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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

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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.
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.
Early Learning at the Harn Community Day | Saturday, November 9th 1-4pm

Early Learning at the Harn Community Day | Saturday, November 9th 1-4pm

Join us at the Harn Museum of Art for a family fun day! Experience interactive tours in the galleries, participate in an art activity, enjoy a free lunch and receive a free art kit to continue creating art at home. This free event is open to the public. No registration is required. Click to learn more.
F4GK Playgroup

F4GK Playgroup

Join Fun 4 Gator Kids as we explore family fun destinations around Gainesville! New playgroups EVERY week! Click to learn more.
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Holiday Events

Holiday events with themes focused on specific holidays like Halloween, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July, etc.

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5:00 pm Holiday Marketplace at First UMC
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5:00 pm Carson Springs Wildlife Halloween Tours
10:00 am Carson Springs Wildlife Halloween Tours
 
 
 
 
 
6:00 pm Newberry United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat
11:00 am Gainesville Harley-Davidson Family Fall Festival
 
 
 
 
 
6:30 pm Homestead Haunt Kid's Maze
5:00 pm Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland Parade & Tree Lighting
 
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Kirby Family Farm Lost Railroad Scary Train
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9:00 am Step 317 Photography Santa Experience Mini Sessions
9:00 am Veterans Memorial Park Playground Ribbon Cutting
5:00 pm Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa
 
4:00 pm Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch: Gratitude-A Thanksgiving Craft Program
6:00 pm Doxa Dance Company presents Sleeping Beauty and the Saving Prince
9:00 am Bass Pro Shops Yuletide Breakfast with Santa
4:00 pm Gainesville Community Band Veterans Concert for a Cause
9:00 am Veterans Day Celebration at Veterans Memorial Park
 
 
 
7:30 pm Tioga Movie Night: It's A Wonderful Life
1:00 pm IndepenDANCE Studio Holiday PJ Party-Holiday Themed Pop-Up Camp
 
11:00 am Williston Veteran’s Day Celebration
 
 
 
 
 
 
11:30 am Bass Pro Shops Veteran's Day Parade
 
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 pm Skate Station Funworks Veteran's Day School's Out Skate!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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5:00 pm Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa
 
 
7:30 pm UF School of Music presents Sounds of the Season
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7:30 pm Santa Fe College Songs of the Season
10:00 am Morningside Nature Center's Cane Boil and Fiddle Fest
 
 
 
 
 
 
10:00 am Kimberly's Christmas Festival & Toy Drive
 
 
 
 
 
 
1:00 pm Painting with a Twist: Comfy Turkey
 
 
 
 
 
 
3:00 pm Light Up Ocala
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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11:00 am Thanksgiving In The Park
12:00 pm Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions
12:00 pm Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions
10:30 am Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - T is for Turkey
7:30 am Thanksgiving Day, 5K parkrun
12:00 pm Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions
9:00 am Step 317 Photography Santa Experience Mini Sessions
1:00 pm Painting with a Twist: Festive Turkey
 
5:00 pm Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa
12:00 pm Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions
8:30 am Turkey Trot Trail 5k & 10k
5:30 pm Winter Wonderland at The North Central Florida YMCA
9:00 am Dukes Family Farms: Flap Jacks with Santa on the Farm
 
 
 
 
 
8:00 pm The Hippodrome presents Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Gainesville Christmas Show
12:00 pm AUK Market Small Biz Saturday Event
 
 
 
 
 
 
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05Nov

Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa

Join us every Tuesday from November 5th through December 17th at 5 pm for a fun holiday book reading with ...

09Nov

Homestead Park Williston: Give Thanks Music Festival

Join us in honoring the brave men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom. This heartfelt event includes guest ...

10Nov

Step 317 Photography Santa Experience Mini Sessions

Step 317 Photography Mini Sessions Santa Experience

  • 9:00 am
  • Location: 3131 NW 13th Street, Suite 33, Gainesville, FL, 32609
  • Cost: See website for details
  • Website: step317.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Gainesville Community Band Veterans Concert for a Cause

The Gainesville Community Band, directed by R. Gary Langford, will present a Veterans Day Concert for a Cause in the ...

  • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Location: First Presbyterian Church, 300 SW 2nd Ave., Gainesville, FL, 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Holiday Events
11Nov

Veterans Memorial Park Playground Ribbon Cutting

Join us for the ribbon cutting for the Veterans Park playground. This all inclusive playground with a Veterans theme will ...

Veterans Day Celebration at Veterans Memorial Park

Alachua County invites the community to join in honoring the service and sacrifice of American veterans at the Alachua County ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Park: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: free
  • Website: alachuacounty.us
  • Category: Holiday Events

Williston Veteran’s Day Celebration

At the Dr. Kenneth A Schwiebert Pavilion Guest Speaker: Veteran Services Director and Army Veteran Olajuwon White, ACP Williston High School Band ...

Bass Pro Shops Veteran's Day Parade

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's celebrates the service and sacrifices of the many military men, women and families in our ...

Skate Station Funworks Veteran's Day School's Out Skate!

Veteran's Day School's Out Skate!

12Nov

Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa

Join us every Tuesday from November 5th through December 17th at 5 pm for a fun holiday book reading with ...

