Things to do in Gainesville this weekend

Everything happening around Gainesville and Alachua County this weekend, Friday through Sunday — refreshed automatically throughout the day from 16 local calendars. Part of the full Gainesville events calendar.

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Friday, October 23 65 events

Punk the Well

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Cypress & Grove Brewery

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2026 AVP Grass Nationals Volleyball Tournament

Friday, October 23, 2026 · High Springs Sports Complex

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The Fest 24, October 23-25

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Downtown Gainesville

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R&B, Soul and Classic Rock with Uncle Morty’s Rhythm Cream

Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · One Love Cafe

MusicVisit Gainesville
Early Voting

Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Millhopper Branch

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Early Voting

Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Tower Road Branch

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Conversation Club

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Millhopper Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Design + Doodle Lab

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

LearningCade Museum
Micanopy Craft' n' Quilt

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Micanopy Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Tree Pruning Workshop

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

LearningDepot Park
Weekly Walk & Talk at Tuscawilla Preserve

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Tuscawilla Preserve

LearningAlachua Conservation Trust
Healthy Start : Infant Massage Class

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · High Springs Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
LaCrosse

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Bookmobile

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FEST 24

Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:00 AM · Heartwood Soundstage

MusicHeartwood Soundstage
Playgroup and Parent Connections

Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Tower Road Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Sewcial Hour

Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Archer Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Cricut for Beginners

Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Headquarters Library

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Open Studio

Friday, October 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Headquarters Library

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Stitch & Chat

Friday, October 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Alachua Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
The Poetry Group

Friday, October 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Headquarters Library

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
The Fest 24

Friday, October 23, 2026, 2:50 PM · Loosey's

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Chess Club @ Dave’s Deli

Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

CommunityTioga Town Center
High Springs Farmers Market

Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM · High Springs Farmer’s Market

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The Fest 24

Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM · First Magnitude Brewing Company

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Ghost Rat + Bad Dog + Off Day + Leg Biters + Ceramicats + Crucial Fix + Orange Blossom Trail + Mike & the Nerve + Trustfall

Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:40 PM · The Bull

MusicFreeGainesvilleShows.com
Blackadder Brewing Co. – 10th Annual Blocktoberfest

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Blackadder Brewing Company

CommunityVisit Gainesville
Off the Shelf: Teen Book Club

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Archer Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Oh the Humanity + Fenix TX + Cold Wrecks + Wolf-Face + Choke Up + Punchline + Hew + Playboy Manbaby + Little Low + Descartes A Kant + Woolbright + Zeta

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:10 PM · Heartwood Soundstage

Music$30 / Free with FEST24 PASSAll agesGainesvilleShows.com
FEST Day 1

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:20 PM · Heartwood Soundstage

MusicHeartwood Soundstage
The Fest 24

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:20 PM · The Atlantic

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Tired Radio + MakeWar + Tightwire + Elway + The Eradicator + Brendan Kelly + The Bollweevils + Toys That Kill + Pulley + A Wilhelm Scream

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:20 PM · Vivid Music Hall

Music$30 ADV / $45 DOS / FREE WITH FEST24…18+GainesvilleShows.com
Spanish Conversation Club

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Headquarters Library

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Moosecreek Park + Walking Blue + i.liedtomyself + Awful Din + Kiss The Scientist + Cape Crush + Boy Clothes + Flowers For Emily + Porch Coffin + Freezing Cold + Glazed

Friday, October 23, 2026, 4:50 PM · Depot Village

Music$25 ADV, $40 DOS18+GainesvilleShows.com
Fall Rose Show and Conference, October 23-25

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Best Western Gateway Grand

LearningFreeVisit Gainesville
New Forms + Spoil + TrashWorldFL + Days Spent + Memory Entry + Watts + Quiet Fear + Horsewhip + Drought + Nø Man

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:00 PM · The Backyard

Music$20 ADV. / FREE WITH FEST 24 PASSAll agesGainesvilleShows.com
Season of Screams at The Peanut Patch & Corn Maze

