Running in Gainesville
44 upcoming events
Get running in Gainesville in your weekly roundup.
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceOazis lists 44 running events in Gainesville, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around 157 Gale Lemerand Dr., 1220 SE Veitch St and 1001 NW 34th St.
Events — running in Gainesville
Sat31
Today
Sun1
Tomorrow
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Sun 8 · 7:30 AM$25–85
RunningTrail & ultra
Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k
1220 SE Veitch St
Sat 14 · 8 AM$25–40
RunningTrail & ultra
Children’s Miracle Network Dash and Bash 5K
157 Gale Lemerand Dr.
Sat 14 · 8 AM$30–45
RunningSports & fitness
Gobbler 5K & 10K
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 14 · 8:30 AM$30–35
RunningOutdoors
Joey's Wings 5K & Bubble Crane Kids Run
Santa Fe College (Charles R. Perry Construction Institute)
Thu 26 · 7:45 AM$0–5,000
RunningSports & fitness
Gainesville's Thanksgiving Day Cops & Gobblers 5K
Downtown Gainesville Square
Thu 26 · 7:45 AM$20–55
RunningTrail & ultra
17th Annual Gainesville Turkey Trot 5K/10K/Half Marathon and Youth Fun Run presented by Limestone Shirt Factory
Riverside Military Academy (Track Area)
Thu 26 · 8:30 AM$30–50
RunningTrail & ultra
2026 Turkey Trot Trail 5k & 10k
12626 NW Co Rd 231
Sat 28 · 8 AM$30–45
RunningSports & fitness
Gobbler 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (48)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 5 Dec · 9 AM$30–40
RunningOutdoors
Season of Hope Run
3300 SE 15th Street
Sun 6 Dec · 3:55 PM$0–50
RunningStreet party
Green Street Santa Sprint
START at the corner of Holly Drive and Green Street
Sat 12 Dec · 8 AM$30–45
RunningOutdoors
Holiday 5K & 10K
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 12 Dec · 8:30 AM$40–50
RunningAnimals
Santa Paws 5k-9 and 10K-9 Run/Walk
1001 NW 34th St
Sat 19 Dec · 8 AM$25
RunningOutdoors
FTC Jingle Bell Jog 5k and Holiday Social
3838 SW 98th Terrace
Sat 26 Dec · 8 AM$30–45
RunningTournament
Holiday 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 9 Jan · 8 AM$30–45
Running
New Year 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (02)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 23 Jan · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Viking 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (04)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 30 Jan · 8:30 AM$40–60
RunningSports & fitness
2027 Newnan's Lake 15k
Earl P. Powers Boat Ramp
Sat 30 Jan · 4 PM$25–50
RunningSports & fitness
Beer Mile @ Cypress & Grove Brewery
1001 NW 4th St
Sun 7 Feb · 1:30 PM$0–30
RunningSports & fitness
Blue Ribbon Run 5K
Candler Field (across from cabin, behind City Park)
Sat 13 Feb · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Medal Madness 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (07)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 20 Feb · 8:30 AM$33.85–44.52
RunningVolunteering
Healing For All, Inc 5k/10k
Albert "Ray" Massey (Westside) Playground
Sat 20 Feb · 8:30 AM$30–35
RunningSports & fitness
Healing For All 5k/10k
Albert Ray Massey (Westside) Park 1001 Northwest 34th street
Sat 27 Feb · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Squirrel 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (09)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 13 Mar · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Pirate 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (11)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 13 Mar · 9 AM$10–45
RunningSports & fitness
Dempsey Dash 5K and 1k Fun Run
Brenau University Amphitheater
Sun 14 Mar · 8:30 AM$35–40
Running
Shane Clark Memorial Run 5K
Midland Greenway
Thu 25 Mar · 6 PM$35–40
RunningSports & fitness
Chamber Chase 5K
Riverside Preparatory Academy
Sat 27 Mar · 8 AM$30–47.50
Running
Medal Madness 5K & 10K, Gainesville, FL (13)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 27 Mar · 8:30 AM$15–60
RunningSports & fitness
2027 Trail of Payne 5k, 10K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Payne's Prairie State Park
Sat 10 Apr · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Bunny 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (15)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 24 Apr · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Pirate 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (17)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 24 Apr · 9 AM$35–45
RunningSports & fitness
United We Run 5K Run & Walk
Chicopee Baptist Church
