Launch Dayton & The Entrepreneurs’ Center and Friends of the Dayton Arcade are excited to announce the first annual Startup the Block, a vendor market and block party inside the Arcade’s Rotunda and outside on Fourth Street and Pretzinger Lane. Startup the Block will be held on Thursday, September 12 from 3:00 – 8:00 PM and will serve as the culminating event for Startup Week, Dayton’s top gathering for new and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Shop from over 30 small business vendors, browse community partner tables, enjoy food and beverages from the Arcade’s Fourth Street restaurants and participating food trucks, and take in live performances in the Rotunda curated by Culture Works.