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM · Peanut Patch and CornMaze

Community$20.00Visit Gainesville
Food Not Bombs Food Share and Distribution

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

FoodCivic Media Center
Food-Free Trunk-or-Treat for a Safe and Inclusive Halloween

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Consultants

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The Fest 24

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:30 PM · Bazaar47

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
Catbite + The Home Front + The Flatliners + Algernon Cadwallader + Pup

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM · Bo Diddley Plaza

Music$45All agesGainesvilleShows.com
Club de Escucha -Listening Club

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Curia on the Drag

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Cypress & Grove Brewing Company – Punk The Well

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Cypress & Grove Brewing Company

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First Magnitude Brewing Co. – Artwalk

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · First Magnitude Brewing Company

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Florida Gators Softball vs UNF

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium

SportsFlorida Gators
Hit Like a Girl + Excuse Me, Who Are You? + Arcadia Grey + Worst Party Ever + Pony + Camping In Alaska + Emperor X + Equipment

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM · The Wooly

Music$25 ADV TICKETS ONLY + FEES18+GainesvilleShows.com
It Ends

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:29 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
October Fun Run with Endure Run Club

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

SportsCity of High Springs
Queer the Fest

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM · Civic Media Center

Music$5-$25 NOTAFLOFGainesvilleShows.com
Queer The Fest

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM

CommunityCivic Media Center
R&B, Soul and Classic Rock with Uncle Morty’s Rhythm Cream

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · One Love Cafe

MusicVisit Gainesville
Zip! at Haile Quarry Haunted Hayride

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Zip! at Haile Quarry

Community$5 – $10Visit Gainesville
Spanish Wine Tasting and Culinary Pairing

Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Raise Your Glass Wine Bar

Food$55Visit Gainesville
Florida Gators Volleyball vs. LSU

Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center

Sports$12Visit Gainesville
Florida Skies: Autumn

Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:00 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

ArtsSanta Fe College
Halloween Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 450 SE Co Rd 337, Bronson, FL 32621

Community$30Visit Gainesville
Little Shop of Horrors

Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
International Choral Music with Voices Rising Community Chorus

Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM · First United Methodist Church

CommunityVisit Gainesville
Movie: Ghostbusters II

Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

ArtsTioga Town Center
Daft Cow Brewery – Comedy at the Cow

Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Daft Cow Brewery

Arts$10Visit Gainesville
American Hardcore

Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:30 PM – 10:10 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
DANCE… 4 U: SLAYYYTER X CHARLI XCX NIGHT

Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 PM · Signal

MusicGlory Days Presents
Laser Queen

Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 PM – 9:45 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

MusicSanta Fe College
Miley Cyrus Dance Party

Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM · Signal

MusicVisit Gainesville
Bliss in the Alley

Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 PM · Arcade Bar Alley

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The Fest 24

Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:30 PM · Baby J's Bar

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Saturday, October 24 84 events

Punk the Well

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Cypress & Grove Brewery

MusicFreeGainesvilleShows.com
2026 Night of Fire

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Gainesville Raceway

CommunityVisit Gainesville
Tricks, Treats & Tracks Halloween Celebration at Waldo MX

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Waldo MX & Event Grounds

CommunityVisit Gainesville
Depot Park parkrun

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

OutdoorsDepot Park
Gainesville Country Club Neighborhood Garage Sale

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Gainesville Country Club

CommunityFreeVisit Gainesville
Halloween Zombie 5K at Waldo MX

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Waldo MX & Event Grounds

SportsVisit Gainesville
Open Gym at Easton Newberry Sports Complex

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Easton Newberry Sports Complex

SportsFreeVisit Gainesville
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM · Waldo Farmers and Flea Market

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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:15 AM – 10:00 AM · Celebration Pointe - 4949 Celebration Pointe Ave Gainesville FL 32608

