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Gainesville Family Events Calendar

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Storytime and Hike with a Ranger

A ranger will read tales about wildlife, mindfulness and environmental stewardship then take everyone on a short walk on our ...

  • 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.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

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: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

Now available by reservation every Saturday morning (September-May)! Child participants get to brush a pony, experience a 20-minute leadline ride, ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $25/child
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Taco Takeover

Taco lovers, music enthusiasts, and weekend warriors — this one's for you! Get ready for Taco Takeover — Gainesville's ultimate taco ...

  • 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Oaks Mall 6419 Newberry Road Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Archer Farmer's Market and Train Museum

Farmer's Market will be held every Tuesday from 2 pm- 6 pm at the Archer Historical Society Railroad Museum - ...

  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 16994 SW 134 Avenue, Archer, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other
  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: POP Culture Rama 530 N Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Entry $6
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Safe Kids North Central Florida High Springs - Station 29 Car Seat Check Up

Car seat checkup appointments are designated for families who are already have a car seat. Car seats will not be ...

  • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: 18586 Northwest 238th Street High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Other

Safe Kids North Central Florida: UF Health State Farm Good Neighbor - Car Seat Check Up

Safe Kids NCFL Coalition car seat check up event led by UF Health and sponsored by State Farm Good Neighbor. About ...

  • 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Location: 3300 Southwest Williston Road Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Other

Safe Kids North Central Florida: Celebration Pointe State Farm Good Neighbor - Car Seat Check Up

Car seats are available to eligible caregivers. Please contact jordyn.zyngier@ufhealth.org if you are in need of car seat assistance. A car ...

  • 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Location: North Parking Garage 5017 Southwest 27th Lane 3rd Floor Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: FREE
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

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: Other

Florida Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

Free native trees of all shapes and sizes, as well as fruit trees will be given out while supplies last!

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: TB McPherson Recreation Complex 1717 SE 15th St, Gainesville, FL 32641
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

Now available by reservation every Saturday morning (September-May)! Child participants get to brush a pony, experience a 20-minute leadline ride, ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $25/child
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church MLK Day Celebration

In alignment with The King Center, let’s build community and unite our nation.

  • 11:00 am
  • Location: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church 17515 SW 147th Ave Archer, FL 32618
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Archer Farmer's Market and Train Museum

Farmer's Market will be held every Tuesday from 2 pm- 6 pm at the Archer Historical Society Railroad Museum - ...

  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 16994 SW 134 Avenue, Archer, FL
  • 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

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: POP Culture Rama 530 N Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Entry $6
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Matheson History Museum Remembrance Quilt Exhibition Grand Opening

The Matheson is hosting the Alachua County Community Remembrance Project’s six Community Quilts in an exhibit that examines the role ...

  • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free, no registration required
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Storytime and Hike with a Ranger

A ranger will read tales about wildlife, mindfulness and environmental stewardship then take everyone on a short walk on our ...

  • 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.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

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

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: Other

Okito America Parents Night Out

Get ready for a night full of fun at Okito America! Okito #1 6900 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608 Okito #2 7420 ...

  • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: All Okito America Locations
  • Cost: $30/child
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Pancakes with a Ranger

Join us for a cozy morning at Ichetucknee Springs State Park with free pancakes, fresh coffee, and orange juice—all lovingly ...

  • 9:00 am - 10:15 am
  • Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park Visitor Center 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
  • Cost: Event is free with $2/person park admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

Now available by reservation every Saturday morning (September-May)! Child participants get to brush a pony, experience a 20-minute leadline ride, ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $25/child
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

GWP Physical Therapy and Keller Williams Gainesville Realty Wellness Event

Excited to announce that GWP Physical Therapy and Keller Williams Gainesville Realty are joining together for our 2nd Annual Wellness ...

  • 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Location: 4650 NW 39th Place, Suite B, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Archer Farmer's Market and Train Museum

Farmer's Market will be held every Tuesday from 2 pm- 6 pm at the Archer Historical Society Railroad Museum - ...

  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 16994 SW 134 Avenue, Archer, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other
  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: POP Culture Rama 530 N Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Entry $6
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Matheson History Museum Baseball in Paradise: A History of Spring Training in Florida

The history of America’s Pastime and the Sunshine State has been intertwined since the dramatic (and perhaps apocryphal) advent of ...

  • 7:00 pm
  • Location: Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: FREE with registration
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

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: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Afrofuturism Week Art Exhibition Opening + Reception

Opening reception for Black Cosmologies in World-building, Storytelling and Imagination, featuring curators Anani Blakey and Errol Nelson - part of ...

  • 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Location: GFAA 1314 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Bricks & Minifigs Gainesville Grand Opening

Join us for our Grand Opening! It’s family-friendly fun for builders of every age! Hey LEGO lovers! Bricks & Minifigs ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: 1281 NW 76th Blvd, Gainesville Florida, 32606
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: bricksandminifigs.com
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

Now available by reservation every Saturday morning (September-May)! Child participants get to brush a pony, experience a 20-minute leadline ride, ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 32669
  • Cost: $25/child
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

The Ice Cream Vault Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and Teen Hangout

Upstairs every Friday and Saturday from 4 pm-11 pm. Dirty Dawg Pop Shop and teens. Hangout area for the TEENS ...

  • 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 14841 Main Street Alachua, FL 32615
  • Cost: See menu for details!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Afrofuturism Week Final Celebration + Fashion Show

Celebrate Afrofuturism Week's signature Fashion Show event showcasing mythology, fantasy and cosplay. Featuring performances, music, AI demos and costume contests Strut ...

  • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other