Events

At the 20th Annual Florida Bat Festival, celebrate these winged nocturnal animals with activities and exhibits! You can also see the world’s largest bats and explore the beer garden.

Weekends through Halloween, the Crossroads Farm and Apiary Fall Festival will have food, activities, shopping and farm fun! Entry is $12 per person ages three and up.

The Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is the largest Friends of the Library sale in Florida! Shop for books, art, comics, manga, CDs, DVDs, records and more. All proceeds support the Alachua County Library District and area literacy projects.

Halloween at Haile Equestrian is a free event where even the horses will be wearing Halloween costumes! You can enjoy pony rides, trick-or-treating, games and more. Preregister here.

Join us for Mini Howl-A-Palooza, a Special Kids Only Event! Ages 3-12 – kids come in costume Benefiting Food 4 Kids backpack program The Food4Kids Backpack Program of North Florida fills backpacks with nonperishable food and distributes them to students in need, from kindergarten through high school. The kids bring these backpacks home on Friday

Weekends through Halloween, the Crossroads Farm and Apiary Fall Festival will have food, activities, shopping and farm fun! Entry is $12 per person ages three and up.

On the Halloween Hike at Cuscowilla, get into the spooky spirit with a campfire, take-home fall craft, face painting and more!

Come join us each Monday from 4pm-7pm where Cypress & Grove hosts a Farmers Market in our yard. We have 77+ vendors that are in the yard, and along the rail trail. Produce, meat, cheese, baked goods, artisans are all sold.

Head out to the weekly farmers market at Celebration Pointe to enjoy live music and yard games while shopping for fresh produce, baked goods, handmade items and more. Vendors include: Green Shirt Ag Produce, Life in a Bottle, Lucky Locks Chiefland, Thai US-A Roll, Love Seeds and many more.

Wear your costumes and don't miss the eighth annual Boos & Brews at Blackadder Brewing Company! There will be limited edition Monster Cereal Killer beers prizes for costume winners and food trucks!