BEST OF DAYTON WINNERS 2019-20: Arts, Entertainment and Music

The top three winners in Dayton.com’s Best of Dayton 2019-20 contest in arts, entertainment and music categories.

Anyone who says there’s nothing to do in Dayton is mistaken.

Dayton is fun and funky. It’s artistic and creative.

It has something for everyone.

Any night of the week, there is sure to be a can’t-miss live music show, festival or just a fun event that gets friends together and out of the house.

Let these winners serve as your guide when you’re filling out your weeknight and weekend calendars.

Here are the winners of Best of Dayton 2019-20 in the arts, entertainment and music categories, as voted by the community.

BEST ARCADE/GAMING

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Credit: HANDOUT

🥇WINNER: Scene75

6196 Poe Ave., Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Canal Street Arcade & Deli

308 E. 1st St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: DK Effect

1600 E. Third St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST ART GALLERY

🥇WINNER: Dayton Art Institute

456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Front Street Studio Gallery

1001 E. 2nd St. Bldg 100, Dayton | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Edward A. Dixon Gallery

12 S. Ludlow St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST BOWLING ALLEY

🥇WINNER: Beaver-Vu Bowl

1238 N. Fairfield Road, Beavercreek | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Poelking Lanes South

8871 Kingsridge Drive, Centerville | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Poelking Woodman Lanes

3200 Woodman Drive, Kettering | Website | Facebook

BEST COMEDY CLUB

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Credit: MediaMoments.com / Peter Wine

🥇WINNER: Dayton Funny Bone

88 Plum St., Beavercreek | 937-429-5233 | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Wiley's Comedy Club

101 Pine St., Dayton | 937-224-5653 | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: The Black Box Improv Theater

518 E. 3rd St., Dayton | 937-369-0747 | Website | Facebook

BEST CONCERT VENUE

🥇WINNER: Rose Music Center at The Heights

6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Fraze Pavilion

695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Schuster Center

1 W. 2nd St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST COUNTY FAIR

🥇WINNER: The Great Darke County Fair

800 Sweitzer St., Greenville | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Montgomery County Fair

645 Infirmary Road, Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Greene County Fair

120 Fairground Road, Xenia | Website | Facebook

BEST DANCE GROUP

🥇WINNER: Celtic Academy of Irish Dance

85 Woodman Drive, Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Dayton Ballet

126 N. Main St., Suite 210, Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

840 Germantown St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST FESTIVAL

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Credit: Tom Gilliam

🥇WINNER: Dayton Celtic Festival

Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Troy Strawberry Festival

Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Yellow Springs Street Fair

Website | Facebook

BEST FISH FRY

🥇WINNER: Kettering Alter High School

Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Carroll High School in Dayton

Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Our Lady of the Rosary

Website | Facebook

BEST FOOD TRUCK EVENT

Credit: Tom Gilliam

Credit: Tom Gilliam

🥇WINNER: Yellow Cab Food Truck Rallies

Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Bites in the Heights at Rose Music Center

Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Miami County Food Truck Rally

Website | Facebook

BEST GALA

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Credit: E.L. Hubbard

🥇WINNER: Dayton Art Institute Art Ball

Website

SECOND PLACE: Humane Society of Greater Dayton Pet Afflaire

Website

THIRD PLACE: Wright State ArtsGala

Website

BEST GOLF COURSE

🥇WINNER: Yankee Trace

10000 Yankee St., Centerville | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: NCR Country Club

4435 Dogwood Trail, Kettering | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Beavercreek Golf Club

2800 New Germany Trebein Road, Beavercreek | Website | Facebook

BEST HAUNTED ATTRACTION

🥇WINNER: Land of Illusion

8762 Thomas Road, Middletown | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Lewisburg Haunted Cave

4392 Swishers Mill Road, Lewisburg | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Kings Island Haunt

6300 Kings Island Drive, Kings Mill | Website | Facebook

BEST HOLIDAY TRADITION

🥇WINNER: The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill

75 Water St., Clifton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: A Carillon Christmas

1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Rike's Christmas windows at the Schuster Center

