Events

Serenity: Art in Meditation Exhibit at the Thomas Center Galleries

15 Jul 2025 Friday, June 27 - Saturday, Aug. 30
The exhibition explores how the creation of art is used to promote mind, body and spirit in various forms of meditation.

Historic Thomas Center Galleries, 302 NW Sixth Ave.,  32601

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MTPO Long-Range Transportation Plan Cost Feasible Workshop

15 Jul 2025 Share your thoughts on the future of transportation in the region!

Thomas Center, 302 NE Sixth Ave.,  32601

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Eco Buddies

16 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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Gainesville International Folk Dance

16 Jul 2025 GNV Arts: Gotta Dance! Learn and dance ethnic dances from around the world Wednesdays at Rosa B. Williams Center.

Rosa B. Williams Center, 524 NW 1st,  32601

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Food Trucks at Cornerstone

17 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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Gainesville Swing Dance

17 Jul 2025 GNV Arts: Gotta Dance! Beginner and intermediate swing dance lessons followed by an evening of social dancing to lively vintage tunes—learn new moves, then dance the night away! Thursdays at Rosa B. Williams Center.

Rosa B. Williams Center, 524 NW 1st,  32601

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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

Tagged as: , Kids & family, Sports, Youth events

Free Fridays Concert Series

18 Jul 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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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

Tagged as: , Kids & family, Youth events