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
Luis J. Gomez: Bring 5 Friends Tour
Luis is a founding member of Legion of Skanks. Special Note: This show is presented by Bricky’s Comedy Club but (due to high demand) will take place at Bock Family Brewing, 8150 Washington Village Dr, Dayton, OH 45458
Straight No Chaser: Holiday Road Tour
STRAIGHT NO CHASER bring their Holiday Road Tourtour to the Schuster Center in Dayton this Christmas.
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.
Jimmy Leach Holiday Jazz Show at Whisperz Speakeasy
Jazz singer and trumpeter Jimmy Leach sings and plays all your favorite holiday favorites with his quintet at Whisperz Speakeasy. Songs by Elvis, Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Ella Fitzgerald, & Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan.
A Carillon Christmas
Featuring thousands of Christmas lights, traditional holiday fare, Santa Claus, live music, historical craft demonstrations, and so much more.
Riverscape Ice Skating
Sheltered under the covered pavilion at Riverscape, the regions largest outdoor ice rink is located in Downtown Dayton. ⚠️ BE SURE TO CHECK FOR CLOSURE ALERTS BEFORE YOU GO! ⚠️
Trivia Wednesdays - Stranger Things
Stranger Things Trivia at On Par Jan 14, 7PM. Free to play, prizes for top teams. 21+ at 8:30 or once trivia ends.
Family Movie Series at the Neon
Bring the family for fun, festive films this holiday season at The Neon. Merry Christmas!
Light Up Middletown
A Drive-Through Fantasy Light Display - Open Every Night Thanksgiving Through New Year's Eve
Our Lady of the Rosary Fish Fry
Friday Night Fish Fry - All you can eat Icelandic cod, chicken strips, fresh sausage and more. Everything made by Chef Joe is fresh and made from scratch. Doors open at 5.30.
North Pole Express Train Ride
All Aboard Nov & Dec - Experience the Joy of the Holidays! Hop aboard our North Pole Express with Santa and his elves for a magical train ride through beautiful Warren County.
Dayton Art Institute Special Interest Tour – Food Tour
DAI’s Special Interest Tours are community tours with specialized themes! Explore the museum and invoke your creative spirit following the tour with a quick, make-and-take art activity.
Places to go around Dayton
Things to do around Dayton
Victoria Theatre
Live Performances in an elegant, historic theatre located in downtown Dayton Ohio. Can accommodate up to 1,100 for meetings, 120 for banquets.
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.
HartMan Rock Garden
The Hartman Rock Garden is one of the nation's most intriguing and revered works of in situ folk art, an outsider art phenomena where self-taught artists construct fascinating worlds out of concrete, metal, stone, and whatever else they can find.
Rivers Edge Canoe Livery and Oufitters
Canoe and Kayak Rental Trips on the Scenic Little Miami River - 30 minutes from Dayton, 45 minutes from Cincinnati. Whatever your pace, we have the ideal canoe or kayak rental trip for you!
Kingdom Sports Center
Kingdom Sports Center is a 60,000 square foot, state of the art sports complex. We have 3 pristine basketball courts, a beautiful indoor soccer field!
Kettering Recreation Complex
Kettering Rec is home to an Indoor Pool, Fitness Center, Walk/Run Track, Adventure Reef Outdoor Warterpark, and Kettering Ice Arena.
Fraze Pavilion
Fraze Pavilion is southwest Ohio’s premiere neighborhood outdoor entertainment venue, where we celebrate “Summer’s Best Live Music Under the Stars” ever since Marvin Hamlisch christened the 4300-seat amphitheater in 1991
YMCA of Greater Dayton
Health and wellness, exercise and wellness programs as well as child care, day camp and family programs.
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.
Armstrong Air & Space Museum
The museum is a monument to the achievements of not only Neil Armstrong but all Ohioans who have attempted to defy gravity, as well as to the history of the space program itself.
Breakout Dayton
With different rooms that follow unique story lines you and your friends will have 60 minutes to escape your adventure of choice by cracking codes, solving puzzles and following clues.
Southern Ohio Diving Academy
Scuba Schools International Platinum Training Facility with classes in several Dayton locations.
Stillwater Riding Academy
We are one of the few stables in the area that welcomes young riders. When done safely, we believe that learning to ride at a young age can be instrumental in the development of strong, confident and hard working children.
Bricky's Comedy Club
Bricky's Comedy Club is a live comedy venue featuring some of the best up-and-coming comedy acts from around the Midwest and surrounding regions.
Kil-Kare Raceway
KilKare Speedway is Ohio's premier speedway for Street Stock Car, Compact Stock Car, E-Mod Stock Car, Late Model Stock Car and Drag Car racing. Get your season pass today!
Pins Mechanical Co.
We’re Pins Mechanical Co. — your new go-to social destination featuring duckpin bowling, pinball, old-school entertainment, craft beers, and fun cocktails — located across from Day Air Ballpark. Always 21+ after 9pm
Urban Krag Climbing Center
The Urban Krag is Ohio's premier indoor rock climbing facility. Featuring 8000 square feet of textured and sculpted vertical terrain with heights ranging from 28 to 56 feet. We have routes to accommodate everyone from novice to expert.
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.
XD MAX
Video Arcade Room, 6D Motion Simulation Theater Ride, Birthday Party Room, EAT and PLAY Pizza Dining, Ticket redemption
