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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

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.


Harn Museum Tot Time - First Friday of the Month: Friday, April 3rd

Harn Museum Tot Time - First Friday of the Month: Friday, April 3rd

Explore color, shape, pattern and other “tot interests” during this free program for children ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Enjoy an age-appropriate Docent-led tour then create art in the classrooms. Click to learn more.
High Springs BMX | Egg Hunt and Race | April 12

High Springs BMX | Egg Hunt and Race | April 12

Egg Hunt is FREE for all registered races 16 and under. Never tried BMX? $10 to race. No memberships required (for racing on Sunday, April 12th only.) Egg hunt starts after racing- approximately 5:45pm. Click to learn more.
Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins | March 13th to April 4th | Fridays 7:00 PM, Saturdays 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM

Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins | March 13th to April 4th | Fridays 7:00 PM, Saturdays 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM

Join us at Ripple Theatricals' 2nd EVER production: Mary Poppins! This musical features a full-aged cast, live orchestra, and plenty of fun for audiences of all ages. Great for families, longtime fans, and theatergoers of all ages. This show reminds us that with a little imagination and the right perspective, anything is possible! 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.
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6:00 pm Alachua County Public Schools Music In Our Schools Month Performances
7:00 pm Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
6:00 pm Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series
2:00 pm Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical
 
 
 
7:00 pm World Ballet Company presents Swan Lake with a LIVE Orchestra
7:20 pm UF Symphony Orchestra presents: Wit & Wisdom
7:00 pm Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical
2:00 pm Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
 
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
4:00 pm Heartwood Music Fest X
 
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert Series
7:00 pm Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical
 
 
 
 
 
7:30 pm Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology Department presents Elements of Style
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11:00 am Unity of Gainesville Easter Concert "Bloom: A Concert of Renewal"
 
 
 
6:00 pm Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival
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4:00 pm Heartwood Music Fest X
 
 
 
6:30 pm P.K. Yonge Presents Mean Girls High School Edition
2:00 pm P.K. Yonge Presents Mean Girls High School Edition
8:45 am Regal My Way Matinee: Sensory-Friendly Movies The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Gainesville Hurricane Players presents Something Rotten
6:00 pm Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series
10:00 am Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Passport to the Universe
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
6:30 pm P.K. Yonge Presents Mean Girls High School Edition
11:00 am Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Oasis in Space
 
 
 
 
 
7:00 pm City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert Series
12:00 pm Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - We Are Stars
 
 
 
 
 
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7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can
3:00 pm Saving My Alachua Environmental Art Exhibition
9:00 am Saving My Alachua Environmental Art Exhibition
10:00 am Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Passport to the Universe
 
 
 
 
6:00 pm Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series
11:00 am Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida - Then & Now
11:00 am Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Oasis in Space
 
 
 
 
6:00 pm Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida - Then & Now
2:00 pm Plays in the Park: 1820s New Mexico – Josefina’s Gift
12:00 pm Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Forward! To The Moon
 
 
 
 
6:30 pm Pitch Perfect at the Pointe
2:00 pm Florida Truth Center presents The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
1:00 pm Gainesville Hurricane Players presents Something Rotten
 
 
 
 
6:30 pm Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival
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2:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can
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7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can
6:00 pm Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series
7:00 pm Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can
3:00 pm Star Center Youth Theatre presents Disney's Descendants
7:30 pm UF Performing Arts presents Meredith Willson’s The Music Man
 
 
 
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02Apr

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling ...

UF Symphony Orchestra presents: Wit & Wisdom

Pre-concert lecture at 6:45 pm STRAUSS, J. – Overture to Die Fledermaus MOZART – Piano Concerto in A Major, No. 23 K.488 Featuring ...

03Apr

Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series

The countdown to a memorable season of free concerts under the stars in Alachua is underway! Today the Levitt AMP ...

Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical

Join us at Ripple Theatricals' 2nd EVER production: Mary Poppins! This musical features a full-aged cast, live orchestra, and lots ...

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling ...

City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert Series

The region’s longest-running and largest free outdoor concert series features local and regional musical talent at the Bo Diddley Plaza. ...

Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology Department presents Elements of Style

Dance Theatre of Santa Fe presents its annual concert showcasing the variety of dance styles taught in the SF dance ...

04Apr

Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical

Join us at Ripple Theatricals' 2nd EVER production: Mary Poppins! This musical features a full-aged cast, live orchestra, and lots ...

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling ...

Heartwood Music Fest X

To celebrate ten years of Heartwood Music Fest, this year we will sprinkle moments of intergenerational highlights and collabs throughout ...

Ripple Theatricals presents Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical

Join us at Ripple Theatricals' 2nd EVER production: Mary Poppins! This musical features a full-aged cast, live orchestra, and lots ...

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling ...

05Apr

Unity of Gainesville Easter Concert "Bloom: A Concert of Renewal"

The community is warmly welcome to join Unity of Gainesville, Florida in celebrating the season at our Easter Concert "Bloom: ...

Heartwood Music Fest X

To celebrate ten years of Heartwood Music Fest, this year we will sprinkle moments of intergenerational highlights and collabs throughout ...

09Apr

Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250! Celebrating 250 Years of ...

