Depot Park parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...
- 7:30 am - 9:00 am
- Location: Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.parkrun.us
- Category: Free
West End Community parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...
- 7:30 am - 9:00 am
- Location: 12830 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.parkrun.us
- Category: Free
Aikido for Kids and Teens - FREE
Join us at Aikido of Gainesville, Inc. on Saturday for free Kids and Teens Aikido! Whats the catch? None, it's ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Aikido of Gainesville, 4424 SW 35th Terrace, Gainesville FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.aikidoofgainesville.com
- Category: Free
Celebration UMC Christmas Bazaar
Celebration UMC will be hosting our Annual Christmas Bazaar on December 6th from 9am - 1pm. We will have homemade ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Celebration United Methodist Church 9501 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Elite Baseball Tryouts
9u-10u Spring 2026 Tryouts Thursday, December 4 at 6 pm Champions Park 11u-12u Spring 2026 Tryouts Friday, December 5 at 6 pm Champions Park 13u-18u Spring/Summer ...
- 9:00 am
- Location: see description for exact locations, Newberry, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.elitebaseballfl.com
- Category: Free
Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Tioga
Join us the first Saturday of every month from 9-11 am for Gainesville Cars & Coffee! This family-friendly car meet ...
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 150 SW 129th Ter, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
High Springs Holly Jolly Thrift Crawl
I’m so excited to present a local thrift crawl in our small town. This crawl will start at Colsie Coffee, ...
- 9:00 am
- Location: Colsie Coffee 23519 W US HWY 27 High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Living History Saturday at Morningside Nature Center
First Saturday of the month September–May, from 9 am–1 pm at the Living History Farm. Step back in time at ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Morningside Nature Center 3540 E. University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
- Category: Free
Sweet Berry Farms Christmas Market and Santa
The Christmas Market at Sweet Berry Farms LLC is a shopping experience that provides a spectacular one stop shopping event ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: 4851 NE 190th Ave, Williston, Florida 32696
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
The Home Depot Kids Workshops- Holiday Cocoa Mug
Time to pull out your apron! Kids Workshops are back in-store. Join us on the 1st Saturday of every month ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Local Home Depot Store Locations
- Cost: free
- Website: www.homedepot.com
- Category: Free
Alachua Conservation Trust: Trail Accessibility Event
On Saturday, December 6, Alachua Conservation Trust, the Florida Trail Association, and Florida State Parks will host a Trail Accessibility ...
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Prairie Creek Lodge 7204 SE County Road 234, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: free
- Website: www.alachuaconservationtrust.org
- Category: Free
Dixie J's Home Decor and Vintage Treasures Christmas Market
Come join us for our Christmas Market on December 6th from 10 am-2 pm. The vendors in the store will ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: 112 W Noble Ave, Williston, FL 32696-2028
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Dock Street Christmas Market
Join us for a lively street festival featuring arts and crafts vendors, festive holiday cheer and fun activities for the ...
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Dock Street Cedar Key, FL
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Festival at Fort King
Step into the early 1800s at the Festival at Fort King! Historic themed crafts, games, demonstrations, reenactments, artillery, archaeology, artists, ...
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Fort King National Historic Landmark and Visitor Center 3925 E Fort King St, Ocala, FL 34470
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Fields of Grace Christmas Market
Join Us for the Fields of Grace Christmas Market! Get ready for a festive celebration at our Christmas Market, where ...
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Fields of Grace Farmhouse by Lakeside Park 315 N Lake Avenue, Lake Butler, FL 32054
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Hawthorne Christmas Parade & Festival
The Woman’s Club of Hawthorne, FL and American Legion Post 0230 will be taking on the festival and parade this ...
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 7700 SE 221st St, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Operation Santa Delivery
Santa is coming to town by ShandsCair Helicopter! Come join the fun on the North Fields at Santa Fe College ...
- 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Santa Fe College North Fields, Intersection of NW 39th Ave and NW 91st Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Robertson Vet Clinic Open House
Join us for our exciting Grand Reopening Celebration on December 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where friends, family, ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Robertson Vet Clinic 490 NW 60th Street, Suite 2 Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Music and Movement (Saturday Special) - Millhopper Branch
Join us to sing, dance, and make music at our Saturday Special Music and Movement program. Sing songs, dance and move, ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Millhopper Branch 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Cone Park Branch Saturday Story Time
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Cone Park Branch (Snuggle-Up Center) 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
- Cost: FREE
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Newberry Branch
Get ready for a musical extravaganza! Kids can sing and dance while learning early language skills. This program uses music to ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Newberry Branch 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Saturday Story Time - High Springs Branch
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: High Springs Branch 23779 W US HWY 27 High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Saturday Story Time - Tower Road Branch
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Tower Road Branch 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Holiday Storytime
Join us for our weekly children's storytime event at 11 AM every Saturday morning! We will read a favorite picture ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
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: Free
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: Free
Town of Bell Christmas Festival and Parade
Times will be different this year! 9:30 am-10:45 am - Booth Check in/set up; all vendors must be setup with their ...
