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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

  • When: Sunday, December 7, 2025,  4:30 pm -  6:00 pm
  • Location: First Presbyterian Church, 300 SW 2nd Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free

Come sing and hear lessons and carols for Advent and Christmas. At 4:30 p.m. the Gainesville Brass Quintet and First Presbyterian Jubilate Ringers present seasonal music, followed by the Festival itself. After, please stay for refreshments and Christmas celebrating.

This magnificent event, now traditional in Gainesville, is patterned on the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols of King’s College, Cambridge, the backbone of which has remained virtually unchanged since it originated in England during the Victorian period. The Festival begins with the traditional processional hymn “Once in Royal David’s City” sung by a single treble voice joined by choir and congregation.

  • Website: www.1stpcmusic.org
  • Contact Name: Mitch Rorick
  • Contact Phone: 352-378-1528
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  • Category: Free

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