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Save the Date for Alachua County’s Bicentennial Celebration – Discover 200 at Depot Park and Heartwood Soundstage
Saturday, January 11, 1 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss an event 200 years in the making. Join this milestone birthday festival honoring the founding of Alachua County. “Discover 200 – A Bicentennial Celebration” features live music across two stages with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Chuck Ragan and The Camaraderie, Little Jake and the Soul Searchers, The Cliff Dorsey Band.
Enjoy food trucks, face painting, balloon animals, a roaming magician, historical and county service exhibits, appearances by UF mascots Albert and Alberta and more. Learn more and view the complete music schedule at Alachua200.com. Admission is free.
The Gala of the Royal Horses at the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center
Wednesday, January 15, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Playground Music and Arts Festival at Heartwood Soundstage
Saturday, January 18, 2 p.m.
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire at Depot Park
Saturday, January 25 – Sunday, January 26, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bats and Brews at Swamp Head Brewery
Saturday, January 25, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Sick Week Drive and Drag Racing at Gainesville Raceway
Friday, January 31, 8 a.m.
Sunshine State Book Festival at Best Western Gateway Grand
Friday, January 31, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Saturday, February 1, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Flatwoods Fire and Nature Festival at UF Austin Cary Forest
Saturday, February 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
Pints and Predators at First Magnitude Brewing Company
Saturday, February 15, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Newberry Main Street Blues and BBQ Festival in Historic Downtown Newberry
Saturday, February 22, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Florida Invitational Step Show: The Stroll at Bo Diddley Plaza
Saturday, February 22, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Sunshine Music and Arts Festival at Heartwood Soundstage
Thursday, February 27, 6 p.m.
NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway
Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9
Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day
Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Spring Garden Festival at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Saturday, March 22 – Sunday, March 23, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships at Alachua County Sports and Events Center
Sunday, March 23 – Sunday, March 30
Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge at Gainesville Raceway
Saturday, March 29 – Sunday, March 30
Hogtown Craft Beer Festival at Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center
Saturday, March 29, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
2025 Pepsi Florida Relays at UF James G. Pressly Stadium
Friday, April 4 – Saturday, April 5
Bard and Broadside Poetry Festival
Friday, April 4 -Sunday, April 13
Newberry Main Street Spring Festival in Historic Downtown Newberry
Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunshine State BMX Florida State Qualifier at High Springs BMX
Friday, April 11 – Sunday, April 13
Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival at Santa Fe College
Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 13
Easton Foundations Gator Cup at Easton Newberry Archery Center
Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, April 27
Tree Fest at Swamp Head Brewery
Saturday, April 26, 12 p.m. – 11 p.m.
May the Fourth Be With You (Star Wars Celebration) at Bo Diddley Plaza
Saturday, May 3, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Windsor Zucchini Festival at Windsor Fire Department
Saturday, May 10
5th Ave Arts Festival at Santa Fe College Blount Center
Saturday, May 17 – Sunday, May 18
The FEST in Downtown Gainesville
Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26
Fall Plant Sale and Orchid Show at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Florida Bat Festival at Lubee Bat Conservancy
Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Micanopy Fall Festival
Saturday, November 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m – Sunday, November 2, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
