It’s first Friday and the downtown merchants want to encourage you to shop downtown, so check out some of the specials and deals you’ll find this First Friday. Learn more at downtowndayton.org/things-to-do/first-frida

After5, 111 E. Third St.

• After5, 111 E. Third St.: Welcome After5 to downtown! Mention First Friday at checkout to save 20% on your purchase.
• Beaute Box 20 W. Monument Ave.: 30-minute Express Lash Extension sets are just $75!
• Choice Juice Boxx 937 31 S. St. Clair St.: Spend $50 at Varsity House to receive 10% off from your Choice Juice Boxx purchase.
• OMEGA MUSIC 318 E. Fifth St.: New release day! Explore the new releases on vinyl, CDs, and more. All day 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Oregon District.
• Pedal Wagon Dayton: Hop around to some of Dayton’s best breweries on the Brewery Cruise! Seats are $32 for adults 21+ or rent a private ride for up to 15 people for $459! pedalwagon.com/dayton/brewery-cruise/
• Picture Perfect Paint Parties 123 N. Ludlow St.: Come and enjoy our grape tastings of the month and a mini-paint party canvas. Register at www.pictureperfectpaintparties.com or call 937-265-0691 for more information.
• Rabbit Hole Books 29 W. First St.: Open until 9 p.m. on First Friday! Visitors wearing Pride gear will receive a free gift.
• Sole Touchers 37 S. St. Clair St.: Mention First Friday to receive 25% off all shoes in store!
• Space Three 39 S. St. Clair St.: The Summer Class Pass Sale is on! Get 25 classes for $250 (valid now through August 31).
• Talbott Tower, 131 N. Ludlow St.: Visit the businesses of Tabott Tower! Enjoy live music, food, and beer while you shop special discounts at more than 20 businesses.
• Vidia’s Closet 27 S. St. Clair St.: When you shop this women’s clothing boutique in the St. Clair Lofts on First Friday, you can take 20% off your entire purchase! Shop in-store and enjoy a complementary glass of wine

What’s for dinner? Start your First Friday with something delicious to eat or drink downtown!

• Deaf Monty’s Wine 22 Brown St.: It’s Rosé flight night! Enjoy a flight of 3 rosé wines for just $9 from 4 to 8 p.m.!

• Local Cantina Water Street, 501 E. First St: Happy Hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. with $6 Mustache Rides & Same Same Margaritas along with $4 drafts!

• Moeller Brew Barn – Dayton, Ohio 416 E. First St.: Enjoy $5 pints from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.!

• Mudlick Tap House 135 E. Second St.: Join us for Happiness Hours from 4-6 p.m. with $2 off draft beers and $2 off shareables, ½ price bottles of wine, $8 Old Fashioned, and $9 Manhattans.

• Oregon Express Bar and Restaurant 336 E. Fifth St.: Every First Friday join us for Happy Hour deals from 5 to 8 p.m. Stop in for some of the best pizza in Dayton. Dine in, carryout and curbside pickup available.

• Salar Restaurant and Lounge 400 E. Fifth St.: Kick off your First Friday with happy hour at Salar from 4-6 p.m. with cocktail specials, $5 house wine pours, $1 off of all beers, and bar bites specials. Enjoy dinner, too, available for dine in or carryout.

• Table 33 130 W. Second St.: Fridays are wine night at Table 33, with $3.33 wine pairings with any entree.

• Troll Pub Dayton 216 Wayne Ave.: Every Friday at the Troll Pub is part of W.T.F Happy Hours: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 4-7 p.m. featuring 1/2 Priced Pints & 1/2 priced apps, and $4 Fireball Shots.

• Trolley Stop 530 E. Fifth St.: Enjoy Half-off Happy Hour every day 3-7pm! $3 wells and half off select appetizers.

• Two Social 123 E. Third St.: New menu launch, every first Friday! Try all 6 drinks on the new menu and get a free shirt! You have all month to collect all 6 drinks on the punch card.

