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01December

Cade Museum Little Sparks- Thursdays

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

Alachua County Library Story Time - Newberry Branch

Stories and music for children and their caretakers, plus you'll learn a sign or two. Registration is required at least 12 ...

Home with Dee: Holiday Around The World Part 1

Register Online! Come join us on an adventure around the world and discover how people from different countries celebrate the holidays ...

Alachua County Library: Elementary Adventures at Headquarters Branch

Elementary Adventures - DIY Trading Cards (1st Thursday of the month) Join us once a month to create trading cards! Materials ...

Cone Park Branch Library Girl Scouts

Join us for Girl Scouts, brought to you by the Resource Center. Girl Scouts take part in fun activities that show ...

Kids Yoga: ABC Wellness at Stillpoint

Kids yoga at ABC Wellness, Gainesville. Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 pm AGES 5 and older-all ages. Next two classes December 8 and ...

Okito America New Location Grand Opening!

Join Okito America and the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce as we cut the ribbon on our NEW location at 7420 ...

University of Florida: Lighting of the Holiday Gator

Come celebrate the end of the semester with the lighting of the Holiday Gator on the lawn of the University ...

Pinspiration DIY Sublimation Mug Workshop

Are you stuck on what to get someone for the upcoming holiday season? Do you have a little artist whose ...

Ignite Life Center Festival of Trees

Join us for this year's "FESTIVAL OF TREES" where for only three days. December 1st through the 3rd, you will ...

  • 6:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Ignite Life Center 404 Northwest 14th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

I Heard the Bells

I Heard the Bells tells the inspiring true story behind the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ...

Santa Fe College Songs of the Season

“Songs of the Season,” a Santa Fe College Holiday Tradition, is December 1, 2022 The Santa Fe Singers, directed by Music ...

  • 7:30 pm 
  • Location: Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall: 3000 NW 83rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: $9 - $15
  • Website: www.showpass.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

UF Performing Arts presents Chicago

After 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, ...

Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical

“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero ...

  • 8:00 pm 
  • Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Adult Tickets: $23 | Senior Tickets $19 | Student Tickets $12
  • Website: www.gcplayhouse.org
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
02December

Toys Tour

Join the largest Toys Collection Charity/Event on the water! Toys Tour is a nonprofit company 501(3)C helping children that are ...

Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup Milhopper Library

Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup is going to music and me movement at the Milhopper Branch Library. Join us Friday, ...

Frogs and Friends Friday at Morningside Nature Center

FREE. Every 1st Friday of the Month at 2 pm at Morningside Nature Center’s picnic pavilion (Screened pavilion located at ...

Christkindlmarkt at Blackadder Brewing

It's the most wonderful time of the year...Time for our 6th Annual Christkindlmarkt! Join us for our outdoor holiday market featuring ...

Alachua County Library Anime Club - Library Partnership Branch

Join us for two episodes of a crowd-favorite anime every Friday at 4:30 pm! Come hang out at LPSF and catch ...

Children's Ministries at TUMC: Parents' Night Out

Parents night out is BACK! This Friday December 2nd from 5:30-8:30 pm join us for our first parents night out ...

  • 5:30 pm -  8:30 pm 
  • Location: 4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: $15 per child | Additional $5 for pizza dinner
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events, Other

City of Alachua Christmas Tree Lighting

Join us for our annual classic Tree Lighting on Main Street. This FREE event includes kids' photos with Santa, kids' ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Skinner Park (next to Bev's Burgers) 15100 NW 142 Terrace, Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events, Free

Coliseum of Comics aka Gamesville TableTop Beginners Dungeons and Dragons

5 person max

Ignite Life Center Festival of Trees

Join us for this year's "FESTIVAL OF TREES" where for only three days. December 1st through the 3rd, you will ...

  • 6:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Ignite Life Center 404 Northwest 14th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Kirby Family Farm's Christmas Train

We welcome you to the 2022 Christmas Train at Kirby Family Farm! It’s our 11th year hosting this Holiday fun ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 19630 NE 30th St. Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: $15.99 contribution per person in advance, ages 10 and up, $20 at the gate if available. Children ages 3-9 are $10.99 in advance and $15 at the gate if available. Children 2 and under are FREE, no contribution is requested.
  • Website: www.kirbyfarm.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Painted Planet School of Art: Make Your Own Christmas Ornament

Make Your Own Christmas Ornament! Painted Planet School of Art will host a Make-n-Take Ornament table at Mossman Hall’s Art ...

