Holiday Concert- “A Season of Light”

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church 9700 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Capella Nova choir will present a holiday concert on December 14th at 4pm at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 9700 W. Newberry Road in Gainesville. The concert is free and open to the public. Featured will be works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Whitacre and Rutter. For more information, call 904-535-4779. The chorus...

Sunday with Santa at Blackadder Brewing

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

Hi Kids (and Big Kids)! Santa's back at Blackadder Brewing! Sunday with Santa! December, 15th 3-5PM Have your wish lists ready for the big guy in the red suit and then join for some milk & cookies after you meet Santa! Big Kids, Blackadder didn't forget you! Enjoy Dragon's Milk...

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree with The Imbeciles

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

Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree with The Imbeciles! Tuesday, December 17th 7PM They've added some festive favorites to our setlist! Ho, ho ho! The charity partner, Re-Gifting Christmas will receive all tips raised by the band! Food truck Everyday Amore on site.

Free

Eat. Drink. Be Ugly. (Ugly Sweater Contest at Blackadder!)

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

Things are about to get ugly! Real ugly! And the uglier the better! Join Blackadder Brewing for their 8th Annual Ugly Sweater Contest, Eat. Drink. Be Ugly. on Thursday, Dec 19th starting at 7PM. Be warned, the competition is always fierce. Winners for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places will be...

Event Series The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

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

Dance Alive National Ballet, Alachua County's own professional ballet company brings you NUTCRACKER! The all-time family favorite with beautiful dancing, sets and costumes is here again! Everyone needs a hero, and in this case she’s a girl. Clara saves the Nutcracker prince, and to thank her he brings her on...

Event Series Class with Clara

Class with Clara

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

Dance Alive National Ballet presents A Class With Clara. Join the charming ‘Clara’, heroine of the Nutcracker Ballet for a prince or princess style ballet class onstage! Gifts will be handed out following the event. All ages are welcome. Parents can watch from the audience or join on stage their...

$25

A Very Harry Christmas Trivia Night

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

What's on your Christmas list? Wizard crackers, an invisibility cloak or a maybe handmade Molly Weasley sweater... Join Blackadder Brewing for a festive and magical evening of Harry Potter Christmas Trivia! Saturday, December 21st at 7PM. Questions will be specific to the Harry Potter Christmas breaks (books & movies). And...

Channukah Celebration Choir

The ShabbaTones Chorus will lead the guests with many Channukah favorites. Join is for the fun and joy.

Event Series Guided Walks

Guided Walks

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens 4700 SW 58th Dr, Gainesville, FL, United States

Kanapaha offers a guided tour of the Gardens the first Saturday of every month, starting at 10:00am. Regular admission price for non-members.

The Other Book: Black History in Alachua County Lecture Series

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Before schools were integrated, Black teachers taught from two books; the official government sanctioned books and from other texts, written by Black authors about the realities of the Black experience. It was referred to as “the Other Book.” In the current political climate of book banning and “white washing,” this...

Harlem Globetrotters 2025 World Tour

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center 250 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL, United States

You love the dunks, alley-oops, looooong shots, magic, history and laughs! Don’t miss your chance to see what fans love about the Harlem Globetrotters plus more as the world-famous Globetrotters level-up every game with all-new, exciting challenges in 2025! NEW year, NEW global tour, NEW challenges! Same Globetrotters you LOVE!...

$30 – $90

Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes

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

A crowd favorite, Pink Martini returns to Gainesville to celebrate their 30th anniversary on a tour that promises to be packed with stylish fun. Drawing inspiration from all over the world—crossing genres from big band American jazz to old-fashioned French pop—the group tours the globe with their multilingual repertoire on...

$12 – $60

The Gainesville Orchestra with Maestro Evans Haile presents Mahler’s 5th

Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL, United States

Adventures await you as the orchestra presents "Powerful Ports of Call" - Mahler's 5th! An epic journey through one of the most powerful and romantic symphony's ever written. Composed in celebration of Mahler meeting his wife, the amazing Alma Schindler. The 5th symphony includes the popular "Adagietto" used in Visconti's...

$20 – $40
Event Series Pacifica Quartet

Pacifica Quartet

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

One Quartet — Two Different Programs! The Pacifica Quartet has established itself as one of the finest chamber ensembles to hit the stage. With their powerful energy and captivating sound, it is no wonder that this quartet has a career that spans nearly three decades and multiple GRAMMY® Awards. Choose one...

$12 – $40

Onyx Storm Midnight Release Party

The Lynx

Join The Lynx for a midnight release party of the upcoming Fourth Wing title, Onyx Storm! There will be games, photo opportunities, and more. Tickets include one special edition copy of the book and one drink from The Lynx cafe. About the book: Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE...

Cirque Kalabanté

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

Cirque Kalabanté features gravity-defying acrobatics and jaw-dropping displays of contortion and strength. Inspired by daily life in Guinea, this performance is designed to share the beauty, youth, and artistry of West African culture. Founded by Guinean-born Cirque du Soleil veteran Yamoussa Bangoura, Kalabanté means “ambitious child with exceptional courage” in...

$12 – $45

Take 6, Nnenna Freelon, and Clint Holmes

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

A supergroup forms for the brand-new show, Withers to Wonder, where famed multi-GRAMMY® Award-winners, Take 6, join forces with illustrious jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon and Vegas crooner Clint Holmes to celebrate the music of icons Bill Withers and Stevie Wonder. Ain’t No Sunshine for those who miss this show, so get your tickets Signed, Sealed,...

$12 – $55

Hoggetowne Medieval Faire: Hoggetowne Goes Downtown

Depot Park 200 SE Depot Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

For one magical weekend, the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire will come to life as Hoggetowne goes Downtown. This smaller scale event features many of the beloved highlights such as talented artisans and craftspeople, olde world demonstrations, exciting stage combat, medieval music and dance, royal knighting ceremonies with the King and Queen,...

Free

Geneva Lewis With Evren Ozel, Piano

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

Hailed as “clearly one to watch” (Musical America), violinist Geneva Lewis is at the forefront of a new generation of performers carrying forward the classical canon with remarkable mastery. She has the power to dominate the music, yet handles it with elegance. Geneva is the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni...

$12 – $35
Event Series Stella Cole

Stella Cole

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

Transport to a 1940s jazz club with moody lighting and the sounds of soft chatter and clinking glasses that fade away as a star takes the stage. Raised on old movies and classic singers, Stella Cole captivates audiences with her soothing renditions of tunes from the Great American Songbook. UpStage...

$12 – $55