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Events in Gainesville for free
Sat3
Today
At 10 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
Gainesville 40k October RTT
Stomping Grounds Game Center
At 11 AMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Join Equality Florida for Gainesville Pride 2026!
Bo Diddley Plaza
At 12 PMFree
👗Fashion & DesignConsumer fair
SPARKLE DRESS SALE
8460 Post Oak Ln
At 1 PMFree
💼Career🎒Students
MBA Fall Open House
Hough Hall
At 1 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Gainesville Pride 2026
Bo Diddley Plaza
At 3 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Gainesville Pride 2026 with Equality Florida
Bo Diddley Plaza
At 3 PM$0
🌐World music🎫Concert
Live Music at Deschain feat. Joey Love
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Sun4
Tomorrow
At 8:30 PM$0–9.31
💿DJ set🔥Reggaeton
Viejo Reggaeton Saturdays
223 S Main St
At 9 PMFree
🎉Club🔥Reggaeton
Viejo Reggaeton Saturdays FREE RSVP B4 11:30PM
Dulcinea Nightclub Gainesville
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Grow and Flow Yoga
3596 SW 32nd Ct
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Community Health Expo
Gainesville Seventh-day Adventist Church
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Tue 6 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at First Magnitude Brewing Company
First Magnitude Brewing Company
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at CraftWorx Taproom
CraftWorx Taproom
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Rockwood
Rockwood
Wed 7 · 8:30 AMFree
💼Career
MBA Coffee Chat - Gainesville
Starbucks Coffee Company
Wed 7 · 11 AM$0
🏷️Other
FREE CE CLASS: WINNING with Objections
Lanier Technical College
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Thu 8 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Solving the Retirement Puzzle
530 W University Ave
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at V Pizza + Sidecar
V Pizza + Sidecar
Fri 9 · 1:30 PMFree
🤸Pilates & stretching🏋️Fitness
Bring A Friend!
Club Pilates Gainesville
Fri 9 · 5:30 PM$0
🎉Parties
Gamecocks on the Road: Gainesville Happy Hour
Depot Station Events
Later
Fri 9 · 10 PM$0–24.92
🎉Club💿DJ set
NAPKIN WARS — The UF Homecoming Weekend Kickoff Party
SIMONS NIGHT CLUB
Sat 10 · 8:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Coffee Before You Buy New
Inman Perk Coffee
Sat 10 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party🍽️Food
2026 Gainesville Fall Food Truck Festival
Oaks Mall
Sat 10 · 3 PM$0
🎸Rock🎹Blues
Live Music at Deschain feat. JoJo DiSalvo
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Sat 10 · 10 PM$0–24.92
🎉Club💿DJ set
OVERLY LOADED : The official UF Homecoming game after party
THE LOFT Formally GOLD ROOM NIGHTCLUB
Sat 10 · 10 PM$0–36.39
🎉Club
OVERLY LOADED : UF HOMECOMING AFTERPARTY
THE LOFT Formally GOLD ROOM NIGHTCLUB
Sat 10 · 10 PM$0–36.39
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
NAPKIN WARS : ASN JAYBOOG PERFORMING LIVE
SIMONS NIGHT CLUB
Sun 11 · 4 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Fauré Requiem
Gainesville First United Methodist Church
Wed 14 · 11:30 AM$0
💼Career🔬Science
aiGNV October 2026 Lunch Meetup: Trends, Tools, Real Use Cases
Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant Gainesville
Wed 14 · 5:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk
Rethinking Jews and Race: A Multiracial Jewish Family in Early America
Pugh Hall, Ocora Room
Thu 15 · 7:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Winds and Classics
Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology
Sat 17 · 9:30 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Gainesville & Alachua County
Cora P. Roberson Park
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
👗Fashion & Design🗣️Talk
One Room, Two Ways
7311 Atlas Walk Way
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
First-Time Homebuyer Seminar
Keller Williams Gainesville Realty Partners
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early
Poultry Park
Sat 17 · 3 PM$0
🎹Blues🎸Rock
Live Music at Deschain feat. Joey Love
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Sat 17 · 10 PM$0–24.92
🎉Club🎤R&B
GIRLS LOVE R&B … WOMENS APPRECIATION EDITION
Vecinos Neighborhood Restaurant & Bar | Latin American
Sun 18 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
A Field Guide to Joy
Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Badge with Kappa Delta!
Kappa Delta Sorority
Mon 19 · 12 PMFree
💼Career
NoVA MNO October Lunchtime Business Mixer
Rockwood
Mon 19 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊🏿Anti-racism
Philosemitism in Europe Since the Holocaust: The End of an Era?
