Calendar - Fun 4 Gator Kids

Family events, kids activities and parenting resources in the Gainesville area!

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Family events, kids activities and parenting resources in the Gainesville area!

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License Free Fishing Day

License-free fishing days provide an excellent opportunity for those who don't yet have a fishing license to experience fishing, take ...

All Day Event
Cost: free
Website: myfwc.com
Category: Free

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

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

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

Living History Saturday at Morningside Nature Center

First Saturday of the month September–May, from 9 am–4:30 pm at the Living History Farm. C’mon home to the Living ...

9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Morningside Nature Center 3540 E. University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
Cost: free
Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
Category: Free

McIntosh Seedlings Plant Show and Sale

Please join us for our 20th annual plant sale. Shop a great selection of plant and yard art, from vendors ...

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Van Ness Park 5835 Ave G, McIntosh, FL 32664
Cost: free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

Newberry Main Street Spring Festival

100+ vendors, food trucks, family fun zone, and live music! Save the Date for our Annual Spring Festival. A day ...

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Newberry Historic District, Newberry, FL
Cost: Free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

The Home Depot Kids Workshops

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

University of Florida Math Circle for Elementary School Students

The University of Florida Math Circle is a free service to the Gainesville community that offers fun math activities for ...

9:00 am - 9:55 am
Location: Little Hall-Room 225, 1400 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32601
Cost: Free
Website: circle.math.ufl.edu
Category: Free

Wilmot Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale

Please join us for family fun at the Spring Plant Sale at Wilmot Botanical Gardens. We will have a variety ...

9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Wilmot Botanical Gardens 2023 Mowry Road Gainesville, FL 32610
Cost: FREE!
Website: wilmotgardens.med.ufl.edu
Category: Free

Cedar Key Old Florida Celebration of the Arts

Established in 1964 and formerly known as the Cedar Key Sidewalk Arts Festival, the Old Florida Celebration of the Arts ...

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: 2nd Street, Cedar Key, FL
Cost: free
Website: www.cedarkeyartsfestival.com
Category: Free

Palms Medical Group Health Fair

Come out for a day of free health screenings, wellness resources, giveaways, and fun for the whole family! Meet our ...

10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 16916 NW US Highway 441, High Springs, FL 32643-8102
Cost: free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

UF Entomology Club's Annual BUGFEST

Thrips Through Time is this year's BUGFEST theme, including some of everyone's favorite fables! Our annual event includes an arthropod ...

10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 1881 Natural Area Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608 (Steinmetz Hall)
Cost: Free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

UF Vet Med Open House

Join us on Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for our annual Open House, a free event ...

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: UF College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
Cost: free
Website: www.vetmed.ufl.edu
Category: Free

UF Women's Lacrosse vs San Diego State University

Florida Gators Women's Lacrosse vs San Diego State University

10:00 am
Location: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Hull Rd & Natural Area Dr, Gainesville, FL 32601
Cost: free
Website: floridagators.com
Category: Free

University of Florida Math Circle: Main Circle

The University of Florida Math Circle is a free service to the Gainesville community that offers fun math activities for ...

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Little Hall-Room 225, 1400 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32601
Cost: Free
Website: circle.math.ufl.edu
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

April Spring Market at The Shoppes at Thornebrook

Fun for the whole family at the Shoppes at Thornebrook! Our April Spring Market brings a variety of food trucks, ...

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Shoppes At Thornebrook 2441 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
Cost: free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

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 ...

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: 3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608
Cost: free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

Celebrate the Child Event

The task force invites you to join in this free and family-friendly celebration to learn how child abuse can be ...

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Albert Ray Massey (Westside) Park, 1001 NW 34th St., Gainesville, FL 32605
Cost: free
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida - Then & Now

ACTIVITIES ALL DAY - Inside and Outside / Fun for all ages. Meet and ride the horses. Care of horses: ...

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: 837 SE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Cost: Free - Please RSVP
Website: www.cottonclubmuseum.com
Category: Free

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 ...

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

Makin' Bacon Fest

Calling all bacon lovers! Don’t miss the 5th Annual Makin' Bacon Fest – a FREE, sizzling celebration of all things ...

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: 132 NW Main St, Williston, FL 32696-2042
Cost: Free admission & Free Parking
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

Alachua County Library Spring Teen Art Show at Headquarters Branch

The Spring Teen Art Show is almost here! Teen participants (ages 16-19), can choose their favorite works and submit them ...

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Headquarters Library Meeting Room A, 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
Cost: free
Website: www.aclib.us
Category: Free

Santa Fe Saints Baseball vs. Florida Southwestern State College

Help cheer on the Santa Fe Saints Baseball team!

12:00 pm
Location: Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83 Street Gainesville, FL 32606
Cost: Free
Website: www.santafesaints.com
Category: Free

UF Men's Tennis vs. University of Tennessee

Join Florida Gators Men's Tennis as they take on the University of Tennessee.

12:00 pm
Location: Alfred A Ring Tennis Complex at UF, Gainesville FL
Cost: free
Website: floridagators.com
Category: Free

Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

From April 5-13, Bard & Broadside Poetry Festival is bringing together the North Central Florida community and artists for collaborative ...

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Various locations in Gainesville, FL
Cost: FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted
Website: www.artspeaksgnv.org
Category: Free

Easter at Butler

Hop on over for an Easter stroll around Butler Town Center and our beautiful greenspace, where you can enjoy a ...

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Butler Town Center, 3217 SW 35th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608
Cost: free
Website: www.shopatbutler.com
Category: Free

Harn Museum of Dance

Explore galleries set-into-motion as performers respond to photographs, contemporary sculpture, museum gardens, paintings and prints. As you walk through the ...

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Harn Museum of Art - 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, Florida 32608
Cost: free
Website: harn.ufl.edu
Category: Free

Santa Fe Saints Softball vs. Polk State College

Help cheer on the Santa Fe Saints Softball team! Doubleheader at 1 pm & 3 pm

1:00 pm
Location: Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83 Street Gainesville, FL 32606
Cost: Free
Website: www.santafesaints.com
Category: Free

Alachua County Library: Make a Popsicle Stick Kazoo at Micanopy Branch

Together We'll Create and Decorate a Kazoo! Kazoos are a simple instrument that make a pleasing buzzing sound when you ...

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Micanopy Branch 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
Cost: free
Website: attend.aclib.us
Category: Free

Gainesville Raceway Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Bunny

April is just around the corner and our April Scorpion Racing Products E.T. Bracket Series wouldn't be complete without a ...

2:00 pm
Location: Gainesville Raceway 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Website: www.facebook.com
Category: Free