Poe Springs Plein Air Paint Out at Poe Springs Park

Poe Springs Park 28800 NW 182nd Ave., High Springs, FL, United States

See springs-inspired paintings come to life from a blank canvas to finished work at the Poe Springs Plein Air Paint Out. During the Santa Fe Springs Celebration, artists set up at scenic points of view to create their works of art. The event includes live music, educational exhibits, vendors, food...

An Evening with Frederick Douglass and Captain John Brown

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

Step back in time at An Evening with Frederick Douglass and Captain John Brown. The Matheson History Museum and the University of Florida Performing Arts Driveway Theatre Project present a powerful live performance featuring Shamrock McShane, Pamela D. Marshall, and E. Stanley Richardson. Set against the historic backdrop of the...

Free

Delicious Pi Day Pie Challenge at Blackadder Brewing

Blackadder Brewing Company 618 NW 60th St Ste A, Gainesville, FL, United States

Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 8, and get ready to show off your baking skills at the Pi Day Pie Competition at Blackadder Brewing in Gainesville! Whether you specialize in savory or sweet, this is your chance to claim prizes and bragging rights. How It Works: Bring your best...

Nowruz and International Festival

Shoppes at Thornebrook 2441 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL, United States

Join a celebration of the Persian New Year and global cultural diversity at the Nowruz and International Festival! This vibrant event brings together music, dance, food and traditions from around the world, featuring live performances, international vendors and family-friendly activities. Join in embracing unity, heritage and the spirit of renewal....

Free

Free Film Screening of “Harriet” at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center 837 SE 7th Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States

Celebrate both Black History Month and Women’s History Month with a screening of “Harriet”, a 2019 biographical film about Harriet Tubman (1822-1913). A leader in the Underground Railroad she personally freed more than 70 enslaved people, was a Union spy during the Civil War, led 150 Black soldiers in the...

Free

Super Show Saturday! at High Springs Lions Club

High Springs Lions Club 26900 W US 27, High Springs, FL, United States

This is a community based charity event to assist the ongoing mission to support the Veteran community and the Gold Star families of Florida. The High Springs Lions Club provides a safe, family friendly, and welcoming environment for the Veteran and Gold Stars to relax and enjoy a public event...

$10

Bird Walk with Alachua Audubon at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park 1500 NW 45th Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States

Join a special bird walk with Alachua Audubon’s Danielle Zukowski. Meet trip leader Danielle Zukowski in the parking lot. This land was previously a dairy farm, which was then purchased by Home Depot and part of the property was preserved into a park by the City of Gainesville with funds...

Free

Women’s Makers Market at 4th Ave Food Park

4th Ave Food Park 409 SW 4th Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States

Celebrate Women's History Month at the Women's Makers Market, a showcase of local women-owned businesses, artists, bakers, and more! The vendor fees for this event will benefit Blossoming Butterfly, a local non-profit supporting individuals facing breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer. Support women vendors and shop local!

Music in Survival: 80 years After Auschwitz at United Church of Gainesville

United Church of Gainesville 1624 NW 5th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, United States

Art and Music played a significant role aiding prisoners in the death camps of WW 2. It was therapeutic because great European composers were also prisons at the same time. They continued to compose and conduct for fellow prisoners under horrid conditions. The ShabbaTones Chorus will sing recently discovered compositions...

Archer Farmers Market

Archer Historical Society Railroad Museum 16994 SW 134th Ave, Archer, FL, United States
Event Series One Love Market

One Love Market

One Love Cafe 4989 NW 40 St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Browse local food and gift vendors at the weekly One Love Market. Select from farm-fresh local produce, meat, plants, baked goods, crafts and more.

The Peking Acrobats

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 3201 Hull Rd., Gainesville, FL, United States

See daring maneuvers with awe-inspiring acrobatic feats creating a breathtaking, all-ages spectacle with the festive pageantry of a Chinese carnival. Experience The Peking Acrobats' precarious pagoda of chairs, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. Rooted in centuries of Chinese history, The Peking Acrobats seek to uphold the rich and...

Bird Walk at Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Sweetwater Wetlands Park 325 SW Williston Rd., Gainesville, FL, United States

Join members of the Alachua Audubon Society on a walk through the park. Identify the wide variety of local wetland and migratory birds in a premier birding hotspot. Walks are free with park admission fee ($5/vehicle) and are offered every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. though the end of May. Birders...

Event Series Community Nights

Community Nights at South Main Station

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

Community Nights is weekly collaborative project between Heartwood Soundstage and South Main Station featuring free live music, production skill sharing, and activities, plus a local makers’ market on the first Community Night of every month. But these events are so much more than the sum of their parts. They are...

Free

Opening Reception for “The Alachua Phenomenon: Two Centuries in Florida’s Eden”

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

Celebrate the grand opening of the Matheson History Museum's newest exhibition "The Alachua Phenomenon: Two Centuries in Florida's Eden."  Meet the curator, tour the exhibition and enjoy light refreshments. The exhibition features photographs and objects from the Matheson collection and items on loan from Alachua County museum partners, including one...

Free

World-Renowned Concordia Choir of Moorhead Minnesota at First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church 300 SW 2nd Ave., Gainesville, United States

From the music of J. S. Bach to familiar hymn arrangements, the 72-voice a cappella choir will amaze you with their technical mastery and incredible sound in a varied concert ranging from Renaissance motets to contemporary choral works. Dr. Culloton is the fourth director in the choir’s 100-year history. In...

Free