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What free events are happening in Gainesville, FL? 865 free events across Alachua County, Oct 18 to Aug 6, each with its venue and start time.

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57 events in Gainesville today

Venues with upcoming free events

Bo Diddley Plaza80
Haile Village Center79
Rosa B. Williams Center60
Headquarters Library48
Millhopper Branch Library32
Swamp Head Brewery27
Tower Road Branch Library25
Newberry Branch Library23
Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park22
Alachua Branch Library20
Waldo Branch Library20
Morningside Nature Center17
Hawthorne Branch Library16
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company15
High Springs Historical Society Museum15
Cone Park Branch Library14
High Springs Branch Library14
Micanopy Branch Library14
Shoppes at Thornebrook14
The Queens Arms Pub13
Easton Newberry Sports Complex12
215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 3260111
Main Street Alachua11
Archer Branch Library10
Depot Park8
First Baptist Church of Alachua8
Coliseum of Comics Gainesville7
UF School of Music7
Little Hall-Room 2256
430-B North Main Street5
Aikido of Gainesville5
First United Methodist Church5
University Auditorium5
Waldo City Square5
12921 SW 1st Rd Suite 105 Newberry, FL 326694
Celebration Pointe4
Library Partnership Branch Library4
Matheson History Museum4
Trinity United Methodist Church4
UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211 Bryant Space Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32614
3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 326083
A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center3
Aloft Hotel Gainesville3
Century Tower3
Downtown Gainesville3
Evergreen Cemetery3
Harn Museum of Art3
Mount Carmel Baptist Church3
Multiple Locations3
Outside the Elite Training Center3
Tioga Town Center3
Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center2
Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park2
Best Western Gateway Grand2
Buchholz High School2
Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of I-75 And Archer Rd2
Clarence R. Kelly Center2
Cornerstone2
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts2
Downtown High Springs2
Downtown Micanopy2
First Presbyterian Church2
Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery2
High Springs New Century Woman’s Club2
Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center2
Michaels2
Splitz Bowling2
United Church of Gainesville2
Veterans Memorial Park2
(Right next door to Domino's Pizza)1
108 Vine1
10926 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville, FL 326061
14005 NW 146th Ave Alachua, FL 326151
14370 Kennard Street (SR-24), Waldo, FL 326941
18567 NW US Highway 441 High Springs, FL 326431
18586 Northwest 238th Street High Springs, FL 326431
19930 N US-4411
3745 Northwest 16th Boulevard Gainesville, FL 326051
7107 NW 4th Blvd Gainesville, FL 326071
Alachua County Farmers Market1
Alachua County Sports and Event Center1
Blackadder Brewing Company1
Breeze Rite In Travel Center – Pilot1
CampusView Church1
Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary School Library1
Cholokka Blvd1
City Hall Plaza1
Congregation B’nai Israel1
Fine Arts Building B (FAB)1
First Baptist Church of Archer1
Gainesville Country Club1
Gainesville Garden Club1
Grace at Fort Clarke Church1
Grace Presbyterian Church1
High Springs First United Methodist Church1
High Springs Women’s Club1
Historic Evergreen Cemetery1
Ironwood Golf Course1
Kanapaha Veteran's Memorial Park1
Kimball Wiles Elementary School-4601 SW 75th St1
Kiwanis Challenge Park1
Lake Alice1
Magnolia Ridge Rehabilitation Center1
Main St in Alachua1
Main Street1
Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center1
Newberry Firehouse Art Gallery1
Newberry’s Veteran’s Memorial at Lois Forte Park1
Oaks Mall Dillard's1
One Community Family Resource Center1
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School1
Radiance of Gainesville1
Ripple Theatricals1
Rockwood Park1
Saint Matthew Baptist Church1
Santa Fe College1
St Bartholomew’s Church Hall1
St. Patrick Catholic Church1
The Bull (Outside Stage)1
Thomas Center1
UF Health Mobile OBGYN Bus1
UF Health Professional Park1
UF Sorority Row, located on East and West Panhellenic Dr., between 8th and 9th Ave. Gainesville1
Westside Church of God of Prophecy1
Whole Foods Market Parking Lot1
Willie Mae Stokes Community Center1
Zion Lutheran Church1

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What free events are happening in Gainesville, FL? 865 free events across Alachua County, Oct 18 to Aug 6, each with its venue and start time.

