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Alachua Audubon Field Trip: Cedar Key Day Trip

Meet field trip leaders Maggie Paxson and Tim Hardin at the Target parking lot on Archer Road where we will ...

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

Easton Foundations Gator Cup

The 16th annual Gator Cup is right around the corner, and we've got some exciting things up our sleeve! Returning ...

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 ...

City Nature Challenge: Alachua County

Get ready to explore the wild side of Alachua County! Join the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, UF Department of ...

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

The Friends of the Library Alachua County Library District (FOLACLD) Spring Book Sale. Largest Friends of the Library sale in the ...

  • 9:00 am -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Play Tennis Gainesville Junior Development (JD) Yellow Ball

Advanced beginner to intermediate level Jr. player. Players will be grouped together based on skill level. Players will develop basic ...

Sweetwater Wetlands Park Turns 10!

Join us for a morning of celebration as you learn about the park’s history, how it’s changed in the last ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Park entry fee is waived for the day!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Wild Hog Canoe and Kayak Race

The 48th Wild Hog Canoe Race is officially scheduled for April 26, 2025! The Wild Hog Canoe Race operates in order ...

American Legion Post 230 Community Outreach Day

American Legion Post 230’s Community Outreach Day – Fun for the Whole Family! Join them for a day of giving back ...

Blueberry Festival at Amber Brooke Farms

Get ready for a berry sweet celebration! Join us at Amber Brooke Farms for our Blueberry Festival, where we honor ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Amber Brooke Farms 3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: $14.95 online | $16.95 at the gate | Free admission for Ages 2 and Under
  • Website: amberbrookefarms.ticketspice.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Carson Springs Wildlife Walk or Ride Saturday Morning Tours

Walk or ride the tour. Great, outdoor fun for the whole family, guided by professional zoologists. Witness big cat feeding ...

Dudley Farm Historic State Park Tour

CANCELLED Join us and discover an authentic working farm owned by the Dudleys from post Civil War to mid-1940s. We ...

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

Make your reservations for PeeWee Ponies! Reservations available on April 12th & 26th! Ages 18 months-8 yrs

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $25/child
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Highland Farm Tours at Mayhem Ranch

Mayhem Ranch is a 170 acre family-owned agritourism farm located in Morriston, Fl., and is home to over 50 different ...

Historic Haile Homestead Tour

Come visit the Historic Haile Homestead! Learn about the history of the 1856 Homestead, the enslaved people who lived and ...

North Central Florida YMCA Healthy Kids Day

Please join us for our upcoming Healthy Kids Day on April 26 beginning at noon. Join us for a day ...

  • 10:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: North Central Florida YMCA 5201 NW 34th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32605
  • Cost: Free and Open to the Public
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Ravine Gardens State Park Ranger Read Along- Peter Pan

Calling all Peter Pan and Tinker Bell fans! This Saturday, Peter Pan will be the book for Ranger Read Along, ...

  • 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

Rim Ramble Hike at Paynes Prairie

Paynes Prairie is a 23,000-acre preserve managed by the Florida Park Service. In 1774, William Bartram, a naturalist from Philadelphia, ...

Rooterville Animal Sanctuary Visit

You'll be joining us at Rooterville Animal Sanctuary for a fun-filled 2 hrs getting to know our adorable farm animals! ...

UF Women's Lacrosse vs Arizona State University

Florida Gators Women's Lacrosse vs Arizona State University

Cade Museum Little Sparks - Saturdays

Little Sparks is a fun and interactive program that introduces littles (ages 0-5) to science concepts through music, dancing, crafting, ...

Play Tennis Gainesville Red Ball Clinic

The first stage of our youth tennis program is Red Ball. Ages include 8 and under. In this stage, participants ...

Super Saturdays: Pokemon at Coliseum of Comics

Calling all young Pokémon Trainers! Your Pokédex is missing four Pokémon, and it’s up to YOU to find them! -Each child ...

Alachua County Library Archer Branch Saturday Story Time

Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...

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 ...

Alachua County Library Partnership Branch: Story Time at the Library

Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...

Alachua County Library Saturday Story Time - Millhopper Branch

Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...

Alachua County Library: Saturday Story Time at Micanopy Branch

Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. ...

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 ...

Healthy Afternoons with Fire Rescue: Soccer ‘N’ Safety

Join us this Saturday for Healthy Afternoons with Fire Rescue: Soccer’N’ Safety! Free vitals checks Free healthy snacks Great resources And MORE!

High Springs Museum Open Day

The High Springs Historical Society Museum is reopening on Saturday, February 15th from 11AM to 4PM. The museum is located ...

Kids with Bees Beekeeper Day

Kids ages 4-13 years old with an accompanying parent, can experience the Buzzing excitement of a Honeybee Hive and taste ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Repurpose Project Book & Puzzle Swap

Come exchange books (and puzzles!) and discuss your favorite reads with your fellow community members Saturday, April 26th from 11:00 ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Repurpose Project 1920 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other, Free

Cade Museum Maker Workshops Series

Embark on a journey of innovation and exploration with our Maker Workshops at the Creation Station. Each week brings a ...

Play Tennis Gainesville Orange Ball Clinic

This is the second stage of our youth tennis program. Ages typically include 10 and under, but youths of older ...

Sun Country Sports Center Splash Jam

All kids aged 3 and above are invited to join us at Splash Jam for some additional pool time! Splash ...

Homestead Park Earth Day Farmer’s Market

Celebrate Earth Day at our Farmer’s Market & Vendor Event! Eggs, bread, sweets, candles, soaps, plants, meat, fruits, veggies, other ...

