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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.


Harn Museum Art Cart - Thursday, September 19th 3-5pm

Harn Museum Art Cart - Thursday, September 19th 3-5pm

Participate in an art experience! The Art Cart offers art activities, tactile opportunities, games and more for visitors of all ages inspired by objects on view and in our collection. Click to learn more.
High Springs BMX Saturday Nights | Gates open at 6:30pm. Registration and practice until 7:30pm

High Springs BMX Saturday Nights | Gates open at 6:30pm. Registration and practice until 7:30pm

Racing under the lights! Summer Racing Fun on select nights. Race 6 in the series to earn a limited edition High Springs BMX hoodie just in time for fall! $8 to race - including ribbon award. ($10 on Aug 10th). SPECTATORS ARE FREE. Must be a USABMX member to race. Never tried BMX - use our FREE one-day membership! Click to learn more.
Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetups

Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetups

Open to ALL Alachua County families with homeschooled and virtual schooled children. Join Fun 4 Gator Kids each week as we plan activities designed for kids learning at home. We will go on field trips, join homeschool programs around town, and plan special workshops and presentations just for our group. MUST RSVP for each program as spaces are limited. Click to learn more.
Alachua County Library Storytime with the Gators | Sept 17th, OCt 1st and 15th, and Nov 5th

Alachua County Library Storytime with the Gators | Sept 17th, OCt 1st and 15th, and Nov 5th

Bring your child to enjoy one-on-one reading time with members of the University of Florida sports teams. Meet some of the Gators from across sports disciplines to read and do a craft together. Click to learn more.
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7:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Howl’s Moving Castle 20th Anniversary
7:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Howl’s Moving Castle 20th Anniversary
7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone
7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone
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7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone
7:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Howl’s Moving Castle 20th Anniversary
7:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition
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7:00 pm Fathom's Big Screen Classics: Mean Girls 20th Anniversary
7:00 pm Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)
7:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition
 
 
 
 
7:30 pm Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music
7:30 pm The Gainesville Orchestra presents Les Preludes
7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone
 
 
 
 
8:00 pm Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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2:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone
 
 
 
7:30 pm Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music
7:00 pm Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)
Alachua County Library Fall Teen Art Show at Headquarters Branch
2:00 pm Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition
11:00 am North Florida Rocktoberfest
2:00 pm Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music
 
 
 
 
7:30 pm Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music
3:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition
3:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition
 
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition
4:00 pm Fathom's Big Screen Classics: Mean Girls 20th Anniversary
 
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Jazz on the Green at Celebration Pointe
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Alachua County Library Fall Teen Art Show at Headquarters Branch
 
 
 
6:00 pm Campus USA Credit Union Movie on the Lawn Event
6:40 pm St Patrick Catholic Church: Third Friday Concert Series
5:00 pm Two Hawk Hammock Happy Hour in the Barnyard
12:00 am High Springs Lions Club Music Fundraiser Benefit for Janna Roberts
 
 
 
7:30 pm Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music
7:00 pm Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)
7:30 pm Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music
10:00 am Ripple Rum 138 Fungi Fest
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm City of Gainesville presents Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas
 
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7:00 pm Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)
9:00 am International Car Show at Butler Town Center
4:00 pm Jazz at The Plaza featuring US Air Force Academy Band The Falconaires
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Playlist at Celebration Pointe
12:00 pm Alachua County Library Waldo Branch: Spooky Movie Matinee
 
 
 
 
 
7:30 pm Tioga Movie Night: Casper
3:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary
 
 
 
 
 
7:30 pm Dance Alive National Ballet presents Dracula & Vampyra
5:30 pm Alachua Trick or Treat on Main Street
 
 
 
 
 
8:00 pm CountryWay Town Square Newberry Pro-Rodeo
8:00 pm CountryWay Town Square Newberry Pro-Rodeo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2:00 pm UF Performing Arts presents Vam and E.T. York Promising Artist-Clayton Stephenson
7:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary
6:30 pm Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
7:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary
7:20 pm UF Carillon Annual Halloween Spooktacular
 
 
3:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary
 
7:00 pm Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary
7:30 pm UF Performing Arts presents Sergio Bernal Dance Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:00 pm Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01Oct

Studio Ghibli Fest Howl’s Moving Castle 20th Anniversary

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept ...

02Oct

Studio Ghibli Fest Howl’s Moving Castle 20th Anniversary

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept ...

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone

For their first show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Ride the Cyclone. In this hilarious and outlandish ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
03Oct

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone

For their first show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Ride the Cyclone. In this hilarious and outlandish ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Studio Ghibli Fest Howl’s Moving Castle 20th Anniversary

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept ...

Fathom's Big Screen Classics: Mean Girls 20th Anniversary

After living in Africa with her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) must brave the wilds of high school where ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Directed by Jamaili Tyler Any Dream Will Do and ...

  • 8:00 pm
  • Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Adult Tickets: $24 | Senior Tickets $20 | Student Tickets $12
  • Website: app.arts-people.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts
04Oct

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone

For their first show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Ride the Cyclone. In this hilarious and outlandish ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)

Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as ...