Updated nightly · synced 14 hours ago
2026-10-17 · 13:13 EDT

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Time of day

All day1 Morning332 Afternoon283 Evening

57 events in Gainesville today

Venues with upcoming free events

Bo Diddley Plaza80
Haile Village Center79
Rosa B. Williams Center60
Headquarters Library48
Millhopper Branch Library32
Swamp Head Brewery27
Tower Road Branch Library25
Newberry Branch Library23
Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park22
Alachua Branch Library20
Waldo Branch Library20
Morningside Nature Center17
Hawthorne Branch Library16
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company15
High Springs Historical Society Museum15
Cone Park Branch Library14
High Springs Branch Library14
Micanopy Branch Library14
Shoppes at Thornebrook14
The Queens Arms Pub13
Easton Newberry Sports Complex12
215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 3260111
Main Street Alachua11
Archer Branch Library10
Depot Park8
First Baptist Church of Alachua8
Coliseum of Comics Gainesville7
UF School of Music7
Little Hall-Room 2256
430-B North Main Street5
Aikido of Gainesville5
First United Methodist Church5
University Auditorium5
Waldo City Square5
12921 SW 1st Rd Suite 105 Newberry, FL 326694
Celebration Pointe4
Library Partnership Branch Library4
Matheson History Museum4
Trinity United Methodist Church4
UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211 Bryant Space Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32614
3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 326083
A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center3
Aloft Hotel Gainesville3
Century Tower3
Downtown Gainesville3
Evergreen Cemetery3
Harn Museum of Art3
Mount Carmel Baptist Church3
Multiple Locations3
Outside the Elite Training Center3
Tioga Town Center3
Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center2
Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park2
Best Western Gateway Grand2
Buchholz High School2
Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of I-75 And Archer Rd2
Clarence R. Kelly Center2
Cornerstone2
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts2
Downtown High Springs2
Downtown Micanopy2
First Presbyterian Church2
Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery2
High Springs New Century Woman’s Club2
Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center2
Michaels2
Splitz Bowling2
United Church of Gainesville2
Veterans Memorial Park2
(Right next door to Domino's Pizza)1
108 Vine1
10926 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville, FL 326061
14005 NW 146th Ave Alachua, FL 326151
14370 Kennard Street (SR-24), Waldo, FL 326941
18567 NW US Highway 441 High Springs, FL 326431
18586 Northwest 238th Street High Springs, FL 326431
19930 N US-4411
3745 Northwest 16th Boulevard Gainesville, FL 326051
7107 NW 4th Blvd Gainesville, FL 326071
Alachua County Farmers Market1
Alachua County Sports and Event Center1
Blackadder Brewing Company1
Breeze Rite In Travel Center – Pilot1
CampusView Church1
Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary School Library1
Cholokka Blvd1
City Hall Plaza1
Congregation B’nai Israel1
Fine Arts Building B (FAB)1
First Baptist Church of Archer1
Gainesville Country Club1
Gainesville Garden Club1
Grace at Fort Clarke Church1
Grace Presbyterian Church1
High Springs First United Methodist Church1
High Springs Women’s Club1
Historic Evergreen Cemetery1
Ironwood Golf Course1
Kanapaha Veteran's Memorial Park1
Kimball Wiles Elementary School-4601 SW 75th St1
Kiwanis Challenge Park1
Lake Alice1
Magnolia Ridge Rehabilitation Center1
Main St in Alachua1
Main Street1
Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center1
Newberry Firehouse Art Gallery1
Newberry’s Veteran’s Memorial at Lois Forte Park1
Oaks Mall Dillard's1
One Community Family Resource Center1
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School1
Radiance of Gainesville1
Ripple Theatricals1
Rockwood Park1
Saint Matthew Baptist Church1
Santa Fe College1
St Bartholomew’s Church Hall1
St. Patrick Catholic Church1
The Bull (Outside Stage)1
Thomas Center1
UF Health Mobile OBGYN Bus1
UF Health Professional Park1
UF Sorority Row, located on East and West Panhellenic Dr., between 8th and 9th Ave. Gainesville1
Westside Church of God of Prophecy1
Whole Foods Market Parking Lot1
Willie Mae Stokes Community Center1
Zion Lutheran Church1

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