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.
Family Fun includes festivals, carnivals, family fun nights, fairs and other types of fun family events.
Suwannee Spirit Kids Music Camp
Underneath the Spanish moss and the live oak trees, in the world’s greatest music venue, is a place where all ...
- 10:00 am - 7:30 pm
- Location: 3076 95th Dr Live Oak, FL 32060
- Cost: free
- Website: www.suwanneespirit.org
- Category: Family Fun
Swamp Axe Co. Family Day Sunday
Make Sunday a Family Fun Day at Swamp Axe! Looking for a unique way to spend quality time with your ...
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: 213 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: 50% off walk-in axe throwing for families with kids under 18!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Mayhem Ranch Watermelon Festival
Join us for our Annual Watermelon Festival! Pick juicy watermelons straight from the vine, feed animals in our petting zoos, ...
- 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: 17830 SE 40th St., Morriston, FL, 32668
- Cost: Pre-Sale Tickets: $13.00 per person, 2 and under Free! $16.00 at the gate, if available. Tickets will be limited each day!
- Website: mayhemranch.ticketspice.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Pokemon League Casual
Join PunkOuter's Pokémon League every Sunday for casual Pokémon play! One of our Pokémon Professors will lead Trainers in setting up ...
- 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $10
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Junior Pizzaiolo Class: Let Your Kids Learn to Make Pizza!
Do you ever just wish your kids would make their own dinner?! Your wish is our command! Give your kids ...
- 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Location: V Pizza 115 SE 1 St, Gainesville, FL, 32601
- Cost: $20 includes one pizza per child/ticket and a beverage.
- Website: www.vpizza.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Board Game Night
Join us for our weekly tabletop game night. Please bring your favorite tabletop game or borrow one from our lending ...
- 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Florida Museum of Natural History Tot Trot
Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Florida Museum nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature ...
- 9:00 am - 10:45 am
- Location: UF NATL Natural Park Entrance (see map) Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Members $6 | Non-Members $7 | Under 2 FREE (See description for FREE days!)
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
School’s Out Art Event
School’s Out Art Event Presented by Diane Shooster & Jane Ma | Keller Williams Gainesville Realty Partners Vendors, food, art play, ...
- 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: GFAA 1314 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Chick-fil-A at Archer Road Father's Day Family Night
We are so excited to announce our family night NEXT Tuesday, June 3rd! Join us from 5pm-7pm for crafts and ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Only at dine-in location! 3938 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Free kids meals with purchase of an entree!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gators Dockside Kids Night
Kids eat free per paying adult from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm every Tuesday!
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Gators Dockside: 3842 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Kids eat free with purchase of adult meal
- Website: gatorsdockside.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Water Days Presented by Childrens Trust of Alachua County
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids and Children's Trust of Alachua County June 4th-6th for 3 days of fun to celebrate ...
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Ave., Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: See description for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
ColdStone Creamery Summer Ice Cream Social
Looking for somewhere to take your kids for an hour this summer. Well, here you go. We are doing our ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: see description for exact locations
- Cost: Each child will receive 1 created ice cream of their choice and a balloon $3
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Youth Summer Wednesday Nights
We are a safe space, everyone is welcome! 9th-12th grade! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Summer Programming
Join us for unforgettable summer programming! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 5 pm-6 ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Water Days Presented by Childrens Trust of Alachua County
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids and Children's Trust of Alachua County June 4th-6th for 3 days of fun to celebrate ...
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Ave., Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: See description for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Alachua County School Meals: Free Summer Meal Kick Off Event
The launch of our summer meals program is just a few weeks away. Join us at this fun event and ...
- 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: Horizon Center Farm to School Hub 2802 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Celebration Pointe Little Library Unveiling and Ribbon Cutting
Please join us tomorrow for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of our 'Little Library!' We will have special labels for book ...
- 11:00 am
- Location: 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Water Days Presented by Childrens Trust of Alachua County
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids and Children's Trust of Alachua County June 4th-6th for 3 days of fun to celebrate ...
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Ave., Micanopy, FL 32667
- Cost: See description for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Bass Pro Shops - Gone Fishing Kid Event
Reel in a whooper in our catch-and-release ponds or cast your line in a casting challenge game. Activities will vary ...
- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Bass Pro Shops, 2650 Bass Pro Shops Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.basspro.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League
Kids Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League – Every Friday at PunkOuter Games! Calling Gainesville's young heroes! Join our weekly Kids D&D ...
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Entry is $15 per child for a single guest session or $50 per month league membership (four sessions)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Easton Newberry Sports Archery Funtastic Fridays
Join us every Friday for a great night of shooting and games! Tic-Tac-Toe, Battle Ship, Bowling with Bows, you name ...
- 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
- Location: Easton Newberry Sports Complex, 24880 NW 16th Ave Newberry, Florida 32669
- Cost: Funtastic Rate $15, Equipment Rental $8 (Sold at Check-in), Facility Members and Club Members shoot free, price will be discounted at checkout.
- Website: eastonnewberryarcherycenter.org
- Category: Family Fun
Flip Factory Zone Friday Night Lights
Unlimited Jump, Laser Tag, Skycoaster, Bumper Cars, Rocks Climbing, Jungle Gym & Rope Course Friday Nights from 7-9 pm. Customers ages ...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: 7400 W. Newberry Road, Gainesville FL 32605
- Cost: $15 Admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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 ...
- All Day Event
- Cost: free
- Website: myfwc.com
- Category: Family Fun
Tour de Melon
Come join us Saturday, June 1st for our 13th annual Tour de Melon! Our annual cycling event offers a family ...
- 7:00 am
- Location: Charles Strickland Recreational Park, Old Fannin Road, Chiefland, FL
- Cost: $55-$70
- Website: tourdemelon.raceroster.com
- Category: Family Fun
Chiefland Watermelon Festival
The 71st Annual Chiefland Watermelon Festival will be held Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 8 am-3 pm. The parade will ...
- 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: 23 SE 2nd Avenue, Chiefland, FL, 32626
- Cost: free
- Website: chieflandwomansclub.org
- Category: Family Fun
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: Family Fun
Gainesville Cars & Coffee at Tioga
Join us the first Saturday of every month from 9-11 am for Gainesville Cars & Coffee! This family-friendly car meet ...
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 150 SW 129th Ter, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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 ...
- All Day Event
- Cost: free
- Website: myfwc.com
- Category: Family Fun
Bass Pro Shops - Gone Fishing Kid Event
Reel in a whooper in our catch-and-release ponds or cast your line in a casting challenge game. Activities will vary ...
- 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Bass Pro Shops, 2650 Bass Pro Shops Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.basspro.com
- Category: Family Fun
Swamp Axe Co. Family Day Sunday
Make Sunday a Family Fun Day at Swamp Axe! Looking for a unique way to spend quality time with your ...
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: 213 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: 50% off walk-in axe throwing for families with kids under 18!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Pokemon League Casual
Join PunkOuter's Pokémon League every Sunday for casual Pokémon play! One of our Pokémon Professors will lead Trainers in setting up ...
- 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $10
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Board Game Night
Join us for our weekly tabletop game night. Please bring your favorite tabletop game or borrow one from our lending ...
- 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Chick-fil-A Oaks Mall Mother Son Date Night
It’s time to slip on your favorite cowboy boots and saddle up for our Mother-Son Roundup! Join us on Monday, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Chick-fil-A Oaks Mall 6419 W Newberry Rd, Ste G8, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Florida Museum of Natural History Tot Trot
Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Florida Museum nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature ...
- 9:00 am - 10:45 am
- Location: UF NATL Natural Park Entrance (see map) Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Members $6 | Non-Members $7 | Under 2 FREE (See description for FREE days!)
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
Library Partnership Resource Center: Books and Cooks
Free Books & Fun Activities! Our friends at Library Partnership Resource Center are teaming up with Books and Cooks and ...
- 12:00 pm
- Location: 912 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-3765
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gators Dockside Kids Night
Kids eat free per paying adult from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm every Tuesday!
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Gators Dockside: 3842 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Kids eat free with purchase of adult meal
- Website: gatorsdockside.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Healthy Afternoons with Fire Rescue and IMPACT GNV Open House
Join GFR’s Healthy Afternoons with Fire Rescue as we celebrate the opening of the new IMPACT GNV space! -Touch a Truck ...
