Events in Gainesville & Alachua County
Create a weekend of art, discovery, live music and more with What’s Good®. Celebrate heritage with live performances at the Fifth Avenue Arts Festival. Grab a bite of the sweet life at the Newberry Watermelon Festival. Go behind-the-scenes at 22 local studios on the GFAA Artist Studio Tour. Discover a rare, majestic animal with zookeeper talks and activities at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s annual World Tree Kangaroo Day. Enjoy a women-powered blues showcase with the North Central Florida Blues Society.
Events & Festivals
May 17
CMN Hospitals Dash & Bash 5K
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
May 17
Newberry Watermelon Festival
CountryWay Town Square
May 17
World Tree Kangaroo Day
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
May 17
Fifth Avenue Arts Festival, May 17 and 18
Santa Fe College Blount Center
May 17
May Day Festival at Monteocha Park
Monteocha Park
Music & Performance
May 16
Loosey’s Downtown Showcase at the Free Fridays Concert Series
Bo Diddley Plaza
May 17
Jazz with Swing Theory at One Love Cafe
One Love Cafe
May 17
Annasemble Spring Concert at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville
May 18
North Central Florida Blues Society presents the Women in Blues Showcase
Heartwood Soundstage
May 18
Gainesville Community Band 50th Anniversary Concert at Santa Fe College Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall
Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall
Arts & Theater
May 16
May 18
Messy: Loveset No. 2 at Limelight
Limelight
May 20
“A Pivotal Moment” at the Hippodrome Theatre
Hippodrome Theatre
May 25
Messy: Loveset No. 2 at Limelight
Limelight
May 28
“Pump Boys and Dinettes,” May 28 – June 20
Hippodrome Theatre
Seasonal
Jun 15
Father’s Day at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Jun 23
Gainesville Youth Chorus Summer Workshop
Santa Fe College
Craft Breweries
May 17
Carnival for Pace at First Magnitude Brewing Company
First Magnitude Brewing Company
May 17
Art Paws at Daft Cow Brewery
Daft Cow Brewery
May 18
Acoustic Duo Mind the Music at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company
May 22
Special Comedy Night -Trevor Glassman at Daft Cow Brewery
Daft Cow Brewery
May 22
Charity Bingo Night at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company
Pop-Up Markets
May 17
Pop-Up Flea and Farmers Market at VFW Post 2811
VFW Post 2811
Museum & Galleries
May 17
Little Sparks at the Cade Museum
The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention
May 17
Saturday Open Hours at the High Springs Historical Society Museum
High Springs Historical Society Museum
May 17
Maker Workshops at the Cade Museum
The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention
May 17
Weekend Tour at the Harn Museum of Art
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
May 17
An Evening with Frederick Douglass and Captain John Brown
Matheson History Museum
Outdoors
May 17
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
May 21
Bird Walk at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
May 24
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
May 28
Bird Walk at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
May 31
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
Sports & Fans
Jun 6
Teen Midnight Basketball
MLK Center
Jul 11
Teen Midnight Basketball
MLK Center
Aug 1
Teen Midnight Basketball
MLK Center
Farmers Markets
May 17
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market
May 17
Haile Farmers Market
Haile Village Center
May 17
Alachua County Farmers Market
Alachua County Farmers Market
May 17
Saturday Farm Market at Sweet Roots Organic
Sweet Roots Organic Farm and Nursery
May 19
Grove Street Farmers Market
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
Workshops & Educational
May 17
Shambhala Gainesville Meditation Group Open House
Shambhala Gainesville Meditation Group
May 23
Hurricane Season Kickoff: Tap Into Preparedness at Daft Cow Brewery
Daft Cow Brewery
May 25
Beginners Mosaic Workshop at The AUK Market
The AUK Market
Jun 8
Rebuilding – When Your Relationship Ends
Trinity United Methodist Church
Jun 13
Teach Me to Dance Interactive Workshops
Multiple Locations