- 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Location: 3249 W Railroad Ln, Bell, FL 32619
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Saturday Academy
Free Saturday sessions from 11:30 am-1:30 pm (when school is held on Fridays). Starting on September 13, 2025-May 16, 2026 What ...
- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Location: Mount Carmel Baptist Church 2505 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua Community Collective: Family Joy Market
Free gently used items for kids 0-18, including toys, books, games, clothing, and more!
- 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Hilda Hair Salon 534 N Main Street, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.alachuacommunitycollective.com
- Category: Free
City of Gainesville Holiday Parade & Events
Bring the family to downtown Gainesville on Saturday, December 6 for A Very GNV Holiday Parade! Starting at noon, enjoy ...
- 12:00 pm
- Location: Along University Avenue from W. 6th St. to 620 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
- Category: Free
Kicking with Kindness - Malachi Lancaster Toy Drive
In honor of Malachi Lancaster join us for a community event celebrating the life, love, and kindess of Malachi; a ...
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Freddie Warmack Park, 24505 Newberry Lane, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
City of Gainesville Holiday Kids' Dance Party
Get ready to boogie at the ultimate Holiday Kids’ Dance Party with DJ E-LO! Let’s dance, sing and celebrate the ...
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 east University Gainesville Fl
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
- Category: Free
Repurpose Project Clothing Swap
Join us Saturday, December 6th, from 1:00-4:00 at the Repurpose Project Community Center for our monthly Clothing Swap! Bring up to ...
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: 1920 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville FL
- Cost: Free!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Artspace - Waldo Branch
Join us in our unique Waldo ArtSpace for arts and crafts for ages 5 and up.
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Waldo Branch 15150 NE US Highway 301, Waldo, FL 32694
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Micanopy Branch: Reading with A Ranger "The Secret River" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Join us for a special Story Time with Ranger Cook from the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park. Ranger Cook ...
- 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- Location: Micanopy Branch Dance Hall 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Newberry Main Street Christmas Market
Newberry Main Street is proud to host the annual Christmas Market in the park in conjunction with the City of ...
- 2:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: 25370 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669-4252
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Sequential Artists Workshop SAW Draw Jam
Join us for SAW's IN-PERSON Draw Jam hosted by SAW Alumni Amy Lindroth and Elli Rhodes! This is a FREE ...
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: 1314 South Main Street #2, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Gainesville POPS Christmas Concert
Join us for Gainesville POPS' annual Christmas Concert. Admission is free and all are welcome. Christmas Concert 1 - Friday, December ...
- 3:00 pm
- Location: see description for exact locations
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Christmas at Butler!
Get ready to celebrate Christmas at Butler! Join us Saturday, December 6, from 4–7 PM for a festive evening of ...
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Parking Lot behind P.F. Chang's, Butler Town Center, Gainesville FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
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: Free
Coke Holiday Caravan at Celebration Pointe
We are excited to share the Coke Holiday Caravan will join us at Celebration Pointe on Saturday, December 6, 2025. ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Celebration Pointe, 4249 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Gal Pal Beauty Lounge: Stuff Your Stocking Christmas Trunk-or-Treat
Grab your jammies and join us for a holly jolly night of Christmas fun! Kids, wear your favorite pajamas and bring ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 202 NE 1st St, Chiefland, FL 32626-0918
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
High Springs Chamber of Commerce Christmas Tree Lighting
We are planning an old-fashioned Christmas tree lighting with special events including Christmas train crafts, train rides, a special visit ...
- 5:00 pm
- Location: Farmers Market Pavilion 23517 NW 185 Rd, High Springs, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: highsprings.com
- Category: Free
Holiday Lights Celebration at the Historic Thomas Center
Experience the magic of the season at the City of Gainesville's annual Holiday Lights Celebration! Join us for a festive evening ...
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: The Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free and Open to the Public
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Light Up Tioga
This year’s event will take place Saturday, December 6th from 5-8 pm, and all proceeds will benefit United Way North ...
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1st Lane, Newberry, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Newberry Firehouse Gallery Puppet Show & Holiday Event
The Newberry Firehouse Gallery is hosting a kid-friendly puppet show on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 5 pm with one ...
- 5:00 pm
- Location: 25435 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
City of Newberry Christmas Tree Lighting
The most magical night of the year is back! We will launch another "Winter" Season right here, in the Christmas ...
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: City Hall 25440 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Holy Family Catholic Church Christmas Cantata and Santa
We will have our free annual Christmas Cantata inside the church this year! Afterwards, we will have cookies and photos ...
- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 17353 US-27 ALT, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 6:15 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Free
Williston Christmas Parade and Winter Wonderland
Join the Williston Area Chamber of Commerce and its supportive community partners as we kick off the Christmas season with ...
- 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Heritage Park, NW 1st Ave, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Lake Area Bible Church presents The Night to Remember
LABC’s annual Christmas production filled with music, captivating story, and dance! Join us and invite someone for The Night to Remember. Saturday, ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: 7085 CR-214, Melrose, FL 32666-8941
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
