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March 30 - April 5

SwampCon Cirque du Gator

For Swampcon 2025, we're pleased to invite you to a one-of-a-kind trip to Wonderland. Every mad soul's welcome in this ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Reitz Student Union 655 Reitz Union Drive Gainesville, FL 32603
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Bradford Strawberry Festival

The Annual Bradford County Strawberry Festival has food, entertainment, and fun!

Florida Vintage Market

Free & Family Friendly Outdoor Event! "The Florida Vintage Market" is a unique outdoor shopping experience in the heart of ...

  • 12:00 pm -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Midpoint Park and Eatery 931 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
  • 5:30 pm 
  • Location: 17100 SW Archer Rd, Archer, FL 32618
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center presents Blues on the Patio with Sheba The Mississippi Queen with Dr. Jules & Little David Thorton

Join the Queen of Blues Sheba the Mississippi Queen along with Dr. Jules and Little David Thornton for a rockin ...

  • 7:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center, 1013 NW Seventh Ave. Gainesville, FL
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Girl Scout Daisies, Unicorn Party in Gainesville

Calling Kindergarten & 1st grade girls & their families: Become a Daisy Girl Scout & Join Us at a Unicorn ...

  • 4:30 pm -  5:30 pm 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch | Alachua County Library District 6640 Southeast 221st Street Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Free

City of Gainesville Co-Ed Youth Volleyball Interest Meeting

Coaches and players needed! The City of Gainesville is looking to start a new sports program. If you or your ...

  • 6:30 pm 
  • Location: MLK Center 1028 NE 14th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch- Kid Gaming

Come play Nintendo Switch games with us!

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Millhopper Branch Children's Area 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch: Puppet Story Time

Join us for an interactive puppet storytime. Stories, songs, and more will all be done using puppets. This program is ...

  • 3:30 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library Storywoods Room: 401 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library Tower Road Branch: Minecraft Self-Portraits

Join us in the Children's Area to create your own Minecraft self-portrait! All supplies will be provided. If you have ...

  • 3:30 pm -  5:30 pm 
  • Location: Tower Road Branch (Children's Space) 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library: Story Time at Hawthorne Branch

Join us for fun and interaction with art, music, stories, and more!

  • 10:30 am - 11:15 am 
  • Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Alachua County Library: Preschool Story Time at Micanopy Branch

It's Story Time! Bring your little ones and join us for stories, songs, and a craft as we introduce literacy ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Micanopy Branch 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

Florida Museum of Natural History Early Explorers Protecting Pollinators Series

Gear up for fun and learning with your littles at your local library! Our Protecting Pollinators series shows us why ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: Headquarters Library 401 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
  • Category: Free

Florida Museum of Natural History Science Surprises: Splash Into Science

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents Science Surprises: Splash Into Science. In this program, participants will learn about the ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Headquarters Library (Storywoods Room) 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Free

UF Jazz Band Concert

Don’t miss the UF Jazz Band this Thursday in the University Auditorium! This high-energy concert will feature original burning big band ...

  • 7:20 pm 
  • Location: University Auditorium 333 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: FREE & open to the public!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Groundbreaking Ceremony at Tom Petty Park

Join us for a Groundbreaking Ceremony at Tom Petty Park! The City of Gainesville’s Wild Spaces & Public Places Department, ...

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 ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Wilmot Botanical Gardens 2023 Mowry Road Gainesville, FL 32610
  • Cost: FREE!
  • Website: wilmotgardens.med.ufl.edu
  • 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 ...

  • 1:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: Van Ness Park 5835 Ave G, McIntosh, FL 32664
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Florida Museum of Natural History Science Surprises: Engineering Scientist Tools Series

Step into the shoes of a scientist and make your own research tools at your local library! Out in the ...

  • 4:00 pm -  4:45 pm 
  • Location: Library Partnership Branch 912 NE 16th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
  • Category: Free

2nd Act Productions Talent Show

Join us for the ‘2nd Act Talent Show’ presented by 2nd Act Productions, a local non-profit on a mission to ...

  • 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1 Ln, Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert Series

The region’s longest-running and largest free outdoor concert series features local and regional musical talent at the Bo Diddley Plaza. ...

  • 7:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
  • Category: Free

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gainesville Master Chorale & UF Choral Union presents Illuminare & Choruses Too Hot to Handel

Free Concert! Join the Gainesville Master Chorale and the UF Choral Union for a presentation of Hagenberg's lush Illuminare, dedicated ...

  • 7:30 pm 
  • Location: University Auditorium 333 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free
March 30 - April 5