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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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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! ...

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: 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. ...

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!

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Sun Country Sports Center Ninja Games

The Ninja Games take on a competitive format, allowing NinjaZone Ninjas to showcase their skills, strength and agility. The Ninja ...

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 ...

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

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 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