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175+ Free Outdoor Summer Concerts in 2025

175+ Free Outdoor Summer Concerts in 2025

Feel the Rhythm! 🎵 Over 175 Free Summer Concerts & Music Festivals will rock Dayton & the Miami Valley in 2025!

West Carrollton Summer Concert Series 2025

West Carrollton Summer Concert Series 2025

Get ready for a summer of great music at the West Carrollton Summer Concert Series! Join us for our monthly Summer Concert events, located at West Carrollton Center!

Warped Wing Celebrates 11 Years with Beer Bash & Urban Smokeout in Downtown Dayton

Warped Wing Celebrates 11 Years with Beer Bash & Urban Smokeout in Downtown Dayton

Can you believe it's been 11 years? Warped Wing Brewing Company to throw Anniversary Beer Bash & Urban Smokeout in downtown Dayton May 17, 2025

Levitt Dayton 2025 Concert Season

Levitt Dayton 2025 Concert Season

Live music returns to downtown Dayton -The 2025 Eichelberger Concert Season at the Levitt Pavilion has been officially announced.

Summer Art Camps at The Dayton Art Institute

Summer Art Camps at The Dayton Art Institute

Introduce your children to the world of art through Summer Art Camps at The DAI. Register online today! Art Camps fill quickly!

Culture Kitchen at The Market

Culture Kitchen at The Market

Culture & Cuisine Summer Series: Many wonderful cultures make up the Dayton community. Families will celebrate a different culture each month through food.

Vintage Treasures, Highland Cows, and More at VMD of Dayton-Cincinnati!

Vintage Treasures, Highland Cows, and More at VMD of Dayton-Cincinnati!

Step into a world of eccentric finds, bygone charm, and a one-of-a-kind shopping experience at Vintage Market Days® of Dayton-Cincinnati at Greene County Fairgrounds.

Review: Into the Woods at La Comedia Dinner Theatre

Review: Into the Woods at La Comedia Dinner Theatre

Mike Woody reviews Into the Woods at La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, now thru May 4, 2025

Tom Segura: Come Together

Tom Segura: Come Together

Comedian Tom Segura Live in Dayton at The Schuster Center - Presented by AEG Live and Dayton Live

Not Dead Yet! John Cleese And The Holy Grail At 50

Not Dead Yet! John Cleese And The Holy Grail At 50

John Cleese takes your questions live on the Schuster Center stage, plus a 50th-anniversary screening of Monty Python And The Holy Grail. Join us for an unmissable night of absurdity, laughter, and legendary comedy!

Broadway shows coming to Dayton in 2025-2026

Broadway shows coming to Dayton in 2025-2026

Tony Award-winning smash hits, treasured classics and fresh works: The 2025-2026 Dayton Live Broadway Series has just been announced!

Summer Concerts in Centerville Return to Stubbs Park, Lineup Announced

Summer Concerts in Centerville Return to Stubbs Park, Lineup Announced

The City of Centerville announces the return of the Summer Concert Series and Party in the Park to the newly improved Stubbs Park. All concerts at Stubbs Park will have concessions, food trucks and beer sales ️🎶️🎶

Dayton's "Archangel Anarchy" to Represent Ohio at 2025 Roller Derby World Cup

Dayton's "Archangel Anarchy" to Represent Ohio at 2025 Roller Derby World Cup

Ang Garcia, known on the track as Archangel Anarchy ('Arc' for short), is preparing to compete with the groundbreaking Black Diaspora Roller Derby (BDRD) at the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup in Austria this July.

Things to do in Dayton this weekend March 7-9, 2025

Things to do in Dayton this weekend March 7-9, 2025

✨ Dayton is buzzing with excitement this weekend March 7 thru 9! From First Friday to Forbidden Broadway, early St. Patrick's Day celebrations and more. Find something FUN to do around Dayton this weekend! ✨

Neverland Gets an Update: Review of 'Peter Pan' now at The Schuster

Neverland Gets an Update: Review of 'Peter Pan' now at The Schuster

Mike Woody reviews Peter Pan, now showing as part of the Broadway in Dayton series at the Schuster Center thru March 2

Review: Jersey Boys at La Comedia

Review: Jersey Boys at La Comedia

Mike Woody reviews jukebox musical Jersey Boys, now at Lacomedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro thru March 23

Breaking The Code: Dayton's Secret Role in World War II

Breaking The Code: Dayton's Secret Role in World War II

Wright Memorial Public Library is pleased to present a new exhibit that tells the riveting story of Dayton’s role in changing the trajectory of World War II.

Dayton Native Brings Global Piano Bar Experience Home with "GRANDSTAND"

Dayton Native Brings Global Piano Bar Experience Home with "GRANDSTAND"

Ian Benjamin returns to Dayton March 16 with 'GRANDSTAND, Piano's Pop Icons,' a high-energy show spanning decades of hits. Expect sing-alongs and a lively piano bar vibe at Sinclair's Centerville Campus.

Erma Bombeck: Dayton's Famous Funny Lady

Erma Bombeck: Dayton's Famous Funny Lady

Erma Bombeck's recipe for writing a good column, "Hook 'em with the lead. Hold 'em with laughter. Exit with a quip they won't forget."

Shamrock Tenors

Shamrock Tenors

The Shamrock Tenors, Ireland's newest music sensation from Belfast and London's West End, will bring their soaring five-part harmonies to the Schuster Center in Dayton for their inaugural US tour.

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