December Dayton Dozen :: Guide to Family-Friendly Events {2021}

The year is almost over, but the family fun is just getting started! Here are our top twelve picks of things to do this December.

• 1. Trans-Siberian Orchestra-Christmas Eve & Other Stories

  • December 4th
  • 3-7pm
  • Nutter Center
    3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn, OH

• 2. Tree Lighting & Holiday Market

  • December 5th
  • 4-7:30pm
  • Vandalia Recreation Center
    1111 Stonequarry Rd, Dayton, OH

• 3. Holiday on the Hill: A Neighborhood Tour

  • December 11th to December 12th
  • 4-8pm
  • St Anne’s Hill
    817 McLain St, Dayton, OH

• 4. Sensitive Santa

  • December 5th
  • 9-10:30am
  • The Mall at Fairfield Commons
    2727 Fairfield Cmns, Beavercreek, OH

• 5. Holiday of Lights

  • December 12th
  • 6:30pm
  • Shafor Park
    Dayton, OH

• 6. Kettering Mayor’s Tree Lighting

  • December 3rd @11pm to December 4th @1am
  • 675 Lincoln Park Blvd
    Kettering, OH

• 7. Holiday Mini Market

  • December 4th – 18th
  • 4-8pm
  • RiverScape MetroPark
    237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH

• 8. A Charlie Brown Christmas

  • December 4th
  • 4-5pm
  • Sinclair Community College
    444 W Third St, Dayton, OH

• 9. Christmas on the Green

  • December 3rd
  • 6-9pm
  • Barclay’s Downtown Piqua
    318 N Main St, Piqua, OH

• 10. Downtown Piqua Holiday Parade

  • December 4th
  • 2-3pm
  • Barclay’s Downtown Piqua
    318 N Main St, Piqua, OH

• 11. Brunch with Santa

  • December 12th
  • 12-4pm
  • The Luxury Hall
    4642 Salem Ave, Dayton, OH

• 12. West Carrollton Holiday Fest

  • December 4th
  • 4-6pm
  • Dayton Metro Library – West Carrollton Branch
    300 E Central Ave, West Carrollton, OH