Town Of Bell Lighting

It's hard to believe it's almost that time once again for the Town Lighting. The Town of Bell has a FREE ...

I Heard the Bells

I Heard the Bells tells the inspiring true story behind the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ...

UF College of the Arts presents Agbedidi

Our annual production of Agbedidi celebrates the diaspora and fusion of African dance cultures and features both traditional African Dance ...

  • 7:30 pm 
  • Location: Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion 1800 McCarty Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: $20 Public, $15 Students, $15 Faculty/Staff
  • Website: arts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical

“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero ...

  • 8:00 pm 
  • Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Adult Tickets: $23 | Senior Tickets $19 | Student Tickets $12
  • Website: www.gcplayhouse.org
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

High Springs Playhouse presents A Christmas Story

Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest ...

  • 8:00 pm 
  • Location: 130 NE First Avenue, High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: $15 Adult Ticket 18+ | $10 Senior 65+ / Student under 18 yrs ($1 service fee applied to all ticket purchases)
  • Website: app.arts-people.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

UF Astronomy Public Night Observatory

The Department of Astronomy operates an on-campus Teaching Observatory for educational and public programs. These events are all free to ...

03December

Joann Take It and Make It

Time for kids to create & explore with our Take It & Make It events! For the first Saturday of ...

Race for Inclusion – Gainesville

Join us for a 5K fun run/walk at the University of Florida as a part of Special Olympics Florida’s Race ...

Jingle Bell Jog 5k and Holiday Social

Oh What Fun! Join us this holiday season for a family-friendly 5k jog around Westside Park! It'll be followed by food, ...

Lamp Post Therapy Center Holiday Market

Join us for coffee, thrifting, and crafty gifts just in time for the holidays! Snap a picture with Santa while ...

Santa Paws 5K-9

Join us on Dec 3rd, 2022 in a Gainesville community race supporting local animal shelters: The Humane Society of North ...

Toys Tour

Join the largest Toys Collection Charity/Event on the water! Toys Tour is a nonprofit company 501(3)C helping children that are ...

American Legion Post 16: Breakfast with Santa

SANTA’S COMING! Breakfast with Santa! Pancakes, sausage, bacon or ham $8. Or you can order from the menu. There will be ...

Brown's Country Buffet: Breakfast and Photos with Santa

It's time to mark your calendars for Saturday, December 3rd! Santa will be visiting during breakfast, and taking photos with ...

Celebration UMC Christmas Bazaar

Celebration United Methodist Church will be hosting a Christmas Bazaar on December 3rd from 9 am - 3 pm. For ...

Dudley Farm Cane Day Festival

See an original Florida working farm from the post Civil War to the 1940s as they grind sugar cane and ...

  • 9:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Dudley Farm Historic State Park 18730 W. Newberry Road Newberry, Florida 32669
  • Cost: Park Admission: $8.00 per vehicle. Correct change is required. Limit 8 people per vehicle.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Gainesville Youth Bowling League Open Registration

36-week season, bowling Saturday morning 9:00 am- 12:00 pm 2 Divisions Bantams (Ages 6-12) Youth Classic (Ages 13-20 Join in-person Saturday mornings 9 am ...

Gatorball Spring Travel Team Tryouts

2023 Spring Travel Team Tryouts: 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u 9u/10u: 9 am-10:30 pm 11u/12u: 11 am-12:30 pm 13u/14u: 1 pm-2:30 pm

Hawthorne Christmas Festival

Santa and Mrs. Claus, Parade, Bounce House, Food Trucks, Vendors and more.

Living History Saturday at Morningside Nature Center

Come on down to the farm at Morningside Nature Center and help us welcome the return of Living History Saturday! ...

Sycamore Lane Vintage Christmas Market

A small town Hallmark Christmas in Historic Downtown Newberry! Come enjoy shopping over 30 vendors with vintage goods, crafts, gifts, ...

UF Baseball Winter Prospect Camp

The Florida Gators Baseball program is pleased to be offering our Winter Prospect Camp. This camp is designed to help ...