CommunityFreeCity of Alachua
Alachua County Farmers Market

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Alachua County Farmers Market

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Haile Farmers Market

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Haile Village Center

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Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Celebration Pointe

SportsFreeVisit Gainesville
City of Alachua Farmers Market on Main

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Main Street Alachua

CommunityFreeVisit Gainesville
Early Voting

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Millhopper Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Early Voting

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Tower Road Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Fall Rose Show and Conference, October 23-25

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM · Best Western Gateway Grand

LearningFreeVisit Gainesville
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, October 24-28 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Friends of the Library

LearningFreeVisit Gainesville
Gainesville Community Playhouse and Acrosstown Repertory Theatre Yard Sale

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Gainesville Community Playhouse

CommunityVisit Gainesville
Gainesville Country Club Neighborhood Garage Sale

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

CommunityAlachua Chronicle
Gainesville Reads 2026: “The Serviceberry” with Robin Wall Kimmerer, Now through October 25

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · The Lynx

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Queer the Fest

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM

CommunityCivic Media Center
Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Trinity United Methodist Church

CommunityAlachua Chronicle
United Nations Day 2026 Celebration

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM · Oak Hammock at the University of Florida

Community$25Visit Gainesville
Carson Springs Wildlife Foundation Guided Tour Experience

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation

OutdoorsVisit Gainesville
Florida Bat Festival 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Lubee Bat Conservancy

Community$5 – $45Visit Gainesville
Florida Springs Friendly Yard Workshop

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens

OutdoorsFree with price of Garden AdmissionVisit Gainesville
Lubee Bat Festival

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

CommunityAlachua Audubon Society
Sparks & Spooks 👻

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

LearningCade Museum
Little Sparks

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM

LearningCade Museum
A Commonplace Life

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Headquarters Library

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Adult Education Resources

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Hawthorne Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
High Springs Historical Society Museum

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · High Springs Historical Society Museum

ArtsFreeVisit Gainesville
Music and Movement

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Newberry Branch

MusicFreeAlachua County Library District
Saturday Story Time

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Millhopper Branch

FamilyFreeAlachua County Library District
Spanish Conversation Club

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Headquarters Library

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Spooky Chimes: DIY Windchimes

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Archer Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Fall Festival with Family Activities and Games

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Westside Church of God of Prophecy

CommunityFreeVisit Gainesville
Canadian Rifle + Pressure Set + Spells + Underground Railroad to Candyland + The Effigies + Horace Pinker + Tides + For Dear Life + Heart & Lung + Sam Russo + Houseghost + The Raging Nathans + DFMK

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:30 PM · The Backyard

Music$25 / FREE with FEST 24 passAll agesGainesvilleShows.com
The Dreaded Laramie + Gully Boys + Hey Mercedes + Bear vs Shark + The Impossibles + Pup + Against All Authority + The Bouncing Souls + Lagwagon

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:50 PM · Bo Diddley Plaza

Music$50All agesGainesvilleShows.com
The Fest 24

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:50 PM · University Club

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
3D Design Afternoons

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Library Partnership Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Create a Cardboard Mask

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Headquarters Library

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Rockwood Park

OutdoorsAlachua Conservation Trust
The Fest 24

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:10 PM · The Bull

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
Double Jointed + Pink Slip + Chilled Monkey Brains + Legitimate Business + Nick And The Adversaries + The Doomstompers + The Boy Detective + Mega Infinity + Sorry SweetHeart + Title Holder +…

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:30 PM · Depot Village

Music$25 ADV/$40 DOS FREE with FEST24 PASS!18+GainesvilleShows.com
FEST Day 2

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:30 PM · Heartwood Soundstage

MusicHeartwood Soundstage
MSWW: Harry Potter Movie

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Millhopper Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Sunday Morning + Dear Maryanne + Cuni + Worlds Greatest Dad + Pollyanna + Slingshot Dakota + Summerbruise + Dikembe + Daisyhead + Signals Midwest + Sleep In + Kerosene Heights + Common Sage + I am…

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:30 PM · Heartwood Soundstage

Music$40 ADV / $55 DOS + fees for free with…All agesGainesvilleShows.com
The Fest 24

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:40 PM · Bazaar47

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ArtSpace: Fall Ceramic Painting

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Waldo Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Fall Foodie Festival with Barbecue, Live Music and Local Vendors

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Oaks Mall

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Fall Pressed Leaf Craft for Kids!

