Events

Free Sweetwater Wetlands Park Day

19 Jul 2025 Celebrate Parks, Recreation and Culture Month at Sweetwater Wetlands Park! This July celebrates the 40th year of the National Recreation and Park Association’s Park and Recreation Month - at the City of Gainesville, we are celebrating big!

Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Rd.,  32641

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Eco Buddies

23 Jul 2025 Come learn through play about the wonderful world of nature all around us with rotating weekly themes!

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

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Music and Movement

24 Jul 2025 Come jam out and dance with your little one!

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

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Food Trucks at Cornerstone

24 Jul 2025 Every Thursday from 7 a.m.-3 p.m., the GCRA is hosting food trucks at GTEC (2153 SE Hawthorne Rd.)! Each week, a variety of food trucks will be at GTEC for the lunch hour and beyond!

Cornerstone, 2153 SE Hawthorne Rd.,  32641

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Teen Midnight Basketball

01 Aug 2025 The Teen Midnight Basketball 3-on-3 program offers monthly athletic opportunities for youth during late night, weekend hours when they might otherwise be involved in unsupervised activities.

Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 1028 NE 14th St.,  32601

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Bilingual Story Time at the Park

14 Aug 2025 It's Bilingual Story Time! Interactive fun with stories and songs in English and Spanish. Perfect for preschoolers and toddlers.

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

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Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza: Shrek

13 Sep 2025 Join us for Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Shrek! This event is free and open to the public. Come enjoy a movie under the stars.

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

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Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Wicked

10 Oct 2025 Join us for Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Wicked! This event is free and open to the public. Come enjoy a movie under the stars.

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

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The Great Pumpkin Bash

11 Oct 2025 Join us for our first annual Great Pumpkin Bash Saturday, Oct. 11 at Bo Diddley Plaza!

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

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44th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show

15 Nov 2025 Visit downtown Gainesville to experience North Florida’s largest free street festival Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Downtown Gainesville, 111 E. University Ave.,  32601

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