Free things to do in Gainesville, FL

PunkOuter Games Tabletop Game Night

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

TuesdayOct 20, 20264 events

Evening5 onward4 events

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

FamilyDaily

WednesdayOct 21, 20264 events

Evening5 onward4 events

Screaming for Safety

UF Health Professional Park · Gainesville · Free

ThursdayOct 22, 20264 events

Evening5 onward4 events

Magnolia Ridge Rehab Trunk or Treat

Magnolia Ridge Rehabilitation Center · Gainesville · Free

FridayOct 23, 20265 events

Evening5 onward5 events

Oktoberfest in Haile Village

Haile Village Center · Free

SaturdayOct 24, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Celebration Pointe Food & Music Night Festival

Celebration Pointe · Free

SundayOct 25, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Grace at Fort Clarke Church Trunk or Treat Fest

Grace at Fort Clarke Church · Gainesville · Free

MondayOct 26, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

PunkOuter Games Tabletop Game Night

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

TuesdayOct 27, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Public Workshop: NW 22nd Street Safety Improvements

Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary… · Free

WednesdayOct 28, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Gainesville Police Department: National Night Out

Depot Park · Free

ThursdayOct 29, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

FridayOct 30, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Trick or Treat at The Shoppes at Thornebrook

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

SaturdayOct 31, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

The Art of Death: Plein air painting at Evergreen Cemetery

Evergreen Cemetery · Free

MondayNov 2, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

TuesdayNov 3, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Networking Social at Aloft

Aloft Hotel Gainesville · Free

Monthly

WednesdayNov 4, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

“Becoming Buffalo” Film Screening and Q&A

Matheson History Museum · Free

ThursdayNov 5, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

HESCAH Lecture | Dr. Jaleh Mansoor “Three Temporalities of the 1960’s Neo-Avant-Garde: Twombly’s Melancholia, Warhol’s Mimesis, Merz’s Portentous Futurism”

Harn Museum of Art · Gainesville · Free

FridayNov 6, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

CommunityListed 2 more times

Holiday Marketplace with Christmas Shopping and Santa Photos

First United Methodist Church · Free

SaturdayNov 7, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Kavagator Coffee Shop: Monster Hunting D&D

185 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL · Gainesville · Free

SundayNov 8, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Live MusicListed once more

Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. – The Listening Room with Acoustic Singer-Songwriters

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company · Free

MondayNov 9, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

FamilyListed 2 more times

PunkOuter Games Tabletop Game Night

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

TuesdayNov 10, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

WednesdayNov 11, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

“The ‘Nam AC-48”: Remembering Alachua County’s Vietnam War Veterans

Matheson History Museum · Free

ThursdayNov 12, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Harn Museum Art After Dark Museum Nights

Harn Museum of Art · Gainesville · Free

FridayNov 13, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Fun 4 Gator Kids Glow in the Dark Fun Night

Kanapaha Veteran's Memorial Park · Gainesville · Free

SaturdayNov 14, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. – The Listening Room with Acoustic Singer-Songwriters

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company · Free

MondayNov 16, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

WednesdayNov 18, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

CommunityListed once more

Dementia Care Monthly Support Group

Trinity United Methodist Church · Free

ThursdayNov 19, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Live MusicListed once more

Meet the Author and Lecture Series

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center · Free

SaturdayNov 21, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

8:00 PM

Movie Night at Bo Diddley Plaza featuring Ratatouille

Bo Diddley Plaza · Gainesville · Free

MondayNov 23, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

PunkOuter Games Tabletop Game Night

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FridayNov 27, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Arts & TheatreListed once more

Artwalk Gainesville

Multiple Locations · Free

MondayNov 30, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

PunkOuter Games Tabletop Game Night

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

TuesdayDec 1, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Networking Social at Aloft

Aloft Hotel Gainesville · Free

Listed once more

FridayDec 4, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

High Springs Museum Christmas Train Display and Visit with Santa

St Bartholomew’s Church Hall · Free

SaturdayDec 5, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Holiday Lights Celebration

City Hall Plaza · Free

TuesdayDec 8, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Holiday Choral and Orchestral Music at the 4th Annual Unity Concert

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the… · Free

WednesdayDec 16, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

CommunityNot listed again

Dementia Care Monthly Support Group

Trinity United Methodist Church · Free

ThursdayDec 17, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Meet the Author and Lecture Series

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center · Free

FridayDec 25, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Artwalk Gainesville

Multiple Locations · Free

ThursdayDec 31, 20260 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Sparks in the Park

Depot Park · Free

8:00 PM

TuesdayJan 5, 20270 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Networking Social at Aloft

Aloft Hotel Gainesville · Free

SaturdayJan 16, 20270 events

Evening5 onward0 events

Florida Carillon Festival

Century Tower · Free

MON · 11/026:30 PMSwamp Head Brewery

Recurring programs in this category

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Smooth Flava Dance Parties22
Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center16
Monday Night Rally Run Club13
Swamp Head Brewery – Trivia Night13
Cross Creek Cloggers11
Gainesville International Folk Dance11
JRS Steppers11
Intro to 3D Printing2

