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
Gainesville Christian Preparatory School Fun Fridays
Program Feature: Tutoring, Sports, Play Based Learning, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Play, STEM Activities and More! 6 am-3 pm, After Care ...
- 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Christian Preparatory School 2500 NE 15th St. Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: $15 a day, After Care Additional $5
- Website: signupforms.com
- Category: Other
Groundbreaking Ceremony at Tom Petty Park
Join us for a Groundbreaking Ceremony at Tom Petty Park! The City of Gainesville’s Wild Spaces & Public Places Department, ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: Tom Petty Park 501 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: myemail.constantcontact.com
- Category: Other
Palms Medical Group Health Fair
Come out for a day of free health screenings, wellness resources, giveaways, and fun for the whole family! Meet our ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: 16916 NW US Highway 441, High Springs, FL 32643-8102
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Luxe Spring Market
Spring into Shopping at Our Spring Market! The Luxe Creative Space is hosting an incredible Spring Market on Sunday, April ...
- 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: The Luxe Creative Space 2444 NE 1st Blvd. Suite 800, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Roots Plant Studio 4th Birthday
Save the date for this fun event you won’t want to miss! Join us in celebrating our 4th birthday with ...
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Roots Plant Studio, 4780 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
High Springs Mayor's Youth Council FREE tutoring
Kiddos need help with their studies? Our Mayor's Youth Council provides FREE tutoring! April 7th & 21st from 4-5 PM at ...
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Douglass Community Center, 18100 Douglass Street, High Springs, FL
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Matheson History Museum Discover 200: An Exploration of Eden Through the Humanities
As Alachua County celebrates its Bicentennial Founding, artists, community members, scholars and historians will discuss what makes "Where We Live" ...
- 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com
- Category: Other
Storytime and Hike with a Ranger
A park ranger will read tales about wildlife, mindfulness and environmental stewardship then take everyone on a short walk on ...
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: Program is free with $6/vehicle park admission
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Category: Other
Fun 4 Gator Kids Homeschool Meetup Cade Museum
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids for a Homeschool Meetup at the Cade Museum. The SparkSeekers program is designed to empower ...
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Location: Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Admission is $13.50 (ages 7-11) $15 (ages 11-15). Must pre-register!
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Other
Gainesville Christian Preparatory School Fun Fridays
Program Feature: Tutoring, Sports, Play Based Learning, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Play, STEM Activities and More! 6 am-3 pm, After Care ...
- 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Christian Preparatory School 2500 NE 15th St. Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: $15 a day, After Care Additional $5
- Website: signupforms.com
- Category: Other
Florida Museum's Spring Plant Sale: ONE DAY ONLY!
The Museum’s Spring plant sale is one of the largest of the year, featuring more than 100 species of Florida- ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Florida Museum of Natural History (UF Cultural Plaza in front of the Florida Museum) 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Other
Gainesville Circus Center Parents Night Out
Leave your school-age kids at the circus and head out for a good time, or go home and nap. We ...
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Circus Center 1925 Northwest 2nd Street, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: See website for prices
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Trinity United Methodist Church: Parent’s Night Out
April 11th (until 10 PM available) | May 9th | July 18th (until 10 PM available) From 5:30 - 8:30 PM ...
- 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: Trinity United Methodist Church 4000 NW 53rd Ave Gainesville, FL 32653
- Cost: $20-$25
- Website: trinitygnv.org
- Category: Other
KidStrong Parents Night Out!
Parents’ Night Out is this Friday at KidStrong Gainesville! Drop the kids (ages 4-11) with us from 5:30-8:30 pm for an ...
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: KidStrong Gainesville 6020 NW 4 Pl Suite G, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members
- Website: kidstronggainesville.sites.zenplanner.com
- Category: Other
Little Ears Field Day
Little Ears Field Day is back again for our annual field day! This year, the event will be held on ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Norman Field, Parking Garage 8, 1210 SW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies
Make your reservations for PeeWee Ponies! Reservations available on April 12th & 26th! Ages 18 months-8 yrs
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: $25/child
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center Open Gym
Open gym schedule: Monday, April 14 from 9 am-5 pm Tuesday, April 15 from 9 am-5 pm Wednesday, April 16 from 9 am-5 ...
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
UF Health: Free Sports Physicals
The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute will be providing Free Pre-Participation / Sports Physicals to all youth, high ...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, 2nd floor, 3450 Hull Road, Gainesville FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.ortho.ufl.edu
- Category: Other
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center Open Gym
Open gym schedule: Monday, April 14 from 9 am-5 pm Tuesday, April 15 from 9 am-5 pm Wednesday, April 16 from 9 am-5 ...
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: free
- 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
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center Open Gym
Open gym schedule: Monday, April 14 from 9 am-5 pm Tuesday, April 15 from 9 am-5 pm Wednesday, April 16 from 9 am-5 ...
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
UF Gator Market at the Reitz Union
Gator Market is a monthly market that offers students, university departments, local businesses, and student organizations the chance to showcase ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Reitz Union North Lawn 655 Reitz Union Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Free Admission
- Website: union.ufl.edu
- Category: Other
UF Health: Free Sports Physicals
The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute will be providing Free Pre-Participation / Sports Physicals to all youth, high ...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, 2nd floor, 3450 Hull Road, Gainesville FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.ortho.ufl.edu
- Category: Other
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center Open Gym
Open gym schedule: Monday, April 14 from 9 am-5 pm Tuesday, April 15 from 9 am-5 pm Wednesday, April 16 from 9 am-5 ...
