Gun Violence Awareness Day Proclamation

Gainesville City Hall Auditorium 200 E University Ave., Gainesville, United States

Join Mayor Ward and the Gainesville City Commission as June 6, 2025 is named Gun Violence Awareness Day in the City of Gainesville.

Free

Game Night with the Latina Women’s League at Vecinos

Vecinos Cafe and Lounge 208 W University Ave., Gainesville, United States

After the success of the first Game Night, they're back with even more fun for everyone! You’re invited to the second edition of Game Night – an evening full of joy, music, and community. Come and practice your Spanish in a fun way while supporting our organization upcoming event. Bingo...

Space Jam – Christian Hip-Hop Dance Party Youth Night at Depot Village

Depot Village 404 SE 2nd St., Gainesville, United States

Young people across the community are invited to experience a powerful fusion of faith, rhythm, and community at The Space Jam Christian Hip-Hop & Dancehall Dance Party. This dynamic event offers a fresh take on fellowship by blending positive messages with the upbeat energy of hip-hop and dancehall music. Scheduled...

$15

WGOT 100.1. Benefit at SL8 Gallery

SL8 Gallery 10 SE University Ave, Gainesville, United States

Music from the 1950’s-1980’s to support all volunteer low power WGOT which plays genre specific shows from bluegrass to punk rock plus progressive talk programs like Democracy Now ( 8 am and 1 pm daily )

$10 – $20

Design + Doodle Lab: A Summer Art Pop-Up at the Cade Museum

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 S Main St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Unleash your creativity with a drop-in art experience at the Cade Museum! Throughout the day, the Cade Museum offers a variety of pop-up art projects designed to inspire imagination and hands-on exploration. Prefer to follow your own muse? Head to the open art station, where you’ll find a wide range...

Pop-up Museum: Spooks N Sips Night Market at The Lynx Books

The Lynx Books 601 S Main St, Gainesville, FL, United States

Enjoy a spooky summer night market on Friday the 13th! Check out the Florida Museum table at the special night edition of the Gainesville Oddities Market. Look for the Pop-Up Museum inside The Lynx Books featuring skeletons, taxidermy and specimens from museum collections. Special guest Nolan Ferguson, a researcher in...

Heartwood Music Fest IX: All Together Now

Heartwood Soundstage 619 Main St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Experience a collaboratively curated lineup and celebrate nearly a decade of live music, performance, and community at Heartwood Music Fest IX. The festival theme this year is "All Together Now" and every music set features musician collaborations, cameos and band mashups. Heartwood Music Fest IX is produced by The Listening...

$10 – $25

Local Songwriter Thomas Allain Debuts Single at Heartwood Music Fest IX

Heartwood Soundstage 619 Main St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Gainesville-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Thomas Allain marks a major milestone with the release of his debut single Footprints in the Stone. Recorded at Ivy Manor Studios in Muscle Shoals with producer Dan Hannon (known for his work with Manchester Orchestra), the project blends rich storytelling with an atmospheric folk-rock sound. The...

Sunday Linen Sundresses Afternoon Vibes at Vecinos

Vecinos Cafe and Lounge 208 W University Ave., Gainesville, United States

Sunday Linen & Sundresses Afternoon Vibes Sunday June 15, 2025 Vecinos Gainesville 208 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 4pm-8pm $15 admission Sophisticated, Sultry Sunday Linen & Sundresses Afternoon Host TeShaJ Consulting & Families United Network LLC Special Entertainment Guest BILL ROGERS & BEN GEIR Professionals, Entrepreneurs Showcase your Linen...

$15.00

Rebels with a Cause: Art As Resistance in Animation – Paprika at the Hippodrome Cinema

Hippodrome Cinema 25 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, United States

R 2006 Thriller/Sci-fi 1h 30m In this dazzling sci-fi from Satoshi Kon, the boundary between dream and reality dissolves. A stunning meditation on control, creativity, and the radical freedom of the subconscious. Discussion to follow screening. Part of the Art As Resistance Anime Festival June 15

Summer Hit “Pump Boys and Dinettes” Extended at the Hipp!

Hippodrome Theatre 25 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, FL, United States

Top off your tank and head downtown as the Hippodrome Theatre’s sensational summer musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" has been held over through July 6. This Tony-nominated crowd-pleaser hits the mainstage with twang, talent, and toe-tapping tunes. Set on Highway 57 between a gas station and the Double Cupp Diner,...

Event Series One To One John & Yoko

“One To One John and Yoko” at the Hippodrome Cinema, June 19-28

Hippodrome Cinema 25 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, United States

R 2024 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 40m This documentary follows John Lennon and Yoko Ono during the early 1970s, with never-before-seen footage of their time living in Greenwich Village and their “One to One” concert performance at Madison Square Garden. Thurs, June 19 at 8:30 PM Fri, June 20 at...

World Refugee Day Food Festival at the Matheson History Museum

Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

The Greater Gainesville International Center will be hosting an amazing food festival featuring authentic dishes from a host of exceptional countries and cuisines from around the world, prepared by local home chefs. Cuisines represented will include dishes from: Afghanistan, Burma/Myanmar, Eritrea/Sudan, Haiti, Iran, Cuba, Laos, and Venezuela (this is a...

Free

Pride at Heartwood Dance Party

Heartwood Soundstage 619 Main St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Celebrate Pride Month and honor the anniversary of Stonewall with an outdoor dance party hosted by Heartwood Soundstage in partnership with Bimbo Night. The evening begins with a happy hour at 8 p.m., followed by DJ sets from Kill Zach, Crisca, and Ráfaga starting at 9 p.m. Admission is sliding...

Sliding Scale

Storytelling Meetup: “Beneath The Surface” at The Bull

The Bull 18 SW 1st Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States

Join Self Narrate for an evening of live storytelling centered on the theme “Beneath the Surface.” Storytellers have 5–7 minutes to share true, personal stories—some planned in advance, others spontaneous. Want to participate? Submit a brief story outline (2–3 sentences) to info@selfnarrate.com or message Self Narrate on Facebook by Monday,...

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Hippodrome Cinema

Hippodrome Cinema 25 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, United States

2001 Musical/Comedy 1h 33m Adapted from the stage musical of the same name, a gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.