Community LIVING
Welcome to Fairborn: two villages, one name and a city in motion
An air base next door, a university on the west side, fossils to the east and a Main Street that dresses up for Halloween: a newcomer's guide to how Fairborn fits together.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Community LIVING
Ten things worth knowing about Fairborn
A village that moved, an airfield code that remembers Fairfield, an ancient sea in a quarry and a parade in its 78th year: ten stories to tell the next visitor.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Shopping
Shopping LOCAL in Fairborn: Main Street, a Florist and the Commons
Costumes and penny candy, vintage comics, sports cards, loose-leaf tea and a family florist: where Fairborn shops independent, and when the Commons fills with markets.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Health & Wellness
Parks, trails and outdoor places in Fairborn
Fossil beds in an old quarry, a wetland boardwalk and a paved trail past the Wright brothers' flying field: how Fairborn gets outside in every season.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Entertainment
Interesting places to explore in Fairborn
A quarry full of 440-million-year-old sea life, the cow pasture where the Wrights learned to turn, an 1800s log home and a Main Street that keeps Halloween all year.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Dining
How Fairborn eats: sweet corn, market Wednesdays and kitchens built for a crowd
From Lions Club corn at Community Park to a kitchen incubator on Main Street and coffee for the base commute, the food of a city shaped by farm roots, an air base and a university.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Family Life
Family days in Fairborn, season by season
Splash pads and fossil digs when it's warm, storytimes and gingerbread when it isn't: a year of family outings close to home in Fairborn.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Community LIVING
Fairborn, one neighborhood at a time
From the walkable Main Street core to Five Points, the Wright State side and the quarry-and-wetland east: how Fairborn's four districts feel, and the places that anchor each one.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Community LIVING
Fairborn history, landmarks and local traditions
Two villages, one moved by a flood plan; a prairie where the Wrights learned to fly; a 78-year-old parade and a festival built on sweet corn. Fairborn's story, told through places you can still visit.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Entertainment
Fairborn events, November 2026 to February 2027
A downtown tree lighting, a gingerbread contest at the library, trail races at Oakes Quarry and a full stage season at Wright State: what's on in Fairborn this winter.
Through February 28
