“This event is sponsored by the Dayton Community Club,” said Kevin Diehl, an organizer of the event. “We’re inviting vendors to showcase their goods, and we have the Pork Producers coming to cook up some meat for a free will donation lunch. We are still open for more vendors.”

When speaking a little about what it looks like on his end to run an event like this, Diehl said “We have a small committee that sets things up in the background, as far as sending out the mailing list of past and possible new vendors and working with the Pork Producers. We’ve been doing this for the past twenty-some odd years. Back before it was the Dayton Vendor Expo and it was the Dayton Ag Expo.”

It is free admission with a freewill donation lunch provided by the Pork Producers and POET at noon. There will also be free popcorn. All proceeds from the Expo are to support the Dayton Community Center. The Expo will be held at the Dayton Community Center, 104 First St. N.W. in Dayton.

If You Go

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Dan Hofschulte, of Lansing, is all smiles after picking up a couple of boxes of Girl Scout cookies at the 2023 Dayton Expo. Hofschulte is the co-owner of Tear Bear Mobile, which was also an exhibitor at the annual event.

What: Dayton Expo

When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

Where: Dayton Community Center, 104 First St. N.W.

Here is a list of expected vendors

• Marcia Anderson

• B & J Designs

• C & C Crafts

• Calico Creations

• Central Iowa RSVP

• Criss Custom Creations

• Dayton Girl Scouts

• Diehls of Dayton

• Doc Holl Trailers

• Farm News

• Joann Klein

• Kowboy Kustoms

• Paparazzi/Theresa Holchiss

• Security Savings Bank

• Skoglund Auto & Power