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.
UF/IFAS Flatwoods Fire & Nature Festival
Join us for a celebration of Florida's forests and the role of fire in maintaining and enhancing their beauty, diversity, ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: 10625 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Ales & Cottontails at Swamp Head Brewery
Join Gainesville Rabbit Rescue on Saturday, February 1st for Ales & Cottontails! February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month Come out ...
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Swamp Head Brewery 3650 SW 42nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County LIGHT Virtual Information Session
Join us for our virtual information session on Monday, February 3rd, 2025, at 5:30 pm! To receive the Zoom link, ...
- 5:30 pm
- Location: Online via Zoom
- Cost: Free
- Website: ppsenfl.org
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch- Kid Gaming
Come play Nintendo Switch games with us!
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Millhopper Branch Children's Area 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Deeper Purpose Christian Academy Parent Information Night
Deeper Purpose Christian Academy School, DPCA will be holding a Parent Interest Meeting for serious parents who are interested in ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: Deeper Purpose Community Church 19975 NW 244th St Unit 30 High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library: Story Time at Hawthorne Branch
Join us for fun and interaction with art, music, stories, and more!
- 10:30 am - 11:15 am
- Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Harn Museum Art After Dark Celebrating Culture: Lunar New Year
The Harn galleries will continue to be open after 5 pm. Join us at 6 pm for Art After Dark ...
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: Free
- Website: harn.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
P.K. Yonge Elementary Admissions Night
P.K. Yonge will be hosting an Elementary Admissions Night on Thursday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m. Daytime tours are not available ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School 1080 SW 11th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free
- Website: pkyonge.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
Flora and Fauna Festival
The Doctor of Plant Medicine Program is happy to announce the date of this year's February Flora & Fauna Festival! ...
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 4th Avenue Food Park: 409 SW 4th Avenue, Gainesville FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
University of Florida Math Festival
Join us for the 2025 UF Math Festival on Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 10 am to 1 pm. This ...
- 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Reitz Student Union 686 Museum Road Gainesville, FL 32603
- Cost: free
- Website: circle.math.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
Florida Museum of Natural History Girls Do Science
Celebrate ‘International Women and Girls in Science Day’ with hands-on activities and experiments during this FREE program open to everyone. In ...
- 10:00 am - 3:00 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 Antarctic Dinosaurs and Butterfly Rainforest exhibits.
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
Gainesville Puzzle Exchange
There’s a Gainesville puzzle swap this weekend. They usually have all sizes of puzzles, including easy ones for littles, but ...
- 12:30 pm
- Location: Meizon Church 3411 NW 83rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch Play-Doh Power: Light Up Circuits
Join us for a fun afternoon of STEAM activities led by students from the University of Florida! We will have ...
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Millhopper Branch Library (Teen Room) 3145 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: FREE
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup Tri-Health Family Wellness Center
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup at Tri-Health Family Wellness Center. It's time for a teddy bear check-up! Bring your ...
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 4631 NW 53rd Ave STE 106, Gainesville, Florida, 32653
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Free
Healthy Learning Academy Enrollment Tour
The deadline for kindergarten applications is fast approaching! Healthy Learning Academy kindergarten enrollment is completed via a random lottery draw. ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Location: Healthy Learning Academy 13505 West Newberry Rd, Jonesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Newberry Branch Black History Month: African Mask Workshop
Create African Masks out of paper and learn a thing or two about African American heritage.
- 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Newberry Branch 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library: Story Time at Hawthorne Branch
Join us for fun and interaction with art, music, stories, and more!
- 10:30 am - 11:15 am
- Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Bilingual Story Time - Headquarters Library
Come join the Latina Women's League and the ACLD for bilingual storytime.
- 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- Location: Headquarters Library (Storywoods Room) 401 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Library Partnership Branch Resource Center Valentine's Day Party
Join us on February 13th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM for an enjoyable afternoon filled with Valentine's Day themed ...
