Events in Gainesville & Alachua County
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Events & Festivals
Jan 20
Alachua’s 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center
Jan 25
Jan 25
Miss Gainesville and Miss Ocala Scholarship Competition at Eastside Auditorium
Eastside Auditorium
Jan 26
Florida Bridal Expo
Best Western Gateway Grand
Jan 27
“What Colors Do You Bleed?” Blood Drive at Lifesouth Community Blood Centers
LifeSouth Headquarters
Music & Performance
Jan 15
Singer-Songwriter Benny Cannon and Friends at Heartwood
Heartwood Soundstage
Jan 15
Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Jan 16
Jazzology at the Keys Grill and Piano Bar
The Keys Grill and Piano Bar
Jan 17
Jan 17
Gainesville Flute Ensemble Concert at St. Patrick Catholic Church
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Arts & Theater
Jan 17
The Gainesville Orchestra with Maestro Evans Haile presents Mahler’s 5th
Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall
Jan 17
Opening Weekend of “Doubt, A Parable”
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre
Jan 21
Cirque Kalabanté
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Jan 24
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again)
Hippodrome Theatre
Jan 25
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again)
Hippodrome Theatre
Seasonal
Feb 14
Date Night! at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company
Mar 17
Erin Go Bragh! St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company
Jun 15
Father’s Day at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Craft Breweries
Jan 15
Line Dancing at Swamp Head Brewery
Swamp Head Brewery
Jan 18
MCU Trivia Night at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company
Jan 25
Robert Burns Night
Blackadder Brewing Company
Jan 26
Gainesville Winter Record Fair at Cypress and Grove Brewing Company
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
Feb 1
Night on the Nile: Brewed with Love Belly Dancing at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company
Pop-Up Markets
Jan 18
Pop-Up Flea and Farmers Market at VFW Post 2811
VFW Post 2811
Jan 26
Gainesville Winter Record Fair at Cypress and Grove Brewing Company
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
Feb 15
Pop-Up Flea and Farmers Market at VFW Post 2811
VFW Post 2811
Mar 15
Pop-Up Flea and Farmers Market at VFW Post 2811
VFW Post 2811
Apr 19
Pop-Up Flea and Farmers Market at VFW Post 2811
VFW Post 2811
Museum & Galleries
Jan 18
Weekend Tour at the Harn Museum of Art
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Jan 24
Afrofuturism Art Exhibition Closing Reception at GFAA
Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery
Jan 25
“Riding the 33rd Parallel” Gallery Talk and Performance at the Harn Museum of Art
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Jan 30
Afrofuturism Celebration and Fashion Show at the Harn Museum of Art
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Feb 7
Tot Time: Art with Heart at the Harn Museum
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Outdoors
Jan 18
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
Jan 18
Ranger-Led Rim Ramble Hike
La Chua Trail Horse Barn
Jan 22
Bird Walk at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Jan 25
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
Jan 25
Ranger-Led Rim Ramble Hike
La Chua Trail Horse Barn
Sports & Fans
Jan 17
Jimmy Carnes Indoor Track & Field Invitational
Alachua County Sports & Events Center
Jan 17
“The Orange Blossom” Florida Color Horse Show
Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center
Jan 17
Funtastic Fridays Archery
Easton Newberry Archer Center
Jan 18
Level 6: 2025 HTC Junior Tennis Tournament at the Joyce Oransky Tennis Center
Joyce Oransky Tennis Center at Albert “Ray” Massey (Westside) Park
Jan 18
4-H 3D Match
Easton Newberry Archer Center
Farmers Markets
Jan 17
High Springs Farmers Market
Downtown High Springs
Jan 18
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market
Jan 18
Haile Farmers Market
Haile Village Center
Jan 18
Alachua County Farmers Market
Alachua County Farmers Market
Jan 20
Grove Street Farmers Market
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
Workshops & Educational
Jan 16
Jan 16
Earring Making Class at Onyx & Iris
Onyx and Iris
Jan 25
Take Control Of Your Health With Ayurveda – A Live Interactive Wellness Event
Millhopper Branch | Alachua County Library District
Jan 29
Advanced Pruning and Winter Care
Alachua County Ag Auditorium
Feb 1
10th Annual Super Sealant Saturday by UF College of Dentistry
UF College of Dentistry
Bites & Brunch
Jan 15
Wings Wednesday at Haile Village Bistro
Haile Village Bistro
Jan 18
Wine Tasting Class at Beaker and Flask
Beaker and Flask Wine Bar
Jan 20
Specialty Burger Night at Haile Village Bistro
Haile Village Bistro
Jan 27
Specialty Burger Night at Haile Village Bistro
Haile Village Bistro
Feb 2
Souper Fun Sunday
Saint Francis Catholic Academy