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Pancakes with a Ranger

Join us for a cozy morning at Ichetucknee Springs State Park with free pancakes, fresh coffee, and orange juice—all lovingly ...

  • 9:00 am - 10:15 am 
  • Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park Visitor Center 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
  • Cost: Event is free with $2/person park admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Tours/Informational

Persimmon Elementary Open House

Open enrollment for 2026-27 school year begins soon. Come see what we are all about at the open house for ...

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 ...

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: Tours/Informational

High Springs Parks & REC: Arbor Day Tree Planting and Giveaway

Join us on January 24th, 2026 from 10 am-12 pm at the High Springs Civic Center for our Arbor Day ...

Historic Haile Homestead Tour

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

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, ...

Sunshine State Book Festival

Come and enjoy a day of book browsing. Meet 100 local and regional authors at the Seventh Annual Sunshine State ...

Junior Ranger Hangout: Prescribed Fire

Calling all Junior Rangers! Come learn about prescribed fire in Florida State Parks. Florida is one of the lightning capitals of ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park (South entrance) 12087 S.W. U.S. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32038
  • Cost: Program is free with $6/vehicle park admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Tours/Informational

Health is Wealth Community Event

Join us for Health is Wealth, a FREE community event at M.K. Rawlings Elementary School designed to support the health, ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Polaris The Space Submarine and the Mystery of the Polar Night

James, a traveling penguin from the South Pole, and Vladimir, a funny bear from the North Pole, meet on the ...

  • 3:00 pm -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: $6.17-$8.22
  • Website: www.showpass.com
  • Category: Tours/Informational

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Forward! To The Moon

Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future ...

  • 5:00 pm -  5:30 pm 
  • Location: Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: $6.17 - $8.22
  • Website: www.showpass.com
  • Category: Tours/Informational