1 W. 2nd St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST INTERACTIVE GAMING VENUE

🥇WINNER: Top Golf

9568 Water Front Drive, West Chester | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Wild Axe Throwing

3251 Seajay Drive, Beavercreek | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Breakout Games Dayton

8120 Washington Village Drive, Washington Twp. | Website | Facebook

BEST LOCAL ARTIST

🥇WINNER: Leslea Hipp

SECOND PLACE: Tiffany Clark

THIRD PLACE: Michelle Carr

BEST LOCAL BAND/MUSICIAN

🥇WINNER: Summer Highway Band

SECOND PLACE: Until Rust

THIRD PLACE: The Fries Band

BEST LOCAL PODCAST

🥇WINNER: Fifth & Ludlow

SECOND PLACE: The Brohio Podcast

THIRD PLACE: Hall Around Town (Scott Hall)

BEST LOCAL THEATER GROUP

🥇WINNER: The Human Race Theatre Company

126 N. Main St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Dayton Playhouse

1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Black Box Improv Theater

513 E. 3rd St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST MOVIE THEATER

🥇WINNER: Cinemark at The Greene

4489 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek | Website

SECOND PLACE: The Neon

130 E. 5th St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Cinépolis Dayton

10251 Penny Lane, Miamisburg | Website

BEST MURAL

🥇WINNER: Gateway to the Oregon District mural

SECOND PLACE: Love You — Suicide Awareness mural

THIRD PLACE: Dayton Funk mural

BEST MUSEUM

🥇WINNER: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Dayton Art Institute

456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

2600 DeWeese Pkwy., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION

Credit: Tom Gilliam

Credit: Tom Gilliam

🥇WINNER: Dayton Art Institute Oktoberfest

Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Minster Oktoberfest

Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Springboro Oktoberfest

Website

BEST PLACE FOR A BACHELOR PARTY

🥇WINNER: Top Golf

9568 Water Front Drive, West Chester | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Diamonds Cabaret

960 Miamisburg- Centerville Road, Miami Twp. | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Wild Axe Throwing

3251 Seajay Drive, Beavercreek | Website | Facebook

BEST PLACE FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTY

🥇WINNER: Masque

Currently closed and seeking to reopen in new location | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Raise Your Brush

169 N Main St,, Centerville | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: The Barrel House

417 E. Third St., Dayton | 937-222-4795 | Website | Facebook

BEST PLACE FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY

🥇WINNER: Scene75

6196 Poe Ave., Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

2600 DeWeese Pkwy., Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Magic Castle

4990 Wilmington Pike, Kettering | Website | Facebook

BEST PLACE TO ENTERTAIN THE KIDS

Credit: Lisa Powell

Credit: Lisa Powell

🥇WINNER: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

2600 DeWeese Pkwy., Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Young's Jersey Dairy

6880 Springfield Xenia Road, Yellow Springs | 937-325-0629 | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Scene75

6196 Poe Ave., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST PLACE TO HEAR LIVE MUSIC

Credit: Tom Gilliam

Credit: Tom Gilliam

🥇WINNER: Levitt Pavilion Dayton

134 S. Main St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Blind Bob's

430 E. Fifth St., Dayton | 937-938-6405 | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Yellow Cab Tavern

700 E. 4th St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

BEST PLACE TO PLAY POOL

🥇WINNER: Kings Table Bar & Grill

2348 Grange Hall Road, Beavercreek | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Airway Billiards

2611 Needmore Road, Dayton | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Mack’s Tavern

381 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Washington Twp. | 937-813-7217 | Website | Facebook

HONORABLE MENTION: Southern Belle

134 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton | Facebook

BEST ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION

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Credit: Tom Gilliam

🥇WINNER: Dublin Pub

300 Wayne Ave., Dayton | 937-224-7822 | Website | Facebook

SECOND PLACE: Flanagan's Pub

101 E. Stewart St., Dayton | Website | Facebook

THIRD PLACE: Harrigan's Tavern

4070 Marshall Road, Kettering | Website | Facebook

BEST OF DAYTON WINNERS IN OTHER CATEGORIES

>> Food & Dining winners

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