• Zen Lounge 121 N. Ludlow St.: Friday: Enjoy 25% off all premium tequilas and cognacs and R&B/Hip Hop Industry Night with CandyBarz and Move Media featuring DJs Ron Hunter and DollaBill

There’s plenty of art and entertainment for you to enjoy on First Friday

Edward A. Dixon Gallery

• The Black Box Improv Theater, 518 E. Third St.: Comedy from local improv group Low Hanging Fruit followed by a special show. Tickets & more info at DaytonBlackBoxImprov.com

• The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St.: Free Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m. Dayton-based artist Tyler Macko discusses his current exhibition on display, “A Voice From I Don’t Know Where”

• Corner Kitchen, 613 E. Fifth St.: Live music on the patio every First Friday!

• The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park North: Visit “New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West,” and “Pondering the Mystery of Late Life.” Open until 5 p.m. on Friday.

• Dayton Society of Artists – DSA, 48 High St.: The Dayton Society of Artists welcomes you from 6 to 9 p.m. to the opening reception for the 2023 annual spring juried exhibition “Inspire(d).”

• The Dublin Pub, 300 Wayne Ave., 937-224-7822: Stop by for a pint and live music for Irish First Fridays. Happy Hour from 3-6pm; Miami Valley Pipes & Drums performance at 7 p.m. and live music from Scully.

• Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St.: The Vintage Artwork & Décor Show opening reception is this First Friday, 5 to 9 p.m. The gallery has extended hours to be part of your First Friday Art Hop. See artwork from the Dayton area, around the U.S. and around the world. Light refreshments provided.

• Front Street, 1001 E. Second St.: Live music, food trucks, studio and gallery hopping, shopping, and more! It is always free to attend and park at our art hops. We are a family and pet-friendly community.

• The NEON, 130 E. Fifth St.: See “Chevalier,” “Showing Up,” and “What’s Love Got To Do With It” on First Friday! See the full schedule online: www.neonmovies.com.

Enjoy art and live entertainment on First Friday!

• The Black Box Improv Theater 518 E. Third St.: Local improv group Low Hanging Fruit followed by a special show. DaytonBlackBoxImprov.com

• The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St.: Spoken word and vocal performance by Leroy Bean and Amanda Mikkel.

• Corner Kitchen 613 E. Fifth St.: Live music on the patio every First Friday!

• The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park North: “Woodblock Prints of Saito Kiyoshi” and “Pondering the Mystery of Late Life” open until 5p.

• Greater Dayton LGBT Center LGBTQ+ Pride 2023: Pride kicks off on Courthouse Square at 6p with performances by the Rubi Girls, Springboro Community Theatre Spotlight Singers & more!

• Dayton Live Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 W. Second St.: Nate Bargatze: The Be Funny Tour comes to Dayton! Show at 7p. Tickets at daytonlive.org.

• Dayton Society of Artists – DSA 48 High St.: See the limited-time exhibition “Edy Martin: Retrospective Art Show & Sale” and the opening reception of “POP” from 6 to 9p

• The Dublin Pub 300 Wayne Ave.: Happy Hour from 3-6p; music by Khalil Nasar starting at 9p

• Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St.: Opening reception for Cynthia Kukla’s “Separating the Earth from the Heavens” exhibit 6-9p

• Front Street 1001 E. Second St.: Art demos, workshops, and 250+ artists. Live music and food trucks in the courtyard. Our campus is family and pet-friendly. Free parking.

• Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St.: Garth feat. Yvette Diva Williams. All concerts in the 2023 Eichelberger Concert Season are free and open to the public. Music at 7p.

• Moeller Brew Barn – Dayton, Ohio 416 E. First St.: Music with Jenna Drees from 4:30 to 6:30p

• The NEON, 130 E. Fifth St.: See “Sanctuary” on First Friday! See the full schedule at neonmovies.com.

• RiverScape MetroPark 237 E. Monument Ave.: Music by The Shady Pine and The Repeating Arms 6 to 9p