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Micanopy Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
GED Study Sessions

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Headquarters Library

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Little Shop of Horrors

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
Monster Mash

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Archer Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Open Studio

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Hawthorne Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Spooky Spiders

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Cone Park Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Vote O' Ween

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00 PM · First Magnitude Brewing Company

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
The Fest 24

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:10 PM · Loosey's

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Laser Halloween

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

MusicSanta Fe College
Poetry Readings and Art with Sean Sexton

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Fair Oaks

Arts$40Visit Gainesville
Santa Fe Springs Stories Workshop

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

OutdoorsAlachua Conservation Trust
The Fest 24

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00 PM · The Atlantic

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
Fest Comedy Showcase

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:09 PM · The Hippodrome

ArtsGainesvilleShows.com
Queer the Fest

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:15 PM · Civic Media Center

Music$5-$25 NOTAFLOFGainesvilleShows.com
MakerSpace: Open Studio

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Waldo Branch

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
New Junk City + World’s Scariest Police Chases + Hell Beach + Teddy Duchamp’s Army + One Fall + Hospital Job + Fat Heaven + Banquets + The Moms + The Iron Roses

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:30 PM · The Wooly

Music$30 ADV TICKETS ONLY + FEES18+GainesvilleShows.com
The Rat Utopia Experiment + Gillian Carter + Drosera + Sleepy Time Trio + Small Brown Bike + Liquid Limbs + Orbiter + War On Women + Iron Reagan + Torche

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:50 PM · Vivid Music Hall

Music$40 ADV / $55 DOS18+GainesvilleShows.com
Guided Sound Meditation with Live Singing Bowls

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Bella Terra Hills

Music$50Visit Gainesville
Laser Michael Jackson

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

MusicSanta Fe College
Annual Finding Fireflies Event

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

CommunityTioga Town Center
Food and Music Festival and Pop-Up Market

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Celebration Pointe

CommunityFreeVisit Gainesville
Ghosts n’ Gators Fall Festival

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM · Peanut Patch and CornMaze

Community$20Visit Gainesville
Laser Bruno Mars

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 5:55 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

MusicSanta Fe College
Trunk or Treat with Games and Inflatables

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · High Springs Church of Christ

CommunityFreeVisit Gainesville
Words To Say + Pretty Nice Place + Diggy + The Theos

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 6:00 PM · Common Goods Social Market

MusicFreeAll agesGainesvilleShows.com
Zip! at Haile Quarry Haunted Hayride

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Zip! at Haile Quarry

Community$5 – $10Visit Gainesville
Little Shop of Horrors

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
A WACKY, SILLY, AND CURSED DRAG SHOW!

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 PM · The Ox

Music$5GainesvilleShows.com
Celebrate Florida’s Rising Dance Talent

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Santa Fe College

ArtsFree – $20Visit Gainesville
Young Dancers Showcase

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology

ArtsSanta Fe College
Laser Bad Bunny

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:00 PM – 9:55 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

MusicSanta Fe College
The Fest 24

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9:30 PM · Baby J's Bar

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
Cosmic Bass Rave

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 PM · Arcade Bar Alley

Music21+GainesvilleShows.com

Sunday, October 25 40 events

Punk the Well

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Cypress & Grove Brewery

MusicFreeGainesvilleShows.com
FIELD TRIP - San Felasco Hammock: Yellow Trail with Maggie Paxson SIGN UP ONLY

