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Dayton Donut Fest

Dayton Donut Fest Returns

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Plannd2Give presents the 5th annual Dayton Donut Fest on Tour. Whether you’re a fan of bear claws or you prefer glazed- purchase a coupon book and take a self guided tour of the Miami Valley’s best donut shops and taste test for yourself.  With your ticket booklet you’ll have a coupon to get 2 donuts from each participating vendor from Feb 14-Feb 23. Each vendor’s page will list hours for their business so you can plan your adventure.

Participating Donut Shops:

Baker Benji’s (700 Troy St. Old North Dayton)

Bear Creek Donuts (80 S. Main St. in Miamisburg)

Bill’s Donut Shop (268 N. Main St. in Centerville)

Donut Palace (5264 Salem Ave. in Trotwood or 5115 Troy Pike in Huber Heights)

Glazed Donut Eatery (607 N. Detroit St. in Xenia or 3800 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn)

Hole N One Donuts (2739 W. Alex Bell Rd. in Moraine)

Jim’s Donut Shop (122 E. National Rd. in Vandalia)

Purely Sweet Bakery (3375 Dayton-Xenia Rd, Beavercreek)

Stan The Donut Man (1441 Wilmington Ave. in Dayton)

The Donut Haus Bakery (305 W. Central Ave. in Springboro)

The Neighborhood Nest (313 W. Main St. in Fairborn)

 
Planned2Give will donate the profits of the 2025 event to the Autism Society  in honor of Jared Parker Nett, a young man with autism who recently passed away.

The Dayton Autism Society (DAS) exists to advocate for, support, and educate families living with autism. The Dayton Autism Society serves families from the greater Miami Valley and an estimated 4,000 families living with autism. These families reside in Montgomery, Miami, Greene, Darke, and Preble counties. We do our best to be a resource for our communities by offering connections to local organizations that assist families raising an individual diagnosed with ASD. Our members bring a wealth of knowledge and information to the team and collaborate to help guide families on this journey.

You can purchase your booklet online and it will be mailed to you or stop by The Market at Town & Country shopping mall, their table is right in front of TJ Maxx,  on Sat, Feb 8th from 11am – 4pm and you can pick one up in person.  They run $30 and they’ll take cash or venmo. Also look for pop-up sales opportunites at participating donut shops.

Dayton’s First Donut Fest

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Planned2Give, a local event planning business that hosts fundraising events for nonprofits in the Miami Valley, has really struggled, as the pandemic has truly shut down most of their events. But they’ve decided to launch a new event, that can be successfully executed during the pandemic.
Dayton Donut Festival on Tour! is a self-guided tour of the Miami Valley’s  locally owned donut shops, which kicks off this Friday, Feb 12th and runs through Sunday, Feb 21st.   Purchase a coupon booklet for just $25 and you’ll get a coupon that can be redeemed for 3 donuts at each of the 10 stops on the tour, during each shops regular hours (a couple are even open 24 hous), which are noted in the booklet.  According to P2G co-founder Jeff Jackson, “it feels good to create an event that will draw traffic to these small independent shops at a time when business is slower due to the pandemic.”
Participating donut shops include:
  • Ashley’s Pastry Shop – Oakwood
  • Bear Creek Donuts – Miamisburg
  • Bill’s Donut Shop – Centerville
  • Donut Haus – Springboro
  • Donut Palace – Huber Heights & Trotwood
  • Duck Donuts – Dayton
  • Evans Bakery –  Old North Dayton
  • Jim’s Donut Shop – Vandalia
  • Neighborhood Nest- Fairborn
  • Stan The Donut Man- Kettering
Ticket sales benefit Miami Valley Meals, who serve those who are affected by food insecurity, by providing bulk nutritious chef-prepared meals to organizations that feed the hungry. In March of 2020 Miami Valley Meals began work to support a project addressing pandemic needs. Co-founded by Chef Matt DeAngulo, Bill Evans and Amanda DeLotelle, the mission was to employ pandemic furloughed culinary professionals to quickly and efficiently bulk prepare frozen meals from recovered food for distribution through organizations that feed the hungry.  By “serving those who serve the hungry,” we hope to support efforts of existing operations through food, freeing up their resources to focus on their missions and outreach.  This community organization is making such a huge difference in our community, currently serving over 5000 meals each week.