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Featured Events in Dayton
Wild Axe Throwing OPEN in Beavercreek
Tuesday, May 21 2024
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.
Memorial Day Weekend at Youngs Dairy
Thursday, May 23 2024
Celebrate Memorial Day with us at Young's Dairy. You show up, we'll supply the fun!
MUSIC BINGO at The Trolley Stop
Thursday, May 23 2024
MUSIC Bingo every Thursday night, 8-10pm. Hosted by our wonderful KG with lots of silly prizes!
Feast of the Flowering Moon Festival
Friday, May 24 2024
Live entertainment, Memorial Day Parade, Carnival rides, Kayaking or canoeing on the lake and much more!
Kings Island Military Days
Friday, May 24 2024
Kings Island is once again honoring the brave men and women who serve in the U.S. military. Free admission for Military personnel during Memorial Day weekend.
Passport to MetroParks 2024
Friday, May 24 2024
Join us at Riverscape for an exciting Family-Friendly evening full of Live Music, Foodtrucks, and Fun Activities like Rock Climbing! FREE Admission!
2024 Superhero Donut Run 5K/10K
Saturday, May 25 2024
Come out in your Superhero Costume and run to help grant the Special Wishes of Dayton area children who are battling life-threatening illnesses. Prizes, Shirts and Medals!
3rd Annual Military History Muster
Saturday, May 25 2024
Military History Muster with reenactors, living historians, 4 Freedom Equestrian Team, military vehicles, weapons displays, Veteran Service Organizations, Lineage Societies, and more
Dayton Cheese Fest!
Saturday, May 25 2024
CHEESE and Country - NEW festival you won't want to miss - complete with Fireworks! Free Admission!
National Wine Day at On Par Entertainment!
Saturday, May 25 2024
Sip away the day at On Par Entertainment with 25% off all of our on tap wine!
Dayton Heritage Day at Carillon Park
Sunday, May 26 2024
Held on Memorial Day weekend, Heritage Day at Carillon Historical Park celebrates Dayton's unparalleled history through special activities, costumed interpreters, and more!
Small Scale Train Rides at Carillon Park Railroad
Sunday, May 26 2024
Take a ride on the mini-railroad at Carillon Park with the Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society.
Beavercreek Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, May 27 2024
Join the City of Beavercreek this Memorial Day for a special ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.
Centerville Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, May 27 2024
The City of Centerville's Memorial Day Ceremony is at Cornerstone Park in 2024 (while Stubbs Park is being renovated)
Miamisburg Annual Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 27 2024
Join the community to celebrate our country's heroes!
Kettering Block Party at The Fraze
Wednesday, May 29 2024
Celebrate at Fraze Pavilion with this FREE, fun family community event!
Dayton PechaKucha Night
Thursday, May 30 2024
Another unpredictable mix of speakers with thoughts that will carbonate your brains.
Stronger Together Concert
Friday, May 31 2024
American County Music Stars Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry & John Michael Montgomery and emerging artists Alexis Gomez, Jackson Snelling, and Karen Waldrup
Dayton Pride Festival 2024
Saturday, June 01 2024
The annual Pride Festival and parade that celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ culture in Dayton.
Kettering Summer Flea Market
Saturday, June 01 2024
The parking lots around the Adventure Reef Waterpark will be transformed into a lively outdoor market for vendors to sell anything from hand-crafted items, antiques, local markets/businesses, garage sale items and more!
Let's Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience
Saturday, June 01 2024
Calling all Swifties! Let's Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift - Coming to Rose Music Center on Saturday, June 1
The Music of Green Day
Saturday, June 01 2024
Dayton Philharmonic Rockin' Orchestra: Rock out to a full symphonic production at the Schuster!
Troy Strawberry Festival
Saturday, June 01 2024
Troy celebrates its place as the center of Ohio's strawberry production by hosting the Troy Strawberry Festival.
An Afternoon with Will Liverman: Opera Star Recital
Sunday, June 02 2024
Grammy Award-winning baritone Will Liverman at the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton June 2, 2024.
Girls Night The Musical at the Victoria Theatre
Thursday, June 06 2024
This touching and hilarious tell-it-like-it-is musical takes audiences on a journey into the lives of a group of female friends.
90's Night featuring The Wet Bandits
Friday, June 07 2024
"You Oughta Know" that RiverScape will be having an exciting 90's Night on June 7th from 6 to 9 PM, featuring Columbus band, The Wet Bandits!
New World Symphony
Friday, June 07 2024
DPAA honors Black Music Month by celebrating African American musical traditions. New World Symphony June 7/8 at the Schuster - Dayton Philharmonic Masterworks Series.
St Christopher Festival
Friday, June 07 2024
Fun family festival with great food, drinks, music, rides, games, and adult beverages.
