Events

Info Session for Adventures in Play and Teen Life Summer Day Camps

19 May 2025 Join us on Zoom for a virtual open house on Monday, May 19 at 6 p.m. for our Adventures in Play and Teen Life Summer Day Camps!

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Juneteenth Flag Raising and City of Gainesville Kickoff

20 May 2025 The City of Gainesville embarks on our month-long Journey to Juneteenth celebration. Beginning from Florida Emancipation Day (May 20) through the widely-recognized Juneteenth holiday (June 19), we honor the turbulent, but resilient journey, while remaining true to our history of Florida Emancipation on May 20.

City Hall Plaza, 200 E University Ave,  32601

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Safe Streets and Roads for All Community Workshop

20 May 2025 Help shape the future of transportation safety in Alachua County!
Join us for the second SS4A (Safe Streets and Roads for All) & BPMP (Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan) Community Workshop, in partnership with the City of Gainesville and the University of Florida. Residents can share input on how to make our streets safer and more accessible for everyone—walkers, cyclists, drivers and transit users.

Thomas Center, 302 NE Sixth Ave.,  32601

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Barnyard Buddies

21 May 2025 Meet and learn about the farm animals at Morningside on Wednesdays at 3 p.m., September through May.

Morningside Nature Center Living History Farm, 3540 E. University Ave.,  32641

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Healthy Afternoons with Gainesville Fire Rescue

21 May 2025 Join Gainesville Fire Rescue for this free event series to learn about health with fun activities, and connect with community partners in a family-friendly space!

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Music and Movement

22 May 2025 Come jam out and dance with your little one!

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center, 1500 NW 45th Avenue,  32605

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Free Fridays Concert Series

23 May 2025 The region’s longest-running and largest free outdoor concert series features local and regional musical talent at the Bo Diddley Plaza. Our concerts under the stars showcase diverse musical acts sure to delight music lovers with classic rock, reggae, R & B, soul, ska, funk, blues and more.

Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E. University Ave.,  32601

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Florida Emancipation Celebration

24 May 2025 Food and fun for the whole family at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center (837 SE Seventh Ave.)

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, 837 SE 7th Ave,,  32601

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Blues on the Patio Music Series

25 May 2025 Join the North Central Florida Blues Society for Blues on the Patio, featuring talented local and regional artists who share a passion for blues.

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center, 1013 NW 7th Ave.,  32601

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