Pugh Hall, Ocora Room
Mon 19 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career💛Inclusivity
She Means Business Networking Community for Women
Depot Village
Wed 21 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Invention of Science in Hebrew
Judaica Suite, Smathers Library
Wed 21 · 3:30 PMFree
💼Career
Doing Business With The City of Gainesville
Ironwood Golf Course
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Gainesville Chapter | Dawg Day of Giving
Northeast Georgia Health System
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party0–6 yrs
Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - Gainesville
The Learning Experience - Gainesville
Fri 23 · 6:30 PMFree
🤸Pilates & stretching🏋️Fitness
Bring Your BOO: Date Night!
Club Pilates Gainesville
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party🧺Market
Fall Festival and Harvest Market
4828 Hopewell Church Rd
Sat 24 · 10:30 AM$0
🏷️Other
Build Smart On Your Land or Ours - Gainesville Area
3533 SW 117th Terr
Sat 24 · 11:30 AM$0
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
Bundle of Joy Diaper Distribution Program
Headquarters Library | Alachua County Library District
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Cupcakes & Conversations: Crafty Gemini
Dream on Purpose Center
Sat 24 · 3 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Live Music at Deschain feat. Dave Semans
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Sun 25 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The Great Search — An Afternoon Talk by John Philip Newell
Hosch Theatre
Sun 25 · 6 PMFree
Ashley's Trunk-n-treat
Ashley
Tue 27 · 9 AMFree
🌱Ecology
Grass Identification Workshop
Ronald T. Stern Learning Center at Austin Cary Forest
Wed 28 · 3 PMFree
🐣Animals🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
30th Annual Boo at the Zoo
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Sat 31 · 5 PMFree
Reformation Day Faire
New Life Bible Church
Sat 31 · 10 PM$0–36.39
HALLO-WASTED (BIGGEST HALLOWEEN PARTY)
THE LOFT Formally GOLD ROOM NIGHTCLUB
Sat 31 · 10 PM$0–24.92
HALL-O-WASTED … COSTUME PARTY
THE LOFT Formally GOLD ROOM NIGHTCLUB
Mon 2 Nov · 1 PM$0
Recipes for the Melting Pot: Reading The Settlement Cook Book
Pugh Hall, Ocora Room
Sat 7 Nov · 10 AMFree
Anniversary | Planet 13 FL - Gainesville
3607 SW Archer Rd
Sat 7 Nov · 3 PM$0
Live Music at Deschain feat. J. Mikhael Smith | Gainesville, TX
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Mon 9 Nov · 8 AMFree
Level Up: Managing The Monotony and Breaking the Burnout
Alachua County Sheriff Office
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM0–20 €
🎻Classical🎷Jazz
Songs of the Season
Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology
Sat 14 NovFree
2026 Gainesville Jerk and Jam Festival
Oaks Mall
Sat 14 Nov · 7 AM$0–92.55
⚽Team sports🎟️Spectator
The Gator Weightlifting Fall Open 2026 (NUQ)
Reitz Union
Sat 14 Nov · 10 AMFree
Fall Festival at The Learning Experience - Gainesville
The Learning Experience - Gainesville
Sat 14 Nov · 3 PM$0
Live Music at Deschain feat. Stephen Pride | Gainesville TX
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Sun 15 Nov · 7 AM$0–76.54
🥋Martial arts⚽Team sports
USAW South East Regional University Championships 2026 (NUQ)
Reitz Union
Tue 17 Nov · 9 AMFree
Collier Prize Symposium 2026
Reitz Union
Tue 17 Nov · 5:30 PM$0
The Birth of Hebrew Sports Journalism in Mandatory Palestine
Pugh Hall, Ocora Room
Sat 21 Nov · 11 AMFree
Lake Lanier Community Rowing Day
Lake Lanier Rowing Club
Sat 21 Nov · 3 PM$0
Live Music at Deschain feat. Chant Duplantier | Gainesville TX
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Thu 26 Nov · 7:45 AM$0–5,000
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Gainesville's Thanksgiving Day Cops & Gobblers 5K
Downtown Gainesville Square
Fri 4 Dec · 7:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Handel's Messiah
Gainesville First United Methodist Church
Sat 5 Dec · 2 PM0–20 €
🎪Kids' show
Holiday at Santa Fe
Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology
Sat 5 Dec · 3 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Live Music at Deschain feat. Dave Semans
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Sun 6 Dec · 3:55 PM$0–50
🏃Running🎪Street party
Green Street Santa Sprint
START at the corner of Holly Drive and Green Street
Sat 12 Dec · 12 PM$0–64.01
🧘Wellness🤝Volunteering
Feeding the Hungry Community Wellness Event
Bo Diddley Plaza
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PM$0
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Live Music at Deschain feat. Shelby Ballenger
