Things to do in Dayton

DEC4FriFriday, December 426 events · Arts & Culture

1. All day

   Breaking the Code: Dayton's Secret Role in WWII

   Wright Memorial Public LibraryFreeFamily

   Arts & Culture

2. All day

   Captivating Clay: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection

   The Dayton Art Institute

   Classes & Talks

3. All day

   Ella Kraimer: Appearances

   The Contemporary DaytonFree

   Also at 11 a.m.

   Arts & Culture

4. All day

   Good Book: Bible Stories from the Collection

   The Dayton Art Institute

   Also at All day

   Arts & Culture

5. All day

   Stacy Kranitz: Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down

   The Contemporary DaytonFree

   Also at All day

   Arts & Culture

6. All day

   Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum

   The Dayton Art InstituteFamily

   Also at All day

   Arts & Culture

7. All day

   Winter Gift Gallery (Local Artist Nook)

   K12 Gallery & TEJAS

   Arts & Culture

8. 8 a.m.6 p.m.

   Bartosz Beda and Ellen Moore Osborne Exhibits

   Sinclair Community College Art GalleriesFree

   Arts & Culture

9. 8 a.m.9 a.m.

   First Friday Coffee

   Dayton Metro Library – Vandalia Branch

   Community

10. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

    First Friday Connect

    Kettering Health Years Ahead – Kettering

    Arts & Culture

11. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Iconic Starfighters: Rivals of the Silver Screen

    National Museum of the U.S. Air ForceFreeFamily

    Arts & Culture

12. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    2026 Genealogy Classes by Dana Palmer

    WCGS Administration Building - Res. Lib.

    Arts & Culture

13. 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.

    Kettering Health Network at the Market

    2nd Street Market

    Arts & Culture

14. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Small But Mighty Gift & Fine Art Exhibition

    The Dayton Society of Artists

    Arts & Culture

15. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

    A Carillon Christmas 2026

    Carillon Historical Park

    Festivals & Holidays

16. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    First Friday

    Cooper Park

    Arts & Culture

17. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    First Friday December 4

    1105 Central Avenue, Suite LL11

    Arts & Culture

18. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Holidays at the Hatch

    Hatch Artist StudiosFree

    Arts & Culture

19. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Meet Daniel Tiger & Friends

    The International Peace Museum

    Arts & Culture

20. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Open House at the Front Street Studios

    Dana L. Wiley GALLERY

    Arts & Culture

21. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

    ️ Carillon Park Small-Scale Train Rides 2026

    Carillon Historical ParkFamily

    Arts & Culture

22. 5:15 p.m.

    Dayton Holiday History Walking Tour

    Old Court House

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Arts & Culture

23. 5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Owlexander’s Cinema: Wild for Wildlife

    Grant Park, Kennard Nature Nook

    Arts & Culture

24. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Gingerbread Houses & Movie

    The Event Center of Middletown

    Arts & Culture

25. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Very Merry Movie Night

    Middletown YMCA

    Arts & Culture

26. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Winter Solstice Poetry Reading

    Glen Helen

    Arts & Culture