← This Weekend/Gainesville, FL events by month/October 2026

Month · Alachua County, FL

Things to do in Gainesville, FL in October 2026

What is happening in Gainesville, FL in October 2026? 346 events across Alachua County, Oct 1 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

Rosa B. Williams Center41
Bo Diddley Plaza34
Artisans’ Guild Gallery31
Heartwood Soundstage15
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention14

Loading page.

Things to do in Gainesville, FL in October 2026 - gainesvilleflorida.com

← This Weekend/Gainesville, FL events by month/October 2026

Month · Alachua County, FL

Things to do in Gainesville, FL in October 2026

What is happening in Gainesville, FL in October 2026? 346 events across Alachua County, Oct 1 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

Rosa B. Williams Center41
Bo Diddley Plaza34
Artisans’ Guild Gallery31
Heartwood Soundstage15
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention14

High Springs Brewing Company14

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre11

Morningside Nature Center9

Signal9

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center8

Depot Park7

Alachua County Farmers Market5

Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation5

Cornerstone5

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company5

Easton Newberry Sports Complex5

Friends of the Library5

Haile Village Center5

High Springs Historical Society Museum5

United Church of Gainesville5

The Queens Arms Pub4

Art Collective, A Curated Project of Art by Lale3

CHAMPIONS PARK3

Donald R. Dizney Stadium3

First Magnitude Brewing Company3

Tioga Town Center3

University Auditorium3

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium2

Curia on the Drag2

Downtown High Springs2

Gainesville Raceway2

Hippodrome Theatre2

Multiple Venues2

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo2

Squitieri Studio Theatre2

Trinity United Methodist Church2

UF School of Music2

UpStage at the Phillips Center2

Vivid Music Hall2

Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center1

Aloft Hotel Gainesville1

Constans Theatre1

Depot Station Events1

Downtown Gainesville1

Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery1

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

Harn Museum of Art1

High Springs Women’s Club1

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

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park1

Jonesville Park Soccer Complex1

JONESVILLE SOCCER COMPLEX – GAINESVILLE SOCCER ALLIANCE1

Judge Stephan P. Mickle Sr., Criminal Courthouse1

Kairos Events and Catering1

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens1

Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant Gainesville1

Lubee Bat Conservancy1

Multiple Locations1

Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion1

Oaks Mall Gainesville1

Outside the Elite Training Center1

Reitz Union North Lawn1

Santa Fe College1

Shoppes at Thornebrook1

Silver Q Billiards & Sports Bar1

Sweetwater Branch Inn1

The Barn at Deep Creek1

The Bull1

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

Thomas Center1

UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex1

University Club1

Waldo City Square1

Other months

Every month with enough confirmed events to have its own page.

Get the Friday email

One compact chronological guide each Friday across every category.

Free. One email on Fridays. Unsubscribe anytime.

For Gainesville businesses

Put your event in front of people planning their weekend.

Self-serve promotion for Alachua County bars, breweries, restaurants, and venues. Promoted listings start at $30. No sales call, no contract.

See promotion & pricing

Gainesville
Florida

Everything happening in Gainesville, Florida this weekend, kept fresh. Updated nightly · Alachua County, FL.

This weekend

Weekend calendar Live Music Food & Drink Arts & Theatre Family Free events

Explore Gainesville

Things to Do Football Weekends Gainesville, FL events by month

Friday email

The Friday Email Submit an event

For businesses

Promote an event Featured business Newsletter sponsorship

The publication

About Privacy Advertising disclosure Non-affiliation Brand system Data for AI answers

Independent. Not the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, the University of Florida, or Visit Gainesville. Independent, Florida-first, and refreshed every night.

Filter1 onOpenClose

Time of day

All day10 Morning1 Afternoon6 Evening77

Admission

Free34

Clear filters

Day and time3 of 31 days

Day	All-day	Morn	Aft	Eve
Oct 1	0	0	0	4
Oct 2

Alachua County, FLUpdated nightly · Synced 2 hours ago · 2026-08-18 · 23:42 EDT

gainesvilleflorida.com

This Weekend
Categories
Things to Do
Football Weekends
The Friday Email
Submit an Event

Promote

October 202694 eventsLive MusicClear

Updated nightly · synced 2 hours ago
2026-08-18 · 23:42 EDT

2026

Comedy5

Football2

Campus1

Oct 3	1	0	0	3

August 2026 September 2026 October 2026 November 2026 December 2026 January 2027 February 2027

Your event can sit herePromote

This space is for sale

HouseNo promoted listings this weekend

Your event can sit in this weekend’s list.

A promoted event runs inline at its real start time, with an ochre rule down its edge and a Promoted by line naming the business. $45 per event. It is labelled every time it appears.

