Vintage Holidays Guided Tours of the Historic Haile Homestead

Historic Haile Homestead 8500 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL, United States

Come visit the 1856 Historic Haile Homestead and enjoy our Vintage Holidays decorations on our guided tours! Come see the Talking Walls! Tours will be conducted from December 7th to December 29th on weekends. Saturdays 10 AM to 2 PM and Sundays 12 PM to 4 PM. Last tour begins...

$5

Home for the Holidays – Adoption Event & Crafts Fair

Humane Society of North Central Florida

Celebrate the season on December 7 for the Humane Society of North Central Florida’s "Home for the Holidays" adoption event! Give a deserving pet the gift of a forever home and begin creating cherished memories and holiday traditions together. With waived adoption fees for dogs and cats ages 5 months...

Free

Christkindlmarkt at Blackadder Brewing

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

It's the most wonderful time of the year... Time for the 8th Annual Christkindlmarkt at Blackadder Brewing! Join the outdoor holiday market featuring local craft & food vendors, music & holiday fun Do some holiday shopping & enjoy a delicious, hot mug of our signature seasonal beverage, Gluhwein! Friday, Dec...

Holiday Kids’ Dance Party

Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

Get ready to boogie at the ultimate Holiday Kids’ Dance Party with DJ E-LO! Let’s dance, sing and celebrate the holidays in style! Food from Five Star Pizza, Eim Thai, Frenchman Street Food, Bleu Rain Fish & Chips and Cosmic Snow Cones is available for purchase.

Free

Holiday Kids’ Dance Party

Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

Get ready to boogie at the ultimate Holiday Kids' Dance Party with DJ E-LO! Let's dance, sing and celebrate the holidays in style! Food from Five Star Pizza, Eim Thai, Bleu Rain Fish & Chips and Cosmic Snow Cones is available for purchase.

Free

Pet Costume Contest

Swamp Head Brewery 3650 SW 42nd AVE, Gainesville, FL, United States

Get ready for loads of fun when you bring your dog to Swamp Head Brewery December 7 from 2-5 to participate in Shakespeare Animal Funds’ Holiday Pet Costume Pageant. The event includes dog costume contests with incredible prizes, dog games, photos with Santa, raffle for your pet’s photo on a...

Shakespeare Animal Fund’s Pet Costume Pageant

Swamp Head Brewery 3650 SW 42nd AVE, Gainesville, FL, United States

Costume contest for dogs and their owners (with multiple categories), silent auction, photos with Santa, dog games, and a raffle for your pet's photo on cans of one of Swamp Head's beers. Come join the fun and support the mission of Shakespeare Animal Fund.

Holiday at Santa Fe

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

Santa Fe College Performing Arts students, children in the SF Little School, staff of the SF Teaching Zoo and the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium will collaborate to bring a gift of holiday magic to the community. Following the performances, people can take photographs with Santa in the dance studio, meet...

$10 – $16

Holiday Bar Crawl

Downtown Gainesville 111 E University Ave, Gainesville, United States

Join the Holiday Bar Crawl hosted by the Greater Gainesville Young Professionals! With this bar crawl, ugly holiday sweaters are heavily encouraged! Load up on holiday cheers at local bars around downtown. Though this event is hosted by GGYP, they are also opening it up to those that are "young...

$40 – $50

Breakfast with Santa at Dave & Buster’s

Dave & Busters 3023 SW 45th St., Gainesville, FL, United States

Santa Claus is coming to Dave & Buster’s! Score a ho-ho-whole morning of family fun with exclusive early access to the store. Forget the long lines at the mall. There’s no better place to meet Mr. Claus! Your kids can play games & get a photo with Santa. It’s a...

$26.57 – $32.88

Holiday Concert

Unity of Gainesville 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States

Join Unity on Sun Dec 08, 2024 at 11:00 AM for a festive celebration of the season. Get ready to enjoy live music, caroling, and holiday cheer at our venue located at 8801 NW 39th Ave. Bring your friends and family for a memorable experience filled with joy and laughter....

Free

Author Suzanne Allain: Book Talk and Signing

Barnes and Noble

Join Suzanne Allain, author and screenwriter of MR. MALCOLM'S LIST, for the launch of her newest Regency romantic-comedy novel. Suzanne Allain will be at Barnes & Noble on Sunday, December 8th from 4 to 5:30 pm for a book signing and discussion of her latest historical fiction novel "The Wrong...

Free

Christmas at Butler!

Butler Town Center 3217 SW 35th Blvd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Join the family-friendly, Annual Christmas Event At Butler! Sunday, December 8, 2024. From 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Save the date for this FREE event! Enjoy fun with the family, local food vendors, entertainment, face painting, prizes, a photo opportunity with Santa, and more! The event will take place in the parking...

Free

Holiday Unity Concert

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

Holiday community choir & Orchestra performance. Performing different holiday songs around the world.

Free

The Holiday Unity Concert

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

Holiday community choir and orchestra musical, theatrical performance.

Free

Take Control of your health

Hilton UF Conference Center 1714 SW 34th St,, Gainesville, FL, United States

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Struggling With Sleep Apnea? Thomas Konecny , Muhammad Ali Syed Sleep apnea is more than just snoring — it’s a serious condition that affects your health and quality of life. Understanding the types of sleep apnea is the first step to treatment. Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA,...

Free

The Game’s Afoot at the Acrosstown Theatre

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre 3501 SW 2nd Ave STE O, Gainesville, FL, United States

KEN LUDWIG'S THE GAME'S AFOOT or HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS by Ken Ludwig Directed by Derek Wohlust Showing December 13 - 22 Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM Preview December 12 at 8PM It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for...

Niko Moon

Vivid Music Hall 201 W University Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States

A crazy, unhinged bingo event is coming to Gainesville on Dec. 13th with music, comedy & dancing!

$26

Annasemble Community Orchestra Holiday Concert

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville 4225 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL, United States

Annasemble Community Orchestra will host a Holiday Concert Friday December 13 at 7pm at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. All are welcome!

Free

Annasemble Holiday Concert

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville 4225 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL, United States

Get into the Holiday Spirit with a variety of Holiday tunes from around the world. Free concert for all - Bring the whole family!

Free