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Alachua County Library Tower Road Branch Healthy Start: Infant Massage Class

Infant massage is a gentle, nurturing practice that supports your baby’s physical and emotional well-being. Through soothing touch, it can ...

  • 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Tower Road Branch (Meeting Room) 3020 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Other

Who We Play For: Heart Screening Event

Heart Screening Event at UF Pediatrics at Magnolia Parke!

PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League

Join us for Kid's Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League every Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Parents are required to ...

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Exploring Aviation Young Eagles Rally

EAA Chapter 797 is having another Young Eagles Rally! We will have the rockets and simulator on site to make ...

  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: 13302 80th Terr, Live Oak, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: eaachapters.org
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

PeeWee Adventures Return to Saturdays on the Farm! Perfect for our littlest guests! Enjoy time grooming and feeding treats to ...

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

Milky Moo Grand Opening at the Oaks Mall

Milky Moo is officially opening at The Oaks Mall on Saturday, October 3rd, and they’re celebrating big! Grand Opening Special! Buy 1 ...

  • 11:00 am
  • Location: Oaks Mall 6419 Newberry Road Gainesville, Florida 32605
  • Cost: Free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Fall Festival at Landscapes Unlimited Nursery

Join us for live music, local vendors, The Greek's Grill food truck and of course..plants!

  • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: 18291 April Blvd, Alachua, FL
  • Cost: Free admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Gainesville Oddities Market-Spooky Season

Join us at the iconic Bo Diddley Plaza for a free, all-ages event that promises a delightfully strange and unforgettable ...

  • 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Community Health Expo

Join us for this free community focused health event including: Free Information about God's health principles, pet care, and mental health. Free ...

  • 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: Gainesville SDA Church 2115 NW 39th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32605
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.gnvsda.org
  • Category: Other

Youth Arts & Well-being for Safer Communities, ONOP GNV Final Symposium

We're excited to invite you to attend There's No Place Like Home: Youth Arts & Well-being for Safer Communities, ONOP ...

  • 11:30 am - 6:30 pm
  • Location: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center 1714 SW 34th St. Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Monday Night Rally Run Club

Join us every Monday at The Queen's Arms Pub in Gainesville for a shaded 5k loop around Haile Plantation. All ...

  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: 5323 SW 91st Ter, Gainesville, FL 32608-7164
  • Cost: Free run, meal after run $7.99
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Newberry Lions Roaring Retro Market

Antiques, uniques, collectibles, crafts and more!

  • 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
  • Location: Alachua County Agriculture & Equestrian Center, 23100 W. Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL
  • Cost: Free parking and admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League

Join us for Kid's Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League every Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Parents are required to ...

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Newberry Lions Roaring Retro Market

Antiques, uniques, collectibles, crafts and more!

  • 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Alachua County Agriculture & Equestrian Center, 23100 W. Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL
  • Cost: Free parking and admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

PeeWee Adventures Return to Saturdays on the Farm! Perfect for our littlest guests! Enjoy time grooming and feeding treats to ...

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

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Second Saturday Open Mic Night in Melrose

We invite you to Open Mic Night here in Melrose! Please join us for our every Second Saturday Open Mic from ...

  • 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 5998 Centre St, Melrose, FL 32666-6208
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

City of Gainesville: Indigenous Peoples Day

The City of Gainesville, the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and community partners invite all neighbors to celebrate the vibrant culture, ...

Monday Night Rally Run Club

Join us every Monday at The Queen's Arms Pub in Gainesville for a shaded 5k loop around Haile Plantation. All ...

  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: 5323 SW 91st Ter, Gainesville, FL 32608-7164
  • Cost: Free run, meal after run $7.99
  • 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

SWAG Family Resource Center Community Dinner

Families are invited to share a meal together, enjoy conversation, and connect with others in the community in a welcoming ...

  • 5:30 pm
  • Location: SWAG Resource Center 807 SW 64th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League

Join us for Kid's Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League every Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Parents are required to ...

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Trinity United Methodist Church: Parent’s Night Out

Parents Night Out is the perfect opportunity to drop off your child(ren) (ages 3 years old through 5th grade) for ...

  • 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
  • Location: Trinity United Methodist Church 4000 NW 53rd Ave Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: $25 per child
  • Website: trinitygnv.org
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

PeeWee Adventures Return to Saturdays on the Farm! Perfect for our littlest guests! Enjoy time grooming and feeding treats to ...

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

Alachua/Clay Tic Disorder Support Group Meeting & Pumpkin Carving

After hearing from everybody, we have decided to have our October meeting on the 17th at 10:00 am. With it ...

  • 10:00 am
  • Location: Possum Creek Park Skatepark, 4009 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32653
  • Cost: See description for details
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Alachua County Library Partnership Branch: 3D Design Afternoons- Beginners

Learn to design 3D items with us. Kids can come and learn new computer skills. They will create 3D models using ...

  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Library Partnership Branch 912 NE 16th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: attend.aclib.us
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Monday Night Rally Run Club

Join us every Monday at The Queen's Arms Pub in Gainesville for a shaded 5k loop around Haile Plantation. All ...

