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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
The Notebook
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
Dayton Fall Harvest Festival 2026
Join a day of family fun at the Fall Harvest Festival, hosted by the City of Dayton Department of Recreation—combining a traditional fall festival with a trunk-or-treat experience.
Vintage Market Days® Dayton-Cincinnati
Vintage Market Days returns to the Greene County Fairgrounds for "Collected & Curated" themed Fall Holiday market. The place to find what you're looking for and fabulous gifts. Grab your tickets early!
Special Interest Tour: Spooky Tour
Step into the shadows for the third annual Spooky Special Tour at the Dayton Art Institute! Explore the darker, stranger and more mysterious side of our collection. Find fascinating tales hidden within the artwork!
Harvest and Glow Festival
Parks and Recreation is launching a brand-new Harvest and Glow Festival on October 17th, 2026 from 2pm-9pm! Gather your family and friends and experience a day packed with fall traditions and community spirit!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Force Flux
Dayton Ballet brings Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life in a captivating collaboration with the Philharmonic.
Jimmy Leach Jazztet at Hidden Gem
Join trumpeter and vocalist Jimmy Leach and the Jimmy Leach Jazztet for an evening of great live jazz at The Hidden Gem Music Club in Dayton. The Jazztet brings together some of Dayton and Cincinnati's best musicians.
OPE! Murder Mystery: A Killer Halloween
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?
Exhibition Speaker Series: "Looking for Japan"
Join curators Dr. Mariah Postlewait and Dr. Peter Doebler for a gallery talk on the Focus Exhibition "Looking for Japan: Early Japanese Photography." Get your ticket today and reserve your spot for this learning opportunity.
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival 2026
The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival has grown from a small local event in 1970 to one of the premier craft festivals in the nation.
WPAFB Pumpkin Chuck -2026
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE Annual Pumpkin Chuck! Watch in awe as pumpkins soar through the sky, thanks to some seriously cool science! Entrance at the Spinning Road gate on Airway.
