Events in Gainesville , Florida

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Union Street Farmers Market · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 7

Workshop

Learn How Criminal Sentencing Works at Coffee with the Court

Judge Stephan P. Mickle Sr., Criminal Courthouse · Gainesville · Free

Wed, Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Haunt Me

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 7

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Live Shadowcast

The Wooly · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

SparkSeekers: Homeschool Adventures – The Heat is On

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Dance

Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes

Ripple Theatricals · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Literary

“The Serviceberry” Book Club in Gainesville

The Lynx · Gainesville · Free

Thu, Oct 8

Nightlife

Running Tabs Running Club

Tipples Brew & Wine · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Soft Rock by Infinity Song

The Wooly · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Sports

Florida Gators Soccer vs. Alabama

Donald R Dizney Stadium · Gainesville · Free

Thu, Oct 8

Blackadder Brewing – Batty Bingo

Blackadder Brewing Company · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Art After Dark | Museum Nights

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

The Gringos

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 8

Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9

Run Through Gator Nation at the Gator Gallop

Plaza of the Americas · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9

Sports

CHOMP the Block Gator Football Pep Rally & Block Party

Celebration Pointe · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9

Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9

Club de Escucha – GNV

Curia on the Drag · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Gator Growl 2026

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9

Comedy

Nikki Glaser Headlining Gator Growl 2026

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Plies & Ball Greezy in Concert- Uf Black Alumni Homecoming

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville · $82.28

Fri, Oct 9 · 9:00 PM

Extravaganza Volume 2

Signal Lounge · Gainesville · From $22.06

Sat, Oct 10

Inventivity Workshop in Chiefland, FL

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Sat, Oct 10

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Sat, Oct 10

Free Fix It Clinic at Gainesville Hackerspace

Ginesville Hackerpace · Gainesville · Free

Sat, Oct 10 · 4:00 PM

Sabor Fest

Main Street · Gainesville · Free

Sat, Oct 10

Bluegrass Sessions at the Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville

Sat, Oct 10

Alternative Rock with Android Paranoid: A Radiohead Tribute

Signal · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11

Alachua County Farmers' Market — Sunday

Alachua County Farmers' Market · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11

“The Serviceberry” Community Anthology in Gainesville

The Lynx · Gainesville · Free

Sun, Oct 11 · 2:00 PM

The Gainesville Big Band presents: Jazztober 2026

Meizon Church · Gainesville · $17.85

Sun, Oct 11

Jazz and Swing Music with The Gainesville Big Band

Meizon Church · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11

Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11

Blues Music at the North Central Florida Regional Blues Challenge

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11 · 5:00 PM

North Central Florida Blues Festival

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville

Sun, Oct 11

Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. – The Listening Room with Acoustic Singer-Songwriters

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company · Gainesville · Free

Mon, Oct 12

Trivia & Games

Swamp Head Brewery – Trivia Night

Swamp Head Brewery · Gainesville · Free

Mon, Oct 12

“The President's Own” United States Marine Band at the Phillips Center

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts · Gainesville

Tue, Oct 13

Food & Drink

WOW! Tipple's Wine of the Week Tasting!

Tipples Brew & Wine · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 14

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Union Street Farmers Market · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 14

Theater

Rock & Roll Musical “Little Shop of Horrors”, October 14 – November 1

Hippodrome Theatre · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 14

Béla Fleck – “My Bluegrass Heart” at the Phillips Center

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 14

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Live Shadowcast

The Wooly · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Family

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Dance

Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes

Ripple Theatricals · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Art After Dark

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Nightlife

Running Tabs Running Club

Tipples Brew & Wine · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Metallica Tribute by Hardwired with Arctic Red

Signal · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

DJ Big Red (Alex Dougherty) on the Day Made Tour

Vivid Music Hall · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Enjoy an Afternoon of Timeless Winds and Classics

Lyceum Concert Hall at Santa Fe College · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Dance

Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center

Rosa B. Williams Center · Gainesville · Free

Thu, Oct 15

Theater

“Disenchanted!” the Musical

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre · Gainesville

Thu, Oct 15

Comedy

Stand-Up Comedy with Jay Legend

Heartwood Soundstage · Gainesville

Fri, Oct 16

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · Gainesville

Wed, Oct 7Sports

Introduction to PsycINFO

Health Science Center Libraries

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7Sports

Introduction to PsycINFO

Health Science Center Libraries

Gainesville, FL

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Wed, Oct 7Festival

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Union Street Farmers Market

Gainesville, FL

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Wed, Oct 7Festival

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Union Street Farmers Market

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7FREEWorkshop

Learn How Criminal Sentencing Works at Coffee with the Court

Judge Stephan P. Mickle Sr., Criminal Courthouse

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7FREEWorkshop

Learn How Criminal Sentencing Works at Coffee with the Court

Judge Stephan P. Mickle Sr., Criminal Courthouse

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7 · 7:00 PMMusic

Haunt Me

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7 · 7:00 PMMusic

Haunt Me

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7Music

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Live Shadowcast

The Wooly

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 7Music

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Live Shadowcast

The Wooly

Gainesville, FL

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

SparkSeekers: Homeschool Adventures – The Heat is On

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

SparkSeekers: Homeschool Adventures – The Heat is On

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Dance

Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes

Ripple Theatricals

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Dance

Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes

Ripple Theatricals

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8FREELiterary

“The Serviceberry” Book Club in Gainesville

The Lynx

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8FREELiterary

“The Serviceberry” Book Club in Gainesville

The Lynx

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Nightlife

Running Tabs Running Club

Tipples Brew & Wine

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Nightlife

Running Tabs Running Club

Tipples Brew & Wine

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Music

Soft Rock by Infinity Song

The Wooly

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Music

Soft Rock by Infinity Song

The Wooly

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8FREESports

Florida Gators Soccer vs. Alabama

Donald R Dizney Stadium

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8FREESports

Florida Gators Soccer vs. Alabama

Donald R Dizney Stadium

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Community

Blackadder Brewing – Batty Bingo

Blackadder Brewing Company

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Community

Blackadder Brewing – Batty Bingo

Blackadder Brewing Company

Gainesville, FL

Art After Dark | Museum Nights

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art

Gainesville, FL

Art After Dark | Museum Nights

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PMMusic

The Gringos

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PMMusic

The Gringos

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 8Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema

Gainesville, FL

Run Through Gator Nation at the Gator Gallop

Plaza of the Americas

Gainesville, FL

Run Through Gator Nation at the Gator Gallop

Plaza of the Americas

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Art

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Art

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Sports

CHOMP the Block Gator Football Pep Rally & Block Party

Celebration Pointe

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Sports

CHOMP the Block Gator Football Pep Rally & Block Party

Celebration Pointe

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema

Gainesville, FL

Club de Escucha – GNV

Curia on the Drag

Gainesville, FL

Club de Escucha – GNV

Curia on the Drag

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PMComedy

Gator Growl 2026

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PMComedy

Gator Growl 2026

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Comedy

Nikki Glaser Headlining Gator Growl 2026

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9Comedy

Nikki Glaser Headlining Gator Growl 2026

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM$82.28Music

Plies & Ball Greezy in Concert- Uf Black Alumni Homecoming

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM$82.28Music

Plies & Ball Greezy in Concert- Uf Black Alumni Homecoming

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9 · 9:00 PMFrom $22.06Music

Extravaganza Volume 2

Signal Lounge

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 9 · 9:00 PMFrom $22.06Music

Extravaganza Volume 2

Signal Lounge

Gainesville, FL

Inventivity Workshop in Chiefland, FL

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Inventivity Workshop in Chiefland, FL

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Sat, Oct 10FREECommunity

Free Fix It Clinic at Gainesville Hackerspace

Ginesville Hackerpace

Gainesville, FL

Sat, Oct 10FREECommunity

Free Fix It Clinic at Gainesville Hackerspace

Ginesville Hackerpace

Gainesville, FL

Sat, Oct 10 · 4:00 PMFREEFestival

Sabor Fest

Main Street

Gainesville, FL

Sat, Oct 10 · 4:00 PMFREEFestival

Free · Eventbrite →

Sabor Fest

Main Street

Gainesville, FL

Bluegrass Sessions at the Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Bluegrass Sessions at the Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Alternative Rock with Android Paranoid: A Radiohead Tribute

