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13December

Winter Market at Homestead Park

Crafts, boutique, farmer’s market and more! December 6, 13, 20, 2026 | 12 pm-4 pm

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, ...

  • 2:00 pm -  4:00 pm 
  • Location: 3501 SW 2nd Ave, Suite O , Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: $25 for adults and $20 for students, seniors, and heroes (military/teachers/first responders).
  • Website: www.acrosstown.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Alachua Conservation Trust Holiday Mingle

Bring your friends and family for a celebration of this year's conservation victories! Enjoy light food, drinks, and plenty of ...

Chief Theatre presents Elf the Musical

Chief Theatre presents Elf the Musical

Hoggtowne Bronze presents Christmas at the Matheson concert: Music with the Masters

Hoggtowne Bronze presents its 2nd Annual Christmas at the Matheson concert, "Music with the Masters," on December 13 at 4:00 ...

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

The Pentecostals of Gainesville: Christmas Concert & Market

Make an evening of it! Join us for our annual Christmas Concert, then explore a festive European-inspired market filled with ...

Christmas in the Quarry at Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens

Experience a Holiday Wonderland in Central Florida. Celebrate the holiday season at Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens! Gather your family ...

  • 5:30 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens, 4990 NE 180th Ave., Williston, Florida
  • Cost: Adults: $10 | Kids (6–13): $5 | 5 & under: Free
  • Website: cedarlakeswoodsandgarden.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Kirby Family Farm's Christmas Train

We welcome you to the 2026 Christmas Train at Kirby Family Farm! It’s our 15th year hosting this Holiday fun ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 19630 NE 30th St. Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: $19.99 contribution per person in advance, ages 10 and up, $25 at the gate if available. Children ages 3-9 are $12.99 in advance and $15 at the gate if available. Children 2 and under are FREE, no contribution is requested.
  • Website: www.kirbyfarm.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

14December

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

15December

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

16December

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

17December

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Christmas in the Quarry at Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens

Experience a Holiday Wonderland in Central Florida. Celebrate the holiday season at Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens! Gather your family ...

  • 5:30 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens, 4990 NE 180th Ave., Williston, Florida
  • Cost: Adults: $10 | Kids (6–13): $5 | 5 & under: Free
  • Website: cedarlakeswoodsandgarden.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Live Nativity at Morgan Road Baptist Church

Live Nativity- Experience the Story of Christmas. Walk-through experience. December 17, 18 & 19, 2026 | 5:30 pm-7:30 pm

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Morgan Road Baptist Church, 3748 NW County Road 233, Starke, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

18December

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Live Nativity at Morgan Road Baptist Church

Live Nativity- Experience the Story of Christmas. Walk-through experience. December 17, 18 & 19, 2026 | 5:30 pm-7:30 pm

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Morgan Road Baptist Church, 3748 NW County Road 233, Starke, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Fathom’s Big Screen Classics It’s A Wonderful Life 80th Anniversary

Embraced as a cherished holiday tradition by families around the world, Frank Capra’s heart-warming masterpiece now celebrates 80 years with ...

Kirby Family Farm's Christmas Train

We welcome you to the 2026 Christmas Train at Kirby Family Farm! It’s our 15th year hosting this Holiday fun ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 19630 NE 30th St. Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: $19.99 contribution per person in advance, ages 10 and up, $25 at the gate if available. Children ages 3-9 are $12.99 in advance and $15 at the gate if available. Children 2 and under are FREE, no contribution is requested.
  • Website: www.kirbyfarm.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

Chief Theatre presents Elf the Musical

Chief Theatre presents Elf the Musical

Dance Alive National Ballet presents The Nutcracker with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

Supported by PNC Foundation. It just isn’t the Holidays without The Nutcracker! Family-friendly. Funded in part by Visit Gainesville.

Tioga Movie Night: The Grinch with Grinch Appearance

Join us for a very special movie night featuring The Grinch (2018), starting off with a guest Character visit featuring ...

Voices Rising Holiday Concert

​Holiday Concert - "Joy to the Holidays" Friday, December 18, 2026 7:30 pm Saturday, December 19, 2026 3:00 pm

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, ...

  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 3501 SW 2nd Ave, Suite O , Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: $25 for adults and $20 for students, seniors, and heroes (military/teachers/first responders).
  • Website: www.acrosstown.org
  • Category: Holiday Events
19December

Jingle Bell Jog 5k and Holiday Social

Join us this holiday season for a family-friendly 5k jog around Haile Plantation! It'll be followed by food, socializing, and ...

