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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.


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Tioga Concert Night - Gilly & The Girl

Get excited! For the very first time ever, Gilly & The Girl will be performing live at Tioga Town Center ...

  • 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Location: Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1 Ln, Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.parkrun.us
  • Category: Free

Oak Hall Saturday Tours

Each spring, Oak Hall hosts monthly Saturday Tours for families to visit campus for an immersive experience the whole family ...

  • 8:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Location: Oak Hall School, 1700 SW 75th St, Gainesville FL 32607
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.oakhall.org
  • Category: Free

The Home Depot Kids Workshops

Time to pull out your apron! Kids Workshops are back in-store. Join us on the 1st Saturday of every month ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Local Home Depot Store Locations
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.homedepot.com
  • Category: Free

Aikido for Kids and Teens - FREE

Join us at Aikido of Gainesville, Inc. on Saturday for free Kids and Teens Aikido! Whats the catch? None, it's ...

Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Storytime

Join us every Saturday morning at the Storytime Stage for a reading of a favorite Children's book.

  • 11:00 am
  • Location: 3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

City of Gainesville Perspectives in the Parks

This monthly program features experts in their field sharing information on a variety of topics including science, nature, history and ...

  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park, 1500 Northwest 45th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32605
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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: Free

Mossman Hall Every Tuesday Market

Join the Melrose community for a farmers market at Mossman Hall each Tuesday afternoon! Fruits and veggies, Meat and eggs, Baked ...

  • 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: Mossman Hall 301 FL-26, Melrose, FL 32666
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Community Event: Too Cool for School - A Banned Book Club (Every 1st Thursday)

The Too Cool for School - Banned Book Club will meet every 1st Thursday at 6 pm Good News Arts. The ...

  • 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: Free

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.parkrun.us
  • Category: Free

UF IFAS Family Fishing Days Veteran’s Day BBQ

FFS hosts monthly events (March through November) that provide families the opportunity to fish together in a safe and fun ...

  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: free
  • Website: ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu
  • Category: Free

Aikido for Kids and Teens - FREE

Join us at Aikido of Gainesville, Inc. on Saturday for free Kids and Teens Aikido! Whats the catch? None, it's ...

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 ...

  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Homestead Park Williston 1050 NE 6th Blvd, Williston, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Downtown Festival and Art Show

Visit downtown Gainesville to experience North Florida’s largest free street festival on November 9 & 10, 2024. The Downtown Festival transforms ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: Downtown Gainesville around Bo Diddley Plaza located at 111 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Cars and Coffee

We meet the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Whole Foods parking lot look for the BMWCCA tent to ...

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
  • Location: Whole Foods Market Parking Lot 3490 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Gainesville Downtown Festival and Art Show

Visit downtown Gainesville to experience North Florida’s largest free street festival on November 9 & 10, 2024. The Downtown Festival transforms ...

  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: Downtown Gainesville around Bo Diddley Plaza located at 111 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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: Free

NAMI Family Support Group

NAMI Family Support Group - Meets Second and Fourth Monday of each month. This is for adults that have a family ...

Texas Roadhouse Kids Night- Thanksgiving Day Parade

Join us at Texas Roadhouse for their monthly Kids Night! There will be plenty of activities and prizes for kids ...

Mossman Hall Every Tuesday Market

Join the Melrose community for a farmers market at Mossman Hall each Tuesday afternoon! Fruits and veggies, Meat and eggs, Baked ...

  • 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: Mossman Hall 301 FL-26, Melrose, FL 32666
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Community Event: Passion for Poetry at Good News Arts (Every 2nd Thursday)

Join us every second Thursday for a night of poetry reading and writing! Open to all forms of spoken word ...

  • 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: Free

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: Free

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 ...

  • 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
  • Location: Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1 Ln, Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.parkrun.us
  • Category: Free

UF Health Childbirth and Newborn Education Class

The Childbirth and Newborn Education Class is intended to prepare expectant parents for labor, birth, the post-partum period, and caring ...

  • 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
  • Location: Online via Zoom
  • Cost: free
  • Website: ufhealth.org
  • Category: Free

Aikido for Kids and Teens - FREE

Join us at Aikido of Gainesville, Inc. on Saturday for free Kids and Teens Aikido! Whats the catch? None, it's ...

Toddler Time at Good News Arts

Parents and Tots (kids of any ages really) can join us for a morning of creative play! Expect hands on ...

  • 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: Free

Lowe's Kids Workshops

Time to get to work! Bring your mini-DIYer into Lowe’s at one of the select time slots. Workshops hosted by ...

  • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: All Lowe's locations
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.lowes.com
  • Category: Free

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: Free

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

Mossman Hall Every Tuesday Market

Join the Melrose community for a farmers market at Mossman Hall each Tuesday afternoon! Fruits and veggies, Meat and eggs, Baked ...

  • 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: Mossman Hall 301 FL-26, Melrose, FL 32666
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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: Free

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: Free

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

Playlist at Celebration Pointe

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

  • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of I-75 And Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.parkrun.us
  • Category: Free

Aikido for Kids and Teens - FREE

Join us at Aikido of Gainesville, Inc. on Saturday for free Kids and Teens Aikido! Whats the catch? None, it's ...

Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses

Bring a bag (or bags) of carrots to feed the horses on Saturdays! The Retirement Home for Horses provides lifetime ...

  • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 20307 NW C.R. 235A, Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: bring carrots to feed the horses
  • Website: millcreekfarm.org
  • Category: Free

Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Storytime

Join us every Saturday morning at the Storytime Stage for a reading of a favorite Children's book.

  • 11:00 am
  • Location: 3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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: Free

NAMI Family Support Group

NAMI Family Support Group - Meets Second and Fourth Monday of each month. This is for adults that have a family ...

Mossman Hall Every Tuesday Market

Join the Melrose community for a farmers market at Mossman Hall each Tuesday afternoon! Fruits and veggies, Meat and eggs, Baked ...

  • 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: Mossman Hall 301 FL-26, Melrose, FL 32666
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free

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: Free

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: Free

Artwalk Gainesville

Artwalk Gainesville is a self-guided art experience of local galleries, artist studios, and cultural events in beautiful Gainesville, Florida. The ...

License Free Fishing Day

License-free fishing days provide an excellent opportunity for those who don't yet have a fishing license to experience fishing, take ...

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.parkrun.us
  • Category: Free

Aikido for Kids and Teens - FREE

Join us at Aikido of Gainesville, Inc. on Saturday for free Kids and Teens Aikido! Whats the catch? None, it's ...

Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses

Bring a bag (or bags) of carrots to feed the horses on Saturdays! The Retirement Home for Horses provides lifetime ...

  • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 20307 NW C.R. 235A, Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: bring carrots to feed the horses
  • Website: millcreekfarm.org
  • Category: Free

Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Storytime

Join us every Saturday morning at the Storytime Stage for a reading of a favorite Children's book.

  • 11:00 am
  • Location: 3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Free