Gainesville Family Events Calendar
The Fun 4 Gator Kids Calendar is the most comprehensive online family calendar in the Gainesville area. Please let us know if you are aware of an event that is not listed! Listings are FREE! Submit an Event
PLEASE NOTE: Events and programs are subject to last minute cancellations and changes. Before attending, please contact the business or event host to confirm that the event/program is still taking place, and to register or RSVP if required.
Family Fun includes festivals, carnivals, family fun nights, fairs and other types of fun family events.
Florida Museum of Natural History Tot Trot
Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Discovery Zone nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature ...
- 9:00 am - 10:45 am
- Location: Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Members $6 | Non-Members $7 | Under 2 FREE (See description for FREE days!)
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup The Harn Museum of Art
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids at the Harn Museum of Art. We will have a special tour + some hands-on ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: Entrance to the museum is FREE, but parking is $4 per vehicle.
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
La Leche League State-wide Virtual Meeting
State-wide Virtual Zoom Meetings: Third Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. | Fourth Friday at 10:30 a.m. Zoom
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Zoom
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gators Dockside Kids Night
Kids eat free per paying adult from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm every Tuesday!
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Gators Dockside: 3842 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Kids eat free with purchase of adult meal
- Website: gatorsdockside.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetup Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center
Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetup is going to Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center. Join us on September 18th from ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 210 SE 134th Ave, Micanopy, FL 32667-3359
- Cost: Admission is $4 Alachua county resident/ $5 non resident.
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
Home School Junior Naturalist: All about Butterflies
Join us for a morning learning all about Butterflies and exploring their habitat. Grades K-6. Parents will need to accompany ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Ave., Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: $4 resident/ $5 non resident
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Story Time at the Zoo
Join the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and the Alachua County Library every 3rd Wednesday of the month for Story ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo 3000 NW 83 St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Storytime is free. $10 for adults, $6 for children ages 4-12 and Seniors 60+, and free for children 3 and under. UF Students/Staff with Gator 1 card are also $6, and Zoo Members and Santa Fe College students, staff and faculty with SF ID are free.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Story Time at Depot Park
Join us for story time in the park - we'll see you on the main stage inside the playground! Weather ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Harn Museum Art Cart
Participate in an art experience! The Art Cart offers art activities, tactile opportunities, games and more for visitors of all ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: harn.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: Avast Me' Hearties
Come dressed as a pirate for Talk Like A Pirate Day! Ride the Sunset Tide on the pond and seek ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: Contact for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Community Event: Game Night at Good News Arts (Every 3rd Thursday)
Every Third Thursday All ages are welcome to join us for Game Night at Good News Arts! Bring your own ...
- 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Good News Arts, 18555 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Community Event: Good News Arts Fiber Arts Circle (Every 3rd Friday)
Join us at Good News Arts for a casual open session for anyone interested in knitting, crocheting, or doing embroidery ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Good News Arts, 18555 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Tri-County World's Greatest Baby Shower
Are you currently pregnant or do you have a child under the age of one in your home? If so, ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 311 NE 9th St, Chiefland, FL 32626-1060
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Halloween Festival
We are more than just a corn maze. We are a place where families can come and have a good ...
- 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
- Cost: Adults $20, Kids (3-11) $12, Kids (3 & Under) FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Newberry Cornfield Maze at Hodge Farm
Newberry Cornfield Maze has family friendly activities during the day, but becomes haunted at night. Maze- Take nice stroll through ...
- 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: 20015 West Newberry Road, Newberry, Florida 32669
- Cost: See costs in description
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Archer Free Community Dinner & Family Friendly Karaoke
FREE Family Friendly Karaoke this Friday, September 20, 2024 5:30 pm-7 pm Dinner Served 7-10 pm Family Friendly Karaoke All ages are welcome! ...
- 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Archer First United Methodist Church 17121 SW 137th Avenue, Archer, FL 32618
- Cost: Event is FREE but you may tip the KJ as he donates his time and equipment.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
FCA D&S Classic Car Show
Invite your friends, family, and neighbors to join us for the annual D&S Classic Car Show benefitting the Fellowship of ...
- 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Location: The O'Steen's Barn 16811 County Road 241, Alachua, FL 32615
- Cost: Free admission for spectators
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Studio TM Stay n' Clay Hour
Our Family Clay and Stay workshop is a fun project for you to create with your child! We provide all ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Location: Studio TM Ceramics 1854 NE 2nd Street , Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: 1 parent and 1 child is $60 dollars; each additional child/participant is $20
- Website: www.studiotmceramics.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Circus Center Toddler Time
Bounce, swing, climb and play with your mini-me at this semi-structured parent-child class. We have hula hoops, bouncy balls, tumble ...
- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Gainesville Circus Center 1925 Northwest 2nd Street, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: Sliding scale fee $5 - $20 pays for child and 1 adult visitor
- Website: www.gainesvillecircus.com
- Category: Family Fun
Cade Museum Free Admission Day
Enjoy the museum with free admission all day, sponsored by the company that built it! Thanks, Oelrich Construction!
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: cademuseum.org
- Category: Family Fun
Amber Brooke Farms Fall Festival - Music Weekend
Come Join us at our most popular event of the year- Fall Festival! This weekend you can expect: Weekend Theme: Music Themed ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Amber Brooke Farms (formerly Red White and Blues Farm) 3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Online Tickets: $14.95 | In-Person: $16.95 | Children (2 & under) Free
- Website: www.simpletix.com
- Category: Family Fun
Amber Brooke Farms Fall Festival - Music Weekend
Come Join us at our most popular event of the year- Fall Festival! This weekend you can expect: Weekend Theme: Music Themed ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Amber Brooke Farms (formerly Red White and Blues Farm) 3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Online Tickets: $14.95 | In-Person: $16.95 | Children (2 & under) Free
- Website: www.simpletix.com
- Category: Family Fun
Ocala Comic Con
Ocala Florida's largest convention returns on September 21st-22nd, 2024 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, FL! Kids 10 and ...
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: World Equestrian Center 1750 NW 80th Ave, Ocala, FL 34482
- Cost: $50 weekend pass, $35 Saturday only, $30 Sunday only, Children 10 & under are free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Studio TM Family Pumpkin Party
We love to host a good party, and our favorites are definitely a good pumpkin party! We’ve started our pumpkin ...
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Studio TM Ceramics 1854 NE 2nd Street , Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: $75 per 2 (1 adult, 1 child)
- Website: www.studiotmceramics.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Gamers Sundays at Newk's Eatery
What can be better the good games with good friends and good food? Starting at noon we will be playing ...
- 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Newk's Eatery 4041 Plaza Blvd, Gainesville, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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: Family Fun
Moms & Coffee Walk
If you want to meet up with other moms, create community and laugh, this is for you! We will walk ...
- 8:00 am
- Location: Colsie Coffee 23519 W US HWY 27 High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Florida Museum of Natural History Tot Trot- FREE DAY
Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Discovery Zone nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature ...
- 9:00 am - 10:45 am
- Location: Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Members $6 | Non-Members $7 | Under 2 FREE (See description for FREE days!)
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup Kiwanis Challenge Park
Did you know there is a kids triatholon coming up? The event is on September 28th at Albert "Ray" Massey ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Kiwanis Challenge Park 2002 NW 36th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: free
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetup Gator CPR
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids for a Homeschool Meetup with Gator CPR. We will meet at Kiwanis Challenge Park on ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 2062 NW 36th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605-2493
- Cost: free
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gators Dockside Kids Night
Kids eat free per paying adult from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm every Tuesday!
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Gators Dockside: 3842 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Kids eat free with purchase of adult meal
- Website: gatorsdockside.com
- Category: Family Fun
Healthy Afternoons with Fire Rescue
Join us for Healthy Afternoons with Fire Rescue throughout 2024! These are monthly, family-friendly events to connect with community partners, ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Locations will vary each month - Stay connected with our Facebook page for updated information!
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Pancakes with a Ranger
Come enjoy free pancakes, coffee, and orange juice on a Thursday morning as prepared by our park staff and volunteers. ...
- 9:00 am - 10:15 am
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: $6 per vehicle for park entry; no additional fees for program participation
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Category: Family Fun
Skate Station Funworks Tiny Tots Skate
Tiny Tots Skate held the 2nd & 4th Thursday of Each month Ages 6 and Under Only Admission includes roller skating, soft ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 1311 NW 76th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $10 regular admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Storytime and Hike with a Ranger
A park ranger will read tales about wildlife, mindfulness and environmental stewardship then take everyone on a short walk on ...
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: $6 per vehicle for park admission; No additional fees for program participation
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Category: Family Fun
Alachua County Library Music & Movement at the Park
Join us at the Hogtown Creek Headwaters Park, inside the Nature Center to sing, dance, and make music at our ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park, 1500 Northwest 45th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Family Fun
Community Event: Writer's Well at Good News Arts (Every 4th Thursday)
Join us at Good News Arts for monthly open writing session for anyone interested in stringing together a few sentences! ...
