Non-Amateur Radio Related Activities!
The purpose of this page is to provide suggested activity ideas for the families
or perhaps the XYL of an amateur radio enthusiast. If you're into
Hamvention®, but those accompanying you to the Dayton area are not, this
page is for them! Please send other ideas or suggestions to media@hamvention.org
Alternate Activities For Women
Other Dayton Area Events During Hamvention Weekend
Places to Visit While in Dayton
Recreation/Sports
Shopping/Theater
Museums/Historical Points of Interest
Women's Alternate Activities - CANCELLED!
Due to lack of interest, ladies alternate activities that had been scheduled
for May 15, will be canceled.
Other Dayton Area Events Held Hamvention Weekend
A World A'Fair - May 14-16, 2010 - Dayton
Convention Center
A Musical Journey Around the World. The festival is a celebration of diversity
that showcases the food, dancing, music, costumes, and cultural exhibits representing
the ethnic backgrounds and cultures of Dayton and the greater Miami Valley.
A very popular way of celebrating our cultural diversity.
Friday, May 14 ~ 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday, May 15 ~ 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday, May 16 ~ 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
For more information see http://www.aworldafair.org/WAfestival.html
Upper Valley Fiber Fest
Sat May 15, 9-5pm
Sun May 16, 11-4pm
Merchants Bldg, Miami Cty Fairgrounds, Troy OH
www.uppervalleyfiberfest.org
A free family oriented event for those interested in fiber arts!
Places to Visit While in Dayton
- Visit nearby Clifton, Ohio! It is home to Clifton Mill, a restored operating grist mill. Tours are available. Take I-70 east to Exit 54 (SR 72). Take SR 72 south 6 miles to Clifton. Look for signs to Clifton Mill.
- If Nature is your thing, besides the great Metro
Parks, Hamvention is just 30-40min drive away from Clifton
Gorge, a nice river/gorge hike deep in history of the local Native American
tribes. Many Native American mounds in the area as well.
- The Darke County
Visitors Bureau will be donating a KitchenAid stand mixer to the prize drawing!
Why KitchenAid? Every KitchenAid stand mixer in the World is manufactured in
Darke County! Come see us! For information contact the Darke County Visitors
Bureau, 1-800-504-2995.
- Visit the Miami
County Visitors Bureau for more information on places such as Bruckner Nature
Center, Double E Ostrich Farm, Hobart Arena, Fulton Farms, Kenworthy Motorcross,
historic covered bridges, and Springhill Nurseries! For more information, call
1-800-348-8993.
- Whether you have an hour or a day, an interest in art, antiques and collectibles,
or just enjoy shopping, Historic Tipp
City is a must! This 1840's Miami-Erie Canal town offers hours of pleasure
browsing the selections of over 50 antique dealers, 15 or more specialty shops
in the renovated 1850's Old City Hotel, historical museum, art galleries
and exhibits, and excellent dining opportunities. You might want to stop first
at the Tippecanoe and and Tyler Too! Visitors Center at 12 E. Main Street where
they can provide you with information on this town formerly called "Tippecanoe."
Take Northbound I-75 to Exit 68 (SR 571) at Tipp City. Turn onto SR 571 and
go 1.0 mile east to the shops of Old Tippecanoe City. For more information,
call (937) 667-9435.
- Visit the exciting Village of Yellow
Springs for its unique downtown atmosphere. get a drink in the state's Oldest
Tavern, and enjoy the many shops that carry things you just do not find in a
mall!. Not a city person? Spend a day in one of its parks or at nearby Young's
Jersey Dairy enjoying miniature golf and ice cream! For information about Young's,
call (937) 325-0502.
- Also, the Dayton
Daily News has a site that covers many aspects of Dayton. Check it out!
Recreation/Sports
- Spend an exciting day at Kings
Island experiencing fun, thrills, adventure, and live shows. It’s
located just (~40 minutes) south of Dayton in Mason, Oh. For information, call
1-800-288-0808.
- Take in a Dayton Dragons
Baseball Game at Fifth Third Field. all at 7:00 p.m. For information, call (937)
228-2287 or visit http://daytondragons.com
- Reds fan? Check the Cincinnati
Reds in action at the Great American Ballpark. For information, call
(513) 765-7000 or visit http://www.reds.com
- Come explore one of Dayton’s 18 area Metroparks!
Fish, hike, canoe, or reserve a shelter for a picnic! For information regarding
park hours and locations please call (937) 275-PARK or visit their website at:
http://www.metroparks.org/
- Spend the morning or afternoon getting back into the swing of things at one
of Dayton’s area golf courses. Visit http://www.ohiogolfguide.com
for information on courses, locations, and prices.
- Get your tickets for Victoria
Theatre. For ticket information and pricing call (937) 228-3630 or 1-888-228-3630.
- Come enjoy the sounds of the Dayton
Philharmonic Orchestra at the Schuster
Center For information on tickets and pricing, call (937) 228- 3630
or 1-88-228-3630.
- Are you a shopaholic!? Visit one or more of the Dayton area malls including
The Mall at Fairfield Commons, The Dayton Mall, The Green Town Center
or visit the Prime Outlets in Jeffersonville, located midway between Dayton,
Cincinnati, and Columbus. For information, call (937) 427-4300 for Fairfield
Commons, (937) 433-0957 for the Dayton Mall, 1-937-490-4900 for Green Town Center
and 1-800-746-7644 for Prime Outlets.
- Visit over 14 antique and specialty shops in Waynesville,
Ohio, located south of Dayton in Warren County.
- Visit over 20 antique malls in nearby Springfield, Ohio.
- Visit the historic Oregon
District dating back to 1829, located near downtown Dayton. It is Dayton’s
first designated historic district. Enjoy antiques, art, and bookstore as well
as pubs, restaurants, and coffee houses.
- See a new movie or an old classic at The
Neon. For more information call the office at (937) 222-8452 or for showing
information call (937) 222-SHOW.
Museums/Historical Points of Interest
- Follow the Aviation
Trail to learn about Dayton’s history in flight. The Aviation Trail
features many historical sites, museums, and parks. There are 47 sites in all.
For information, call: (937) 443-0793.
- Visit the National
Museum of the U.S. Air Force to see how the history of planes, weapons,
and space flight. Museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission
is free, but there is a fee for the IMAX. For information, call (937)
255-3284.
- America's
Packard Museum is the world's only restored Packard Dealership operating
as a museum, and only full-time museum dedicated exclusively to the Packard
Motor Car Company, it's products and philosophies. For information, call (937)
226-1710.
- Experience Dayton history at the Historical
Carillon Park. You can visit the park Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
and Sunday 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. For information, call: (937) 293-2841.
- Visit the Dayton
Art Institute along with its many permanent collection’s galleries!
General admission is free! Open daily10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Thursdays 10:00
a.m.-8:00 p.m.
- Explore 70 exhibits and 14 galleries including 5 seamless acrylic tunnels
totaling over 200 feet at the Newport
Aquarium in Kentucky. Open daily. For information, call (859) 261-7444
- See it, do it, and discover it all at Dayton’s Boonshoft
Museum of Discovery. Open daily. For information, call (937) 275-7431.
- Experience the daily life and culture of Dayton’s first neighborhood,
the 900 year old Fort
Ancient at Sunwatch Indian Village. Open daily. For information, call (937)
268-8199.
- Learn about the first man on the moon at the Neil
Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Oh just one hour north of
Dayton. Open M-Sat. 9:30a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sundays 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
For information, call 1-800-860-0142.
- In nearby Greeneville, visit the Annie Oakley and Lowell Thomas exhibits at the Garst Museum.