  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: see website for location, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: FREE for Florida Track Club Members and $25 for non-members.
  • Website: runsignup.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Wild B Boutique Christmas At The Park

Another look into future events… our 5th Annual Christmas in the Park! Join us December 19th for our last event of ...

  • 10:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Heritage Park Williston 116 N. Main St, Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Fathom’s Big Screen Classics It’s A Wonderful Life 80th Anniversary

Embraced as a cherished holiday tradition by families around the world, Frank Capra’s heart-warming masterpiece now celebrates 80 years with ...

Holiday Pop-Up Markets at the AUK Market

Holiday Pop Up Market Saturday, December 12, 2026 Evergreen Holiday Market Saturday, December 19, 2026

Dance Alive National Ballet presents The Nutcracker with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

Supported by PNC Foundation. It just isn’t the Holidays without The Nutcracker! Family-friendly. Funded in part by Visit Gainesville.

Voices Rising Holiday Concert

​Holiday Concert - "Joy to the Holidays" Friday, December 18, 2026 7:30 pm Saturday, December 19, 2026 3:00 pm

Dance Alive National Ballet presents Class with Clara

Join the charming ‘Clara’, heroine of The Nutcracker ballet for a fun filled ballet class onstage! All ages are welcome.

  • 4:00 pm 
  • Location: Phillips Center 3201 Hull Road Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: $25 tickets only need to be purchased for class participants, spectators may attend for free.
  • Website: performingarts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Holiday Events

Newberry Nana's Gingerbread Decorating Contest & Snowy Block Party

Gather your friends, family, and coworkers and build the best Gingerbread House you can to compete in our annual Nana's ...

  • 4:00 pm -  6:30 pm 
  • Location: Newberry Municipal 25420 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669-4254
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Holiday Open House at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park

Come join us for our much-beloved annual holiday event! Enjoy the "firing of the grove" festive music, and tour the ...

  • 5:00 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park ,18700 S. County Road 325, Cross Creek, FL 32640
  • Cost: This program is free with paid park entry of $3 per vehicle.
  • Website: marjoriekinnanrawlings.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Festival of Lights

The 2026 Festival of Lights will begin on Friday, December 4 and end Thursday, December 24. December 4 through the 23 ...

  • 5:00 pm -  9:00 pm 
  • Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs, FL 32096
  • Cost: $4.00 per person and children under 3 are free
  • Website: stephenfostercso.org
  • Category: Holiday Events

Christmas in the Quarry at Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens

Experience a Holiday Wonderland in Central Florida. Celebrate the holiday season at Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens! Gather your family ...

  • 5:30 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens, 4990 NE 180th Ave., Williston, Florida
  • Cost: Adults: $10 | Kids (6–13): $5 | 5 & under: Free
  • Website: cedarlakeswoodsandgarden.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Live Nativity at Morgan Road Baptist Church

Live Nativity- Experience the Story of Christmas. Walk-through experience. December 17, 18 & 19, 2026 | 5:30 pm-7:30 pm

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Morgan Road Baptist Church, 3748 NW County Road 233, Starke, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Christmas on the Square at CountryWay Town Square

Celebrate 10 years of Christmas on the Square at CountryWay Town Square! Join us for a festive evening filled with live ...

Kirby Family Farm's Christmas Train

We welcome you to the 2026 Christmas Train at Kirby Family Farm! It’s our 15th year hosting this Holiday fun ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 19630 NE 30th St. Williston, FL 32696
  • Cost: $19.99 contribution per person in advance, ages 10 and up, $25 at the gate if available. Children ages 3-9 are $12.99 in advance and $15 at the gate if available. Children 2 and under are FREE, no contribution is requested.
  • Website: www.kirbyfarm.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Newberry Christmas Parade

Bring your Christmas spirit to stand and cheer on all your local organizations, businesses, and community members as they present ...

Living Water Life Center: Walk to Bethlehem

Get excited for the Best FREE Family Event for December 2026! Mark your calendar now to make sure you don't ...

Chief Theatre presents Elf the Musical

Chief Theatre presents Elf the Musical

Dance Alive National Ballet presents The Nutcracker with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

Supported by PNC Foundation. It just isn’t the Holidays without The Nutcracker! Family-friendly. Funded in part by Visit Gainesville.

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, ...

  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: 3501 SW 2nd Ave, Suite O , Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: $25 for adults and $20 for students, seniors, and heroes (military/teachers/first responders).
  • Website: www.acrosstown.org
  • Category: Holiday Events
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