Chiefland Farmers Flea Market: Free Haunted House & Treats
A walk-through Haunted House for all ages; costumes are requested but not required. Free Candy for the kiddies. Admission is ...
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Chiefland Farmers Flea Market 1206 N Young Blvd (US19/98), Chiefland, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events, Free
Gainesville Volleyball hosts AVP Grass Nationals
Gainesville Volleyball is the local host of the 2025 AVP Grass Nationals presented by Gainesville Sports Commission and Visit Gainesville ...
- 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Location: Jonesville Park: 3401 NW 143rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free for spectators
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Pageants/Competitions, Sporting Events
NHRA Division 2 E.T. Bracket Finals
The NHRA Southeast Division bring the Summit Racing E.T. Finals back to Florida’s Home for Drag Racing October 9-11, 2025. ...
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Raceway 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: see website for pricing
- Website: gainesvilleraceway.com
- Category: Sporting Events
Safe Kids North Central Florida: GFR Hosted Car Seat Check Up
Car seat checkup appointments are designated for families who are already have a car seat. Car seats will not be ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 606 Southeast Depot Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.eventbrite.com
- Category: Other, Free
UF Gators Swimming and Diving vs University of Virginia
Come watch your Florida Gators Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams!
- 11:00 am
- Location: Natatorium at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville FL
- Cost: free
- Website: floridagators.com
- Category: Sporting Events , Free
Buy A Pumpkin Feed A Child Pumpkin Patch
Enjoy FREE activities while shopping for a pumpkin! Bounce Houses ~ Corn Hole & Football Toss ~ Safe Family Environment ...
- 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Location: Gainesville Church of God - 7003 NW 39th Ave Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Entrance is FREE | Pumpkins and other items are for sale
- Website: www.buyapumpkinfeedachild.com
- Category: Family Fun
High Springs Orchard & Market: Fall Harvest Market
High Springs Orchard & Market is hosting our Fall Harvest Market on Friday, October 10th, from 4 PM to 8 ...
- 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: 10804 NW SR 45, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun, Other
Red House Ranch (formerly Coon Hollo Farm) Fall Festival
Saddle Up for Fall Fun at Red House Ranch! Grab your boots and round up the whole posse — it’s time ...
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 22480 N Hwy 441, Micanopy FL 32667
- Cost: $15 Admission (includes everything above and more!)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout
Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...
- 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
- Cost: See menu for details!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Ongoing Programs, Other, Free
Gray Family Halloween Festival
Welcome to the 4th annual Grays Halloween Festival! I am your host Matt Gray and we are hosting the ultimate ...
- 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 403 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL
- Cost: Free Parking and Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events, Free
Newberry Cornfield Maze at Hodge Farm
Step into the shadows of the Newberry Cornfield Maze—where every twist and turn could be your last! But the terror ...
- 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: 20015 West Newberry Road, Newberry, Florida 32669
- Cost: See costs in description
- Website: newberrycornfieldmaze.com
- Category: Family Fun
KidStrong Parents Night Out!
Kids get to: - Complete in games and challenges - Celebrate with a pizza party - Build their own course Parents get to: - Enjoy ...
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: KidStrong Gainesville 6020 NW 4 Pl Suite G, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Holiday Events, Other
Archer UMC Paint and Praise
All ages are welcome, and no experience is needed for this fun night of painting and praise music! A $5 ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: 17121 SW 137th Ln, Archer, FL 32618
- Cost: $5 donation is suggested
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Holiday Events, Classes/Workshops/Clinics, Free
Denmark Acres Fall Festival
Join us for a day of fun at Denmark Acres! Denmark Acres is a seasonal farm, currently open only during ...
- 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Denmark Acres 825 SW Wester Dr, Lake City, FL 32024
- Cost: Adults (ages 13 & up): $14.95, Children (ages 3–12): $12.95, Ages 2 & under: Free
- Website: denmarkacres.com
- Category: Family Fun
Denmark Acres Grandparents Night
Grandparents Night – Friday, October 10th! (grandparent FREE with a child’s ticket)
- 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Denmark Acres 825 SW Wester Dr, Lake City, FL 32024
- Cost: One grandparent receives FREE admission with each child ticket purchased!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
GNV Arts: Gainesville Gotta Drum
Learn Afro-Brazilian rhythms and play samba-reggae! Fridays at Rosa B. Williams Center. Intended for ages middle school through adults.
