Best of Dayton 2025 winners
Here are the winners and placers in the Recreation category:
Best Annual Festival
• First Place: Dayton Celtic Festival
• Finalist: Spring Fest In The Burg
• Finalist: Italian Fall Feast
Best Arcade/Gaming
• First Place: Canal Street Arcade and Deli
• Finalist: Scene75 Entertainment Center
• Finalist: DK Effect
Best Art Gallery
• First Place: The Dayton Art Institute
• Finalist: Darty Art
• Finalist: Dayton Society of Artists
Best Bowling Alley
• First Place: Poelking Bowling Centers
• Finalist: Beaver-Vu Bowl
• Finalist: Thunderbowl Lanes
Best Campgrounds
• First Place: John Bryan State Park
• Finalist: Caesar Creek State Park
• Finalist: Dayton KOA Holiday
Best Comedy Club
• First Place: Funny Bone
• Finalist: The Black Box Improv Theater
• Finalist: Bricky’s Comedy Club
Best Concert Venue
• First Place: Fraze Pavilion
• Finalist: Rose Music Center at The Heights
• Finalist: Levitt Pavilion Dayton
Best Dance School/Studio
• First Place: Dance Dimensions
• Finalist: Funk Lab Dance Center
• Finalist: Dwyer School of Irish Dance
Best Family Fun Destination
• First Place: Dayton Dragons Professional Baseball Team
• Finalist: Young’s Jersey Dairy
• Finalist: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Best Golf Course
• First Place: The Golf Club at Yankee Trace
• Finalist: Mound Golf Course
• Finalist: NCR Country Club
Best Indoor Play Area for Kids
• First Place: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Finalist: Capabilities - Play for All Abilities
• Finalist: Kid Clubhouse
Best Karaoke
• First Place: Red Carpet Tavern
• Finalist: The Barrel House
• Finalist: On Par Entertainment
Best Movie Theater
• First Place: The Neon
• Finalist: Cinemark The Greene 14 and IMAX
• Finalist: The Plaza Theatre
Best Museum
• First Place: National Museum of the US Air Force
• Finalist: Carillon Historical Park
• Finalist: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Best Park
• First Place: Carillon Historical Park
• Finalist: Aullwood Garden MetroPark
• Finalist: Riverfront Park Miamisburg
Best Place for a Children’s Birthday Party
• First Place: Capabilities - Play for All Abilities
• Finalist: Kid Clubhouse
• Finalist: Scene75 Entertainment Center
Best Walking Path
• First Place: Cox Arboretum MetroPark
• Finalist: Sugarcreek MetroPark
• Finalist: Aullwood Garden MetroPark