5 things to do in Dayton, OH — Sunday, August 30, 2026
Picked each day from verified Dayton-area event calendars. Every listing links back to the organizer.
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Birthday Candles
Community at Dayton Theatre Guild, starting 3 p.m.
Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five genera…
Details from the organizerWright State University Men's Soccer vs Lindenwood
Sports at Dayton, OH, Alumni Field at Rinzler Student Sports Complex, starting 1 p.m.
Wright State University Men's Soccer vs Lindenwood Tickets: https://am.ticketmaster.com/wrightstate/buy/26MSOC
Details from the organizerVinyl Vinyl Sundays
Community at The Barrel House.
Sunday – Vinyl Vinyl Sunday – bring your records, we’ll play ’em
Details from the organizerFighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
Community at The Dayton Art Institute.
June 27–September 13, 2026, Gallery 120 William H. Johnson (1901–1970) painted the Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers and performers as well as in…
Details from the organizerCaptivating Clay: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection
Community at The Dayton Art Institute.
April 13, 2024–January 3, 2027, Gallery 106 Today, Japanese ceramic artists are building on centuries of tradition and taking the art in dynamic and new directions. They are exploring the potential of clay to create bot…
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