Signal

Gainesville, FL

Alternative Rock with Android Paranoid: A Radiohead Tribute

Signal

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11Festival

Alachua County Farmers' Market — Sunday

Alachua County Farmers' Market

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11Festival

Alachua County Farmers' Market — Sunday

Alachua County Farmers' Market

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11Art

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11Art

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11FREECommunity

“The Serviceberry” Community Anthology in Gainesville

The Lynx

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11FREECommunity

“The Serviceberry” Community Anthology in Gainesville

The Lynx

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11 · 2:00 PM$17.85Music

The Gainesville Big Band presents: Jazztober 2026

Meizon Church

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11 · 2:00 PM$17.85Music

The Gainesville Big Band presents: Jazztober 2026

Meizon Church

Gainesville, FL

Jazz and Swing Music with The Gainesville Big Band

Meizon Church

Gainesville, FL

Jazz and Swing Music with The Gainesville Big Band

Meizon Church

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11Film

Return to the Overlook Hotel with Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining”

Hippodrome Cinema

Gainesville, FL

Blues Music at the North Central Florida Regional Blues Challenge

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Blues Music at the North Central Florida Regional Blues Challenge

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11 · 5:00 PMMusic

North Central Florida Blues Festival

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11 · 5:00 PMMusic

North Central Florida Blues Festival

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11FREEMusic

Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. – The Listening Room with Acoustic Singer-Songwriters

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company

Gainesville, FL

Sun, Oct 11FREEMusic

Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. – The Listening Room with Acoustic Singer-Songwriters

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company

Gainesville, FL

Mon, Oct 12FREETrivia & Games

Swamp Head Brewery – Trivia Night

Swamp Head Brewery

Gainesville, FL

Mon, Oct 12FREETrivia & Games

Swamp Head Brewery – Trivia Night

Swamp Head Brewery

Gainesville, FL

Mon, Oct 12Music

“The President's Own” United States Marine Band at the Phillips Center

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Gainesville, FL

Mon, Oct 12Music

“The President's Own” United States Marine Band at the Phillips Center

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Gainesville, FL

Tue, Oct 13Food & Drink

WOW! Tipple's Wine of the Week Tasting!

Tipples Brew & Wine

Gainesville, FL

Tue, Oct 13Food & Drink

WOW! Tipple's Wine of the Week Tasting!

Tipples Brew & Wine

Gainesville, FL

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Wed, Oct 14Festival

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Union Street Farmers Market

Gainesville, FL

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Wed, Oct 14Festival

Union Street Farmers Market — Wednesday

Union Street Farmers Market

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 14Theater

Rock & Roll Musical “Little Shop of Horrors”, October 14 – November 1

Hippodrome Theatre

Gainesville, FL

Wed, Oct 14Theater

Rock & Roll Musical “Little Shop of Horrors”, October 14 – November 1

Hippodrome Theatre

Gainesville, FL

Béla Fleck – “My Bluegrass Heart” at the Phillips Center

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Gainesville, FL

Béla Fleck – “My Bluegrass Heart” at the Phillips Center

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Gainesville, FL

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Live Shadowcast

The Wooly

Gainesville, FL

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Live Shadowcast

The Wooly

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Family

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Family

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Little Sparks

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Dance

Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes

Ripple Theatricals

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Dance

Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes

Ripple Theatricals

Gainesville, FL

Art After Dark

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art

Gainesville, FL

Art After Dark

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art

Gainesville, FL

Running Tabs Running Club

Thu, Oct 15Nightlife

Running Tabs Running Club

Tipples Brew & Wine

Gainesville, FL

Running Tabs Running Club

Thu, Oct 15Nightlife

Running Tabs Running Club

Tipples Brew & Wine

Gainesville, FL

Metallica Tribute by Hardwired with Arctic Red

Signal

Gainesville, FL

Metallica Tribute by Hardwired with Arctic Red

Signal

Gainesville, FL

DJ Big Red (Alex Dougherty) on the Day Made Tour

Vivid Music Hall

Gainesville, FL

DJ Big Red (Alex Dougherty) on the Day Made Tour

Vivid Music Hall

Gainesville, FL

Enjoy an Afternoon of Timeless Winds and Classics

Lyceum Concert Hall at Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

Enjoy an Afternoon of Timeless Winds and Classics

Lyceum Concert Hall at Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15FREEDance

Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center

Rosa B. Williams Center

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15FREEDance

Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center

Rosa B. Williams Center

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Theater

“Disenchanted!” the Musical

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Theater

“Disenchanted!” the Musical

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Comedy

Stand-Up Comedy with Jay Legend

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Thu, Oct 15Comedy

Stand-Up Comedy with Jay Legend

Heartwood Soundstage

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 16Art

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL

Fri, Oct 16Art

Design + Doodle Lab

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Gainesville, FL