Sat 8 May · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Medal Madness 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (19)
7400 SW 41st Place
Sat 8 May · 8 AM$15–30
RunningSports & fitness
Kenya Impact 5K
Midland Greenway
Sat 22 May · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Squirrel 5K & 10K at Gainesville, FL (21)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 5 Jun · 8 AM$25–35
Running
Miles of Hope- Fun Run/5K, Benefiting Hope for Burkina Faso Ministries
Laurel Park
Sat 12 Jun · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Luau 5K & 10K, at Gainesville, FL (24)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 26 Jun · 8 AM$30–45
Running
Medal Madness 5K & 10K, Gainesville, FL (26)
7400 SW 41st PL
Sat 11 Sep · 10 AM$30–45
RunningSports & fitness
Be The One 5K
American Legion
See also in Gainesville
At 6 PM
Small gig
The Mermers @ Geeks
Geeks, Gainesville
Mon 2 · 7:30 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Loosey's Downtown Gainesville
Loosey's Downtown Gainesville
Tomorrow
RockConcert
GramFest 2026: Gainesville's Gram Parsons Tribute 2026 @ Heartwood Soundstage
Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville
Tomorrow · 11:30 AM
ClassicalSinger-songwriter
Lessons and Carols Rehearsal - Sanctuary
United Church of Gainesville
Fri 6
Concert
Fri. 11.6 - Big Sky
The Wooly, Gainesville
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM
Singer-songwriterConcert
Renée Elise Goldsberry @ Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville
Fri 6 · 8:30 PM$40.31–79.55
ClassicalConcert
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings
The Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville
Sat 7
JazzSoul / Funk
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM
IndieConcert
Strawberry Girls @ Signal
Signal, Gainesville
Sat 7 · 6:30 PM$39.19–76.54
JazzBlues
The Evening Sessions
Kairos Events and Catering, Gainesville
Mon 9 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalConcert
Organ Studio Recital
University Auditorium, Gainesville
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM
ReggaeConcert
Ballyhoo! @ Vivid Music Hall
Vivid Music Hall, Gainesville
Tue 17 · 7:30 PM$15.74
JazzExperimental
Lesley Mok, Euglossine AV, & Jheel
60 SW 2nd St, Gainesville
Wed 4 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Mother's Pub & Grill North
Mother's Pub & Grill North, Gainesville
At 10 PM$0–24.92
ClubStreet party
HALL-O-WASTED … COSTUME PARTY
THE LOFT Formally GOLD ROOM NIGHTCLUB, Gainesville
At 10 PM$24.92–116.69
Club
Nightmare in the #352 Halloween Party
201 W University Ave, Gainesville
Fri 6 · 10 PM$12.30–20.33
Club
Dons & Dollys
White Buffalo, Gainesville
Sat 14 · 10 AMFree
CraftsOutdoors
Downtown Festival & Art Show
Bo Diddley Plaza, Gainesville
Today
Club
HAUNTED HEARTWOOD: Costume Contest & Dance Party 2026 @ Heartwood Soundstage
Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville
Tomorrow · 7 PM$10–15
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Flow Space Ecstatic Dance
Flow Space Ecstatic Dance
Sun 8 · 3 PM$23.18
Stage
CHEER ACADEMY-Swampville Gators
Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center, Gainesville
Mon 2 · 7:30 PM$67–122
Theatre
Capitol Fools
Curtis Phillips Center For The Performing Arts, Gainesville
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM
Theatre
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Constans Theatre, Gainesville
Sat 7 · 7 PM$23.18
Stand-up
Listening Room: Zak Toscani
The Bull, Gainesville
Tue 3
Theatre
Capitol Fools
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville
At 5 PMFree
ExhibitionOutdoors
The Art of Death, Art Reception
Thomas Center, Gainesville
Sat 21 · 2 PM
Guided tourHeritage
Weekend Tour
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
Mon 2 · 1 PMFree
TalkFood
Recipes for the Melting Pot: Reading The Settlement Cook Book
Pugh Hall, Ocora Room, Gainesville
Wed 4 · 6 PMFree
CinemaTalk
"Becoming Buffalo" Film Screening
Matheson History Museum, Gainesville
Sat 7 · 9:30 AMFree
Talk
Introduction to Induction class
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville
Sat 14
ExhibitionOutdoors
2026 Gainesville Festival and Art Show
111 East University Ave, Gainesville
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Venues — running in Gainesville
Frequently asked questions
How many running events are there in Gainesville?
44 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch running in Gainesville?
Notably 157 Gale Lemerand Dr., 1220 SE Veitch St and 1001 NW 34th St. See the full list of venues above.