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Celebrate the season with local events, NYE parties, and live music around Dayton.
Students and neighbors are making a difference through volunteer trips, kindness patrols, and adaptive sports.
City updates: traffic light removal, RTA route tweaks, and 2026 vehicle fee changes affect local roads.
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🎄 From Living Room to Living Habitat: A Gift for Dayton’s Wildlife
Your Christmas tree gave your home a glow, now it can give local wildlife a home. Local wildlife experts say it can still serve a purpose after the holidays. Instead of tossing it to the curb, trees can be reused as shelters for birds and small animals or donated to programs that create natural habitats. It is an easy way for Dayton residents to reduce waste while helping local wildlife through the winter months.
🎭 Victoria Theatre Sets Its Sights on Major Upgrades
Dayton Live is pursuing about 6 million dollars in upgrades for the historic Victoria Theatre, with a big focus on fixing long-standing accessibility issues in the balcony. The plan would modernize seating, improve legroom, and add more accessible options in a venue that serves hundreds of thousands of guests each year.
🚁 Local Students Take Flight with New Tech Skills
Miami Valley Career Technology Center’s Drones and GIS Technologies program is giving high school students hands-on experience in one of the region’s fastest-growing fields. Teens learn how to plan missions, fly drones in an indoor space, maintain equipment, and turn aerial images into mapping data that can be used in the real world. The program, which is one of the first of its kind in the region and currently enrolls about 20 students, prepares them for Remote Pilot certification and future careers in areas like first responder support, precision agriculture, infrastructure inspection, and data analytics.
Helping Hands Headed South: Dayton Students Rebuilding After Hurricane
A group of eight Dayton Christian School students and four adult chaperones are gearing up to travel to Jamaica in early January to lend a hand in hurricane recovery efforts with their sister school community. The mission trip comes after Hurricane Melissa caused significant damage to the Caribbean island. This year’s team will work alongside partners on the ground to help rebuild and restore parts of the school that were damaged, bringing tools, labor, and compassion to their neighbors abroad. For many of these young volunteers, this trip is not just about construction — it’s about learning, serving, and building lasting friendships beyond Dayton.
Read more — WDTN
Dayton Duo Dressed as Pups Spreads Pure Kindness on Wheels
Kashawn Ross and Arlissa Smith, owners of Dayton Pet Care on Smithville Road, launched Pawsitivity Patrol to brighten tough days with random acts of kindness around their neighborhood. Dressed in puppy costumes and cruising electric wagons, they hand out free gifts and positive message cards to strangers, lighting up faces with unexpected joy. Inspired by a family member's house fire and health struggles earlier this year, the duo wants to show Dayton that people care, even when times feel heavy.
Read more — Dayton 24/7 Now
Miamisburg Kids Get Game On with New Wheelchair Hoops Team
Miamisburg Schools are teaming up with Adaptive Sports Ohio to launch the area's first high school wheelchair basketball program. It means more inclusive fun for Miami Valley families, turning bleachers into places where everyone rolls together. Dayton's spirit shines when schools like these break barriers and celebrate every player's grit.
Read more — Dayton Daily News
COUNTDOWN TO 2026
Don’t miss this week’s events:
December 30, Tuesday
Live Music from Jim Leslie Trio
Whisperz Speakeasy, 926 Watertower Lane, West Carrollton | 6PM
New Year’s Eve Drag Bingo
Lily’s Dayton, 329 E. Fifth St., Dayton | 7PM
December 31, Wednesday
Capabilities New Year’s Eve Masquerade
1953 S. Alex Road, Dayton | 10AM
New Year’s Eve Celebration with Frank Moravcik Band
American Czechoslovakian Club, 922 Valley St, Dayton | 3PM
New Year's Eve Bash at The Presidential
Presidential Banquet Center, Kettering | 6:30PM
Dublin Pub New Year’s Eve feat. Various Artists
The Dublin Pub, 300 Wayne Ave, Dayton | 6:30PM
NYE Dance Party with DJ Street
NextDoor Dayton, 454 E 5th St, Dayton | 7PM
NYE Bash
Hole in the Hall, 423 E. Fifth Street, Dayton | 7PM
NYE Celebration
Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton | 7PM
Huge NYE Party
201 Brandt St., Dayton | 7:30PM
Live Music from Ashley Knapp & Ty Richards
Moe Harrigan’s Tavern, 4070 Marshall Rd, Kettering | 7:30PM
Live Music from Alexandria of Grey Days - NYE Celebration
201 Brandt St., Dayton | 8PM
Live Music from Triple Nickle 555 Band
Fairborn Moose Lodge 1068, 1550 Kauffman Ave, Fairborn | 8PM
New Year’s Eve Silent Disco & Ball Drop
The Brightside, 905 E 3rd St, Dayton | 8:30PM
Live Music from Spungeworthy
The PhoneBooth Lounge, 1912 East Whipp Road, Kettering | 8:30PM
Live Music from Flashback Band
Irish Club of Dayton, 6555 Dog Leg Rd, Dayton | 8:30PM
Midnight Mayhem: New Year' Eve Rock Show
Katz Lounge, 1221 E Stroop Rd, Dayton | 9PM
New Year’s Eve featuring Summer Highway
Kingspoint Pub, 4660 Wilmington Pike, Kettering | 9PM
Starting January 1, Dayton neighbors will see a $5 increase in vehicle registration and renewal fees. The adjustments are part of the state’s most recent operating budget and are expected to bring in about $62.5 million a year to help fund patrol operations that have not had a fee increase in over 20 years. This update acts as a vital "lifeline" for the Ohio State Highway Patrol, ensuring our local troopers have the resources they need to keep our Miami Valley roads safe and support our neighborhood police departments.
Fairborn officials plan to remove the traffic signal at Maple Avenue and Whittier Avenue after studies showed traffic has dropped significantly since Baker Middle School closed. The light, installed in 1971, is past its typical lifespan, and replacing it with stop signs on Whittier Avenue is expected to better match current traffic patterns. City leaders say the change will also reduce long-term maintenance costs while keeping the intersection safe for drivers. After a 90-day review period with stop signs in place, the signal will be permanently removed if no issues arise.
Starting January 4, the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority is making a few small service adjustments aimed at improving travel for riders based on feedback from drivers and passengers. Route 44 will take a new path to better serve the FedEx Ground Center while still keeping all current stops, and Routes 18, 19, 22, 43 and 44 will see slight time changes on their schedules. The popular Flyer service will now end at 10 PM Monday through Thursday rather than running until midnight, so riders should plan their evenings accordingly.
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