- 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
- Location: Library Partnership Branch 912 NE 16th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
The Great Newberry HeART Hunt
Hidden around town will be a collection of handmade art hearts by local encironmental artist Ramey Vogel. Included with the ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: Newberry, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Two Sisters Coffee Co: Valentine’s Day Seed Bombs
Love is in the air and we want to spread the love with a free “make & take” seed bomb ...
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 25250 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669-4182
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Harn Museum Art Cart
Participate in an art experience! The Art Cart offers art activities, tactile opportunities, games and more for visitors of all ...
- 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Location: Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: harn.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch: Valentine's Day Crafts
Join us for a fun afternoon filled with crafting for Valentine's Day!
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Millhopper Branch Library (Room A) 3145 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: FREE
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Low Bar Community Skate Clinic
Outdoor street section, indoor mini skatepark, games and prizes. Beginner: bring helmets/pads
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 220 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free all ages!
- Website: www.instagram.com
- Category: Free
High Springs Museum Grand ReOpening
The High Springs Historical Society Museum is reopening on Saturday, February 15th from 11AM to 4PM. The museum is located ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 23760 NW 187th Ave, High Springs, FL, 32643
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
High Springs BMX Grand Re-Opening Celebration
Join us February 15-16 for our grand re-opening celebration! Saturday, February 15 will feature and early opening time for extra practice ...
- 12:00 pm
- Location: 612 NW 194th Ave, High Springs, FL 32643-8315
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Harn Museum Weekend Tours
3rd Saturday of Every Month from 2-3 pm Enjoy a friendly discussion about the museum’s exhibitions with a free Docent-led tour. ...
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Harn Museum of Art - 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, Florida 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: harn.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
A Celebration of Black, Love, Art and Poetry
Join us for our annual Black History Month celebration of Black Love, Art, and Poetry. The event is free and ...
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Santa Fe College Downtown Campus, 530 W. University Ave. Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
High Springs BMX Grand Re-Opening Celebration
Join us February 15-16 for our grand re-opening celebration! Saturday, February 15 will feature and early opening time for extra practice ...
- 2:30 pm
- Location: 612 NW 194th Ave, High Springs, FL 32643-8315
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
La Petite Academy Open House
Open house on Feb. 17 from 4–5:30 p.m. Parents and caregivers of children ages 6 weeks to 12 years will ...
- 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
- Location: 2755 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.lapetite.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
- 2:00 pm
- Location: Zoom
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Story Time - Archer Branch
Read, laugh, move and sing with us! Stories, music, movement, and fun for children ages 5 & under with their ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Archer Branch,13266 SW State Road 450, Archer, FL 32618
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Millhopper Branch- Kid Gaming
Come play Nintendo Switch games with us!
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Millhopper Branch Children's Area 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library: Story Time at Hawthorne Branch
Join us for fun and interaction with art, music, stories, and more!
- 10:30 am - 11:15 am
- Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Archer Branch: Homeschool MakerSpace
Join us for fun art and science adventures on the third Thursday of each month. Enjoy something different each month. These ...
- 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: Archer Branch, 13266 SW State Road 450, Archer, FL 32618
- Cost: FREE
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Cone Park Branch: Black History Month Invention Crafts
Join us this month as we recreate famous inventions from Black inventors through craft! This month you can choose to recreate ...
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Cone Park Branch (Meeting Room) 801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
- Cost: FREE
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetup Martin Kids Dental and Orthodontics
CANCELLED! Join Fun 4 Gator Kids for a Homeschool Meetup at Martin Kids Dental and Orthodontics. Do you know what ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: Martin Kids Dental & Orthodontics 13820 W Newberry Rd. Ste. #300 Jonesville, FL
- Cost: FREE playgroup, but please sign up to attend.
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Free
Tioga Town Center: Oak Hall Music Showcase
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and come enjoy a very special musical performance, featuring Oak Hall High Schoolers on ...
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: 150 SW 129th Ter, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Concert Series with KISS 105.3 at Celebration Pointe
Get ready for a night of incredible live music at Celebration Pointe. Co-hosted with KISS 105.3 FM, Gainesville’s No. 1 ...