  • 9:30 am -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Condron Family Ballpark, University of Florida, 2800 Citrus Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: Hitting and Defense Session (Option to add Bullpen) $250.00 | Pitchers Only Session $150.00
  • Website: floridagators.com
  • Category: Classes/Workshops/Clinics

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 ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: 8528 East County Road, 225. Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: Walking Tour: Adults $25 | Ages 2-11 are $10 | Under FREE | Motorized Vehicles: $45 (See website for limitations)
  • Website: www.carsonspringswildlife.org
  • Category: Tours/Informational

Crooked Cactus Boutique Winter Outdoor Market

Welcome to our 4th Annual Outdoor Market hosted by Crooked Cactus Boutique. We will have over 35 vendors, along with food ...

Festival at Fort King

Step into the 1800s at the Festival at Fort King! This two day event will feature historic themed crafts, games, ...

  • 10:00 am -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Fort King National Historic Landmark and Visitor Center 3925 E Fort King St, Ocala, FL 34470
  • Cost: $5 per person, Veterans & Children Under 5 are FREE
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Gainesville Woman's Club Festival of Trees Holiday Open House

Join us on December 3, 2022 for the Festival Trees! The Clubhouse will be open from 10 am -2 pm ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Gainesville Woman's Club: 2809 West University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: Adults are $5 at the door, kids are free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Guided Hike on Rim Ramble at Paynes Prairie

The Rim Ramble Ranger-Led Adventures are back Starting November 12th and running through April 30th 2023. Rangers from Paynes Prairie ...

Historic Haile Homestead Tour Holiday Decorations - Angels

Come visit the Historic Haile Homestead and see it decorated for the holidays! This year's theme is Angels! Learn more ...

Ignite Life Center Festival of Trees

Join us for this year's "FESTIVAL OF TREES" where for only three days. December 1st through the 3rd, you will ...

  • 10:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Ignite Life Center 404 Northwest 14th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Mama's Sweet Blessings: Christmas Cookie Decorating Class

Join me in decorating a fun set of Christmas themed cookies! You'll go home with a half dozen of beautiful ...

Oaks Mall Miss and Mr. Christmas Pageant

Christmas Pageant where every contestant wins a trophy and Christmas crown! Babies, Boys and Girls birth to 27 years. 11 ...

Operation Santa Delivery

Come see Santa arrive, not by sled or by reindeer, but by helicopter! This event is a carnival-like celebration that is ...

  • 10:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Santa Fe College North Fields, Intersection of NW 39th Ave and NW 91st Street
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events, Free

Rooterville Animal Sanctuary Self-Guided Tours

We're open for visitors on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am til 2 pm, weather permitting. NO appointment is needed, ...

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, ...

Harn Museum of Art Gallery Talk: Speechless

As you enjoy a virtual journey from South Africa through Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal to Morocco and Ethiopia with Harn ...

Skate Station Funworks Roller Skating Lessons

You are never too young or old to Learn to Skate! Skaters learn the basic skills of forward and backward skating, ...

Christkindlmarkt at Blackadder Brewing

It's the most wonderful time of the year...Time for our 6th Annual Christkindlmarkt! Join us for our outdoor holiday market featuring ...

Met Op: The Magic Flute Holiday Encore

Julie Taymor’s kaleidoscopic production returns to select cinemas this holiday season in an encore presentation of the company’s first-ever Live ...

Harn Museum of Art Sound Moves: Nu Quintet Interdisciplinary Class Project

Inspired by the exhibition Speechless: Text & Image in Global Culture, six undergrad and graduate composers from the UF School ...

Jr. Ranger Hangout: Cookout Conundrum

Do you know the Seven Leave No Trace Principles? Following Leave No Trace principles keeps our parks clean and safe ...

  • 1:00 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park (Visitor Center) 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
  • Cost: While the program is free, visitors still need to pay the $6/vehicle state park entry free.
  • Website: www.floridastateparks.org
  • Category: Tours/Informational, Other

Momentum Dance Arts presents A Holiday Fantasy

Our annual "Holiday Fantasy" Production will be December 3rd at Oak Hall School in Gainesville. Select classes will be participating ...

The Hippodrome presents A Christmas Carol

Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens Bah Humbug to dashing through the snow and sleigh rides in Florida. Staying true ...

Forest Grove Baptist Church Christmas Festival

This is a free family event with games, prizes, snow cones, cotton candy, bounce houses, popcorn, crafts, photo booth and ...

Holiday at Santa Fe College

Come watch Perry the mouse and Santa Claus himself journey through the forest to make it snow in the Fine ...

Gainesville Pops Holiday Concert at First United Methodist Church

Join us for the Gainesville Pops Annual holiday concert! Pieces include the Polar Express and a variety of seasonal selections.