14Nov

Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch: Gratitude-A Thanksgiving Craft Program

Join us to create a gratitude themed craft for Thanksgiving. All supplies will be provided.

  • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Location: Millhopper Branch (Room A) 3145 NW 43rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Holiday Events
15Nov

Doxa Dance Company presents Sleeping Beauty and the Saving Prince

With a passion for dance and a heart for worship, Doxa Dance Company presents its annual production of Sleeping Beauty ...

Tioga Movie Night: It's A Wonderful Life

Come get in the Holiday Spirit with us, and join us on Friday, November 15th at 7:30 for our Tioga ...

16Nov

Bass Pro Shops Yuletide Breakfast with Santa

Join us on November 16th, 23rd and December 7th at 9 AM for a special free breakfast for families with ...

IndepenDANCE Studio Holiday PJ Party-Holiday Themed Pop-Up Camp

Are you a parent in need of a Saturday afternoon to run errands (AKA Holiday Shopping uninterrupted)? Sign up for ...

19Nov

Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa

Join us every Tuesday from November 5th through December 17th at 5 pm for a fun holiday book reading with ...

22Nov

UF School of Music presents Sounds of the Season

The University of Florida School of Music presents the 76th Annual Sounds of the Season: Songs of Hope & Joy. Featuring ...

  • 7:30 pm
  • Location: Curtis M Phillips Center for Performing Arts 3201 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
  • Cost: Free and open to the public. Ticket required.
  • Website: performingarts.ufl.edu
  • Category: Holiday Events

Santa Fe College Songs of the Season

Songs of the Season

  • 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
  • Location: Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall: 3000 NW 83rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: $10-$16
  • Website: www.showpass.com
  • Category: Holiday Events
23Nov

Bass Pro Shops Yuletide Breakfast with Santa

Join us on November 16th, 23rd and December 7th at 9 AM for a special free breakfast for families with ...

Morningside Nature Center's Cane Boil and Fiddle Fest

Cane Boil and Fiddle Fest at Morningside Nature Center is on the move! To better accommodate all of our neighbors, ...

Kimberly's Christmas Festival & Toy Drive

Santa is coming to town! Join us for pictures with Santa, a Petting Zoo, Bounce Houses, tons of Vendors and ...

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

Painting with a Twist: Comfy Turkey

Recommended age is 6 and up to work independently on their canvas, but all children are welcome! Children under 12 ...

Light Up Ocala

Light Up Ocala is a longstanding community tradition that kicks off the holidays and attracts thousands to downtown Ocala. This ...

24Nov

Thanksgiving In The Park

You are invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with our town, Sunday, November 24th at 11 am. This worship service and a ...

Painting with a Twist: Festive Turkey

Recommended age is 6 and up to work independently on their canvas, but all children are welcome! Children under 12 ...

25Nov

Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions

Thanksgiving Holiday Matinees!

26Nov

Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions

Thanksgiving Holiday Matinees!

Bass Pro Shops Storytime with Santa

Join us every Tuesday from November 5th through December 17th at 5 pm for a fun holiday book reading with ...

27Nov

Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - T is for Turkey

Welcome to the Sensory Studio at Dirty Bird Art Co! Process art and Sensory stations are always set up with ...

Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions

Thanksgiving Holiday Matinees!

28Nov

Thanksgiving Day, 5K parkrun

Join us at the East Overlook at Depot Park for a FREE 5K on Thanksgiving morning! Please register online at ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park (East Overlook) 874 SE 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
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Turkey Trot Trail 5k & 10k

We are BACK with our annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day! On July 9th, an electrical fire broke out at Lloyd ...

  • 8:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Location: Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary 12626 NW Co Rd 231 Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: $30-$45
  • Website: runsignup.com
  • Category: Holiday Events
29Nov

Skate Station Funworks Thanksgiving Holiday Sessions

Thanksgiving Holiday Matinees!

Winter Wonderland at The North Central Florida YMCA

Experience Winter Wonderland: A Magical Holiday Spectacle in Gainesville, FL. Ignite Your Holiday Spirit with over 100,000 Dazzling Lights at ...

  • 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: North Central Florida YMCA 5201 NW 34th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32605
  • Cost: Early Bird Pricing until November 1st, General Admission is only $12! (Standard ticket price $15)
  • Website: winterwonderlandfl.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

The Hippodrome presents Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Gainesville Christmas Show

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Gainesville Christmas Show Presented by the Hippodrome By Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen A Christmas Carol is transformed into ...

30Nov

Step 317 Photography Santa Experience Mini Sessions

Step 317 Photography Mini Sessions Santa Experience

  • 9:00 am
  • Location: 3131 NW 13th Street, Suite 33, Gainesville, FL, 32609
  • Cost: See website for details
  • Website: step317.com
  • Category: Holiday Events

Dukes Family Farms: Flap Jacks with Santa on the Farm

Mark your calendars for our First Annual Flapjacks with Santa event! Bring the kids for a fun and interactive experience ...

AUK Market Small Biz Saturday Event

Goods, gifts and more on display by talented local vendors + makers at our open-air oasis on November 30th! Come ...

The Hippodrome presents A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens Bah Humbug to dashing through the snow in Florida, join the ghosts ...

The Hippodrome presents A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens Bah Humbug to dashing through the snow in Florida, join the ghosts ...

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