- 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
Water Lettuce Warriors at Ichetucknee Springs State Park
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: Free
Kiwanis Club of Gainesville World’s Greatest Baby Shower
Are you expecting a baby or have a baby under 1 year of age? Come join us at the Kiwanis ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Abraham Lincoln Middle School, 1001 SE 12th St, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Great Invader Raider Rally
It’s that time of year again! The 11th Annual Great Invader Raider Rally (GIRR) is happening February 22nd, 2025 at ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Morningside Nature Center 3540 E. University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: FREE but registration is required
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Super Saturdays: Dog Man at Coliseum of Comics
Join us for a FREE Dog Man-themed adventure! Bring your little heroes for an exciting scavenger hunt full of fun and ...
- 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville (4401 NW 25th Place, Suite G - Gainesville FL 32606)
- Cost: FREE!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Williston Chicken Fest
Chicken Fest is a free, fun-filled event celebrating North Central Florida’s tastiest chicken dishes! Enjoy live music, arts & crafts ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 132 NW Main St, Williston, FL 32696-2042
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Hippodrome Teen Spotlight Cabaret Auditions
The Hippodrome State Theatre Audition Notice for The Hipp Spotlight Cabaret: Teens take the Stage Artistic Director: Stephanie Lynge Auditions: Sunday, Feb ...
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Hippodrome State Theatre 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: thehipp.org
- Category: Free
DMUF Miracle Market
Join us at Bo Diddley Plaza to shop vintage vendors and food trucks, listen to music, and meet Miracle Families. ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Carolina Kids Co-op Open House
Join us to learn about CKC: Gainesville! Carolina Kids Co-op is an outdoor, secular, academic homeschool co-op and hybrid school serving ...
- 1:00 pm
- Location: Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park 7400 SW 41st Pl, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Matthew Lewey, Intergenerational Celebration
Join us for an afternoon of lemonade and conversation hearing about the life story of African American pioneer Matthew Lewey, ...
- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Historic Thomas Center, 302 NE Sixth Ave. Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.gainesvillefl.gov
- Category: Free
Healthy Learning Academy Enrollment Tour
The deadline for kindergarten applications is fast approaching! Healthy Learning Academy kindergarten enrollment is completed via a random lottery draw. ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Location: Healthy Learning Academy 13505 West Newberry Rd, Jonesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library Tower Road Branch: Celebrate Black History Month With Art
We will be using art techniques inspired by contemporary black artists to create your own art craft to take home. Come ...
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Tower Road Branch 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Girl Scout Daisies, Unicorn Party in Gainesville
Calling Kindergarten & 1st grade girls & their families: Become a Daisy Girl Scout & Join Us at a Unicorn ...
- 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: Tower Road Branch 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.eventbrite.com
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library: Story Time at Hawthorne Branch
Join us for fun and interaction with art, music, stories, and more!
- 10:30 am - 11:15 am
- Location: Hawthorne Branch Meeting Room 6640 SE 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library: Preschool Story Time at Micanopy Branch
It's Story Time! Bring your little ones and join us for stories, songs, and a craft as we introduce literacy ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Micanopy Branch 706 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
Alachua County Newberry Branch Escape Room Challenge
Kids will team up to solve puzzles and mysteries with only 45 minutes on the clock. There's no escaping fun! At ...
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Newberry Branch 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- 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
- 10:30 am
- Location: Zoom
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Free
Harn Museum Art Cart
Participate in an art experience! The Art Cart offers art activities, tactile opportunities, games and more for visitors of all ...
- 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Location: Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: harn.ufl.edu
- Category: Free
Alachua County Library: Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead at Cone Park Branch
Come join us as we learn the basics of computer coding and internet safety! With this program, build both your ...
- 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Location: Cone Park Branch Meeting Room: 2801 E. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641
- Cost: FREE
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Free
One Community Family Fun
Bring your family, invite your friends and enjoy a day of laughter, support and connection! Activities include bounce houses, arts ...
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 1725 SE 1st Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
- 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 ...
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Downtown Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.artwalkgainesville.com
- Category: Free
