Events

Eco Buddies

09 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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Bilingual Story Time at the Park

10 Jul 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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Teen Midnight Basketball

11 Jul 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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Free Pool Day for Kids at Hunter and Mickle Pools

12 Jul 2025 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!

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Pop-up Basketball

18 Jul 2025 Grab your sneakers and your game, July is Parks, Recreation and Culture Month and we are celebrating in true Gainesville style with Pop-Up Basketball.

Fred Cone Park, 2801 E. University Ave.,  32641

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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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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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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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