  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: 5323 SW 91st Ter, Gainesville, FL 32608-7164
  • Cost: Free run, meal after run $7.99
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League

Join us for Kid's Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League every Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Parents are required to ...

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Pumpkins & Volcanoes Boys Night In

Theme: Everything with praise! Food, fun, mentoring, games, pumpkin STEM experiments and more! Hosted by: No Son Left Behind-Boys & Young Men’s ...

  • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: 19930 N Us Hwy 441 , High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Brave & Blooming Girls Mentoring Pumpkins & Pajamas Girls Night In

Theme: Cozy in Christ! Food, fun, games, pumpkin painting, music, photo booth, inspiration, and more! Girls 5 & up can be ...

  • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Location: 19930 N Us Hwy 441 , High Springs, FL 32643
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center: A Place for All-National Museum of African American History and Culture

The A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center is pleased to announce our newest exhibition, "A Place for All" in ...

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center 1013 NW 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-4950
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

Largest Friends of the Library sale in the state! In addition to books, we have art, comic books, manga, CDs, ...

  • 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.folacld.org
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

PeeWee Adventures Return to Saturdays on the Farm! Perfect for our littlest guests! Enjoy time grooming and feeding treats to ...

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

Alachua County Public Schools Annual Magnet Showcase

Families and students interested in taking advantage of one of the district's highly-successful academic or career-tech magnet programs are invited ...

  • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Alachua County Sports & Event Center 4870 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.alachuaschools.net
  • Category: Other

Bundle of Joy Diaper Distribution Program

Join us for the Bundle of Joy Diaper Distribution Program at the Headquarters Library, Cone Park Library, and Clarence R. ...

  • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
  • Location: Headquarters Library | Alachua County Library District 401 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.eventbrite.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Archer Sabbath Mission Church Community Yard Sale

Bring a table (free) or come by and shop. Free kids' crafts, popcorn, and lemonade.

  • 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
  • Location: Archer Sabbath Mission Church 10213 SW 170th St., Archer, FL
  • Cost: free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke’Ville Pokémon Card Show

Buy • Sell • Trade Trading Cards & Collectibles Slabs • Sealed • Singles • & More Something for every kind of collector. Featured ...

  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Location: 215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free Admission
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

Largest Friends of the Library sale in the state! In addition to books, we have art, comic books, manga, CDs, ...

  • 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.folacld.org
  • Category: Other

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

Largest Friends of the Library sale in the state! In addition to books, we have art, comic books, manga, CDs, ...

  • 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.folacld.org
  • Category: Other

Monday Night Rally Run Club

Join us every Monday at The Queen's Arms Pub in Gainesville for a shaded 5k loop around Haile Plantation. All ...

  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: 5323 SW 91st Ter, Gainesville, FL 32608-7164
  • Cost: Free run, meal after run $7.99
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

Largest Friends of the Library sale in the state! In addition to books, we have art, comic books, manga, CDs, ...

  • 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.folacld.org
  • Category: Other

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

Largest Friends of the Library sale in the state! In addition to books, we have art, comic books, manga, CDs, ...

  • 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 430-B North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601
  • Cost: free admission
  • Website: www.folacld.org
  • Category: Other

Matheson History Museum Timucua Spiritual Practices in Colonial Florida

The Matheson History Museum welcomes back Dr. George Aaron Broadwell on Wednesday, October 28, at 7pm to share about the ...

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

PunkOuter Games Kids D&D Adventure League

Join us for Kid's Dungeons & Dragons Adventure League every Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm. Parents are required to ...

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: 2441 NW 43rd St Suite 27a, Gainesville, FL 32606
  • Cost: See website for pricing
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Peanut Patch and Corn Maze Season of Screams

Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze, Gainesville Florida's Haunted House, Haunted Hayride & Haunted Corn Maze. ...

  • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 8656 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • Cost: Adult Admission: $20 cash at event or $25 online | Children under 11: $15 cash at the event or $18 online
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Equestrians Unlimited Riding Academy, LLC: PeeWee Ponies

PeeWee Adventures Return to Saturdays on the Farm! Perfect for our littlest guests! Enjoy time grooming and feeding treats to ...

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

Walk with a Doc

Join us for Walk with a Doc! On the last Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m., community members are invited ...

  • 10:00 am
  • Location: Depot Park 874 SE 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: FREE to attend
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Pancakes with a Ranger

On Halloween morning, enjoy free pancakes and coffee prepared by a park volunteer and ranger. This all-ages gathering is a ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Location: Ichetucknee Springs State Park Visitor Center 12087 S.W. Highway 27, Fort White, FL 32608
  • Cost: Program is free with park admission.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Halloween at Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant

Celebrate Halloween with your favorite Mexican food and a little extra treat! Come dressed in your Halloween costume and dine in ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
  • Location: 3501 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32607
  • Cost: $5 OFF your meal if in costume!
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other

Poke'Ville Marketplace Gainesville Halloween Weekend

Poke'Ville Halloween Special! Kids get FREE Trick or Trade Packs & Candy, plus a $500 Cosplay Contest and more! Buy • ...