Join Dayton History at Carillon Park this Memorial Day weekend and celebrate Dayton’s history from its founding in 1796 through present day during a one-day community festival – the Dayton Heritage Festival.
Features:
- All 30 historic buildings and structures open – with demos & hands-on activities at 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Kids Zone -inflatable’s, crafts, face painting activities at 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Time Warner Cable’s CaMM Passport Program activities at 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Dayton Carousel of Innovation at 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. ($1.00 fee)
- Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society small-scale trains operating 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ($1.00 fee)
- The Clodbusters (vintage base ball team) demonstrations all day
- Americana-style food and beverage for sale at 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
- Live entertainment all day:
- Classic Jazz Stompers at 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Hey There Morgan at 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- DPO rehearsal at 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
- Special performance by the Carillon Park Concert Band at 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Feature performance by the DPO at 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Feature performance by the Dayton Ballet
- Deeds Carillon’s spectacular fireworks finale presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC at 9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Date: Sunday, May 27th (Rain date – May 28th)
Park Opens: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Admission: FREE ($5 per car for parking) Parking available at Carillon Park and Welcome Stadium with RTA trolley shuttle service provided.
** No carried-in food or beverage permitted. **
For additional information, call 937-293-2841 or visit www.daytonhistory.org
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