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What is happening in Gainesville, FL in October 2026? 1588 events across Alachua County, Oct 3 to Oct 31, each with its venue and date. All-day events say so instead of a start time.

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Headquarters Library60
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention52
High Springs Brewing Company46
Coliseum of Comics Gainesville40
Millhopper Branch Library40

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Things to do in Gainesville, FL in October 2026

What is happening in Gainesville, FL in October 2026? 1588 events across Alachua County, Oct 3 to Oct 31, each with its venue and date. All-day events say so instead of a start time.

Venues with events in October 2026

Headquarters Library60
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention52
High Springs Brewing Company46
Coliseum of Comics Gainesville40
Millhopper Branch Library40

Rosa B. Williams Center40

Hippodrome Cinema35

Bo Diddley Plaza34

Heartwood Soundstage31

Artisans’ Guild Gallery29

Tower Road Branch Library27

Newberry Branch Library25

Waldo Branch Library25

Alachua Branch Library24

Alachua County Sports and Event Center23

Depot Park22

Hippodrome Theatre22

Sun Country Sports Center22

Shoppes at Thornebrook21

Tioga Town Center20

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre19

Micanopy Branch Library19

Archer Branch Library17

Hawthorne Branch Library17

Splitz Bowling17

Eastside High School Auditorium16

Dirty Bird Art Co15

Easton Newberry Sports Complex14

Cone Park Branch Library13

Gainesville Church of God13

High Springs Branch Library13

Gainesville Community Playhouse12

Ripple Theatricals12

The Wooly12

Evergreen Cemetery11

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center10

Morningside Nature Center10

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts10

High Springs Historical Society Museum9

Signal9

Skate Station Funworks9

215 NW 10th Ave Gainesville, FL 326018

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company8

Daft Cow Brewery8

First Baptist Church of Alachua8

Harn Museum of Art8

Historic Haile Homestead8

Jonesville Park8

Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium8

United Church of Gainesville8

Alachua County Farmers Market6

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College6

Library Partnership Branch Library6

Loosey's Downtown6

Loosey's Downtown Mainstage6

University Auditorium6

Aikido of Gainesville5

Bragging Rights5

Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation5

Celebration Pointe5

Downtown Gainesville5

First Magnitude Brewing Company5

Friends of the Library5

Gainesville Raceway5

Haile Village Center5

Little Hall-Room 2255

Main Street Alachua5

Regal Butler Town Center and Regal Royal Park5

Sweetwater Wetlands Park5

Trinity United Methodist Church5

12227 SW 274th St. Newberry, FL 326694

12921 SW 1st Rd Suite 105 Newberry, FL 326694

20307 NW C.R. 235A4

3728 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 326084

4010 N.W. 27th Lane Gainesville4

Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center4

Balance 180 Gym4

Buchholz High School4

Celebration Pointe, Northwest Corner of I-75 And Archer Rd4

Cornerstone4

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park4

Mount Carmel Baptist Church4

O2B Kids Supercenter4

PK Yonge Performing Arts Center4

Swamp Head Brewery4

The Lynx4

The Queens Arms Pub4

Art Collective, A Curated Project of Art by Lale3

Blackadder Brewing Company3

Buchholz High School Auditorium3

CHAMPIONS PARK3

Haile Equestrian Center3

High Springs Sports Complex3

Santa Fe College Fine Arts3

Santa Fe College Gymnasium3

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo3

Sweetwater Branch Inn3

The Bryer Patch3

UF Astronomy Teaching Observatory, 211 Bryant Space Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32613