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 401 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
IMPACT GNV Open House
Join the City of Gainesville as we celebrate the opening of the new IMPACT GNV office space! “This new space is ...
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: IMPACT GNV Office, 401 NW Sixth St., Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Youth Summer Wednesday Nights
We are a safe space, everyone is welcome! 9th-12th grade! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Summer Programming
Join us for unforgettable summer programming! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 5 pm-6 ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Preschool Party Time
Thursdays in June, 9:30-11:30 am, all preschoolers and their parents are invited to a fun time of stories, crafts, games, ...
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 3530 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: FREE
- Website: servants.ccbchurch.com
- Category: Family Fun
Splitz Bowling Homeschool Field Trip Days
Homeschool Field Trip Days! On the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, we offer a special homeschool rates from ...
- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Splitz Bowling 1301 NW 76th Blvd., Gainesville, Florida 32606
- Cost: See description for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Bass Pro Shops - Gone Fishing Kid Event
Reel in a whooper in our catch-and-release ponds or cast your line in a casting challenge game. Activities will vary ...
- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Bass Pro Shops, 2650 Bass Pro Shops Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.basspro.com
- Category: Family Fun
Akomalu Festival
One of the largest African Ancestral Veneration Festivals in the USA - This years theme is victory! Bring Juneteenth in ...
- 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: 4307 NE 70th Place, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Contact for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League
Kids Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League – Every Friday at PunkOuter Games! Calling Gainesville's young heroes! Join our weekly Kids D&D ...
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Entry is $15 per child for a single guest session or $50 per month league membership (four sessions)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Newberry Main Street Organization: Summer Splash Days
Newberry Main Street Organization is continuing the fun summer splash events during the summer. Join them on Fridays: June 13th, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: S. Seaboard Dr. Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Easton Newberry Sports Archery Funtastic Fridays
Join us every Friday for a great night of shooting and games! Tic-Tac-Toe, Battle Ship, Bowling with Bows, you name ...
- 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
- Location: Easton Newberry Sports Complex, 24880 NW 16th Ave Newberry, Florida 32669
- Cost: Funtastic Rate $15, Equipment Rental $8 (Sold at Check-in), Facility Members and Club Members shoot free, price will be discounted at checkout.
- Website: eastonnewberryarcherycenter.org
- Category: Family Fun
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 ...
- All Day Event
- Cost: free
- Website: myfwc.com
- Category: Family Fun
Father's Day Fest at Alachua County Farmers' Market
Join us for a fun filled day celebrating dads with music, food and local vendors!
- 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Alachua County Farmers' Market 5920 NW 13th St. Gainesville, FL 32653
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Studio TM Stay n' Clay Hour
Our Family Clay and Stay workshop is a fun project for you to create with your child! We provide all ...
- 9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Location: Studio TM Ceramics 1854 NE 2nd Street , Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: 1 parent and 1 child is $60 dollars; each additional child/participant is $30
- Website: www.studiotmceramics.com
- Category: Family Fun
Two Sisters Coffee Co: Father’s Day Kid’s Craft
We’re back with our monthly Kid’s Craft Event! This time around the kids will be designing a thoughtful gift for ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: 25250 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669-4182
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Ravine Gardens State Park Get Crafty with Vicki
Get Crafty with Vicki at Ravine Gardens State Park June 14, 21, July 12 and 26 from 10 am-11:30 am Meet at ...
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Ravine Gardens State Park 1600 Twigg St, Palatka, FL 32177
- Cost: Program free with park entry, $5 per vehicle or $2 person
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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 ...
- All Day Event
- Cost: free
- Website: myfwc.com
- Category: Family Fun
Amvets Post 88 of Florida Fathers Day Breakfast
Bring Dad down for a good home-cooked breakfast cooked by the Ladies Auxiliary 9 am-11 am. All are welcome to ...
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 10050 SR-24, Archer, FL 32618-7187
- Cost: Dads eat free!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Super Saturdays: Father's Day at Coliseum of Comics
Make Dad the Star of His Own Comic Book! -Bring the kids to Coliseum of Comics to create a FREE custom ...
- 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Gainesville (4401 NW 25th Place, Suite G - Gainesville FL 32606)
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Dave and Buster's: The Dad Games!
Calling all legendary dads! Gather your family crew, suit up, and get ready for the 2nd Annual DAD GAMES Competition ...