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Let It Snow

Come enjoy a “Music 360” experience for the whole family with Music 360: Let It Snow! This 30-minute full-dome show features ...

Bo Diddley Plaza Kids Holiday Dance Party

Come down to Bo Diddley Plaza for a Kids Holiday Dance Party with DJ E-LO. This is a Free Family ...

I Heard the Bells

I Heard the Bells tells the inspiring true story behind the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ...

Main Street Alachua Holiday Nights

Shop, Dine & Stroll! Main Street Alachua Join us as we kickoff the season with our annual classic Tree Lighting, FRIDAY, ...

Momentum Dance Arts presents A Holiday Fantasy

Our annual "Holiday Fantasy" Production will be December 3rd at Oak Hall School in Gainesville. Select classes will be participating ...

Studio TM Ceramics Menorah Making Hanukkah Party

Join us for a hands on clay activity, making your very own Hanukkah Menorah! This event can be scheduled for ...

The Hippodrome presents A Christmas Carol

Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens Bah Humbug to dashing through the snow and sleigh rides in Florida. Staying true ...

Gainesville Youth Chorus Holiday Concert

Gainesville Youth Chorus Annual Holiday Concert - singers ages 7-18 ring in the holiday season with their annual concert. Free ...

City of Newberry Christmas Tree Lighting

Join us for holiday cheer as we light our spectacular Christmas Tree to officially kick off the holiday season. This ...

Holiday Lights Celebration at the Historic Thomas Center

The Holiday Lights Celebration at the Historic Thomas Center, an annual tradition for decades, will take place in the Center’s ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: The Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free entry. Carriage Rides $5/person donation
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events, Free

Holiday at Santa Fe College

Come watch Perry the mouse and Santa Claus himself journey through the forest to make it snow in the Fine ...

Kirby Family Farm's Christmas Train

We welcome you to the 2022 Christmas Train at Kirby Family Farm! It’s our 11th year hosting this Holiday fun ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 19630 NE 30th St. Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: $15.99 contribution per person in advance, ages 10 and up, $20 at the gate if available. Children ages 3-9 are $10.99 in advance and $15 at the gate if available. Children 2 and under are FREE, no contribution is requested.
  • Website: www.kirbyfarm.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Lake Butler Christmas Parade

Plan to bring the family out to Lake Butler to enjoy this year's annual Lake Butler Christmas Parade!

Mayhem Ranch Winter Festival

SAVE THE DATE! Santa and his reindeer are coming back to Mayhem Ranch! The Mayhem Ranch Winter Festival opens December ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 17830 SE 40th St., Morriston, FL, 32668
  • Cost: $15 Pre-Sale ($20.00 at the gate, if available) | Children under 2 FREE
  • Website: mayhemranchfl.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Archer Christmas Celebration: Parade of Lights and Toy Giveaway

Let’s celebrate Christmas together Archer Christmas Celebration: Parade of Lights and Toy Giveaway December 3, 2022 | Parade at 6:30 pm Celebration at ...

Williston Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland featuring Light Up Williston. It's a night of fun for the entire family that will include games, goodies, ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Mars One Thousand One

Mars One Thousand One is an immersive cinematic experience that follows an international crew of astronauts that is about to ...

UF College of the Arts presents Agbedidi

Our annual production of Agbedidi celebrates the diaspora and fusion of African dance cultures and features both traditional African Dance ...

  • 7:30 pm 
  • Location: Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion 1800 McCarty Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: $20 Public, $15 Students, $15 Faculty/Staff
  • Website: arts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

High Springs Playhouse presents A Christmas Story

Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest ...

  • 8:00 pm 
  • Location: 130 NE First Avenue, High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: $15 Adult Ticket 18+ | $10 Senior 65+ / Student under 18 yrs ($1 service fee applied to all ticket purchases)
  • Website: app.arts-people.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
04December

Step 317 Mini Sessions - December

Step 317 is offering a variety of themed mini sessions. Choose your theme, choose your time, and book your session! ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: 3131 NW 13th Street Suite 33, Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: Session fee varies by theme
  • Website: step317.com
  • Category: Other

Toys Tour

Join the largest Toys Collection Charity/Event on the water! Toys Tour is a nonprofit company 501(3)C helping children that are ...

Easton Newberry Archery Center: Spider Cup 6 - USAA Indoor Round with Knockout Eliminations

Join us for the last shoot of our 2022 Spider Cup Series. Year end champions will be announced after this ...

