Dayton in a Nutshell 

Well now that you’re here, welcome! We’re excited to have you in Dayton and think you’ll find this is a great college town. There are over 70,000 college students here, so there’s no shortage of entertainment venues, restaurants, bars, recreation facilities, businesses and shops ready to serve you.

So if you’re ready to get off campus to begin exploring everything Dayton has to offer, let this be your starting point. Since there is so much to do, we’ve tried to pull most of it together here to make it easy for you to venture out with your classmates and roommates to see what this town is all about. 

In these pages you’ll discover the arts and cultural amenities that separate Dayton from every other Midwestern city. You’ll find new bands and new places to go hear live music. You’ll uncover ways to play on new bike trails, rivers and parks. You’ll find stores, shops and boutiques to satisfy every purchasing need. You’ll figure out where to eat when you’re broke versus when your parents are visiting. These pages catalog all the cool stuff that’s always available downtown.

Want to get a snapshot of the events going on in just the next couple days? Look here to find out What 2 Do. And if you have any questions that you can't find answered in these pages, don't hesitate to contact the Downtown Dayton Partnership at 224-1518 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .