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.
Other family-friendly events like mini-photo sessions consignment sales and other events that don't fit into another category
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center Open Gym
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center closed December 31 and January 1 for New Years. OPEN GYM for Jan. 2-7: January 2 - January ...
- 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Community Health and Wellness Fair
Join us on Saturday, January 6, 2024 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for a Community Health & Wellness fair! ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: North Central Florida YMCA 5201 NW 34th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center Open Gym
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center closed December 31 and January 1 for New Years. OPEN GYM for Jan. 2-7: January 2 - January ...
- 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Trinity's Day Spa Meet & Greet With Miss Rachel
Join Miss Rachel for a meet & greet at Trinity's Day Spa. -Meet and Greet -Photo Opportunity -Music & Dance
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Trinity’s Day Spa Pampering For Kids (Thornebrook Village) 2441 NW 43rd St, Suite 11B, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $20 per child (+one free adult entry)
- Website: britt-renee-creative.ticketleap.com
- Category: Other
Return of Give Back Thursday at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Welcome back to Give Back Thursday's! We will be hosting several events between now and the Great Invader Raider Rally ...
- 9:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Volunteers do not need to pay for park entry.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
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: Other
Return of Give Back Thursday at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Welcome back to Give Back Thursday's! We will be hosting several events between now and the Great Invader Raider Rally ...
- 9:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Volunteers do not need to pay for park entry.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Florida Arbor Day Planting with Springs Artist Margaret Tolbert at Santa Fe Springs Preserve
Join ACT and springs artist, Margaret Tolbert, for a tree planting event at Santa Fe Springs Preserve! During this event, we ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Santa Fe Springs Preserve (Driving directions will be provided to participants closer to the event)
- Cost: free
- Website: www.alachuaconservationtrust.org
- Category: Other
Trinity United Methodist Church: Parents Night Out
It is the perfect opportunity to drop your Elementary-aged children off (children aged 3 years to 5th grade) for a ...
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Trinity United Methodist Church 4000 NW 53rd Ave Gainesville, FL 32653
- Cost: $20
- Website: trinitygnv.org
- Category: Other
High Springs Church of Christ Parents Night Out
Happy New Year! Join us for the next Parents Night Out on January 19th. This event is open to the ...
- 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: 18567 NW US Highway 441, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Florida Springs Institute Art Exhibition
Come join us for the Florida Springs Institute’s first ever Art Exhibition! Discover diverse work from over 25 artists. Light ...
- 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Florida Springs Institute 18645 High Springs Main St, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Florida Arbor Day and Urban Forestry Workshop
Celebrate Florida Arbor Day! Because the ground is soft enough to plant trees as early as January, Florida has a ...
- 1:00 pm
- Location: Evergreen Cemetery 401 SE 21st Ave. Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
- Category: Other
Magic the Gathering Regional Championship Qualifier 1-Slot at Stomping Grounds Game Center
Format: Standard Doors open at 10 AM Event starts at 12 PM Cap: 32 players Competitive REL Event - Deck Lists will be required - Cash ...
- 12:00 pm
- Location: Stomping Grounds Game Center 501 NW 23rd Avenue, Suite F, Gainesville, Florida, 32609
- Cost: Entry - $30 cash only
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Florida Museum of Natural History: Ask a Scientist-Soltis Lab
Science is all around you! Take advantage of this opportunity to talk with scientists and ask those questions you have ...
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: While the event activities are FREE, there is an admission charge for the Butterfly Rainforest and Antarctic Dinosaurs exhibits.
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Other
Gainesville Fire Rescue Free Car Seat Check
Did you know that correctly used car seats can reduce a child's risk of death during a car crash by ...
- All Day Event
- Location: Gainesville Fire Rescue Station 1 525 S Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Winter Sparrow Music Camp
Sparrow Music Camp is dedicated to teaching and preserving traditional music. Our next Sparrow Music Camp will be held January ...
- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Wekiwa Springs State Park 1800 Wekiwa Cir, Apopka, FL 32712
- Cost: See description for prices
- Website: aishaivey.wixsite.com
- Category: Other
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: Other
Ibram X. Kendi presents "Barracoon"
Join award-winning author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for an evening discussing "Barracoon" and his adaptations of Zora Neale Hurston’s work, ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: Abraham Lincoln Middle School Auditorium 1001 SE 12th St, Gainesville, FL, 32641
- Cost: General Admission $25 - one person and one book | Family Bundle $30 - one adult, one child, and one book
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Winter Sparrow Music Camp
Sparrow Music Camp is dedicated to teaching and preserving traditional music. Our next Sparrow Music Camp will be held January ...
- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Wekiwa Springs State Park 1800 Wekiwa Cir, Apopka, FL 32712
- Cost: See description for prices
- Website: aishaivey.wixsite.com
- Category: Other
Water Lettuce Warrior Work Day
A nuisance plant known as water lettuce is swarming Ichetucknee River. We need volunteers who aren’t afraid of getting wet ...
- 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.facebook.com
- Category: Other
First Baptist Church of Archer Kids Clothing Giveaway
First Baptist Church of Archer Kids Clothing Giveaway Sponsored by Go Tell Ministries
- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: First Baptist Church of Archer 16870 SW 137th Ave, Archer, FL 32618
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Feeding the Hungry Community Wellness Event
What is the Feeding the Hungry Event? Feeding the Hungry is a community-driven effort to cultivate a safe space for those ...
- 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Winter Sparrow Music Camp
Sparrow Music Camp is dedicated to teaching and preserving traditional music. Our next Sparrow Music Camp will be held January ...
- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Wekiwa Springs State Park 1800 Wekiwa Cir, Apopka, FL 32712
- Cost: See description for prices
- Website: aishaivey.wixsite.com
- Category: Other
Gainesville Record Fair
The Gainesville Record Fair returns to Cypress and Grove in 2024! -25+ Indoor Vendors -Vinyl, CDs, Tapes, & More! -Local Food ...
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. 1001 NW 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Jr. Ranger Hangout: Prescribed Fire
In celebration of the end of Florida’s Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, we invite Junior Rangers to come learn about prescribed ...
- 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: While the program is free, visitors will still need to pay the $6 per vehicle park entry fee.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Jr. Ranger Hangout: Prescribed Fire
In celebration of the end of Florida’s Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, we invite Junior Rangers to come learn about prescribed ...
- 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: While the program is free, visitors will still need to pay the $6 per vehicle park entry fee.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
