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.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Spark Wonder

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States

Reflect, celebrate, and anticipate the New Year with the Cade Museum. Watch Depot Park’s dazzling fireworks show from the comfort of the Cade Museum’s panoramic galleries with a drink and snacks in hand. Savor the last day of 2024 with games, experiments, New Year’s resolutions, an alternate time zone countdown,...

Free – $40

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

Finding Freedom

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

Join Dance Alive National Ballet, Anew, and First Presbyterian Church festival chorus and instrumentalists for a concert highlighting the struggle, freedom finding, and the journey to restoration for those impacted by human trafficking. In addition to music an dance, Anew, an organization committed to reaching and restoring lives impacted by...

Free

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

Alachua 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Legacy Park Multipurpose Center 15400 Peggy Road, Alachua, FL, United States

Join the City of Alachua on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the Legacy Park Multipurpose Center for the City of Alachua's 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Not only will you enjoy beautiful performances and dedications from local talent, you'll experience a keynote speech and concert by Vickie Winans,...

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
Event Series The Ballet Process

The Ballet Process

Pofahl Studios 1325 NW 2nd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Dance Alive proudly presents a new program, The Ballet Process. Often asked, “How do you create a new work”, one of DANB’s gifted young choreographers, Tales Ribeiro, offered to answer the question. Ribeiro invites you to join him and the dancers on the journey as he creates a new work...

$35

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

O2O: The Path to Connection

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

Join Jane Pollack from the Florida Trail Association for a special film screening of O2O: The Path to Connection. Stay afterward to discover how the Florida Trail mission aligns with the need for a connected wildlife corridor across the state. The O2O Expedition showcases three veterans who embarked on a...

Free

“We Love Birds” at Fair Oaks Foundation

Fair Oaks 7726 SE 179 Pl, Gainesville, FL, United States

The next fund raising event for Fair Oaks Foundation will be February 15, 2025 from 9AM - 4PM. This event will be all about birds. Enjoy golf cart rides around the farm and the ever popular house tours of the estate home. Live music, tasty treats, and beverages will be...

$30.00