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM · San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park, 11101 Millhopper Rd, Gainesville, FL 32653, USA

OutdoorsAlachua Audubon Society
Early Voting

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Millhopper Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Early Voting

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Tower Road Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Nature Journaling Workshop with Sean Sexton

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Fair Oaks

Outdoors$75Visit Gainesville
Grove St District Market

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Grove Street District Market

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Little Sparks

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM

LearningCade Museum
Oktoberfest Celebration with Bavarian Food and Live Music

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Zion Lutheran Church

CommunityFreeVisit Gainesville
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, October 24-28 2026

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Friends of the Library

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Sewing a Mini Plush

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Headquarters Library

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
The Fest 24

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:10 PM · The Bull

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
Fest Comedy Showcase

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:30 PM · Vivid Music Hall

Arts$3018+GainesvilleShows.com
Sensory Story Time

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM · Headquarters Library

FamilyFreeAlachua County Library District
Dead Bars + Rodeo Boys + Nobro + The Copyrights + Nerf Herder + Sparta + Samiam + The Bouncing Souls

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 PM · Bo Diddley Plaza

Music$45All agesGainesvilleShows.com
Florida Gators Volleyball vs. Ole Miss

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center

Sports$12Visit Gainesville
The Fest 24

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 PM · Baby J's Bar

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Who's Watching

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:26 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
The Fest 24

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:20 PM · The Atlantic

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
The Fest 24

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:20 PM · Loosey's

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Chess Club

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · Millhopper Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Comic Drawing Club

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Headquarters Library

ArtsFreeAlachua County Library District
Fall Foodie Festival with Barbecue, Live Music and Local Vendors, October 24-25

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Oaks Mall

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Intro to 3D Printing

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Newberry Branch

LearningFreeAlachua County Library District
Little Shop of Horrors

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

ArtsHippodrome Theatre
The Fest 24

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 PM · University Club

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
Violinist Claire Wells at the Phillips Center

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

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Sawpaw + Blind Adam & The Federal League + Lee Bains + Tim Barry + Whiskey & Co. + Drag The River + Paisley Fields + American Dream Survivors + Rent Strike + Confession Kids

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:10 PM · Depot Village

Music$30 ADV $45 DOS FREE with FEST24 PASS!18+GainesvilleShows.com
The Fest 24

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:20 PM · Bazaar47

MusicGainesvilleShows.com
FEST Day 3

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:30 PM · Heartwood Soundstage

MusicHeartwood Soundstage
Middle-Aged Queers + Shehehe + Christy Costello & The CC Club + Evening Standards + Seagulls + Gottlieb + Too Many Daves + Flagman + Jumpstarted Plowhards + Tiltwheel + F.Y.P.

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:30 PM · The Backyard

Music$25 / FREE WITH FEST 24 PASSAll agesGainesvilleShows.com
Half Past Two + Age of Kid + Sooza + Stuck Lucky + The Best Of The Worst + Sad Snack + Flying Raccoon Suit + the Mermers + The Planet Smashers + Bumsy And The Moochers + Mustard Plug

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:40 PM · Heartwood Soundstage

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The Crosses + Vic Bondi And His Issues + School Drugs + The Caution Children + Spaced + Thrull + Supertwin

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:50 PM · The Wooly

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Laser Prince

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

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American Hardcore

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:10 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

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Laser Gaga

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 5:55 PM · Santa Fe College - Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

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A Fat Wreck

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:28 PM · Hippodrome Theatre

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Gainesville Reads 2026: “The Serviceberry” with Robin Wall Kimmerer, Now through October 25

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Lynx

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Robin Wall Kimmerer Discusses “The Serviceberry”

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

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August Wilson’s “Fences”, Opening Weekend

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Star Center Theatre

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Fest Wrestling

Sunday, October 25, 2026, 9:30 PM · Vivid Music Hall

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