DESCHAIN Winery + Cellars + Lounge
Thu 28 Jan · 4 PMFree
UF's Online Economics Master's Information Session [In-Person]
Matherly Hall
Sun 7 Feb · 1:30 PM$0–30
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Blue Ribbon Run 5K
Candler Field (across from cabin, behind City Park)
Sun 28 Feb · 4 PMFree
Mozart Requiem
Hosch Theatre
Wed 7 Apr · 7:30 PMFree
Winds Go Pop
Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology
Sun 25 Apr · 4 PMFree
Fly Me to the Moon
Gainesville First United Methodist Church
See also in Gainesville for free
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🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More
The Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville
At 9 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
MURDA BEATZ
Vivid Music Hall, Gainesville
Tomorrow
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jason Marsalis Quartet
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
Sun. 10.4 - Epic Rap Battle Of History
The Wooly, Gainesville
Wed 7 · 6 PM
🎫Concert
SG - Hand Bells* - Reimer Hall
United Church of Gainesville
Thu 8 · 8 PM$64–113
🎫Concert
Infinity Song
The Wooly - Fl, Gainesville
Fri 9 · 8 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎙️Rap
PLIES & BALL GREEZY IN CONCERT- UF BLACK ALUMNI HOMECOMING
Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville
Fri 16 · 6 PM$17.85
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
DARREN BURGESS JAZZ COLLECTIVE
2322 Waldo Rd, Gainesville
Sun 18 · 7 PM$23.18
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Listening Room: Brandon Robbins (of The Moth & The Flame)
The Bull, Gainesville
Fri 23
⚡Punk🎸Rock
The Fest 2026
Holiday Inn University Center, Gainesville
Fri 9$7.72–13.45
💿DJ set☀️Open air
MALIBU NIGHTS: Fridays @ The Backyard
The Backyard @ Boca Fiesta & Palomino, Gainesville
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎪Street party🎉Club
Gator Growl 2026
Exactech Arena at The Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville
Fri 9 · 10 PM$24.92–116.69
🎤R&B🎉Club
“Vybez” a Night of R&B Party UF Homecoming Edition
201 W University Ave, Gainesville
Fri 9 · 10 PM$10.59
🎪Street party
JUGGFEST HOMECOMING - UF BLACK ALUMNI REUNION
6 W University Ave, Gainesville
Sun 11 · 8 PM$10.75
🎉Parties
Pumpkin Slut Lovers Night with K3YP4RTY & 904MATCHA
The Atlantic, Gainesville
Sat 17 · 7 PM$9.30–23.17
🎉Parties
Gainesville Halloween Singles Mixer 2026
Gainesville, FL
Thu 22 · 7 PM$38.12–39.26
🎉Parties
Singles Mixer at AC Hotel in Gainesville!
AC Hotel Gainesville Downtown
Sat 24 · 4:30 PM$19.19–23.77
🎪Street party
Do The Halloween Pub Crawl in Gainesville!
Silver Q Billiards & Sports Bar, Gainesville
Tomorrow · 7 PM$10–15
🌀Ecstatic dance🌳Outdoors
Flow Space Ecstatic Dance
Flow Space Ecstatic Dance
Tue 6 · 5:30 PM$30.66–145.37
🎤Stand-up
Stormy Daniels "Unicorns in the Kitchen" Comedy Show with Swan Rubins
University Club, Gainesville
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
Into the Woods
Constans Theatre, Gainesville
Fri 9 · 7 PM$178–203
🎤Stand-up🎭Theatre
Nikki Glaser
Exactech Arena at The Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville
Fri 16
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
ROCK ON AMERICA! A Tom Petty Tribute Ballet
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville
Sun 18 · 2 PM
🎭Stage
All You Need Variety Show - Sanctuary
United Church of Gainesville
Sat 17 · 2 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Weekend Tour
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
Today
🖼️Exhibition👗Fashion & Design
2026 Gainesville Fall Arts Festival
Shoppes At Thornebrook, Gainesville
Thu 15$585
🧘Wellness🧘Yoga
October Ayurveda Cleanse 2026
Ayurveda Health Retreat, Alachua
Fri 16 · 3:30 PM
🗣️Talk🗺️Guided tour
FPZA Fall 2026 Regional Forum: Depot Park Tour & Panel
874 SE 4th St, Gainesville
Sun 25 · 2 PM$47.86
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Afternoon High Tea at Sweetwater Branch Inn
Sweetwater Branch Inn, Gainesville
Wed 7 · 7 PM
📚Literature
SG - The Serviceberry - Parlor
United Church of Gainesville
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Venues in Gainesville for free
Vivid Music Hall
7 events
The Bull
7 events
The Wooly
15 events
The Hippodrome Theatre
9 events
Heartwood Soundstage
8 events
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
63 events
Harn Museum of Art
11 events
Curtis Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
6 events
7400 SW 41st PL
6 events
Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology
19 events
Heartwood Soundstage
5 events