Things to do with kids in Dayton Ohio
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Upcoming Family-friendly events around Dayton
University of Dayton New Horizons Intergenerational Orchestras Concert
The concert will feature students from Chaminade-Julienne High School's String Orchestra and UD New Horizons Performance groups, including Rising Stars Strings, Andante Strings and the String Orchestra.
University of Dayton New Horizons Intergenerational Band Concert
The concert will feature students from Chaminade-Julienne High School's band, as well as UD New Horizons performance groups, including the Concert Band and Symphonic Band.
NCAA First Four
THE ROAD STARTS HERE, in Dayton, Ohio! Experience March Madness® in Dayton March 18-19, 2025, at the University of Dayton Arena!
University of Dayton New Horizons Spring Jazz Concert
The concert will feature the UD Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble, along with New Horizons Strings. Directors include Denny Dutcher and Tom Pfrogner.
Zoom Around the Room
Ages: 1 - 5 years. A variety of play equipment will be set up in the gymnasium for children and their guardian to run, climb, jump and recreate.
2nd Sunday Handmade Dayton Spring Market at the Wandering Griffin
Join us every second Sunday from February to May 2025 at the Wandering Griffin Brewery & Restaurant in Beavercreek, Ohio, for a vibrant market featuring unique, handcrafted goods curated by Handmade Dayton!
Front Street Art Hop
Explore the art studios & galleries of more than 150 artists! Shop vintage, antiques, and handcrafted goods from multiple boutiques! Enjoy a hot dinner from Kool Beanz Cafe! FREE, Family & Pet friendly campus.
April Fool's Day 5k and Family Fun Mile
It's no joke! The April Fool's Day 5k is on April 1 again. The course starts and finishes in Miamisburg's Community Park. It's a fun and festive event for the whole family!
Spring Equinox Celebration
Welcome the spring season with a brand new family event! We will have a variety of flower-themed activities, including story time and crafts.
Folk Dancing
Join the Miami Valley Folk Dancers every Thursday evening beginning at 7:00 for an hour of beginning folk dance instruction. We are located at the Michael Solomon Pavilion in Dayton, Ohio
Spring Break Art Camp
Looking for a fun & Creative Outlet over Spring Break? Join Pinspiration Art Camp Days!
The One with Goats & Cookies - SPD edition
Get ready for some sweet fun inside The Grazing Ground market! Join us for a hands-on cookie decorating adventure where you’ll receive 3 delicious gluten-free sugar cookies to make your own.
Things to do with kids around Dayton
THE WEB extreme entertainment
West Chester Location - Laser Web - Inside Track - Jurassic Par Mini-Golf - Hang Ten bowling alley - great for birthday parties and group events!!
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.
Troy Aquatic Park
Cool off this summer and enjoy our modern waterpark - includes two giant water slides, drop slide, diving board, heated baby pool, interactive water play equipment in zero depth area, zero depth entrance, and giant shade structures.
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.
Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad
The Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad (LM&M Railroad) offers historic train rides for all ages in Warren County Ohio departing from downtown Lebanon.
Poelking Bowling
We feature (4) modern bowling centers complete with state-of-the-art scoring and bumpers on every lane.
Skateworld of Kettering
We are dedicated to be the #1 fun spot for kids of all ages and we strive to provide you and your family with a clean, fun, friendly, and safe place to skate.
Vandalia Recreation Center
58,000 square foot facility including a fitness center, indoor waterpark and more, serving the community's recreation and leisure needs.
Englewood Fun Center
Outdoor Miniature Golf, Indoor Batting Cages, Inflatable Bouncing Houses, Arcade, more...
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.
EnterTRAINment Junction!
Experience the world's largest indoor train display and the greatest funhouse on earth!
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!
Soak City
More than 50 water activities at the Kings Island waterpark, including 30 water slides, tropical lagoons, rushing rivers, and surfable waves including a 650,000-gallon wave pool, Tidal Wave Bay.
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!
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.
Kings Island
Amusement park located in Mason OH has more than 80 world-class rides and attractions that are perfect for thrill seekers of all ages.
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.
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.
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.
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre is dedicated to inspiring personal growth in young people and creating shared performing arts experiences for families.
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!