- 11:00 am
- Location: Dave and Buster's - Gainesville 3023 SW 45th St. Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: See website for prices
- Website: www.prekindle.com
- Category: Family Fun
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. Father's Day
Let Chef JJ Creations take care of the cooking this Father's Day! Start the day with Mimosa Brunch from 11 ...
- 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Location: 325 NW 10th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-4236
- Cost: See website for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Akomalu Festival
One of the largest African Ancestral Veneration Festivals in the USA - This years theme is victory! Bring Juneteenth in ...
- 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: 4307 NE 70th Place, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Contact for details
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Board Game Night
Join us for our weekly tabletop game night. Please bring your favorite tabletop game or borrow one from our lending ...
- 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Florida Museum of Natural History Tot Trot
Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Florida Museum nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature ...
- 9:00 am - 10:45 am
- Location: UF NATL Natural Park Entrance (see map) Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Members $6 | Non-Members $7 | Under 2 FREE (See description for FREE days!)
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
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: Family Fun
Gators Dockside Kids Night
Kids eat free per paying adult from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm every Tuesday!
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Gators Dockside: 3842 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Kids eat free with purchase of adult meal
- Website: gatorsdockside.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Story Time at the Zoo
Join Us for Story Time at the Zoo! The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and the Alachua County Library invite ...
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (On the lawn in front of the zoo) 3000 NW 83 St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Storytime is free. See description for zoo prices.
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
ColdStone Creamery Summer Ice Cream Social
Looking for somewhere to take your kids for an hour this summer. Well, here you go. We are doing our ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: see description for exact locations
- Cost: Each child will receive 1 created ice cream of their choice and a balloon $3
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Youth Summer Wednesday Nights
We are a safe space, everyone is welcome! 9th-12th grade! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Summer Programming
Join us for unforgettable summer programming! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 5 pm-6 ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Journey to Juneteenth: Juneteenth Breakfast and Black Music Month Celebration
Breakfast celebration to honor and remember Juneteenth. Please note, this is a ticket event.
- 7:30 am - 9:00 am
- Location: Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, 837 SE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: TBA
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Preschool Party Time
Thursdays in June, 9:30-11:30 am, all preschoolers and their parents are invited to a fun time of stories, crafts, games, ...
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 3530 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: FREE
- Website: servants.ccbchurch.com
- Category: Family Fun
Williston Community Juneteenth Celebration
Fun, music, kickball game, food and fellowship! Thursday, June 19th at 10 am Opening ceremony at the Heritage Park Pavillion Saturday, June 21st ...
- 10:00 am
- Location: See Descriptions for Locations, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Free admission and parking
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Uniquely Abled Family Night
This event is open to the Public! All families with neurodivergent kids/family members are welcome! Doors open at 5:30 pm ...
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Canvas Church Lobby 15551 NW US Highway 441 Alachua, FL 32615
- Cost: Free and Open to the Public
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Family Day Keystone Heights Mini Golf
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids for a Family Day at Keystone Heights Mini Golf. We are having a summer party! ...
- 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Keystone Mini Golf 7154 SE County Rd, Keystone Heights, FL
- Cost: see website for pricing
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
Duval Nature Park Ribbon-cutting Ceremony
The City of Gainesville’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the Wild Spaces & Public Places Department invite ...
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Location: 610 NE 24th St, Gainesville, FL 32641-5917
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Journey to Juneteenth: Storytime at Depot
Children and caregivers can read, laugh and sing at an outdoor story time led by library staff at Depot Park.
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Depot Park, 874 SE 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: FREE
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League
Kids Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League – Every Friday at PunkOuter Games! Calling Gainesville's young heroes! Join our weekly Kids D&D ...
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Entry is $15 per child for a single guest session or $50 per month league membership (four sessions)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Greater Gainesville International Center: Exceptional Countries International Food Festival
Come celebrate World Refugee Day with GGIC and your community. We will have food from Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Laos, Venezuela, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: Free Admission, Food Sold!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
UF IFAS Family Fishing Days- Father’s Day
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: Family Fun
Williston Community Juneteenth Celebration
Fun, music, kickball game, food and fellowship! Thursday, June 19th at 10 am Opening ceremony at the Heritage Park Pavillion Saturday, June 21st ...
