Gainesville Events & Things to Do

The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the following 4-H Program for January 18, 2019. This program is being offered by Amanda Morgan, 4-H Youth Development Agent at the UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County (2800 NE 39 Avenue, Gainesville, 32609)

This will be a weekend packed with entertainment, fun, good food and most importantly GOUYADDDDD! Join us on this special weekend and cone dressed to impress. Don't wait until the last minute to purchase tickets! Schedule of Weekend Events: Friday, January 18th: Pagent

In this 6-week comics-making class, we'll build basic comics creation skills through exercises and short projects.  Students will learn cartooning techniques and tools, design their own characters, practice drawing action, backgrounds and objects, and explore how to tel

Happy Hug Day 5K & 10K *This is a virtual race! Did you know that National Hug Day is January 21?  We are celebrating with our first annual Happy Hug Day 5K & 10K! Get out there and race, and maybe even give out some free hugs!  Plus, January is Glaucoma Awareness Mo

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Hello friends,We are very excited to bring you our tenth record: Bankers Hill. Its a nine-song exploration into the challenge of living in the moment. Our music has been described as meditation in motion, which seems apt. Bankers Hill explores the paradox

Join us for our 3rd annual "Feathr Wintr Ball"!  The Feathr Wintr Ball is our annual event to welcome all members of Gainesville to enjoy some music, dancing, and socializing with members of the startup/tech community in Gainesville! It's also the perfect excuse to thro

Travel back in time and experience a world of medieval magic at the 33rd Annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire where battling knights, dancing gypsies, and mystifying magicians will perform on nine stages.

  Happy Birthday to Me 2019! *This is a virtual race!IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AND I’LL RUN IF I WANT TO!  It’s our third annual BIRTHDAY race!  You can go out and celebrate your own birthday this year with a run, or a walk, and get a beautiful silver, 3D birthday cake medal! 

Jim Belushi, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live and Chicago's famed Second City, is bringing to the stage an improvised comedy sketch show featuring members of the Board of Comedy and they will perform at Thrasher-Horne Center on Jan. 26, 2019 at 8 pm!

Kristin Dawn Chenoweth is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television and GOOD Thing is that she is performing to Gainesville on Jan. 29, 2019 at 7:30 pm. Don't be late!!

We're back!!! The GMJ Band (Gospel Meets Jazz) is partnering again with the Pleasant Street Historic Society to raise more money for the restoration of the Claronelle Smith Griffin Home. Join us for another evening of great music, fun and entertainment. Please share thi

Buy Red Velvet tickets at the Constans Theatre in Gainesville. Shows are also available there. You can see live music and they will served drinks and foods! Stay comfortable!

Join us for our 3rd Annual Florida Museum 5K on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. at the commuter lot in the UF Cultural Plaza on Hull Road and will be a combination of trails in the The Natural Area Teaching Lab (NATL) and campus roads. The registrat

2019 Community Veterans Celebration & Awards banquet When: Saturday February 2nd, 4pm -9pm Where: University Air Center; Mustang Hanger 4701 NE 40th Terrace Military Aircraft Display Helicopter / Plane Rides Veterans Award Ceremony Car Show beginning at 4pm Flight Simu

Super Bowl Watch Party!! Come watch the Game on our HD flat screen TV's!!! Full food buffet featuring favorites of football fans everywhere! Chicken Nachos, Pizza flatbread, wings, chicken tenders, and a hot dog bar! Select Premium Open Bar 5:30- end of g

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Spend Valentine's evening at the Florida Museum playing trivia and other fun throughout the exhibits. Come with a partner, friends or by yourself to experice this singles-friendly event. The Museum will be open 7pm to 10 pm for program participatns. Trivi

The venue is located on McCarty Drive, and is adjacent to the J. Wayne Reitz Union. Constans Theatre is a sub-venue of the Nadine McGuire Pavilion and Dance Pavilion, and is part of the School of Theatre and Dance.

Heartwood music festival is a celebration of the incredibly diverse talent in our community. Featuring two stages of music, food trucks, craft beer and fun activities for all ages.

There are over 100,000 active missing persons cases in the United States alone. Over 50,000 of those cases have become cold cases.  Cold case: an unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence.  The Daily Evergreen reports that

Spend a week immersed in comics, learning from Leslie Stein, cartoonist and 2018 LA Times Book Prize winner. From March 4-8, 2019, Leslie will lead a workshop for cartoonists of all levels at the Sequential Artists Workshop, in Gainesville, FL. Leslie’s comics capture t

Get hold of your NHRA Gatornationals 4 Day Pass (March 14-17) tickets now, watch as the Gainesville Raceway lights up with excitement, and see NHRA!!!

Up in Smoke TourfeaturingSubtronicshttps://soundcloud.com/subtronicsBlunts & Blondeshttps://soundcloud.com/bluntsnblondes-----Thursday, March 14th 2018Simon's Nightclub8 South Main StreetGainesville, FLAges 18+No refunds. All ticket sales final.-----For more information

SwampCon is a multi-genre convention for all ages hosted at the University of Florida and held in the Student Reitz Union. For many years, University of Florida students, representing several student organizations, organized the annual convention. SwampCon is a free con

Gainesville Seafood Festival is a family event meant to bring out those who share thing in common, the love of seafood.

Gainesville Seafood Festival is a family event meant to bring out those who share thing in common, the love of seafood. You will not only have access to this amazing outdoor experience with multiple seafood vendors serving all of your favorites

Grown-ups want to have fun too! Join us for an evening just for adults. In honor of the 500th anniversary year of Leonardo's death, we will have an inventive evening. Participate in the Da Vinci Dares innovation stations and try to improve on Da Vinci's designs. Pre-reg

Rough Magic will draw inspiration from its roots as a creative ensemble of artists by gathering together a dynamic new company of actors and even designers.

If you want to attend this upcoming show with Seamark MudRun 2019. BE Sure to be there and buy your tickets at Seamark Ranch for the affordable price. Don't miss this show. ENJOY!!

GARTH BROOKS and his 2019 Stadium Tour will visit and perform at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on April 20, 2019 (Exact Time TBD - See Time Printed On Ticket) https://www.concerttour.us/concert-tour-dates/garth-brooks-tour-dates/