Things to do with kids in Dayton Ohio
Looking for fun things to do with the kids? Check out our Full Family Events Calendar for help finding things to do with the whole family, right here in Dayton! Click here.
Upcoming Family-friendly events around Dayton
Splash of Creativity
Come out and soak up the sun and create something while you enjoy a day at Wilson Pool. A fun and free activity during your visit on select days.
Guided Tours
Join us for a closer look at the exhibition, with fresh insights into the artists currently on view and their work. FREE and open to all.
The Ohio Challenge Balloon Festival
Hot air balloon competition🎈 w/ live music, carnival, car show, skydiving demonstrations, balloon glow, fireworks and more! 💜
Mud Day (Rescheduled)
International Mud Day celebrates connecting kids to the outdoors through playing in the mud. Join us for a great time with mud pools, mud games and crafts, mud kitchen and even a cool spray cleanup before you go home.
Grease - Fraze Flicks with a Party on the Plaza
Pull up early for the Party on the Plaza! Sport your best poodle skirt or T-Bird jacket!
Arcade Parents & Pals Yoga with Speakeasy Yoga
Join Speakeasy Yoga at the Dayton Arcade for a special summer Parents & Pals Yoga series designed to help families move together and connect.
Scottish Country Dance Lessons
Come learn the reels, jigs, and strathspeys of Scotland in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. No experience or partner are required. All you need are comfortable, soft-soled shoes.
Celebrate Christmas in July Sale - Lula Bell Whimsical Cards and Gifts
🎄☀️ Celebrate Christmas in July with Us! ☀️🎄 Get ready for holly-jolly summer savings during our Christmas in July SALE! Enjoy 30% OFF storewide, including: ✨ Christmas Cards ✨ Boxed Note Cards ✨ And so much more!
Polish Summer Picnic
Polish Summer Festival Sunday - August 2nd 2026 (Chardon Polka Band) Polish Picnic Grounds 3690 Needmore Rd. Dayton, OH opens 2pm Music 4-8 pm Admission 10.00 per car.
Logan County Fair
Come join us for the 2026 Logan County Fair in Bellefontaine, Ohio - July 12th - 18th
Lebanon Blues Festival
In historic downtown Lebanon, Ohio! Enjoy blues bands, your favorite foods, and deluxe beer garden. Admission is FREE!
Things to do with kids around Dayton
Vandalia Recreation Center
Discover all the fun waiting for you with the Vandalia Parks & Recreation Department! Packed with exciting programs, classes, events, and activities for all ages and interests!
Young's Jersey Dairy
Working dairy farm with restaurant, bakery, miniature golf, driving range, and batting cage and gift shop. Located in Yellow Springs, OH Bring the kids along for a great family day out at Youngs Dairy! Check our website for current festivals and activities.
Adventure Reef Water Park
Kettering Outdoor Water Park - this 3-acre outdoor aquatic facility features a leisure pool with large water playground, two water slides, an interactive splash pad and a baby/toddler pool.
Beaver-vu Bowling
Beaver-vu bowl in Beavercreek - Your neighborhood family fun center dedicated to making fun bowling memories for the whole family!
Poelking Bowling
We feature (4) modern bowling centers complete with state-of-the-art scoring and bumpers on every lane.
Great Wolf Lodge
America's Largest Family of Indoor Waterparks - a great family getaway for all ages, located in Mason Ohio close to Kings Island.
Timber & Bow Play Studio
A clean, safe, modern indoor play space in Troy, Ohio for children of all ages to play and socialize while caregivers enjoy some down time.
Safari Junction
Safari Junction is organized specifically to provide a learning environment for area youth to be properly educated about animals, their care, and their habitats.
Kroger Aquatic Center at The Heights
Family Fun in Huber Heights - Outdoor Waterpark in Huber Heights featuring a giant leisure pool, water slides, sprayground and the lazy river.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Located at The Mall at Fairfield Commons - Where Kids create their own stuffed animals - our pawsonal party planners can help customize a birthday party just for you!
Capri Lanes
Bowling Center in Kettering offering Open & Cosmic Bowl, Leagues & Group Events; Sports Bar with multiple TV's, great food and craft beers.
Rivet Young Ladies Youth Wrestling of Greater Dayton
This program was started for the little girls/young ladies that have wrestled and never wrestled before. It's giving them a chance to do this so they can be given the chance that all the boys had!
Idle-Hour Ranch
An animal sanctuary dedicated to providing family-friendly fun, education, and hands-on interaction; to promote loving care for animals of all species and to encourage conservation on a global scale.
YMCA of Greater Dayton
Health and wellness, exercise and wellness programs as well as child care, day camp and family programs.
Laser Web
Laser Web is Dayton's Premier Laser Tag facility. Also, a Laser Maze, Virtual Reality, Arcade, and Snack Bar. Birthday parties, group events or just a great time for friends and family.
Get Air Trampoline Park
Wish you could flip & fly, bounce off the walls, defeat your friends at dodgeball and become the next ninja warrior? You can at Get Air Trampoline Park! Fun for all ages!
Splash Zone
Family Aquatic Center & Waterpark in Springfield Ohio with over 400 feet of Water Slides, 280 foot Lazy River, Water Vortex, Sprayground, Diving Boards and more.
Scene75 Entertainment Center
Scene75 Entertainment Center is the largest indoor entertainment center in the country and offers affordable FUN for everyone!
Mad River Mountain
Resort offers seventeen ski slopes and trails serviced by seven lifts. Snow report, resort news and events, and driving directions.
Camps Rock, Inc.
Camps Rock is Dayton's only fully searchable online directory of summer camps. We have a comprehensive listing, and parents can search by age/grade, topic, location, and date to find the perfect camp.
Ninja Obstacle Parties
Come visit Dayton's first Ninja Warrior gym ran by Cleveland City finalist, Dan Arnold. We provide classes, parties, open gym, competitions, and mobile obstacle events for both kids and adults.
Englewood Fun Center
Outdoor Miniature Golf, Indoor Batting Cages, Inflatable Bouncing Houses, Arcade, more...
Your Adventure Golf
Since opening our doors to the public in 1987, Your Adventure Golf has become a must-see destination for people all over the Dayton area.
