Events in Gainesville & Alachua County
Explore, savor and enjoy, What’s Good®! As Alachua County buzzes with the arrival of the holiday season, this special double-issue of the What’s Good® guide of events is packed with excitement. Following a win against the LSU Tigers, the Florida Gators football team takes on Ole Miss in the last home game of the season. Sweeten your weekend with Morningside Nature Center’s Cane Boil and Fiddle Fest or with the heartwarming Matilda the Musical at Gainesville Community Playhouse. Plus, don’t miss an evening with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket at the UF Phillips Center.
Events & Festivals
Dec 7
7th Annual River Rise Poker Ride
River Rise Preserve State Park
Dec 7
Gainesville Cars and Coffee at Tioga Town Center
Tioga Town Center
Jan 20
Alachua 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center
Jan 25
Jan 26
Music & Performance
Nov 22
Live Music with Professor Eddy
Turkey Creek Golf Course
Nov 23
Classic Rock with Couch Messiah’s
SweetBerries Eatery and Frozen Custard
Dec 3
Flamy Grant Live in Concert
United Church of Gainesville
Dec 5
Voctave | It Feels Like Christmas
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Dec 7
Porch Swing the Band
4th Ave Food Park
Arts & Theater
Nov 21
Cello Concert at Black C Art featuring Mattia Imponenti
Black C Art Gallery
Nov 25
An Evening with Lemony Snicket: Daniel Handler in Person
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 30
A Christmas Carol
Hippodrome Theatre
Dec 1
A Christmas Carol
Hippodrome Theatre
Dec 2
An Evening with David Sedaris
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Seasonal
Dec 1
Gainesville Garden Club Holiday Market
Gainesville Garden Club
Dec 7
LifeSouth’s Operation Santa Delivery
Santa Fe College
Dec 7
Vintage Holidays Guided Tours of the Historic Haile Homestead
Historic Haile Homestead
Dec 7
Home for the Holidays – Adoption Event & Crafts Fair
Humane Society of North Central Florida
Dec 7
Holiday Kids’ Dance Party
Bo Diddley Plaza
Craft Breweries
Nov 21
Charity Bingo Night
Blackadder Brewing Company
Nov 27
ACR Night
Swamp Head Brewery
Nov 29
A Blackadder Black Friday!
Blackadder Brewing Company
Dec 7
Pet Costume Contest
Swamp Head Brewery
Dec 17
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree with The Imbeciles
Blackadder Brewing Company
Pop-Up Markets
Nov 30
Craft Festival 2024
Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Dec 1
Craft Festival 2024
Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Dec 5
UF Poinsettia Sale
Horticulture Greenhouse at Fifield Hall
Dec 6
UF Poinsettia Sale
Horticulture Greenhouse at Fifield Hall
Dec 6
Holiday Open House
Artisan’s Guild Gallery
Museum & Galleries
Nov 26
Florida Museum members receive holiday discounts Nov. 26-Dec. 17
Florida Museum of Natural History
Jan 11
The Other Book: Black History in Alachua County Lecture Series
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Outdoors
Nov 23
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
Nov 23
Rim Ramble Hike
Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park
Nov 23
Traditional Music on the Farm
Dudley Farm Historic State Park
Nov 30
Free Timed 5K with parkrun
Depot Park
Nov 30
Rim Ramble Hike
Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park
Sports & Fans
Nov 22
Funtastic Fridays Archery
Easton Newberry Archer Center
Nov 23
Gators Football vs. Ole Miss
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Nov 23
Florida Volleyball vs. UCF
Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Nov 29
Funtastic Fridays Archery
Easton Newberry Archer Center
Dec 6
Funtastic Fridays Archery
Easton Newberry Archer Center
Farmers Markets
Nov 22
High Springs Farmers Market
Downtown High Springs
Nov 23
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market
Nov 23
Haile Farmers Market
Haile Village Center
Nov 23
Alachua County Farmers Market
Alachua County Farmers Market
Nov 25
Grove Street Farmers Market
Cypress & Grove Brewing Company
Workshops & Educational
Nov 23
Orchid Culture Workshop
Veterans Memorial Park
Nov 26
Intro to Blacksmithing Workshops
[Fe]ver Metal Art Center
Feb 2
O2O: The Path to Connection
Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center
Bites & Brunch
Nov 22
Wine & Cheese Tasting at Serpentine
Serpentine
Dec 15
Sunday with Santa at Blackadder Brewing
Blackadder Brewing Company