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December 8 - 14

Gainesville Cars and Coffee

We meet the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Whole Foods parking lot look for the BMWCCA tent to ...

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 pm 
  • Location: Whole Foods Market Parking Lot 3490 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Museum for Me Sensory-Friendly Event at the Florida Museum

Join us for a morning at the Museum for adults and children on the autism spectrum and their friends, families ...

  • 10:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32611
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
  • Category: Free

Unity Holiday Concert

Welcome to the Holiday Concert! Join us on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM for a festive celebration of ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville FL 32606
  • Cost: Free / Monetary Donations Encouraged
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Winter Wonderland Craft & Vendor Market

Get ready for a festive experience at the Gainesville Winter Wonderland Craft & Vendor Market! Join us for a magical ...

  • 12:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Oaks Mall 6419 Newberry Road Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

UF Carillon Annual Holiday Concert

Annual UF Carillon Studio Holiday Concert! The UF Carillon Studio Concert Series offers a chance to hear the UF Carillon ...

  • 1:55 pm 
  • Location: Century Tower Carillon, 375 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: free
  • Website: arts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Free

PunkOuter Games Pokemon Play & Trade

Join us new players and casual players for some easy to dive into Pokemon game play. All ages welcome!

  • 2:30 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: PunkOuter Games 13 NW 8th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Christmas at Butler!

Join us for our family-friendly, Annual Christmas Event At Butler! Sunday, December 8, 2024. From 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Save the date ...

  • 4:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Parking Lot behind P.F. Chang's, Butler Town Center, Gainesville FL
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

GNV Arts: Gainesville Steppin’ Into Dance

Learn and dance a variety of dance styles including Line Dance, Chicago Swing and Urban Ballroom Sundays at Rosa B. ...

  • 4:00 pm -  7:00 pm 
  • Location: Rosa B. Williams Center 524 NW 1st St, Gainesville 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
  • Category: Free

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Come sing and hear lessons and carols for Advent and Christmas showing the development of the loving purposes of God ...

  • 4:30 pm -  6:30 pm 
  • Location: First Presbyterian Church, 300 SW 2nd Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.1stpcmusic.org
  • Category: Free

NAMI Family Support Group

NAMI Family Support Group - Meets Second and Fourth Monday of each month. This is for adults that have a family ...

Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Newberry Branch

Join us every Tuesday and bring your rhythm! Kids sing and dance while learning early language skills. This program uses singing, ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Newberry Branch 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library: Read with a Dog at Waldo Branch

Meet Sally, the greyhound dog, and read a book to her. She loves kids and is very gentle.

  • 4:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Waldo Branch (Children's Area) 15150 NE US Highway 301, Waldo, FL 32694
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa

Join us every Tuesday from November 5th through December 17th at 5 pm for a fun holiday book reading with ...

  • 5:00 pm -  5:30 pm 
  • Location: 2650 Bass Pro Shops Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library Music and Movement - Millhopper Branch

Join us to sing, dance, and make music at our Music and Movement program. This program will be held from ...

  • 10:15 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library Story Time - Archer Branch

Read, laugh, and sing with us! Stories and music for children and their caregivers, plus you'll learn a sign or ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Archer Branch,13266 SW State Road 450, Archer, FL 32618
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Barnyard Buddies at Morningside Nature Center

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

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 3540 E. University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Frisbee

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

Alachua County Library Newberry Branch: Story Time

Caregivers, bring your young children every Thursday to hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, and have fun. Story Time is a ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Newberry Branch Meeting Room 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Cone Park Branch Library SOAR: Science Oriented Activities and Recreation

SOAR to discover science through this interactive program. On the second Thursday of the month during the school year, our ...

  • 3:30 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Cone Park Branch 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Public Schools: Parent Academy Webinars

Join us for our weekly Thursday night Parent Academy webinars. The free webinars are intended to provide you with information ...

Community Event: Passion for Poetry at Good News Arts (Every 2nd Thursday)

Join us every second Thursday for a night of poetry reading and writing! Open to all forms of spoken word ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Good News Arts, 18555 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Frisbee

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

GNV Arts: Gainesville Swing Dance

Learn and dance swing dance to vintage and big band music Thursdays at Rosa B. Williams Center. Intended for all ...

  • 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: Rosa B. Williams Center 524 NW 1st St, Gainesville 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Frisbee

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

Gilchrist County Old Fashioned Christmas Festival

Mark your calendars and join us for the annual Gilchrist County Old Fashioned Christmas Festival! In true Christmas spirit, local ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:30 pm 
  • Location: Trenton Train Depot Park 111 NW 4th Ave Trenton, FL 32693
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Limitless Legends Football Club Practice/Scrimmage Holiday Meet Up

Holiday meet up! Let’s get together before the holidays and have some soccer fun! Email for more information.

