04 2026
From the Wizard Of Oz to Mary Poppins PART 2 is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right
The Notebook
Tuesday, October 06 2026
Broadway in Dayton ✨ THE NOTEBOOK is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love. THE NOTEBOOK is at The Schuster Oct 6 - Oct 11, 2026
Enon Apple Butter Festival
Saturday, October 10 2026
Enjoy the pleasant aroma of cooking apples, spices, and wood smoke at the festival where everything still revolves around apple butter!
Fall Farm Fest at Lost Creek Reserve
Saturday, October 10 2026
Annual Fall Farm Fest with corn maze and corn shooter, music, hayrides, games, farm animals and more.
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival 2026
Saturday, October 10 2026
The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival has grown from a small local event in 1970 to one of the premier craft festivals in the nation.
OPE! Murder Mystery: A Killer Halloween
Thursday, October 15 2026
Someone is dead. Five suspects are hiding secrets. And somewhere inside On Par Entertainment, a killer is waiting to be uncovered. Can you find the murderer before they get away with it?
Fairborn Halloween Festival
Friday, October 16 2026
One of the largest Halloween Festivals in Downtown Fairborn. Numerous food and craft vendors, Spooktacular Parade and Costume Contest, beer garden, live music, trick or treat at the vendor booths on Sunday, and much more.
Chocolate Festival
Saturday, October 17 2026
Free, family-friendly chocolate festival at the Greene County Expo Center, Green County Fairgrounds. Visit professional chocolatiers, enjoy entertainment, food trucks, local craft and food vendors, a free Kids Zone and more!
Pumpkin Glow
Wednesday, October 21 2026
Follow the trails of Caesar Ford Park October 21–24, 2026 and be mesmerized by the hundreds of hand-painted pumpkins in black light-reflective paint! Bring a blacklight flashlight, or borrow one for the walk.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Force Flux
Saturday, October 24 2026
Dayton Ballet brings Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life in a captivating collaboration with the Philharmonic.
INVINCIBLE: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson
Saturday, October 24 2026
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson at the Arbogast Performing Arts Center on Oct 24 at 7 PM. As part of our Signature Series, this exciting event promises great talent!
