Gainesville Family Events Calendar
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Family friendly shows and concerts
UF Performing Arts presents BEHIND THE LINES: A 9/11 Story
Sponsored by : Carl and Jan Wagner Set against the events of September 11 and the war that followed, BEHIND THE ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: Phillips Center 3201 Hull Road Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: $20-$40 | UF Students $15
- Website: performingarts.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
F. W. Buchholz Music Department Veterans Day Concert
Honoring Our Veterans Through Music! Join the Buchholz Band for TWO special Veterans Day concerts as we come together to ...
- 6:30 pm
- Location: Buchholz Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.zeffy.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Proudly Presents Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine — a heartwarming, funny, and sometimes unexpected look at love in a small town where the Northern Lights ...
- 6:30 pm
- Location: PK Yonge Performing Arts Center 1080 SW 11th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: $12
- Website: pkyonge.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents And Then There Were None
Ten strangers are invited to a remote island. The one thing they all have in common is their secret murderous ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: General Admission: $15 online/$17 at the door | Students/Seniors: $10 online/$12 at the door | Buchholz Performing Arts Students: $5 | Saturday Matinee: Half Price (online only) | BHS Teachers & Staff: Complimentary
- Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Tom Petty Weekend
Join thousands of fans from around the world as we celebrate Gainesville's hometown hero with three days of music, community, ...
- 2:30 pm
- Location: Heartwood Soundstage 619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: see website for pricing. Students & kids 12 and under are free!
- Website: sites.google.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Proudly Presents Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine — a heartwarming, funny, and sometimes unexpected look at love in a small town where the Northern Lights ...
- 6:30 pm
- Location: PK Yonge Performing Arts Center 1080 SW 11th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: $12
- Website: pkyonge.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)
Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as ...
- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $6.17 - $8.22
- Website: www.showpass.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents And Then There Were None
Ten strangers are invited to a remote island. The one thing they all have in common is their secret murderous ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: General Admission: $15 online/$17 at the door | Students/Seniors: $10 online/$12 at the door | Buchholz Performing Arts Students: $5 | Saturday Matinee: Half Price (online only) | BHS Teachers & Staff: Complimentary
- Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Santa Fe College Songs of the Season
The Santa Fe College Singers, under the direction of Alek Concepion & Wendy Gunther, Adjunct Assistant Professors of Music, and ...
- 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
- Location: Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall: 3000 NW 83rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: See website for pricing
- Website: www.showpass.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Matheson History Museum: Art from the Archives
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a temporary exhibit at ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Tom Petty Weekend
Join thousands of fans from around the world as we celebrate Gainesville's hometown hero with three days of music, community, ...
- 1:00 pm
- Location: Heartwood Soundstage 619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: see website for pricing. Students & kids 12 and under are free!
- Website: sites.google.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Proudly Presents Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine — a heartwarming, funny, and sometimes unexpected look at love in a small town where the Northern Lights ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: PK Yonge Performing Arts Center 1080 SW 11th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: $12
- Website: pkyonge.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Buchholz High Jazz Bands: Veterans Day Jazz Concert
Honoring Our Veterans Through Music! Join the Buchholz Band for TWO special Veterans Day concerts as we come together to ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Thornebrook Village, 2441 NW 43rd Street in Gainesville FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents And Then There Were None
Ten strangers are invited to a remote island. The one thing they all have in common is their secret murderous ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: General Admission: $15 online/$17 at the door | Students/Seniors: $10 online/$12 at the door | Buchholz Performing Arts Students: $5 | Saturday Matinee: Half Price (online only) | BHS Teachers & Staff: Complimentary
- Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Haile Equestrian Home Show
Join us for our Haile Equestrian Home Show on Sunday, May 17th! This is the perfect opportunity to ride, learn, and ...
- 9:00 am
- Location: Haile Equestrian Center: 7680 SW 46th Blvd · Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: Free to Spectators
- Website: www.haileequestrian.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Matheson History Museum: Art from the Archives
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a temporary exhibit at ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
UF Carillon Studio Concert Series
The UF Carillon Studio Concert Series offers a chance to hear the UF Carillon during a forty-five minute recital. Listeners ...
- 1:30 pm
- Location: Century Tower Carillon, 375 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: free
- Website: arts.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Tom Petty Weekend
Join thousands of fans from around the world as we celebrate Gainesville's hometown hero with three days of music, community, ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Heartwood Soundstage 619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: see website for pricing. Students & kids 12 and under are free!