P.K. Yonge Presents Mean Girls High School Edition

Synopsis: Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ...

Gainesville Hurricane Players presents Something Rotten

Join us for a night of drama and laughs! Directed by Lauren Wilkinson Student directed by Rowan Archer & Aiden Turner Show times: ...

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Eastside Drama presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling ...

10Apr

Big: Culture & Arts Festival

Big: Culture & Arts Festival is a grassroots, community-built festival that brings an eclectic mix of artists, partners, audiences, and ...

P.K. Yonge Presents Mean Girls High School Edition

Synopsis: Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ...

Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series

The countdown to a memorable season of free concerts under the stars in Alachua is underway! Today the Levitt AMP ...

P.K. Yonge Presents Mean Girls High School Edition

Synopsis: Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ...

City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert Series

The region’s longest-running and largest free outdoor concert series features local and regional musical talent at the Bo Diddley Plaza. ...

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11Apr

Big: Culture & Arts Festival

Big: Culture & Arts Festival is a grassroots, community-built festival that brings an eclectic mix of artists, partners, audiences, and ...

Regal My Way Matinee: Sensory-Friendly Movies The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Join us for our My Way Matinee sensory-friendly showing of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on April 11. Regal Crown ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Passport to the Universe

Now with updated visual effects, the breathtaking "Passport to the Universe" reveals the wonders of our universe in a way ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Oasis in Space

Oasis in Space (2022) is a startling and beautiful voyage through the Universe, the Milky Way galaxy and our Solar ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - We Are Stars

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our ...

View All 21 Events For April 11
12Apr

Big: Culture & Arts Festival

Big: Culture & Arts Festival is a grassroots, community-built festival that brings an eclectic mix of artists, partners, audiences, and ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Passport to the Universe

Now with updated visual effects, the breathtaking "Passport to the Universe" reveals the wonders of our universe in a way ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show: Oasis in Space

Oasis in Space (2022) is a startling and beautiful voyage through the Universe, the Milky Way galaxy and our Solar ...

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Show - Forward! To The Moon

Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future ...

Gainesville Hurricane Players presents Something Rotten

Join us for a night of drama and laughs! Directed by Lauren Wilkinson Student directed by Rowan Archer & Aiden Turner Show times: ...

View All 14 Events For April 12
16Apr

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy ...

17Apr

Saving My Alachua Environmental Art Exhibition

More than 500 K-12 students submitted artwork for the 2026 Saving My Alachua environmental art contest. The winning entries are ...

Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series

The countdown to a memorable season of free concerts under the stars in Alachua is underway! Today the Levitt AMP ...

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida - Then & Now

Third Annual History of Black Cowboys & Cowgirls in Florida. Living history, activities, horseback rides, music, and food! Fun for ...

Pitch Perfect at the Pointe

Friday Night Karaoke: Pitch Perfect at the Pointe! Warm up those vocal cords and grab the mic! Join us the third ...

Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250! Celebrating 250 Years of ...

View All 10 Events For April 17
18Apr

Saving My Alachua Environmental Art Exhibition

More than 500 K-12 students submitted artwork for the 2026 Saving My Alachua environmental art contest. The winning entries are ...

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida - Then & Now

Third Annual History of Black Cowboys & Cowgirls in Florida. Living history, activities, horseback rides, music, and food! Fun for ...

Plays in the Park: 1820s New Mexico – Josefina’s Gift

Josefina’s story explores life on a New Mexican rancho in the 1820s. Guests can listen and dance to traditional Mexican folk ...

Florida Truth Center presents The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf

Come see Alachua County Christian Theatre Company's Spring show!

Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250! Celebrating 250 Years of ...

View All 9 Events For April 18
19Apr

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy ...

Star Center Youth Theatre presents Disney's Descendants

Direction by Marika Edward’s Choreography by Arienne Shelton In the kingdom of Auradon, all the classic Disney heroes now live in peace ...

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  • Location: Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 3201 Hull Road Gainesville, FL 32611-2750
  • Cost: General Admission $22, Student $18, Senior $20
  • Website: www.facebook.com
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Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250! Celebrating 250 Years of ...

20Apr

Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250! Celebrating 250 Years of ...

UF Performing Arts presents Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, ...

23Apr

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy ...

24Apr

Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series

The countdown to a memorable season of free concerts under the stars in Alachua is underway! Today the Levitt AMP ...

Playlist at Celebration Pointe

Join us at the Promenade for a music event that offers an eclectic mix of music from a variety of ...

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy ...

City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert Series

The region’s longest-running and largest free outdoor concert series features local and regional musical talent at the Bo Diddley Plaza. ...

25Apr

Buchholz High School Drama Players Presents Catch Me If You Can

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy ...

26Apr

Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250! Celebrating 250 Years of ...

Duke Ellington and Friends Sacred Jazz Concert

1,000 Voices of Florida presents the 7th Annual Duke Ellington Sacred Jazz Concert! Come experience Ellington’s jubilant sound on the lawn ...

28Apr

Duke Ellington and Friends Sacred Jazz Concert

1,000 Voices of Florida presents the 7th Annual Duke Ellington Sacred Jazz Concert! Come experience Ellington’s jubilant sound on the lawn ...