Events

The 46th Annual Jack Gamble Melon Run is a 3-mile run! The course has rolling hills and is hosted by the Florida Track Club. Winners of each age-group will receive a watermelon!

At the Stars & Stripes Show, celebrate Independence Day in Summerfield! At this event, participants will sing along to classic patriotic songs, such as “Stars & Stripes” and more. Tickets are $15 and include a free meal.

Celebrate at the City of Alachua's annual Fourth of July Celebration! There will be food trucks, live music and the largest small-town fireworks display in North-central Florida!

Join us every Saturday morning at 7:30 am at Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 for the Depot Park Parkrun. It is a FREE, weekly, timed 5K open to all runners and walkers of all fitness levels and abilities. Parkrun is a global movement to get folks to enjoy an active lifestyle

At Cars & Coffee at Tioga, local automotive enthusiasts can get together and enjoy a cup of coffee while looking at everyone’s vehicles! All cars are welcome, regardless of whether they are imports, exotics or classics. This event happens the first Saturday of every month. 

Learn about Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park on this ranger-led tour occurring every Saturday at 10 a.m.

Guided Walk at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: Explore the wildlife and beauty of Kanapaha Botanical Gardens on a guided tour.

The Gainesville Fear Garden and the Gainesville Oddities Market are hosting Goth Night, a fear-meets-oddities event! There will be a live DJ, food trucks and 30 oddity vendors! Oddities will include taxidermy, bones, bugs, crystals and more.

At Perspectives in the Park, learn about the history of Gainesville and its transition from small railroad town settlement to busy university town after the post-WWII mid-century boom. 

Join First Magnitude and the Alachua Audubon Society for an informal guided bird-watching tour at Depot Park. Enjoy drinks at the brewery afterward! This event repeats the first Sunday of each month and start times vary.