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Rosa B. Williams Center 524 NW 1st St, Gainesville 32601
- Cost: Fee: $10
- Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
- Category: Ongoing Programs, Classes/Workshops/Clinics
Hollow Oaks Corn Maze
Come spend some family fun time at Hollow Oaks Corn Maze this fall. We will have several fun activities for ...
- 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: 18005 NW 190th Avenue, High Springs, FL, 32643
- Cost: $15 Adults (Age 13 & Older), $12 for Ages 4-12 Years Old, FREE for 3 Years Old and Younger
- Website: www.hollowoakscornmaze.com
- Category: Family Fun
Okito America Parents Night Out - Boo Bash Theme
Parents’ Night Out, Kids’ Night In! Join us Friday, October 10th for our Boo Bash PNO… a night of spooky ...
- 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Newberry Rd & Tech City Only
- Cost: $30/child
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Holiday Events, Other
Otter Springs RV Park and Campground Fall Festival and Nightly Screams
Otter Springs Fall Festival- kick off the evening with family fun, games and delicious food starting at 6 pm. Nightly Screams ...
- 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: Otter Springs 6470 SW 80th Ave, Trenton, FL 32693
- Cost: Festival and haunted event tickets sold separately. Festival TBA. Nightly Screams $10 per person, children 8 & under free.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gainesville. ...
- 6:30 pm
- Location: Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville FL 32601
- Cost: See website for pricing
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Bridge City Sinners - Outdoor Show at Heartwood
From the misty, pine-covered hills of the Pacific Northwest hail the Bridge City Sinners. Dark Folk? Americana? Folk Punk? Pre-war ...
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Heartwood Soundstage 619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: see website for pricing. Kids 12 and under free!
- Website: www.prekindle.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Six the Musical: Teen Edition
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
- Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
IMPACT GNV: On Sight
Join IMPACT GNV on World Mental Health Day for a live one-person show by Dr. Micah Johnson. The core of ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: University Auditorium 333 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Free and Open to the Public
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts, Free
Kirby Family Farm Lost Railroad Scary Train
A Scary Train ride and more nerve rattling, heart pumping, exciting experiences including woods trails, haunted houses, and other mazes ...
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 19630 NE 30th Street, Williston, FL, 32696
- Cost: $20 in advance or $25 at the gate | Fast passes available at the gate for $10
- Website: www.kirbyfarm.com
- Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events, Ongoing Programs
Chief Theatre presents Footloose The Musical
When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment ...
- 7:30 pm
- Location: 25 E Park Ave Chiefland, FL 32626
- Cost: $17
- Website: app.arts-people.com
- Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
Homestead Haunt: Cavern of Cosmic Horrors
An Alien Encounter You Won't Forget! Prepare for an out-of-this-world experience as Homestead Park proudly announces the highly anticipated return ...
- 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: Homestead Park Williston 1050 NE 6th Blvd Williston, FL
- Cost: $25 per entry, $5 re-entry fee
- Website: www.homesteadhaunt.com
- Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events
Play Tennis Gainesville: XGlosive Tennis (Glow in the Dark Tennis)
XGLOsive Tennis is a fun, high-energy way to play tennis with black lights and neon colors. The glow-in-the-dark spectacular blends ...
- 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
- Location: Albert Ray Massey Park - Joyce Oransky Tennis Center 1001 NW 34th St Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: $17.85
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Classes/Workshops/Clinics, Sporting Events
UF Astronomy Public Night Observatory
The Department of Astronomy operates an on-campus Teaching Observatory for educational and public programs. These events are all free to ...
- 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211 Bryant Space Science Center, Gainesville, FL 3261
- Cost: free
- Website: astro.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun, Ongoing Programs, Free