- 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: Family Fun
Community Event: Collages, Scrap booking, and Zine Making (Every 4th Friday)
Join us every 4th Friday for the joys of scrapbooking, collaging, and zine making! Materials are provided or you can ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Good News Arts, 18555 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
La Leche League State-wide Virtual Meeting
State-wide Virtual Zoom Meetings: Third Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. | Fourth Friday at 10:30 a.m. Zoom
- 10:30 am
- Location: Zoom
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Waldo Homecoming Festival
Come shop, eat and celebrate in Waldo! Meet old & new friends- activities for the entire family! September 27 4 pm Opening ...
- 4:00 pm
- Location: 14705 NE Waldo Road, Waldo, FL 32694
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Swamp Head Brewery Oktoberfest
German beers, big steins, and Lederhosen galore! Mark your calendars for this year's annual Oktoberfest party at Swamp Head brewery, ...
- 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Location: Swamp Head Brewery 3650 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Easton Newberry Sports Archery Tournament 101
Once a month we’ll be having a special Funtastic Friday where coaches teach students the basics of competition and give ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Easton Newberry Sports Complex, 24880 NW 16th Ave Newberry, Florida 32669
- Cost: See website for prices
- Website: www.eastonnewberryarcherycenter.org
- Category: Family Fun
Cancer Chomp
Please join us for the 3rd annual Cancer Chomp, a brain tumor event presented by the Preston A. Wells Jr. ...
- 8:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex 2033 Mowry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
- Cost: Free Event (Race = $35/$20)
- Website: donate.giving.ufhealth.org
- Category: Family Fun
Water Lettuce Warriors: National Public Lands Day
We need your help! A nuisance plant known as water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) is on the rise within Ichetucknee Springs ...
- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: Park fee is waived for water lettuce volunteers. Staff will confirm that vehicle passengers who had fee waived did participate in volunteer event.
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Category: Family Fun
Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: Celebrate Back to School
Students ride free with every adult trail ride reservation! Ages 8-16 years old
- 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: Students ride free with every adult trail ride reservation!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Circus Center Toddler Time
Bounce, swing, climb and play with your mini-me at this semi-structured parent-child class. We have hula hoops, bouncy balls, tumble ...
- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Gainesville Circus Center 1925 Northwest 2nd Street, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: Sliding scale fee $5 - $20 pays for child and 1 adult visitor
- Website: www.gainesvillecircus.com
- Category: Family Fun
Amber Brooke Farms Fall Festival - Western Weekend
Come Join us at our most popular event of the year- Fall Festival! This weekend you can expect: Weekend Theme: Western Weekend ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Amber Brooke Farms (formerly Red White and Blues Farm) 3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Online Tickets: $14.95 | In-Person: $16.95 | Children (2 & under) Free
- Website: www.simpletix.com
- Category: Family Fun
Waldo Homecoming Festival
Come shop, eat and celebrate in Waldo! Meet old & new friends- activities for the entire family! September 27 4 pm Opening ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: 14705 NE Waldo Road, Waldo, FL 32694
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Thornebrook Fall Arts Festival
Experience the Magic of Art in the Heart of Gainesville Get ready for a weekend of art and fun as Thornebrook’s ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Thornebrook Village, 2441 NW 43rd Street in Gainesville FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Infinity Con Gainesville
This two-day celebration of superheroes, villains, galactic games and timeless comics will transport attendees to new realms of imagination and ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Alachua County Sports and Events Center 4870 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: See website for pricing
- Website: www.infinitycon.com
- Category: Family Fun
Braze Ranch Fall Festival
Join us for a fun-filled day at our Fall Festival! With admission, you can explore our maze, visit our pumpkin ...
- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Location: 18716 NE US Highway 301, Waldo, FL 32694-4690
- Cost: General Admission: $5 Online | $7 Onsite Ages 3 and Under: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Amber Brooke Farms Fall Festival - Western Weekend
Come Join us at our most popular event of the year- Fall Festival! This weekend you can expect: Weekend Theme: Western Weekend ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Amber Brooke Farms (formerly Red White and Blues Farm) 3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Online Tickets: $14.95 | In-Person: $16.95 | Children (2 & under) Free
- Website: www.simpletix.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup IndepenDANCE Studio
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup for an iBaby & Me style class at IndepenDANCE Studio on Monday, September 30th ...
- 10:30 am - 11:15 am
- Location: IndepenDance 7050 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: $15 per child/adult pairing for the class.
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
Amber Brooke Farms Fall Festival - Western Weekend
Come Join us at our most popular event of the year- Fall Festival! This weekend you can expect: Weekend Theme: Western Weekend ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Amber Brooke Farms (formerly Red White and Blues Farm) 3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Online Tickets: $14.95 | In-Person: $16.95 | Children (2 & under) Free
- Website: www.simpletix.com
- Category: Family Fun
