City of Waldo Fall Festival

Waldo City Square 14450 NE 148th Ave, Waldo, FL, United States

The annual City of Waldo Fall Festival takes place at Waldo City Square, Saturday, October 26, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Admission and parking are FREE. Activities include food, games, music, candy, raffle, bounce house, costumes, crafts, pumpkin patch and vendors!

Free

Trunk-or-Treat with Gainesville Street Rods

Home Depot #270

Free trunk or Treat for kids! Gainesville Street Rods will be at Home Depot parking lot off Tower Rd 7107 NW 4th Blvd. Come out, dress up, check out some cool rides! There will be games, prizes for best dressed costume, food music & more. Don't forget trunks loaded up...

Vam and E.T. York Promising Artist Clayton Stephenson

Squitieri Studio Theatre 3201 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Clayton Stephenson is not just a remarkable virtuoso, but also a poet and a master storyteller whose love for the piano is apparent. His repertoire invites the audience on an adventure. Stephenson’s flourishing career includes accolades as a finalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and recipient...

$12 – $35

Fall Wildflower Walk at Barr Hammock South

October is Florida Native Plant Month! As the summer heat dissipates, Florida’s plant communities burst into bloom in a dazzling “second spring.” Come meet some of our native wildflowers and pollinators and learn about the Alachua County Forever Program’s restoration efforts on this ecologist-led family friendly hike. The terrain of...

Free

Live Music by Unwound at Blackadder Brewing

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

Wind down your weekend with some live music and local beer on Sunday, October 27th at 4PM when trio, Unwound returns to the brewery.

Cora Roberson: Gainesville’s Own Hidden Figure

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

Cora Roberson, the first woman to run for elected office in the City of Gainesville, cracked the glass ceiling that was soon shattered by women being elected to office. Mrs. Roberson was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Florida Memorial College (BA Science), Tuskegee Institute (MA Education). She taught at...

Free

Sergio Bernal Dance Company

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

Globally celebrated as “exhilarating and enchanting” (The Guardian), former Principal Dancer of the Ballet Nacional de España Sergio Bernal brings his first evening-length program to the U.S. Created by Bernal and choreographer Ricardo Cue, A Night with Sergio Bernal melds the bravado and speed of Spanish flamenco with the grace and precision...

$12 – $45