  • 9:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Easton Newberry Sports Complex, 24880 NW 16th Ave Newberry, Florida 32669
  • Cost: see website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Pageants/Competitions

Local Provisions Brunch with Santa

SANTA!!! We know him!!! And he’s coming to town for brunch! Mark your calendars and put those finishing touches on your Christmas ...

  • 9:30 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Local Provisions: 13005 SW 1st Rd, Suite 129, Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $16.95 for kids (12 & Under) $28.95 for adults
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Festival at Fort King

Step into the 1800s at the Festival at Fort King! This two day event will feature historic themed crafts, games, ...

  • 10:00 am -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Fort King National Historic Landmark and Visitor Center 3925 E Fort King St, Ocala, FL 34470
  • Cost: $5 per person, Veterans & Children Under 5 are FREE
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

GLAM Craft Show

Come join us on Sunday, December 4 for the 14th annual winter edition of GLAM Craft Show, once again at ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: First Magnitude Brewing Company 1220 SE Veitch St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free entry
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events, Free

Sensory Sundays at Defy

Enjoy the freedom of sensory-friendly jumping. During sensory time, the music is quieter, the club lights are off, the environment ...

Constellation Charter School of Gainesville Winter Faire

Save the date! Our Winter Faire 2022 is coming! Join us at Alpin Bistro in downtown Gainesville on Sunday, December ...

Historic Haile Homestead Tour Holiday Decorations - Angels

Come visit the Historic Haile Homestead and see it decorated for the holidays! This year's theme is Angels! Learn more ...

Starlight's Christmas Grinchmas Beauty Pageant

Amazing awards, 10-12" crowns, beautiful sashes.

Perspectives in the Park Speaker Series: Backyard Birding

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park is pleased to start our Perspectives in the Park speaker series! On the first Sunday ...

Sweet Dreams Winter Flavor Night

Happy Holidays from Sweet Dreams. We will be serving up some of our most iconic holiday inspired ice creams.

Alachua County Library Chess Club - Millhopper Branch

Join the Millhopper Chess Club. Learn to play or challenge a friend to a game.

UF Carillon Annual Holiday Concert

Listeners are encouraged to find a location at least 100 feet from the tower for an optimal listening experience.

Florida Gators Men's Basketball vs. Stetson

Come support the Gators Men's Basketball team as they take on Stetson!

  • 2:00 pm 
  • Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: floridagators.com
  • Category: Sporting Events

Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical

“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek….” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero ...

  • 2:00 pm 
  • Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Adult Tickets: $23 | Senior Tickets $19 | Student Tickets $12
  • Website: www.gcplayhouse.org
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

High Springs Playhouse presents A Christmas Story

Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest ...

  • 2:00 pm 
  • Location: 130 NE First Avenue, High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: $15 Adult Ticket 18+ | $10 Senior 65+ / Student under 18 yrs ($1 service fee applied to all ticket purchases)
  • Website: app.arts-people.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

UF College of the Arts presents Agbedidi

Our annual production of Agbedidi celebrates the diaspora and fusion of African dance cultures and features both traditional African Dance ...

  • 2:00 pm 
  • Location: Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion 1800 McCarty Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: $20 Public, $15 Students, $15 Faculty/Staff
  • Website: arts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

I Heard the Bells

I Heard the Bells tells the inspiring true story behind the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ...

Mayhem Ranch Winter Festival

SAVE THE DATE! Santa and his reindeer are coming back to Mayhem Ranch! The Mayhem Ranch Winter Festival opens December ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 17830 SE 40th St., Morriston, FL, 32668
  • Cost: $15 Pre-Sale ($20.00 at the gate, if available) | Children under 2 FREE
  • Website: mayhemranchfl.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

CLF Kids Christmas Production The Little Drummer Dude

Join us Sunday, December 4th at 6:30 PM for a CLF Kids production, THE LITTLE DRUMMER DUDE Meet the up-and-coming Persia’s ...

The Hippodrome presents A Christmas Carol

Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens Bah Humbug to dashing through the snow and sleigh rides in Florida. Staying true ...

UF School of Music presents Sounds of the Season

UF School of Music presents Sounds of the Season, Sunday, December 4 at 7pm at the Phillips Center.

05December

Fun 4 Gator Kids Florida Museum of Natural History

Join Fun 4 Gator Kids playgroup at the Florida Museum of Natural History. We are going to explore the museum, ...

