Things to do in Dayton Ohio
Wondering what to do this weekend? Dayton Local has the most comprehensive list of local events, concerts, festivals, and other activities in Dayton. If you're looking for places to go and fun things to do in Dayton and around the Miami Valley, we've always got plenty of suggestions!
Dayton Events Calendar
Upcoming Featured events around Dayton
Beavercreek Memorial Day Ceremony
Join the City of Beavercreek this Memorial Day for a special ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.
Dayton Pride Festival 2026
The annual Pride Festival and parade that celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ culture in Dayton. Events run Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.
2026 Dayton Burger Week
Dine Out Dayton presents 🍔 Burger Week June 7-14. Local restaurants and chefs will be grilling up some seriously burgerlicious creations.. dine-in or carryout, don't miss Burger Week!
First Friday Art Hop and Saturday Open Studios at Front Street
Explore 150+ artists, studios, vintage vendors, food trucks, and more at Front Street's First Friday Hart Hop and Saturday open studios
Memorial Day Weekend at Youngs Dairy
Celebrate Memorial Day with us at Young's Dairy. You show up, we'll supply the fun! May 21st-25th, 2026
Dayton Cheese Fest!
🧀 It’s all things CHEESE and COUNTRY - NEW festival you won't want to miss! Stacked musical lineup! Inflatables & games for the kids! American Fireworks show! Free Admission! 🧀
Waynesville Street Faire
Waynesville Street Faire - located in the beautiful town of Waynesville Ohio – The Antique Capital of Warren County! RAIN OR SHINE ☀️⛅🌧️🌩️
Small Scale Train Rides at Carillon Park Railroad
Take a ride on the mini-railroad at Carillon Park with the Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society.
The Full Monty
Show based on the British comedy film with: 😁 BIG LAUGHS. 💝 BIG HEART. 💪 BARELY ANY CLOTHES. Dayton Playhouse closes the season with THE FULL MONTY - May 15-31, 2026
Passport to MetroParks 2026
Join us at Riverscape for an exciting Family-Friendly evening full of Live Music, Foodtrucks, and Fun Activities like Rock Climbing! FREE Admission!
Dayton Air Show 2026
The 2026 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels June 13-14
Dayton Heritage Day with the Dayton Philharmonic
Held on Memorial Day weekend, Heritage Day at Carillon Historical Park celebrates Dayton's unparalleled history through special activities, costumed interpreters, and more!
Places to go around Dayton
Things to do around Dayton
Cinemark at The Greene + IMAX
Stadium seating, unobstructed viewing utilizing 18-inch risers, remarkable 48 inches between rows for maximum legroom and ease of motion.
Piatt Castles
Piatt Castles has been a popular destination for over 100 years. We all have family history and it is the first history we ever learn.
Air Time Ballooning
Provides sunrise and sunset hot air balloon ride flight adventures in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas seven days a week, customized to you and your occasion.
Community Golf Course
Nestled in the rolling hills south of Dayton is the Gem of the Dayton public golf system.
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.
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.
On the Fly Fitness Studio
Regardless if you are in the best shape of your life and want a challenge or just getting started, this is a place for you.
Mengs Martial Arts & Mile High Karate
Mile High Karate and Meng's Martial Arts of Centerville is a full-time, professional school focused on working with youth, teens, and families in Southern Dayton, Centerville, Oakwood, Springboro, Kettering, and Washington Township.
Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway is the premier entertainment choice in the Dayton area, offering gaming and racing with sincere customer service in an enjoyable, friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Cox Arboretum
This beautiful 189-acre facility is a special place for visitors to escape among trees, shrubs, specialty gardens, mature forests, and prairies.
Whitewater Warehouse
Paddlesports Specialty Store located on the Mad River in Dayton. We carry a full range of whitewater, recreational, touring & fishing kayaks, and paddleboards.
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.
Great Escape Game
Dayton's best escape room is now open in Beavercreek! You and up to 7 friends have one hour to solve the clues and puzzles in our rooms to escape!
Tipp Monroe Community Services
TMCS Promotes the health, culture, social, recreational, educational, and vocational welfare of the residents of Tipp City and Monroe Township, Ohio
Goodfolk & O'Tymes Biplane Rides
The only Antique biplane ride company in the Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati area. Explore the birth place of aviation in a dimension that many will never get to experience. Enjoy Ohio's countryside in an authentic 1929 Travel Air 4000.
Wright State University Nutter Center
The Nutter Center, a state-of-the-art facility at Wright State University, hosts over fifty national touring concerts and performances each year.
The Yard Sport Development
The Yard is an indoor baseball and softball batting cage facility, we also offer baseball and softball related training.
Needle, Ink and Thread
Needle Ink and Thread is a sewing studio that holds private lessons, group classes, workshops, birthday parties, charity drives and so much more!
Dixie Drive-In Movie Theater
The grounds of the Dixie Twin Drive-In offer an asthetic view back to the 1950's. Holding confortably up to 900 vehicles enjoy our tree enclosed grounds. We have two HUGE movie screens!
Dayton Art Institute
Committed to enriching the community by creating meaningful experiences with art that are available to all. Visit us often to enjoy our diverse collections, world class exhibits and more.
Troy Aquatic Park
Cool off this summer and enjoy our waterpark - includes giant water slides, lounge chairs, funbrellas and large grassy areas for sunbathers, concessions, swim lessons and more.