Vivid Music Hall3

A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center2

Alachua County Agriculture & Equestrian Center2

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium2

City Hall Plaza2

Clarence R. Kelly Center2

CountryWay TownSquare2

Curia on the Drag2

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts2

Donald R. Dizney Stadium2

Downtown High Springs2

First United Methodist Church of Gainesville2

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital2

Hilton University of Florida Conference Center2

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center2

Humane Society of North Central Florida2

Ichetucknee Springs State Park2

Ironwood Golf Course2

Matheson History Museum2

Meizon Church2

Multiple Venues2

Natural Area Park2

Plaza of the Americas (University of Florida) Gainesville2

Santa Fe College2

Squitieri Studio Theatre2

UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex2

UF NATL Natural Park Entrance (see map) Gainesville2

Wildflowers Yoga + Healing Collective2

Wilmot Botanical Gardens2

10926 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville, FL 326061

120 NW 260th St. Newberry, FL 326691

13th St. and University Ave.1

17306 NW 112th Blvd Alachua, FL 326151

17450 CR-2391

18567 NW US Highway 441 High Springs, FL 326431

18586 Northwest 238th Street High Springs, FL 326431

19930 N US-4411

2nd & Charles1

3745 Northwest 16th Boulevard Gainesville, FL 326051

4th Avenue Food Park1

7107 NW 4th Blvd Gainesville, FL 326071

Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park1

Aloft Hotel Gainesville1

Archer First United Methodist Church1

Balance 180 Gymnastics & Sports Academy1

Boulware Springs Park1

Condron Family Ballpark1

Constans Theatre1

Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary1

Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center1

Depot Station Events1

Downtown High Springs Florida1

Downtown Micanopy1

Dudley Farm Historic State Park1

Eastside Rec Center1

Emerson Alumni Hall1

Fine Arts Building B (FAB)1

Frog Song Organics1

Frog Song Organics 4317 U.S. 3011

Gainesville Country Club1

Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery1

Gainesville SDA Church1

Ginnie Springs1

Grassy Lot1

H Spurgeon Cherry “Westside” Pool1

H. Spurgeon Cherry Pool, 1001 NW 31st Dr, Gainesville, FL 326051

Heavener Football Training Center1

High Springs New Century Woman’s Club1

High Springs Women’s Club1

Hilton University of Florida Conference Center (1714 SW 34th St, Gainesville, FL)1

Hippodrome State Theatre1

Historic Evergreen Cemetery1

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park1

Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College1

JCPenney Kids Department, Oaks Mall1

Jonesville Park Soccer Complex1

JONESVILLE SOCCER COMPLEX – GAINESVILLE SOCCER ALLIANCE1

Judge Stephan P. Mickle Sr., Criminal Courthouse1

Kairos Events and Catering1

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens1

La Chua Trail1

LaCrosse Fire Station1

Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant Gainesville1

Lubee Bat Conservancy1

Lyceum Concert Hall1

Magnolia Ridge Rehabilitation Center1

MLK Center1

Multiple Locations1

Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion1

North Central Florida Community Center1

NW 2nd Ave1

Oaks Mall1

Oaks Mall Gainesville1

One Community Family Resource Center1

Only at dine-in location!1

Outside the Elite Training Center1

Pinspiration Gainesville1

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery1

Queen of Peace (Gymnasium)1

Reitz Union North Lawn1

Rockwood Park1

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park1

Santa Fe River Preserve1

Silver Q Billiards & Sports Bar1

Social Hall1

St. Patrick Catholic Church1

The Abbey at Blackadder1

The Barn at Deep Creek1

The Bull1

The Bull (Outside Stage)1

The Home Depot (7107 NW 4th Blvd, )1

The Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute1

The Oaks Mall1

Thomas Center1

UF Health Professional Park1

UF Lake Wauburg South Shore1

UF/IFAS Austin Cary Forest1

Uniqe Notions1

Unique Notions1

University Club1

UpStage at the Phillips Center1

V Pizza1

Waldo City Square1

Waldo MX & Event Grounds1

West End Community Park1

Whole Foods Market Parking Lot1

Windsor of Gainesville1

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Little Sparks

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English Country Dance

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Design + Doodle Lab

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Plant for Pollinators: Bees and Trees

Historic Evergreen Cemetery · Free

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41st Annual Fall Arts Festival October 3 – 4

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Stormy Daniels "Unicorns in the Kitchen" Comedic Storytelling

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Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - Free Bird Fridays

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Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - Free Bird Fridays

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

ArtWalk at the Artisans’ Guild Gallery, Now Through August

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Art After Dark

2026 International Combat Sports Festival – Taekwondo

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Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop

41st Annual Fall Arts Festival October 3 – 4

ArtWalk at the Artisans’ Guild Gallery, Now Through August

40th Anniversary Activity - Button Bonanza

40th Anniversary Face Painting with Maia's Creations

40th Anniversary Balloon Artistry with Tyger Tales

The Engineering Workshop - Architecture

Painting with a Twist: Glow Animals

Cade Museum Engineering Workshop

IndepenDance Studio Squishy Day

40th Anniversary Magic Show

Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - Fly-In Studio Saturdays

Buchholz Drama Presents “Songs for a New World”

40th Anniversary Magic Show

Willem Dafoe Stars as a Forgotten Poet Rediscovered in “Late Fame”

Art Club at Art Collective Gainesville

Ayad Akhtar Discusses “The Radiance” with Lauren Groff

Robert Reich Asks What Americans Owe Each Other in “The Work in Progress”

Buchholz Drama Presents “Songs for a New World”

“Finding Neverland” Musical in Gainesville, September 18 – October 11

Willem Dafoe Stars as a Forgotten Poet Rediscovered in “Late Fame”

ArtWalk at the Artisans’ Guild Gallery, Now Through August

Robert Reich Asks What Americans Owe Each Other in “The Work in Progress”

“Finding Neverland” Musical in Gainesville, September 18 – October 11

Hippodrome A Christmas Carol Auditions

Willem Dafoe Stars as a Forgotten Poet Rediscovered in “Late Fame”

Introduction to Kinusaiga Fabric Art

Robert Reich Asks What Americans Owe Each Other in “The Work in Progress”

Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - Messy Mondays

ArtWalk at the Artisans’ Guild Gallery, Now Through August

Youth Arts & Well-being for Safer Communities (ONOP Final Symposium)

Youth Arts & Well-being for Safer Communities, Onop GNV Final Symposium

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Dirty Bird Art Co Art and Sensory Workshop - Tinker Tuesdays

ArtWalk at the Artisans’ Guild Gallery, Now Through August

Ashia S. Ajani Discusses “Tending the Vines” at The Lynx

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