  • 12:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Homestead Park Williston 1050 NE 6th Blvd Williston, FL
  • Cost: Free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other, Free

Skate Station Funworks Summer Camp Bash

Come sign-up for Funworks Summer Action Camp during a Summer Camp Bash event and receive 10% off paid in full ...

  • 12:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 1311 NW 76th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: Sign up for camp and skate for free *Free skating for children registered for camp, rental skates included.
  • Website: funworks.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Sun Country Sports Center Ninja Jam

Ninja Jam is the perfect option for your child if you don’t want to commit to regularly scheduled class or ...

Tree Fest at Swamp Head Brewery

We'd like you to help us plant some trees! Solar Impact, Inc. and Swamp Head Brewery have teamed up again for ...

  • 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm 
  • Location: Swamp Head Brewery 3650 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Walk the Talk Gainesville for Epilepsy

Step up for epilepsy awareness! Join us for the Gainesville Walk the Talk at the Santa Fe Zoo on Saturday, ...

  • 12:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo 3000 NW 83 St, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: See website for details
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Races/Walks/Runs

Sun Country Sports Center Gym Jam Junior

Gym Jam and Gym Jam Jr. are perfect gymnastic options for your child if you don’t want to commit to ...

Sun Country Sports Center Gym Jam

Gym Jam and Gym Jam Jr. are perfect gymnastic options for your child if you don’t want to commit to ...

Play Tennis Gainesville Green Ball Clinic

This is the third stage of our youth tennis program. Ages include 12 and under. This stage is played on ...

Junior Ranger Hangout: Haiku Hour

Calling all Junior Rangers! April is National Poetry Month. This time of year Ichetucknee Springs State Park State are feeling ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park (South entrance) 12087 S.W. U.S. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32038
  • Cost: $6 per vehicle (2-8 people) for park entry; No additional fees for program participation
  • Website: www.floridastateparks.org
  • Category: Tours/Informational

Painting with a Twist: Bouncy Animal Series - Quakers

Recommended age is 6 and up to work independently on their canvas, but all children are welcome! Children under 12 ...

Save Turtles at First Magnitude

We’re throwing one shell of a party on Saturday, April 26 to help protect turtles and tortoises worldwide! This is going ...

P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Proudly Presents Chicago Teen Edition

P.K. Yonge proudly presents Chicago Teen Editions!In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her ...

Tyler's Hope for a Dystonia Cure Cajun Crawfish Boil

Join Us for the Tyler’s Hope Crawfish Boil! Get ready for an unforgettable day of Cajun-style low country boil & gumbo ...

  • 2:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Momentum Labs | 12742 NW 133rd Terrace Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: $60-$80
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Grateful Gainesville Spring Boogie

Join us at Heartwood Soundstage on the lawn for a day of music and art featuring Gainesville's hottest bluegrass, music ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Stars

Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end ...

UF Baseball vs. Arkansas

UF Baseball vs. Arkansas

  • Location: Condron Family Ballpark, University of Florida, 2800 Citrus Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: floridagators.com
  • Category: Sporting Events

Sun Country Stay and Play

End your week by enjoying free play with your child in a safe and fun environment. Stay and Play is ...

Scamper Fest

Help us welcome Confession Kids and X Dirty Fingers home from tour! With music, a makers’ market, a food truck, ...

Mossman Hall BBQ Brawl

Eat, drink, shop & rock!

  • 4:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Mossman Hall 301 FL-26, Melrose, FL 32666
  • Cost: $35 Wristbands
  • 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 ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Music 360 - Gustav Holst's The Planets

Join us for an immersive journey of sight and sound as you experience the majesty of Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite ...

PunkOuter Games Digimon ST-20 and ST-21 Release Event

Join us for our special release event for the new Digimon starter decks! Signup begins at 6 pm with our tournament ...

Gainesville Frisbee

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

P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Proudly Presents Chicago Teen Edition

P.K. Yonge proudly presents Chicago Teen Editions!In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her ...

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Hadestown: Teen Edition

For their final show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Hadestown: Teen Edition. Performed with a live band, ...

  • 7:00 pm -  9:00 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 when purchased online. Tickets are free for Buchholz High School faculty.
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Gainesville POPS Armed Forces Salute Concert

Join us for Gainesville POPS' annual Armed Forces Salute Concert at the Westside Baptist Church. Admission is free and all ...

Jordan Glen presents The Wizard of Oz

Jordan Glen presents The Wizard of Oz Friday, April 25 at 7 pm, Saturday, April 26 at 7 pm and Sunday, ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Jack Horkheimer's Child of the Universe

Join us for an annual celebration of the most widely acclaimed planetarium production in the world! 'Jack Horkheimer's Child of ...

Newberry Parks and Recreation presents The Wild Robot

Join us for a family movie night! Movie: The Wild Robot

Santa Fe College presents A Midsummer Night's Dream

Magic and Mischief at SF’s Fine Arts Hall in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment ...

  • 7:30 pm -  9:30 pm 
  • Location: Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL
  • Cost: Tickets are $16 for adults, $10 for seniors, students, military service members, and children 12 and under, and free for Santa Fe College students, faculty, and staff with a college ID.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

O'Leno State Park Firefly Encounter

Learn about fireflies and see thousands of them light up the night! This special after-hours event is a truly magical ...

  • 7:45 pm 
  • Location: O'Leno State Park 410 SE O'Leno Park Rd High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: $15 After-Hours Parking Pass per vehicle (with up to 8 people) is required to attend this event. A $5 per vehicle State Park Entry Fee is also required.
  • Website: www.givesignup.org
  • Category: Family Fun