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: See Descriptions for Locations, Williston, FL 32696
- Cost: Free admission and parking
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Solstice Herbal Gathering
Come join us for a day filled with herbal wisdom and community connection at 17308 Co Rd 2082. This event ...
- 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
- Location: 17308 County Road 2082 Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: General Admission $50, Children ages 5-14 $10, Children Ages 0-4 Free
- Website: www.eventbrite.com
- Category: Family Fun
Ravine Gardens State Park Get Crafty with Vicki
Get Crafty with Vicki at Ravine Gardens State Park June 14, 21, July 12 and 26 from 10 am-11:30 am Meet at ...
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Ravine Gardens State Park 1600 Twigg St, Palatka, FL 32177
- Cost: Program free with park entry, $5 per vehicle or $2 person
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
399 Sports & recreation presents Juneteenth Celebration
Join us at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex, June 21st from 10 am-2 pm for a Juneteenth Celebration presented by ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Hal Brady Recreation Complex 14300 NW 146th Terrace, Alachua, FL 32615
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Swamp Axe Co. Family Day Sunday
Make Sunday a Family Fun Day at Swamp Axe! Looking for a unique way to spend quality time with your ...
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: 213 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: 50% off walk-in axe throwing for families with kids under 18!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Journey to Juneteenth: Tha Cookout-A Juneteenth Fatherhood Celebration
Tha Cookout is a celebration of Black Unity and Fatherhood. There will be food, music, lawn games, card games, dancing ...
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: Lincoln Park 900 SE 15th St, Gainesville, FL 32641
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Pokemon League Casual
Join PunkOuter's Pokémon League every Sunday for casual Pokémon play! One of our Pokémon Professors will lead Trainers in setting up ...
- 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $10
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Board Game Night
Join us for our weekly tabletop game night. Please bring your favorite tabletop game or borrow one from our lending ...
- 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Florida Museum of Natural History Tot Trot - FREE DAY
Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Florida Museum nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature ...
- 9:00 am - 10:45 am
- Location: UF NATL Natural Park Entrance (see map) Gainesville, FL 32611
- Cost: Members $6 | Non-Members $7 | Under 2 FREE (See description for FREE days!)
- Website: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
- Category: Family Fun
Library Partnership Resource Center: Books and Cooks
Free Books & Fun Activities! Our friends at Library Partnership Resource Center are teaming up with Books and Cooks and ...
- 12:00 pm
- Location: 912 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-3765
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gators Dockside Kids Night
Kids eat free per paying adult from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm every Tuesday!
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Gators Dockside: 3842 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607
- Cost: Kids eat free with purchase of adult meal
- Website: gatorsdockside.com
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 6:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
The Knot Climbing Gym Kids Climb Free
From now through July 31st, kids can climb free every Wednesday between 10 AM and 2 PM. Must be accompanied ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: 704 S Main St, Gainesville, FL, 32601
- Cost: Kids can climb free with adult with either a day pass or active membership
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
City of Gainesville Eco Buddies
Eco Buddies: hands-on education for toddlers and preschoolers. Come learn through play about the wonderful world of nature all around ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center 1500 NW 45th Ave, Gainesville, FL
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Youth Summer Wednesday Nights
We are a safe space, everyone is welcome! 9th-12th grade! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Melrose United Methodist Church Summer Programming
Join us for unforgettable summer programming! May 28- June 4, 11, 18, 25- July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 5 pm-6 ...
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: 5807 Hampton Street, Melrose, FL
- Cost: free
- Website: www.melroseflchurch.org
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Frisbee
Interested in tossing the frisbee or playing a super low-key game of Ultimate Frisbee? Join us at The One Love ...
- 7:00 pm
- Location: One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40th Pl, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.gainesvillefrisbee.com
- Category: Family Fun
Pancakes with a Ranger
Come enjoy free pancakes, coffee, and orange juice on a Saturday morning as prepared by our park staff and volunteers. ...
- 9:00 am - 10:30 am
- Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
- Cost: $6 per vehicle (2-8 people) for park entry; Program participation is no additional fee
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
- Category: Family Fun
Preschool Party Time
Thursdays in June, 9:30-11:30 am, all preschoolers and their parents are invited to a fun time of stories, crafts, games, ...