MON · 10/26

6:30 PM

Swamp Head Brewery

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The full Swamp Head Brewery – Trivia Night schedule

MON · 10/26

6:30 PM

The Queens Arms Pub

MON · 11/026:30 PMThe Queens Arms Pub

MON · 11/096:30 PMThe Queens Arms Pub

MON · 11/166:30 PMThe Queens Arms Pub

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MON · 01/046:30 PMThe Queens Arms Pub

MON · 01/116:30 PMThe Queens Arms Pub

The full Monday Night Rally Run Club schedule

THU · 10/22

5:45 PM

Bo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 10/275:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 10/295:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

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THU · 12/035:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/085:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/105:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/155:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/175:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/225:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/245:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/295:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/315:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza

The full Smooth Flava Dance Parties schedule

THU · 10/22

7:30 PM

Bo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 10/277:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 10/297:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 11/037:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 11/057:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 11/107:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 11/127:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 11/177:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

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TUE · 11/247:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

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THU · 12/037:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/087:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/107:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/157:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/177:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/227:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/247:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 12/297:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 12/317:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 01/057:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 01/077:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

TUE · 01/127:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

THU · 01/147:30 PMBo Diddley Plaza

The full Free Yoga at the Plaza schedule

WED · 10/28

6:30 PM

Rosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/046:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/116:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/186:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

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WED · 12/026:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

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WED · 12/166:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/236:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/306:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

The full Cross Creek Cloggers schedule

WED · 10/28

7:00 PM

Rosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/047:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/117:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/187:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 11/257:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/027:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/097:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/167:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/237:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

WED · 12/307:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center

The full Gainesville International Folk Dance schedule

5:30 PM

Headquarters Library

The full Intro to 3D Printing schedule

THU · 10/22

7:30 PM

Rosa B. Williams Center

Gainesville Swing Dance

THU · 10/297:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

THU · 10/297:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 11/057:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

THU · 11/057:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 11/127:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 11/197:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 11/267:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 12/037:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 12/107:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 12/177:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 12/247:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 12/317:30 PMRosa B. Williams CenterGainesville Swing Dance

THU · 01/077:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

THU · 01/147:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

The full Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center schedule

6:00 PM

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FamilyWeekly

Swamp Head Brewery – Pint Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Free

6:00 PM

Visiting Artist Lecture: Rachel Mayeri

Fine Arts Building B (FAB) · Free

Arts & TheatreNot listed again

Gainesville Flute Ensemble: The Music of Spooky Flutes

St. Patrick Catholic Church · Gainesville · Free

Concert Band Concert

University Auditorium · Free

5:00 PM

Screaming for Safety - Trunk or Treat

3300 SW Williston Road, Gainesville, FL… · Gainesville · Free

FamilyNot listed again

CommunityListed 2 more times

Dementia Care Monthly Support Group

Trinity United Methodist Church · Free

Symphonic Band Concert

University Auditorium · Free

5:00 PM

Ghouls, Goblins, and Greeks

UF Sorority Row, located on East and… · Free

FamilyNot listed again

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

Wind Symphony Concert

University Auditorium · Free

5:00 PM

Brave & Blooming Girls Mentoring Pumpkins & Pajamas Girls Night In

19930 N Us Hwy 441, High Springs, FL 32643 · High Springs · Free

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Pumpkins & Volcanoes Boys Night In

19930 N Us Hwy 441, High Springs, FL 32643 · High Springs · Free

Fall Rose Show and Conference, October 23-25

Best Western Gateway Grand · Free

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Allergy Asthma & Immunology Consultants: Food Free Trunk or Treat

1173 NW 64th Ter, Gainesville, FL 32605 · Gainesville · Free

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center: A Place for All-National Museum of African American History and Culture

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center · Free

University City Church of Christ Trunk or Treat

4626 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32605 · Gainesville · Free

Playlist at Celebration Pointe

Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of… · Gainesville · Free

Tioga Movie Night: Ghostbusters II

Tioga Town Center · Newberry · Free

Faculty Recital: Evan Mitchell, Piano

UF School of Music · Free

8:00 PM

Splitz Bowling Funtastic Friday

Splitz Bowling · Gainesville · Free

UF Astronomy Public Night Observatory

UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211… · Gainesville · Free

5:00 PM

Deeper Purpose Community Fall Family Festival & Trunk or Treat

19930 N US-441 · Free

FamilyNot listed again

Finding Fireflies Annual Celebration

Tioga Town Center · Newberry · Free

Gainesville Street Rods & Home Depot Trunk or Treat

7107 NW 4th Blvd Gainesville, FL 32607 · Free

Food and Music Festival and Pop-Up Market

Celebration Pointe · Free

High Springs First United Methodist Church: Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat

High Springs First United Methodist Church · High Springs · Free

Downtown Micanopy Trunk or Treat

Cholokka Blvd · Micanopy · Free

Kavagator Coffee Shop: Monster Hunting D&D

185 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL · Gainesville · Free

High Springs Church of Christ Trunk-Or-Treat

18567 NW US Highway 441 High Springs, FL… · Free

Newberry United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat

24845 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669 · Newberry · Free

5:30 PM

CampusView Church Trunk or Treat

CampusView Church · Free

FamilyNot listed again

6:00 PM

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FamilyWeekly

Swamp Head Brewery – Pint Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Free

Campus to Community: UF School of Music Students in Recital

First Presbyterian Church · Free

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

FamilyWeekly

6:00 PM

Jonesville Baptist Church Trunk or Treat

17722 SW 15th Avenue, Newberry, FL 32669 · Newberry · Free

FamilyNot listed again

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Trunk or Treat

3745 Northwest 16th Boulevard… · Free

First Baptist Church of Archer Fall Festival

First Baptist Church of Archer · Archer · Free

Timucua Spiritual Practices in Colonial Florida

Matheson History Museum · Free

Paul Richards, Faculty Composition Recital

UF School of Music · Free

7:30 PM

UF Opera Theatre presents: Opera Scenes, Evening 1

UF School of Music · Free

Arts & TheatreNot listed again

5:00 PM

Newberry Firehouse Art Gallery: Youth Art Open House

Newberry Firehouse Art Gallery · Newberry · Free

FamilyNot listed again

Waldo Area Historical Society Halloween Trick or Treat

Waldo City Square · Free

Trunk or Treat at Waldo City Square

Waldo City Square · Free

Countryside Christian School Trunk-or-Treat

10926 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville, FL 32606 · Free

Halloween Trick Or Treat at Celebration Pointe

Celebration Pointe · Free

Family Promise of Gainesville: Trunk or Treat

Grace Presbyterian Church · Free

Arts & TheatreListed 2 more times

Artwalk Gainesville

Multiple Locations · Free

Artwalk Gainesville

Downtown Gainesville · Free

Annual Halloween Spooktacular

University Auditorium · Free

UF Astronomy Public Night Observatory

UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211… · Gainesville · Free

5:00 PM

First Baptist Church of Alachua Trunk or Treat

14005 NW 146th Ave Alachua, FL 32615 · Free

FamilyNot listed again

Waldo Community New Vision Coalition Trunk or Treat

Breeze Rite In Travel Center – Pilot · Waldo · Free

Alachua Trick or Treat on Main Street

Main St in Alachua · Free

First Baptist Church of Waldo Fall Festival - Halloween Alternative

14370 Kennard Street (SR-24), Waldo, FL… · Waldo · Free

Saint Matthew Baptist Church Trunk-O-Treat

Saint Matthew Baptist Church · Free

UF Opera Theatre presents: Opera Scenes, Evening 2

UF School of Music · Free

6:00 PM

PunkOuter Games Tabletop Game Night

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FamilyWeekly

Swamp Head Brewery – Pint Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Free

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

FamilyListed 3 more times

6:00 PM

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

FamilyListed 2 more times

5:30 PM

Chomp the Block at Celebration Pointe

Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of… · Gainesville · Free

FamilyNot listed again

Hallelujah Harvest Line Dancing at Archer Church of the Nazarene

13327 SW State Road 45, Archer, FL 32618 · Archer · Free

UF Astronomy Public Night Observatory

UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211… · Gainesville · Free

6:00 PM

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FamilyWeekly

Swamp Head Brewery – Pint Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Free

Organ Studio Recital

University Auditorium · Free

5:30 PM

Early Steps Baby Time

Headquarters Library · Gainesville · Free

FamilyNot listed again

CommunityNot listed again

Girl Scouts Information Meeting-Let's Start a Troop!

Kimball Wiles Elementary School-4601 SW… · Gainesville · Free

Josh’s Place, Inc. Community Outreach

First Baptist Church of Alachua · Alachua · Free

8:00 PM

Splitz Bowling Funtastic Friday

Splitz Bowling · Gainesville · Free

FamilyNot listed again

UF Astronomy Public Night Observatory

UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211… · Gainesville · Free

6:30 PM

Swamp Head Brewery – Pint Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Free

Food & DrinkWeekly

7:00 PM

“B-Roll: Life in Front of the Blackboard and Behind the Lens” with Steve Robitaille

Matheson History Museum · Free

Arts & TheatreNot listed again

Sounds of the Season

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the… · Free

Arts & TheatreNot listed again

6:00 PM

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FamilyListed once more

Food & DrinkListed once more

Swamp Head Brewery – Pint Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Free

6:00 PM

PunkOuter Games Beyblade Play and Trade

Shoppes at Thornebrook · Gainesville · Free

FamilyNot listed again