Promote an event

Recurring programs

5:45 PMTHU · 10/01

Smooth Flava Dance Parties

Every Tuesday and Thursday · 9 dates · Free

+−Show the 9 sessionsHide the sessions

THU · 10/015:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
TUE · 10/065:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
THU · 10/085:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
TUE · 10/135:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
THU · 10/155:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
TUE · 10/205:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
THU · 10/225:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
TUE · 10/275:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
THU · 10/295:45 PMBo Diddley Plaza
The full Smooth Flava Dance Parties schedule

7:30 PMTHU · 10/01

Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center

Every Thursday · 5 dates · Free

+−Show the 5 sessionsHide the sessions

THU · 10/017:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center
THU · 10/08

4:00 PMSUN · 10/04

Steppin’ Into Dance with Smooth Flava

Every Sunday · 4 dates · Free

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

SUN · 10/044:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center
SUN · 10/11

5:00 PMMON · 10/05

Moy Yat Wing Chung

Every Monday and Wednesday · 8 dates · $10

+−Show the 8 sessionsHide the sessions

MON · 10/055:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center
WED · 10/07

6:30 PMMON · 10/05

Dance Camp: Dance of the Balkans and other Regions

Every Monday · 4 dates · $5

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

MON · 10/056:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center

8:00 PMMON · 10/05

JRS Steppers

Every Monday · 4 dates · Free

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

MON · 10/058:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center
MON · 10/12

6:30 PMTUE · 10/06

Belly Dance

Every Tuesday · 4 dates · $20

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

TUE · 10/066:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center
TUE · 10/13

6:30 PMTUE · 10/06

Gainesville Scottish Country Dance

Every Tuesday · 4 dates · $5

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

TUE · 10/066:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center
TUE · 10/13

6:30 PMWED · 10/07

Cross Creek Cloggers

Every Wednesday · 4 dates · Free

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

WED · 10/076:30 PMRosa B. Williams Center
WED · 10/14

7:00 PMWED · 10/07

Gainesville International Folk Dance

Every Wednesday · 4 dates · Free

+−Show the 4 sessionsHide the sessions

WED · 10/077:00 PMRosa B. Williams Center
WED · 10/14

ThursdayOct 1, 20262 events

Evening5 onward2 events

7:00 PM

The Beths

Vivid Music Hall · See source for pricing

Things to do in Gainesville, FL in October 2026

Things to do in Gainesville, FL in October 2026

Other months

Get the Friday email

Put your event in front of people planning their weekend.

GainesvilleFlorida

Your event can sit in this weekend’s list.

Recurring programs

Smooth Flava Dance Parties

Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center

Steppin’ Into Dance with Smooth Flava

Moy Yat Wing Chung

Dance Camp: Dance of the Balkans and other Regions

JRS Steppers

Belly Dance

Gainesville Scottish Country Dance

Cross Creek Cloggers

Gainesville International Folk Dance

The Beths

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons

Telegraph Quartet

Haunt Me

Thu. 10.8 - Infinity Song World Tour II

Plies in Concert- UF Black Alumni Homecoming

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

Guest Organ Recital: Neil Harmon

United States Marine Band

Pipe Organ Demonstration

Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart

Hardwired – The Tribute To Metallica, Arctic Red

Tyler Hilton

UF Viola Day

BobFest

The Linda Lindas in Gainesville

Bo Diddley Plaza: Pup, Algernon Cadwallader, The Flatliners in Gainesville

Bo Diddley Plaza: Lagwagon, Pup, Bouncing Souls in Gainesville

Bo Diddley Plaza: Bouncing Souls, Samiam, Sparta, NerfHerder in Gainesville

Nick Shoulders

Jake Shimabukuro

Thu. 10.1 - Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

Jason Marsalis Quartet

Chinese Football, i.liedtomyself

Flamingosis

Sun. 10.4 - Epic Rap Battle Of History

Belmont with Super Sometimes & Public Works

The Gringos with The John Woods Band

Concert: 352 Experience

Android Paranoid – RADIOHEAD Tribute, Paynes Prairie

Cowboy Mouth

Shrek Rave

Guest Artist Recital: Tze-Ying Wu and Jacob Coleman

Broadway Rave

Penny & Sparrow, Caleb Elliott

Rock Through Downtown Gainesville at FEST 24

Five Door Sedan + Noise Next Door + The Liszt

Vivid Music Hall: A Wilhelm Scream, Pulley, Toys That K*ll in Gainesville

Mustard Plug in Gainesville

Club de Escucha -Listening Club

The Band United

EVNT Music Series: Gainesville

Heartwood: Mustard Plug, The Planet Smashers in Gainesville

Symphonie Fantastique

Gainesville
Florida