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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.


The Curious Child Open Studio | Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays | $12/Hour per child

The Curious Child Open Studio | Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays | $12/Hour per child

A time for children to play and explore in our Reggio-inspired process art and sensory learning environment. Children have free access to all art supplies, child enrichment toys, sensory tables, dramatic play areas, and much more! All ages are welcome, from 12 months to teens. Click to learn more.
High Springs BMX Summer Series | Gates open at 6:30pm. Registration and practice until 7:30pm

High Springs BMX Summer Series | Gates open at 6:30pm. Registration and practice until 7:30pm

Racing under the lights! Summer Racing Fun on select nights. Race 6 in the series to earn a limited edition High Springs BMX hoodie just in time for fall! $8 to race - including ribbon award. SPECTATORS ARE FREE. Must be a USABMX member to race. Never tried BMX - use our FREE one-day membership! 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 month 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.
Harn Museum Nights: | Thursday, September 17th 5-9

Harn Museum Nights: | Thursday, September 17th 5-9

The Harn galleries are open every Thursday evening until 9 pm, providing an opportunity to browse current exhibitions on a weekday evening. Celebrate the fluidity and potential of materials, revealing their capacity to hold contradictions, evoke memory and provoke change in Metamorphosis, or explore our newest exhibition Layered Lives and explore a constellation of Cuban women artists whose practices unfold within an aesthetic shaped by circulation, memory and embodiment. Click to learn more.
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Races, Walks, 5Ks includes listings for all types of athletic competitions that kids can participate in - not just watch.

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Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

West End Community parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

Scorpion Racing E.T. Bracket Series

The 2026 Scorpion Racing E.T. Bracket Series at Gainesville Raceway will feature 6 classes of racing, including Super Pro, Pro, ...

  • 8:00 am
  • Location: Gainesville Raceway: 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: Adult Spectators $20 | Children under 12 FREE with paying adult
  • Website: gainesvilleraceway.com
  • Category: Races/Walks/Runs

Fuel to the Finish 5k

Fuel to the Finish is a fun, non-competitive 5k started by three Buchholz High School students to raise eating disorder ...

13Sep

Scorpion Racing E.T. Bracket Series

The 2026 Scorpion Racing E.T. Bracket Series at Gainesville Raceway will feature 6 classes of racing, including Super Pro, Pro, ...

  • 8:00 am
  • Location: Gainesville Raceway: 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Cost: Adult Spectators $20 | Children under 12 FREE with paying adult
  • Website: gainesvilleraceway.com
  • Category: Races/Walks/Runs
16Sep

UF Homecoming Chomp For Charity 5k

The Homecoming Charity 5K brings the Gator Nation together to run and give back. Participants of all skill levels take ...

19Sep

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

West End Community parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

UF Run 4 Recovery

Join us in taking one step at a time to support those recovering from addiction! Whether you run, walk, or ...

20Sep

Run Your City Gainesville

We are excited to be launching the Gainesville branch of Run Your City, a nonprofit organization that aims to build ...

26Sep

West End Community parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

Depot Park parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! ...

Ranch Run at the U - 5K & 10K

The 5th Annual Ranch Run at the U takes place Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM at beautiful Usher ...

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 ...

Let The Light In 5K

Suicide prevention starts with turning on the light. Join us and light up the night at our third annual Let ...

27Sep

HPW 5K Color Fun Run - Run For Your Life 5K

The 8th Annual Run for Your Life 5K Color Run is now live! The event will take place on Sunday, ...

  • 8:00 am - 10:25 pm
  • Location: Depot Park 874 SE 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: Free for kids 5 and under, Children (6-10) $18.04, Youth (11-17) $28.74, Students $34.09, Adults $39.44
  • Website: raceroster.com
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Run Your City Gainesville

We are excited to be launching the Gainesville branch of Run Your City, a nonprofit organization that aims to build ...