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
Musicals Trivia + Karaoke at On Par Entertainment
✨ Join us at On Par Entertainment for a night of fun and challenging musicals trivia! ✨
The Full Monty
What happens when six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act? TheatreLab is thrilled to announce The Full Monty! A musical based on the classic film April 18-19, 2025
Margaritaville Cocktail Party @ Entropy Brewing Co.
Join Entropy's MARGARITAVILLE COCKTAIL PARTY. Jimmy Buffet fans enjoy Dayton's very own parrot head - Mike Solomon singing your favorite parrot head tunes! Cocktails, prizes for best dressed, live music & more!!
America's Packard Museum Spring Fling
Join us at America's Packard Museum for the 2025 Packard Spring Fling! April 25-26
Bob Ross Auto Group Jazz & Beyond Concerts at DAI
Featuring a great mix of familiar favorites and new faces from the region's jazz scene. We're excited to welcome the Bob Ross Auto Group back as series sponsor!
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Schuster Center April 15, 2020 - A moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Cecilia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” and many more.
TWIG 45 Mom's Mart
Moms' Mart is a semi-annual sale of gently used clothing, toys and baby items. Proceeds go to Dayton Children's Hospital.
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.
Easter Egg Hunt Youngs Dairy
FREE EVENT at Young's Dairy - Over 10K eggs are ready to be picked at our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Show up early – this is a popular event!
Chancers presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
Chancers is a fast and furious comedy, set in Ireland, about the lengths we will go to when our backs are against the wall. Presented by Dayton Theatre Guild Mar. 28–Apr. 13, 2025
Friends of SICSA Annual Spring Bazaar
Join us for our annual Spring Bazaar! Find dog and cat related toys, beds, and blankets, and lots of great crafts and gifts for purchase. All proceeds benefit the homeless animals at SICSA.
Places to go around Dayton
Things to do around Dayton
Arctic Ice skating
We are an All Season, Synthetic Ice Skating Rink, We use special Hybrid Skates, we have open skate, birthday parties and welcome large groups!
Nova Adventure Park
Get ready to have a great time jumping at Nova Trampoline and Adventure Park in Kettering, OH
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.
Twin Creek MetroPark
A world of serenity awaits with panoramic views and miles of hiking and equestrian trails. Only 20 minutes from Dayton, the park enables users to hike, fish, picnic, and many other exciting adventures.
Missing Peace Art Space
Special exhibitions on the themes of peace will be offered throughout the year.
Black Box Improv Theater
The Black Box Improv Theater is a long form improv theater located downtown Dayton in The Cannery Building on Third Street.
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.
NCR Country Club
NCR Country Club is the ideal location for your next social or corporate event. With accommodations for 10 to 350 guests, our NEWLY RENOVATED banquet rooms offer the perfect setting to entertain!
SPARK Art Studio
Art enrichment classes for kids of all ages, art birthday parties, workshops, and more!
Selfie Scene
Dayton's original selfie museum offers 20 fun vignettes for instaworthy photos! We are pro-fun for all. Perfect for girl's night out, date night, self(ie) care, and birthday party or office party fun.
Waynesfield Motor Sports Park
Waynesfield Raceway Park is located 15 miles southeast of Lima's east side.
Cinemark - Dayton South + XD
Located in West Carrollton, close to the Dayton Mall by Home Depot and Best Buy. Popcorn, sodas, adult beverages, pretzels, hamburgers and more!
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.
Englewood Fun Center
Outdoor Miniature Golf, Indoor Batting Cages, Inflatable Bouncing Houses, Arcade, more...
Five Rivers MetroParks
Five Rivers MetroParks protects the region's natural heritage and provides outdoor experiences that inspire a personal connection with nature. Bike rentals are available.
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.
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!
Clifton Mill
Built in 1802, historic Clifton Mill is one of the largest water powered grist mills still in existence. Come see our Legendary Christmas Lights!
K12 Gallery & TEJAS
Inspiring people of all ages to imagine, learn, and create art in a unique and encouraging environment.
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.
Eastwood MetroPark
Five Rivers MetroParks - Highlights of Eastwood MetroPark include a 185-acre lake, Mad River, picnic shelters and a playground. The 3-mile loop trail offers hiking on mostly level terrain.