- Website: sites.google.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Proudly Presents Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine — a heartwarming, funny, and sometimes unexpected look at love in a small town where the Northern Lights ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: PK Yonge Performing Arts Center 1080 SW 11th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: $12
- Website: pkyonge.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Teen Open Mic with We Rock Gainesville
Teen Open Mic is back! WRG is taking over Open Mic Night at Loosey's! Gainesville area teens ages 10-17 are ...
- 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: 120 SW 1st Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Matheson History Museum: Art from the Archives
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a temporary exhibit at ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Alachua County Library Micanopy Branch: Micanopy Children's Movie Matinee
The Micanopy Branch Library is hosting a movie matinee for kids and tweens every Wednesday at 3 pm! Join us ...
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- Location: Micanopy Branch 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Matheson History Museum: Art from the Archives
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a temporary exhibit at ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
UF School of Music presents Sounds of the Season - Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Break out your ugliest sweater — the 78th Annual “Sounds of the Season” returns with this year’s theme, “Ugly Christmas ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: Curtis M Phillips Center for Performing Arts 3201 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Free and open to the public. Ticket required.
- Website: performingarts.ufl.edu
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Matheson History Museum: Art from the Archives
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a temporary exhibit at ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Pitch Perfect at the Pointe
Friday Night Karaoke: Pitch Perfect at the Pointe! Warm up those vocal cords and grab the mic! Join us the third ...
- 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of I-75 And Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Tu Fiesta Radio Presents Elio Piedra at Tioga Town Center
Tu Fiesta Radio Presents Elio Piedra at Tioga Town Center! Grab your dancing shoes, and come enjoy the music under ...
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1 Ln, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)
Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as ...
- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $6.17 - $8.22
- Website: www.showpass.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
St Patrick Catholic Church: Third Friday Concert Series
We’re excited to announce our 2026/2027 Third Friday Concert Series! We’re looking forward to another fantastic year of live music and ...
- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: St Patrick Catholic Church 500 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: All concerts are FREE to the public.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Otter Springs Park & Campground: The Otter Jubilee
Join us for a fun-filled day at Otter Springs Park & Campground featuring: - 5K - Car Show - Vendors - Food Vendors - Live ...
- All Day Event
- Location: Otter Springs Park & Campground 6470 SW 80th Ave, Trenton, FL 32693
- Cost: TBA
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Matheson History Museum: Art from the Archives
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a temporary exhibit at ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen-The Broadway Musical
Book by Jennifer Lee Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Directed by Rhonda Wilson From the creators of “Frozen” and ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Cost: Adult Tickets $25, Senior/Student Tickets $20, Children 12 and under Tickets $15
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
City of Gainesville Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Disney's Pixar Ratatouille
The city of Gainesville presents Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Disney's Pixar Ratatouille Film will begin at 8 p.m. Free ...
- 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free and open to the public
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen-The Broadway Musical
Book by Jennifer Lee Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Directed by Rhonda Wilson From the creators of “Frozen” and ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Cost: Adult Tickets $25, Senior/Student Tickets $20, Children 12 and under Tickets $15
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Alachua County Library Micanopy Branch: Micanopy Children's Movie Matinee
The Micanopy Branch Library is hosting a movie matinee for kids and tweens every Wednesday at 3 pm! Join us ...
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- Location: Micanopy Branch 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen-The Broadway Musical
Book by Jennifer Lee Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Directed by Rhonda Wilson From the creators of “Frozen” and ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Cost: Adult Tickets $25, Senior/Student Tickets $20, Children 12 and under Tickets $15
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen-The Broadway Musical
Book by Jennifer Lee Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Directed by Rhonda Wilson From the creators of “Frozen” and ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Cost: Adult Tickets $25, Senior/Student Tickets $20, Children 12 and under Tickets $15
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen-The Broadway Musical
Book by Jennifer Lee Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Directed by Rhonda Wilson From the creators of “Frozen” and ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Cost: Adult Tickets $25, Senior/Student Tickets $20, Children 12 and under Tickets $15
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Hippodrome Cinema presents Looney Tunes Back in Action
Looney Tunes Back in Action: HippCinema Looney Tunes! Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and friends set out on a globe-trotting adventure to ...
- 8:30 pm
- Location: Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville FL 32601
- Cost: Regular $14, Senior $12, Student/Youth $12
- Website: purchase.thehipp.org
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen-The Broadway Musical
Book by Jennifer Lee Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Directed by Rhonda Wilson From the creators of “Frozen” and ...
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Cost: Adult Tickets $25, Senior/Student Tickets $20, Children 12 and under Tickets $15
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