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- Location: 3530 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: FREE
- Website: servants.ccbchurch.com
- Category: Family Fun
Hawthorne’s Homecoming
It still takes a village. Hawthorne’s 93rd Homecoming! Family Event! Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27 from 10 am-10 pm ...
- 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Location: 21633 65th Ave, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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: Family Fun
Alachua County Library Music & Movement at the Park
Join us at the Hogtown Creek Headwaters Park, inside the Nature Center to sing, dance, and make music at our ...
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Location: Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park, 1500 Northwest 45th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Cost: free
- Website: attend.aclib.us
- Category: Family Fun
Hawthorne’s Homecoming
It still takes a village. Hawthorne’s 93rd Homecoming! Family Event! Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27 from 10 am-10 pm ...
- 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Location: 21633 65th Ave, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
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: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League
Kids Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League – Every Friday at PunkOuter Games! Calling Gainesville's young heroes! Join our weekly Kids D&D ...
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: Entry is $15 per child for a single guest session or $50 per month league membership (four sessions)
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Watershed's Anniversary Weekend
Can you believe we have been open for 2 YEARS?! We have come a long way and for that we ...
- 5:00 pm
- Location: 23591 NW 184th Road, High Springs, FL 32643
- Cost: Free admission
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Easton Newberry Sports Archery Funtastic Fridays
Join us every Friday for a great night of shooting and games! Tic-Tac-Toe, Battle Ship, Bowling with Bows, you name ...
- 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
- Location: Easton Newberry Sports Complex, 24880 NW 16th Ave Newberry, Florida 32669
- Cost: Funtastic Rate $15, Equipment Rental $8 (Sold at Check-in), Facility Members and Club Members shoot free, price will be discounted at checkout.
- Website: eastonnewberryarcherycenter.org
- Category: Family Fun
Gainesville Circus Center Toddler Time
Saturday morning Toddler Time for ages 2-4 from 9:30 am-11 am. Stretch, strengthen and move your body in a semi-structured ...
- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
- Location: Gainesville Circus Center 1925 Northwest 2nd Street, Gainesville, FL 32609
- Cost: Sliding scale fee $5 - $20 pays for child and 1 adult visitor
- Website: www.gainesvillecircus.com
- Category: Family Fun
Hawthorne’s Homecoming
It still takes a village. Hawthorne’s 93rd Homecoming! Family Event! Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27 from 10 am-10 pm ...
- 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Location: 21633 65th Ave, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Buchanan Trails Community Event Kid and Dog Park Grand Opening
Come celebrate the official grand opening of the Buchanan Trails Kid & Dog Park this Saturday from 10 AM to ...
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: Buchanan Trails Neighborhood 1393 NW 127th Drive, Newberry, FL 32669
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Super Saturdays: Krypto & the League of Super Pets at Coliseum of Comics
Calling all future Super-Pet Sidekicks! Krypto needs your help to find his heroic friends hidden across Metropolis! -Every child receives a ...
- 10:30 am
- Location: Gainesville (4401 NW 25th Place, Suite G - Gainesville FL 32606)
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Barnes & Noble Kid's Saturday Storytime
Join us for our weekly children's storytime event at 11 AM every Saturday morning! We will read a favorite picture ...
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Swamp Axe Co. Family Day Sunday
Make Sunday a Family Fun Day at Swamp Axe! Looking for a unique way to spend quality time with your ...
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Location: 213 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
- Cost: 50% off walk-in axe throwing for families with kids under 18!
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Pokemon League Casual
Join PunkOuter's Pokémon League every Sunday for casual Pokémon play! One of our Pokémon Professors will lead Trainers in setting up ...
- 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: $10
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
Fun 4 Gator Kids Playgroup Water Day with Gainesville Fire Rescue
Join Fun 4 Gator Kids and the Gainesville Fire Rescue at Safety City to celebrate America's Birthday! First we'll have ...
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: 1025 NE 13th St, Gainesville, FL 32601-4673
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.signupgenius.com
- Category: Family Fun
PunkOuter Games Board Game Night
Join us for our weekly tabletop game night. Please bring your favorite tabletop game or borrow one from our lending ...
- 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Cost: free
- Website: www.facebook.com
- Category: Family Fun
