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Joey’s Wings 5k and Kids Obstacle Run

The 11th annual Joey’s Wings 5k & Obstacle Run will be on November 15th, 2025, at Santa Fe College! Race starts ...

  • 7:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Santa Fe College (Charles R. Perry Construction Institute) Building O, NW 91st St Gainesville, FL US 32606
  • Cost: Starting at $25
  • Website: runsignup.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Market On Main: Meet and Greet with Santa

Holiday cheer is rolling into Market On Main! Bring the whole family for a magical meet-and-greet with Santa on November ...

  • 9:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Market On Main, right next to Bev's Better Burgers, Main Street, Downtown Alachua, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Cade Museum Community Day: STEM & Language

Come one, come all, to our Community Day and enjoy FREE admission to the museum. Step into a world of ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free admission
  • Website: cademuseum.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Community Market & Kid-Preneur Pop-up

We’re excited to announce our 1st Kid-Preneur Vendor Market — an amazing opportunity for kids ages 12 & under to ...

  • 10:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Gainesville Shrine Club 8100 SW Archer RD Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: Free Admission, $10 Registration fee is required; which is non-refundable for vendors
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park Ranger-Led Tour

Guided walks with a ranger are available every Saturday at 10 am. Special guided walks for groups are available by ...

  • 10:00 am 
  • Location: Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park 4732 Millhopper Rd, Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: Included with park admission. $4 per vehicle, up to eight visitors. $2 pedestrians and bicyclists.
  • Website: www.floridastateparks.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Gainesville Downtown Festival and Art Show

Join us for North Florida's Largest Free Street Festival! Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 15, and Sunday, November 16, from ...

Infinity Con Gainesville

Infinity Con returns to the Alachua County Sports and Events Center in 2025 for 2 days of comic books, art, ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Alachua County Sports and Events Center 4870 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Newberry Main Street's Fall Festival

Get ready for one of Newberry’s most anticipated annual traditions! Come spend the day strolling through our charming downtown filled with ...

  • 10:00 am -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Historic Downtown Newberry – North & South Seaboard Dr. Newberry, FL
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: newberrymainstreet.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ravine Gardens State Park Ranger Read Along- Where the Wild Things Are

At the Historic Garden Club cabin here at the park. The book is Where the Wild Things are by Maurice ...

  • 10:00 am 
  • Location: Ravine Gardens State Park 1600 Twigg St, Palatka, FL 32177
  • Cost: Free with park Admission, $5 per vehicle
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo Member Appreciation Day

Celebrate your connection to the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo with a day full of exclusive experiences, activities, and extra ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo 3000 NW 83 St, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: Free for members! Contact for membership details
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Storytime

Join us for our weekly children's storytime event at 11 AM every Saturday morning! We will read a favorite picture ...

High Springs Museum Open Day

The High Springs Historical Society Museum is open every Saturday 11 am to 4 pm. The museum is located behind ...

  • 11:00 am -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 23760 NW 187th Ave, High Springs, FL, 32643
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses

Bring a bag (or bags) of carrots to feed the horses on Saturdays! The Retirement Home for Horses provides lifetime ...

  • 11:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: 20307 NW C.R. 235A, Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: bring carrots to feed the horses
  • Website: millcreekfarm.org
  • Category: Family Fun

Skate Station Funworks Roller Skating Lessons

You are never too young or old to Learn to Skate! Skate Station Funworks offers a skating lesson program on ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 1311 NW 76th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: $14.95 plus tax
  • Website: funworks.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Books & Cooks Pop-Up Lesson

Books & Cooks is hosting a Pop-Up Lesson on Friday, November 15th from 12–1 PM at Faith Mission — right ...

  • 12:00 pm -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Faith Mission 3701 NE 15th St, Gainesville, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Studio TM: Gingerbread Houses

Let’s keep the gingerbread house year-round - sweet, pretty, and perfect front entry decoration! Come join us as a part ...

  • 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Studio TM Ceramics 1854 NE 2nd Street , Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: $80 (1 adult and child, additional children are $30 and can be added via add-on)
  • Website: www.studiotmceramics.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Dillard's National Prince and Princess Day Event

Join us for a day of Story Telling, Snacks and a Grand Fashion Show!

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Oaks Mall Dillard's 6495 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: theoaksmall.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - Pizza Parlor

Welcome to the Sensory Studio. The theme this week is Pizza Parlor. Process art areas and Sensory stations will be ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Dirty Bird Art Co 25355 West Newberry Road, Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $13, Must sign up on the website!
  • Website: www.dirtybirdartco.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Boathouse Riverfront: Milk and Cookies with Santa on the Water

All aboard the Pride of Palatka for a 45-minute river adventure with the jolliest captain of them all — Santa ...

  • 2:00 pm 
  • Location: 301 River St, Palatka, FL 32177
  • Cost: $40 per person, Children under age 2 years are not permitted on the boat.
  • Website: boathouseriverfront.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Fall Into Fun-Growing Greatness Festival & Fundraiser

Join the Gainesville Empowerment Zone Family Learning Center for our Fall Into Fun – Growing Greatness Together Festival! Enjoy an afternoon ...

  • 2:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Gainesville Empowerment Zone Family Learning Zone 1250 NE 18th Ave. G'ville 32609
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Star Wars: Unlimited TCG at Coliseum of Comics Gainesville

Star Wars: Unlimited TCG at Coliseum of Comics Gainesville

  • 2:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 4401 NW 25th Place, Suite G - Gainesville FL 32606
  • Cost: Contact for details
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Pokemon TCG at Coliseum of Comics Gainesville

Pokemon TCG at Coliseum of Comics Gainesville

  • 3:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: 4401 NW 25th Place, Suite G - Gainesville FL 32606
  • Cost: Contact for details
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Makerie Workshop & Teen Program Open House

Our Teen Program / Makerie Workshop's Open House – THIS SATURDAY! Drop-in Anytime. If your family missed our Halloween build… ...

Mayhem Ranch Rodeo Fest

Join us for Mayhem Ranch Rodeo Fest, Professional Bull Riding, Bronc Riding & Mutton Bustin! Sanctioned by the Elite Bullriders ...

  • 4:00 pm 
  • Location: 17830 SE 40th St, Morriston, FL, 32668
  • Cost: General Admission: $20 Online, $25 at the Gate (5 and under free for General Admission Only - Limited tickets sold each Day). Preferred Seating and VIP Experience also available.
  • Website: mayhemranch.ticketspice.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Frog Song Organics Meet & Greet Fall Farm Dinner

Join us for an evening of grilling and chilling at the farm at our next Meet & Greet. It's a ...

  • 4:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: 4317 NE US Highway 301, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: Dinner Tickets are $18-$40 + ticketleap fees
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

M2 Battle Sports Newberry Open Play Saturdays

Open Play at 4:45 pm and 7:45 pm. M2 Battlesports Newberry is located at the Easton Newberry Sports Complex and offers ...

Burn Survivor Benefit at Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.

Burn Benefit Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. is going to be epic this year! Featuring The Savants and Brian Ernst. Local ...

  • 5:00 pm -  8:30 pm 
  • Location: Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. 1001 NW 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Rosemary Hill Observatory Public Night Open House

Join the University of Florida Department of Astronomy for a night of stargazing and a tour of the observatory.

  • 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: 4551 NE 110th Ave, Bronson, FL 32621
  • Cost: Free but registration is required
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Gainesville Frisbee

Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...