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Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero
Get ready to unlock your inner hero! Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero is coming to the WSU Nutter Center on April 22–25, 2027!
Pumpkin Glow
Follow the trails of Caesar Ford Park October 21–24, 2026 and be mesmerized by the hundreds of hand-painted pumpkins in black light-reflective paint! Bring a blacklight flashlight, or borrow one for the walk.
Houseplant Care 101 - North Dayton Garden Center
Would you like more houseplants but don’t know where to start? Take Rick’s beginner Houseplant Care 101 class! (plant included)
NMRA Annual Dayton Train Show
Dayton Train Show: vendor tables, lots of exhibitors, different gauges, memorabilia, souvenirs, mini-clinics, LEGO, books, trains. Doorprizes,food trucks
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!
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
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.
Wild Axe Throwing OPEN in Beavercreek
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.
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!
The Vocal Takeover
Experience The Vocal Takeover, a powerful evening of live vocal performances bringing students, families, and the community together at Trotwood-Madison High School.
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.
Pet Afflaire Gala
Humane Society of Greater Dayton: Join us for the 35th Annual Pet Afflaire Gala as we transport you to the rolling hills, vineyards, and timeless charm during “Tails in Tuscany.”
