Festivals in Gainesville

Check out happening festivals events all around Gainesville, FL

39th Annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am Depot Park

Downtown Fall Festival and Art Show | Gainesville, FL

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am 111 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-5425, United States

44th Annual Downtown Festival and Art Show (2025)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Bo Diddley Plaza

11/16 Comedian LUKE SEVEREID / Allie O. / Malakye Morgan at The Wooly in Gainesville!

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm The Wooly

Import Face-Off Gainesville, FL on 1/4/26!

 Sun, 04 Jan at 09:00 am Gainesville Raceway

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 17 Nov at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Gabriel Rutledge Live in Gainesville FL

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Vivid Music Hall

Free Acro Yoga Classes

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 01 Dec at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

🍁 Fall Dog Fest – Gainesville, FL 🍁

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:00 am Curia On The Drag

Free Acro Yoga Classes

 Mon, 15 Dec at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Gainesville 44th Annual Art Festival

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Bo Diddley Plaza, Gainesville, FL

11/13 Comedian GABRIEL RUTLEDGE with special guests at Vivid Music Hall in Gainesville!

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Vivid Music Hall

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 15 Dec at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

11/15 SWEET PILL / Kaonashi / Gilt at The Wooly in Gainesville!

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:30 pm The Wooly

Taylor Roberts w/ Richy Stano

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:00 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Gainesville Color Run By Color Craze

 Sat, 13 Dec at 09:00 am Downtown Gainesville

Art from the Archives

 Sat, 15 Nov at 11:00 am 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Free Acro Yoga Classes

 Mon, 05 Jan at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 05 Jan at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Free Acro Yoga Classes

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

2026 Hogtown Craft Beer Festival

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm 5201 NW 34th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32605

Free Acro Yoga Classes

 Mon, 19 Jan at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Fall Festival at the HOS Teaching Farm!

 Thu, 20 Nov at 03:30 pm 2550 Hull Rd, Fifield Hall, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32611

Fall Boogie

 Sat, 22 Nov at 01:30 pm 619 S Main St., Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 19 Jan at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

 Sat, 15 Nov Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 22 Dec at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering USD 0 to 13

1st Annual Chili Cook-Off- Benefiting The Demetia Society of America

Sat, 06 Dec at 11:00 am 3013 NE 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32609

Free Acro Yoga Classes

 Mon, 02 Feb at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

Mary Gauthier with Jaimee Harris

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Bikes and Blues at The Bull

 Sun, 16 Nov at 12:00 pm The Bull

An Evening with Joe Crookston

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Road to Eternal: JAENGA x JOSH TEED

 Thu, 04 Dec at 09:00 pm 201 W University Ave., Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Sunshine State Book Festival

 Sat, 24 Jan at 12:00 am Santa Fe College

HESCAH Lecture: The Empire Builds Back: Seventeenth-Century Architecture from the Americas to Europe

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm 400 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL 32601-63ND, United States

Alachua Main Street Harvest Festival

Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am Alachua County

Cane Boil & Fiddle Fest

 Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am Morningside Nature Center

Mary Gauthier with special guest Jaimee Harris

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:30 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Listening Room & Pulp Arts Presents: Mason Via & Christopher Paul Stelling

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:30 pm Lyceum Concert Hall at Santa Fe College USD 22

Johnny Mullenax

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:00 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Tree Fest 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm 3650 SW 42nd AVE, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32608

Flow Arts - Hula Hooping class + Nachos!

 Mon, 22 Dec at 07:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering USD 13 to 19

Samantha Fish + Tab Benoit "When Two Tours Collide" Tour

Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601

Do The Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl in Gainesville

 Sat, 13 Dec at 04:30 pm Silver Q Billiards & Sports Bar USD 19 to 24

2026 Gator Fly In and Armed Services Appreciation Day

Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am 4701 NE 40th Ter, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32609

The Caregiver's Festival

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am Senior Recreation Center USD 0 to 106

Free Flow Arts Jam Fest

 Mon, 02 Feb at 09:00 pm Kairos Events and Catering Free

EL CARNAVAL DEL POLLO MAGNITUDE

 Sun, 16 Nov at 02:00 pm First Magnitude Brewing

Kenny and Amanda Smith house concert in Gainesville Florida

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Gainesville, FL

SSBF2026 Writers Day Intensive

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:00 am Best Western Gateway Grand

Gainesville Color Craze Run

 Sat, 13 Dec at 09:00 am Gainesville

AMERICA 250 - 4th Annual BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

Thu, 09 Apr at 12:00 pm Gainesville Flordia

Vegan Street Party Gainesville

 Sat, 12 Apr at 02:00 pm Gainesville Free

NHRA Gatornationals

 Thu, 05 Mar at 03:00 pm Gainesville Raceway

Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32601