Things to do in Kettering

DEC5SatSaturday, December 548 events · Festivals & Holidays

1. All day

   A Christmas Story: The Musical

   Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center at Dayton Live

   Also at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

   Theater & Dance

2. All day

   Dayton Art Institute: Saturday Morning Community Tour

   The Dayton Art InstituteFamily

   Also at All day

   Arts & Culture

3. All day

   Dayton Holiday Festival – Gingerbread House Contest Window Display

   Fourth & Main Streets

   Festivals & Holidays

4. All day

   Holly Jolly Social: A Christmas Bar Pop-Up

   Two Social

   Festivals & Holidays

5. All day

   Teen: Christmas Activity

   Bethel Baptist Church

   Festivals & Holidays

6. 4 a.m.11 a.m.

   Join us for Christmas Bazaar on the Hill!

   2655 West National Road, Springfield, OH

   Festivals & Holidays

7. 4 a.m.7 a.m.

   The Christmas Cookie Shoppe

   16 W Franklin St

   Festivals & Holidays

8. 4 a.m.

   Winter Celebration

   Great Wolf Lodge (Cincinnati/Mason, OH)

   Festivals & Holidays

9. 5 a.m.8 a.m.

   Mrs. Claus's Coffee Crawl

   LifeBar Arcade

   Community

10. 6 a.m.1 p.m.

    Cappellis Country Christmas Market

    2007 E Leffel Ln

    Festivals & Holidays

11. 9 a.m.11 a.m.

    Christmas Past, Present & Future ( America 250 Parade )

    Huber Centre

    Festivals & Holidays

12. 9 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Saturday with Santa

    8448 N. Dixie Dr

    Festivals & Holidays

13. 10 a.m.

    37th Annual Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival

    50 South Broadway

    Festivals & Holidays

14. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    BAZAAR! Grinch, Playland, Vendors, Kids Shoppe, and more

    Stillwater ChurchFamily

    Family & Kids

15. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Christmas Campout

    Maiden Lane Church of God

    Festivals & Holidays

16. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Dayton Holiday Festival – Santa Saturdays at The Arcade

    The Tank at The Dayton ArcadeFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

17. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Holiday Market at the REC

    Troy REC

    Festivals & Holidays

18. 10 a.m.

    Huber Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting Performance

    6280 Chambersburg Rd

    Festivals & Holidays

19. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Huber Heights Community Cares annual Christmas parade in the city

    Huber Heights, Ohio

    Festivals & Holidays

20. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Mini Gingerbread Magic w/ Eat Pretty Darling

    3380 Stonequarry RdFamily

    Family & Kids

21. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Handmade Workshop; Christmas Luminary

    OUTSIDE the BOX Art StudioFamily

    Classes & Talks

22. 11 a.m.3 p.m.

    A Rosewood Holiday Arts Festival

    Rosewood Arts Center Community GalleryFree

    Festivals & Holidays

23. 11 a.m.

    Dayton Holiday Festival – Family Movie Series

    The NeonFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

24. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Elf Brunch

    Hidden Valley Orchards

    Festivals & Holidays

25. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Meet Santa!

    2026 Festival HoursFamily

    Family & Kids

26. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    Photos with Santa

    Dayton Humane & Co.$5

    Community

27. 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Holiday Magic & Cookie Decorating

    Hidden Valley Orchards

    Festivals & Holidays

28. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Lunch with Santa

    Town and Country Shopping Center$10

    Festivals & Holidays

29. 2 p.m.

    A Christmas Story

    Schuster Performing Arts Center - Mead Theatre$145

    Also at 7:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

30. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Christmas Tea at Patterson Homestead 2026

    1815 Brown St

    Festivals & Holidays

31. 3 p.m.7 p.m.

    Trail of Treats

    Hidden Valley Orchards

    Festivals & Holidays

32. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Holiday Celebration

    Downtown Miamisburg

    Festivals & Holidays

33. 4 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holiday Festival 2026

    211 Slonaker DrFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

34. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    Vandalia Jingle Fest

    Vandalia Recreation CenterFree

    Festivals & Holidays

35. 4:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    Dinner with Santa

    Town and Country Shopping Center$12.51

    Festivals & Holidays

36. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

    A Carillon Christmas 2026

    Carillon Historical Park

    Festivals & Holidays

37. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Holiday Music by the Fire

    Hidden Valley Orchards

    Festivals & Holidays

38. 5:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Tree Lighting in West Milton

    Downtown West Milton

    Festivals & Holidays

39. 6 p.m.10 p.m.

    Christmas Glow

    Land Of Illusion

    Festivals & Holidays

40. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve (Lost Creek Reserve)

    Miami County Park District

    Festivals & Holidays

41. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Santa On The Courthouse Lawn

    Greene County CourthouseFree

    Festivals & Holidays

42. 7 p.m.

    A Camp Family Christmas Tour

    APAC - Arbogast Performing Arts CenterFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

43. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    An Irish Christmas with John Doyle, Cathie Ryan & Mick McAuley at the Foundry Theater

    Foundry Theater

    Theater & Dance

44. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Roll in the Third Night of Chanukah with Beth Jacob

    Beth Jacob CongregationFree

    Festivals & Holidays

45. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Sons of Serendip Christmas - 2026

    Murphy Theater$20+

    Festivals & Holidays

46. 8 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol

    Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center

    Festivals & Holidays

47. 8 p.m.

    Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

    Kuss Auditorium At Clark State Community College

    Festivals & Holidays

48. 11 p.m.

    Tom Lees Music /Blind Bob's Christmas Show

    Blind Bob's Bar

    Festivals & Holidays