  • 10:15 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: Free Admission, Parking is $4 per vehicle
  • Website: www.signupgenius.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Florida Gators Gymnastics Hype Night

Can’t wait for the 2023 Gators gymnastics season to start? Then the Gators Gymnastics Hype Night Presented by American Campus Communities ...

06December

UF Women's Basketball vs Presbyterian College

Come out and support your Gators Women's Basketball team as they take on Presbyterian College!

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Exactech Arena at UF Stephen C. O'Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, Florida 32611
  • Cost: $2 Youth Single Ticket (12 & Under), $5 Adult Single Ticket
  • Website: floridagators.com
  • Category: Sporting Events

Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Tower Road Branch

Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your ...

Alachua County Library: Baby Time at Headquarters Branch

Join us for a story time filled with rhymes, songs, bounces and more geared for babies and their caregivers. Babies will ...

Smart Start at Zion Christmas Mini-Session

Join us to sing along to a lot of your favorites and learn new songs to help your children better ...

Cone Park Branch Library Homework Help

Get homework help through our Resource Center.

V Pizza V for Victory Holiday Pizza Party

Join us for the 6th Annual V for Victory Holiday Pizza Party and help us raise money for the over ...

  • 5:30 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: V Pizza 115 SE 1 St, Gainesville, FL, 32601
  • Cost: $40 ADULT Ticket: includes all you can eat + (2) adult drink tickets. $25 YOUTH Ticket (ages 11-20) includes all you can eat + fountain drink. $15 CHILD Ticket (10 & Under) includes all you can eat + fountain drink.
  • Website: 904tix.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Holiday Events

Kimball Wiles Wildcats Chorus Holiday Performance

We’ve got a fantastic Holiday Performance Lineup for you this month! Save the dates, and don’t forget your lawn chairs ...

07December

Sweetwater Wetlands Park Wednesday Bird Walks

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetlands are back! Join us every Wednesday at 8:30 am at the restroom pavilion between ...

  • 8:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Road, Gainesville FL
  • Cost: Free with park admission ($5/vehicle, $2 for pedestrians, vans and bikes).
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Tours/Informational

La Leche League Breastfeeding In Person Meeting

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am at One Love Café for breastfeeding support, friendship, ...

O2BKids Homeschool Wednesday Program

Homeschool Wednesdays are back! The homeschool program is FREE to O2B Kids Family Members. They will enjoy meet-ups with other members ...

Alachua County Library Story Time - High Springs Branch

Children and caregivers can read, laugh, and sing with us at our weekly story times: Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Join us ...

Alachua County Library: Music and Movement at Micanopy Branch

Join us to sing, dance, and make music during our Music and Movement program. Sing songs, dance and move, and play ...

Alachua County Library Knitting and Crocheting - High Springs Branch

Learn to knit and/or crochet. If you already know the craft, you are welcome to join and share what you ...

Barnyard Buddies at Morningside Nature Center

Every Wednesday, Sept.–May, at 3 pm at the Living History Farm Morningside Nature Center has a farm, ee—i—ee—i—oh! On this farm, ...

Cone Park Branch Library Homework Help

Get homework help through our Resource Center.

Alachua County Library Drawing Club: Newberry Branch

Get sketchy and practice your drawing skills at the Newberry Branch Library. Draw a different subject each month and meet like-minded ...

Coliseum of Comics aka Gamesville TableTop Dungeons and Dragons for Kids

Ages 6-18. Must pre-register. Mask required.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital: Instructor Led VIRTUAL Newborn Care Class

This class covers feeding, bathing, diapering, health, comforting, and safety. It provides demonstration and will help to increase your confidence ...

A Night in Bethlehem at Trinity UMC

This year’s event will be unlike any other year: a reimagined interactive worship experience! For this Wednesday night service, we’re ...

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Trinity United Methodist Church: 4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: free, Optional Dinner ($5/per person)
  • Website: trinitygnv.org
  • Category: Holiday Events, Free

Pinspiration Cupcake Decorating with Just A Simple Baker

Have you always wanted to learn the tips and techniques so your celebrations will look a little more festive? You ...

Florida Gators Men's Basketball vs. University of Connecticut

Come support the Gators Men's Basketball team as they take on the University of Connecticut!

  • 9:00 pm 
  • Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: floridagators.com
  • Category: Sporting Events
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