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Gainesville Christian Preparatory School Fun Fridays
Program Feature: Tutoring, Sports, Play Based Learning, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Play, STEM Activities and More! 6 am-3 pm, After Care ...
- 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Christian Preparatory School 2500 NE 15th St. Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: $15 a day, After Care Additional $5
- Website: signupforms.com
- Category: Other
Coliseum of Comics presents Superman Day
Get a free Superman book just for coming in! Get the other two with any purchase! (Limit one per family) ...
- 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville (4401 NW 25th Place, Suite G - Gainesville FL 32606)
- Cost: FREE!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Keep Alachua County Beautiful: Great American Cleanup
Keep Alachua County Beautiful (KACB) will host the 34th Annual Great American Cleanup at Massey Park on Saturday, April 19. Volunteers ...
- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Westside Park 847 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: free
- Website: www.kacb.org
- Category: Other
Alachua County Community Reuse & Recycle Day
It's time to do some Spring Cleaning! Community Reuse & Recycle Day at Santa Fe College is a special free ...
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Santa Fe College 3000 NW 83 Street Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: In honor of Earth Day and in conjunction with the Zoo’s Party for the Planet Weekend, donors will receive a discount voucher for Zoo Admission - while supplies last.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Spring Market at Landscapes Unlimited Nursery
Join us in celebrating spring with live music, local artisan vendors, food, and loads of plants! Florida natives, fruit trees, ...
- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: 18291 April Blvd, Alachua, FL
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Pro Taekwondo School Millhopper Parents Night Out
We have a few spots left! Come join us THIS Saturday, April 19th, from 7-10 pm, for a fun night ...
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 4907 NW 43rd St, Ste F Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Only $35, $25/sibling
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
High Springs Mayor's Youth Council FREE tutoring
Kiddos need help with their studies? Our Mayor's Youth Council provides FREE tutoring! April 7th & 21st from 4-5 PM at ...
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Douglass Community Center, 18100 Douglass Street, High Springs, FL
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Teen Night at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union
Level up your money game at our exclusive Teen Night banking bash! Swing by a MIDFLORIDA branch on Tuesday, April 22, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: A MIDFLORIDA branch near you! Gainesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
JBF Gainesville Kids and Maternity MEGA Spring Sale
Presale April 23rd |Public Sale April 24-27 | LEGACY PARK in Alachua | SAVE up to 90% BELOW retail on ...
- 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: Free- $25 Depending On Time/Day. See description for details.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
JBF Gainesville Kids and Maternity MEGA Spring Sale
Presale April 23rd |Public Sale April 24-27 | LEGACY PARK in Alachua | SAVE up to 90% BELOW retail on ...
- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: Free- $25 Depending On Time/Day. See description for details.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Storytime and Hike with a Ranger
A park ranger will read tales about wildlife, mindfulness and environmental stewardship then take everyone on a short walk on ...
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: Program is free with $6/vehicle park admission
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Category: Other
Gainesville Christian Preparatory School Fun Fridays
Program Feature: Tutoring, Sports, Play Based Learning, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Play, STEM Activities and More! 6 am-3 pm, After Care ...
- 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville Christian Preparatory School 2500 NE 15th St. Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: $15 a day, After Care Additional $5
- Website: signupforms.com
- Category: Other
JBF Gainesville Kids and Maternity MEGA Spring Sale
Presale April 23rd |Public Sale April 24-27 | LEGACY PARK in Alachua | SAVE up to 90% BELOW retail on ...
- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: Free- $25 Depending On Time/Day. See description for details.
- 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
- 10:30 am
- Location: Zoom
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
JBF Gainesville Kids and Maternity MEGA Spring Sale
Presale April 23rd |Public Sale April 24-27 | LEGACY PARK in Alachua | SAVE up to 90% BELOW retail on ...
- 9:00 am
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: Free- $25 Depending On Time/Day. See description for details.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Alachua County Library District (FOLACLD) Spring Book Sale. Largest Friends of the Library sale in the ...
- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Cost: free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies
Make your reservations for PeeWee Ponies! Reservations available on April 12th & 26th! Ages 18 months-8 yrs
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: $25/child
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
The Repurpose Project Book & Puzzle Swap
Come exchange books (and puzzles!) and discuss your favorite reads with your fellow community members Saturday, April 26th from 11:00 ...
- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: The Repurpose Project 1920 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Homestead Park Earth Day Farmer’s Market
Celebrate Earth Day at our Farmer’s Market & Vendor Event! Eggs, bread, sweets, candles, soaps, plants, meat, fruits, veggies, other ...
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Homestead Park Williston 1050 NE 6th Blvd Williston, FL
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
JBF Gainesville Kids and Maternity MEGA Spring Sale
Presale April 23rd |Public Sale April 24-27 | LEGACY PARK in Alachua | SAVE up to 90% BELOW retail on ...
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Rd. Alachua, Florida 32615
- Cost: Free- $25 Depending On Time/Day. See description for details.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Alachua County Library District (FOLACLD) Spring Book Sale. Largest Friends of the Library sale in the ...
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Cost: free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Florida Vintage Market
Free & Family Friendly Outdoor Event! The Florida Vintage Market is a unique outdoor shopping experience in the heart of ...
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Midpoint Park and Eatery 931 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Alachua County Library District (FOLACLD) Spring Book Sale. Largest Friends of the Library sale in the ...
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Cost: free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Alachua County Library District (FOLACLD) Spring Book Sale. Largest Friends of the Library sale in the ...
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Cost: free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
Florida Vintage Market
Free & Family Friendly Outdoor Event! The Florida Vintage Market is a unique outdoor shopping experience in the heart of ...
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Midpoint Park and Eatery 931 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Other
