GCM Fall Food Festival
- When: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
- Location: Alachua County Sports and Events Center 4870 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: GCM+ Members: FREE, Ages 12 & Under: FREE, General Admission (13+): $5
The GCM Fall Food Fest 2026 is coming to Gainesville on Thursday, October 15th — and this year we're taking the fun INDOORS at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center at Celebration Pointe!
Join us from 5:30 PM–9:30 PM for an incredible evening featuring 40+ participating restaurants from around our community.
Tasting portions are just $3 each
Purchase your food tickets through the GCM App and spend the evening sampling your way through some of Gainesville's favorite restaurants!
And we're just getting started…
Over the coming weeks, we'll be revealing more participating restaurants, sharing food previews, introducing our partners, and giving you plenty of reasons to get hungry for one of GCM's biggest nights of the year.
Here are a some of the participating restaurants and more coming soon!
Texas Roadhouse
Piesanos
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Bolay
Tropical Smoothie
Carrabba's
Dockside
Carvel
Pomodoro
Crafty
McAlister's
P.F. Chang's
Dunkin'
Cold Stone
Mochiry
Pampy's
Soucy!
Jalisco Town
Chicken Salad Chick
Papa Johns
Dave & Buster's
Latin Food Blessing
The Bagel Bakery
Bambuu
Buffalo Wild Wings
Thirsty Gator
Insomnia Cookies
Culver's
BTW
Jeremiah's Italian Ice
And more coming!
Download the FREE GCM App today so you're ready to purchase your tasting portions and enjoy the GCM Fall Food Fest!
Not a GCM+ member yet? Upgrade to GCM+ and your admission to the GCM Fall Food Fest is FREE!
Thank you to our great community partners:
Tittle: The Best Restoration and Allen Law
Presenting: Quality Plumbing, Pavlov Media and Parks Ford
Print: Allegra Marketing
Media: CBS4/NBC9
Radio: MARC
Magazines: Our Town, Gainesville City Lifestyle and Giggle
Paper: Main St. Daily News
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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