  • 6:00 pm 
  • Location: 19499 NW 238th St, High Springs, FL, 32643
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Annasemble Holiday Concert

Come out and enjoy Holiday Tunes from Around the World! Presented by Annasemble Community Orchestra of Gainesville. Bring the family ...

  • 7:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville 4225 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL 32605
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.annasemble.org
  • Category: Free

City of Gainesville presents Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Disney's Frozen

City of Gainesville presents Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Disney's Frozen Movie begins at 7 p.m. Refreshments are available for ...

  • 7:00 pm 
  • Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free and open to the public
  • Website: www.facebook.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

Candy Cane Lane Winter Festival at The Alachua County Farmers' Market

Come join us at Alachua County Farmers Market for our Big Winter Festival, and take a walk down “Candy Cane ...

  • 8:30 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Alachua County Farmers' Market 5920 NW 13th St. Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • 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 ...

Otter Creek: Christmas at the Creek

Bring the kids to visit with Santa & Mrs Claus from 10 am-5 pm then head to Santa’s workshop where ...

  • 9:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Otter Creek, FL
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

UF Health Childbirth and Newborn Education Class

The Childbirth and Newborn Education Class is intended to prepare expectant parents for labor, birth, the post-partum period, and caring ...

  • 9:00 am -  3:30 pm 
  • Location: Online via Zoom
  • Cost: free
  • Website: ufhealth.org
  • Category: Free

Arc of Alachua County Arts and Crafts Expo

The Arc’s 3rd Annual Arts & Crafts Expo is Saturday, December 14, 2024, 10 AM-2 PM at our main campus ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Arc of Alachua County (across from Santa Fe College) 3303 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

GNV Arts: Gainesville Expressive Song and Dance

Dance classes for youth in various styles including ballet and hip hop, Saturdays at Rosa B. Williams Center. Classes intended ...

  • 10:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Rosa B. Williams Center 524 NW 1st St, Gainesville 32601
  • Cost: Donations accepted!
  • Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
  • Category: Free

Jeep Showcase Showdown at Homestead Park Williston

Marvel at rows of unique Jeeps while enjoying delicious food, specialty vendors, and live music. Celebrate the Jeep community with ...

  • 10:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: Homestead Park Williston 1050 NE 6th Blvd Williston, FL 32696-1838
  • Cost: Admission & Parking Is Free to Spectators
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Northwood Oaks Veterinary Hospital Pictures with Santa!

Please join us for pictures with Santa as he makes a special trip to Northwood Oaks Veterinary Hospital! Furry and ...

  • 10:00 am -  1:00 pm 
  • Location: Northwood Oaks Veterinary Hospital, 5331 NW 34th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: nwoaksvet.com
  • Category: Free

Reading with a Pediatrician Book Club

UF pediatricians are excited to start a new book club called Reading with your Pediatrician. We welcome any families to ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: UF Health Pediatrics - Gerold L. Schiebler CMS Center: 1699 SW 16th Ave Building A, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.instagram.com
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library Music and Movement (Saturday Special) - Millhopper Branch

Join us to sing, dance, and make music at our Saturday Special Music and Movement program. Sing songs, dance and move, ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua Christmas Parade

Join us on Alachua's beautiful Main Street for our beloved Annual Christmas Parade, a festive celebration that brings the enchanting ...

Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Storytime

Join us every Saturday morning at the Storytime Stage for a reading of a favorite Children's book.

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

High Springs Museum Open Day

It is Saturday and our museum is open from 11 AM to 4 PM every Saturday. Come and see what ...

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

JCPenney Kids Zone

Pick up in store! Grab, shop, and go! Free crafts for kids, fast savings for parents. Kids get a free ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: JCPenney Kids Department, Oaks Mall, Gainesville FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.jcpenney.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

Parenting for Heaven’s Sake!

It's not too late to join the events for our new parenting ministry. All parents with school-aged children are invited to ...

  • 2:30 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: St. Patrick Church 500 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Frisbee

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

Haile Equestrian Center Movie Nights

Haile Equestrian is hosting monthly Movie Nights. Join us the 2nd Saturday of every month from 6-8 pm. From classic ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: 7680 SW 46 Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free for Haile Equestrian Members | $40 for non-members
  • Website: www.haileequestrian.com
  • Category: Free

High Springs Nutcracker Christmas Parade

Lineup will be from 4-5:30 pm at the Civic Center where you will receive your number. All participants/floats entering the ...

  • 6:00 pm 
  • Location: Main Street Downtown High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: highsprings.com
  • Category: Free

UF Carillon Studio Concert Series

Annual UF Carillon Studio Holiday Concert! The UF Carillon Studio Concert Series offers a chance to hear the UF Carillon ...

  • 6:15 pm 
  • Location: Century Tower Carillon, 375 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: free
  • Website: arts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Free

Jazz on the Green at Celebration Pointe

Join us for Jazz on the Green, where we have live music, good food and drinks & more! Spread a ...

  • 7:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of I-75 And Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
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