The Gainesville Orchestra presents Les Preludes

Les Preludes: The journey begins with Wagner's thrilling "Flying Dutchman" overture, and Tan Dun's Multi-Dimensional "Paper" concerto. Tan Dun has ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

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05Oct

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone

For their first show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Ride the Cyclone. In this hilarious and outlandish ...

  • 2:00 pm
  • Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone

For their first show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Ride the Cyclone. In this hilarious and outlandish ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

View All 6 Events For October 05
06Oct

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Ride the Cyclone

For their first show of the 2025 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents Ride the Cyclone. In this hilarious and outlandish ...

  • 2:00 pm
  • Location: Buchholz High School Auditorium 5510 NW 27th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: General admission $15 online, $17 at the door | Student tickets $12 online, $15 at the door | Group tickets $10 online | Free for Buchholz High School faculty
  • Website: www.buchholzdrama.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Directed by Jamaili Tyler Any Dream Will Do and ...

  • 2:00 pm
  • Location: Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Adult Tickets: $24 | Senior Tickets $20 | Student Tickets $12
  • Website: app.arts-people.com
  • Category: Shows, Movies & Concerts

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

Fathom's Big Screen Classics: Mean Girls 20th Anniversary

After living in Africa with her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) must brave the wilds of high school where ...

10Oct

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

11Oct

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)

Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

12Oct

Alachua County Library Fall Teen Art Show at Headquarters Branch

Alachua County Library District is pleased to announce we will be hosting the Fall Teen Art Show! This is a ...

North Florida Rocktoberfest

Experience the ultimate rock-n-roll celebration featuring a Battle of the Bands contest, arts and crafts vendors, delicious food, and a ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

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 ...

View All 6 Events For October 12
13Oct

Alachua County Library Fall Teen Art Show at Headquarters Branch

Alachua County Library District is pleased to announce we will be hosting the Fall Teen Art Show! This is a ...

High Springs Lions Club Music Fundraiser Benefit for Janna Roberts

Bounce house, face painting, 50/50 raffle, auction, chicken & pork dinners, live music and more! Live music from 1 pm-8 pm

Ripple Rum 138 Fungi Fest

2024 Fungi Fest with guest speakers, education, hikes, market vendors, food, and music. A full day of learning about the ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Six: Teen Edition

Six: Teen Edition written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, it is the modern retelling of the lives of the ...

View All 6 Events For October 13
17Oct

Campus USA Credit Union Movie on the Lawn Event

Campus USA Credit Union presents the 13th Annual Movie on the Lawn! Bring the family and enjoy a movie under ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

18Oct

St Patrick Catholic Church: Third Friday Concert Series

3rd Friday Concert Series held on the 3rd Friday of every month until May Evening prayers begin at 6:40 pm Concert starts ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)

Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as ...

City of Gainesville presents Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas

Movie begins at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase by Cosmic Snow Cones And Hot Diggity Dogs. The Nightmare Before Christmas ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

19Oct

Two Hawk Hammock Happy Hour in the Barnyard

Join us for Happy Hour in the Barnyard at Two Hawk Hammock on the Third Saturday of Each Month from ...

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

20Oct

Chief Theatre presents The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of ...

Jazz at The Plaza featuring US Air Force Academy Band The Falconaires

The Falconaires, the big band of the United States Air Force Academy Band, will present a performance in Gainesville, FL ...

25Oct

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Florida Skies (Autumn)

Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as ...

Playlist at Celebration Pointe

A music event that offers an eclectic mix of music from a variety of genres – country, rock, soul and ...

Tioga Movie Night: Casper

It’s almost Halloween! Come get in the spirit and join us on Friday, October 25th at 7:30 pm for our ...

Dance Alive National Ballet presents Dracula & Vampyra

A Vampire Double-Header! For those of you who love all things vampire, this is the show for you. The vampire ...

CountryWay Town Square Newberry Pro-Rodeo

Get ready for the wildest rodeo in town at the 7th Annual CountryWay Town Square Pro Rodeo - it's gonna ...

26Oct

International Car Show at Butler Town Center

Butler Enterprises is excited to announce the Fourth Annual International Car Show! The show will feature over 120 cars and ...

Alachua County Library Waldo Branch: Spooky Movie Matinee

Come get your scare on!

Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young ...

Alachua Trick or Treat on Main Street

Trick or Treat on Main Street is coming! Bring your kids to Downtown Alachua to trick or treat in a ...

CountryWay Town Square Newberry Pro-Rodeo

Get ready for the wildest rodeo in town at the 7th Annual CountryWay Town Square Pro Rodeo - it's gonna ...

27Oct

UF Performing Arts presents Vam and E.T. York Promising Artist-Clayton Stephenson

Clayton Stephenson is not just a remarkable virtuoso, but also a poet and a master storyteller whose love for the ...

Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young ...

28Oct

Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young ...

29Oct

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gainesville. ...

Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young ...

30Oct

Studio Ghibli Fest Kiki’s Delivery Service 35th Anniversary

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young ...

UF Performing Arts presents Sergio Bernal Dance Company

Globally celebrated as “exhilarating and enchanting” (The Guardian), former Principal Dancer of the Ballet Nacional de España Sergio Bernal brings ...

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gainesville. ...

31Oct

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Gainesville. ...