Next month, Gainesville

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Tue Dec 1

All day. Gainesville Creative Night Heartwood Soundstage

9:00 AM. Tot Trot: Paleontology Florida Museum of Natural History

10:30 AM. Music and Movement Tower Road Branch

10:30 AM. Toddler Time Alachua Branch

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

12:00 PM. Thermofisher Lunch and Learn: An Introduction to Array-Based Genotyping at UF ICBR CGRC Room 451

6:00 PM. Karaoke Tuesdays Bragging Rights

6:00 PM. Rajan Rao Quartet + Liam Ames Bingo Deli

6:30 PM. TERRAPLANE (DUO) Ballyhoo Grill

8:00 PM. An evening with Hard Luck Society Loosey's

9:30 PM. Florida Gators Men's Basketball vs Duke Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Wed Dec 2

10:15 AM. Music & Movement 10:15 Millhopper Branch

11:00 AM. Music & Movement 11:00 Millhopper Branch

3:00 PM. STEAMspace Alachua Branch

4:00 PM. Union Street Farmers Market Bo Diddley Plaza

5:00 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs Miami Stephen C. O'Connell Center

6:00 PM. Open Mic Under the Plane! Satchel's Pizza

6:00 PM. Popcorn Night! 317 SW 4th Ave

6:30 PM. Porch Sessions at Heartwood's Bar Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Mama's Broke w/ Nathan Evans Fox Heartwood Soundstage

Thu Dec 3

10:15 AM. Little Sparks

10:30 AM. Music & Movement Headquarters Library

10:30 AM. Music and Movement High Springs Branch

4:00 PM. Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes Ripple Theatricals

5:00 PM. Tree of Life - Lake City Lifestyle Enrichment Center

5:30 PM. Peak Pulse Run Club

5:45 PM. Tree of Life - Jacksonville Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring

6:00 PM. Junk Journal Club

6:00 PM. Candlelight: ABBA Pop Music Tribute Concert The Hippodrome Theatre

7:00 PM. Will Hoge / David Nail Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Open Mic Night - Loosey's Downtown Loosey's Downtown Gainesville

7:00 PM. Art After Dark Harn Museum of Art

7:30 PM. Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center Rosa B. Williams Center

7:30 PM. Kings Return: We Four Kings

8:00 PM. Veteran's Night Open Mic/Jam Dirty Bar

8:00 PM. PREVIEW: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

8:00 PM. Thursday Comedy Open Mic Night Bragging Rights Live

8:15 PM. Clean Open Mic Comedy Show Bragging Rights

8:30 PM. Candlelight: Coldplay and Imagine Dragons Tribute Concert The Hippodrome Theatre

Fri Dec 4

6:00 PM. FREE JAZZ SESSIONS: ft. Sean Thomas, sit-ins welcome Heartwood Soundstage

6:00 PM. Fall La La Heartwood Soundstage

6:30 PM. Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop with Shylah Ray and Nate Carter Signal Nightclub

7:00 PM. Melrose Art Walk Melrose Senior Community Center

7:00 PM. Fall-La-La: A Holiday A Cappella Showcase Heartwood Soundstage

8:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

8:00 PM. You Vandal + Hawgs + Trash the Rental + Bad Idols The Atlantic

9:00 PM. LIVE Jazz The Bank Bar and Lounge

10:00 PM. Late Night Date Night Bragging Rights

Sat Dec 5

All day. Florida Gators: SEC Championship (if qualified)

All day. Wing Weekends 317 SW 4th Ave

12:00 AM. Frostbite Takeover Bragging Rights

7:30 AM. Depot Park parkrun

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

10:15 AM. Little Sparks

10:30 AM. Music & Movement Millhopper Branch

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

1:00 PM. Games and Ice-cream afternoon 11604 SW Archer Rd

2:00 PM. Draw Jam

2:00 PM. The Future is Listening: Sonic Memories Alachua County Headquarters Library

7:00 PM. Jacoozy w/ Wax Monkey Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. The Casualties: People Over Power Tour Signal

8:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

Sun Dec 6

12:00 AM. Philip Bowen + Jordan Foley The Bull

8:00 AM. An American Mosaic: United in Song Abiding Savior Lutheran Church

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

10:15 AM. Little Sparks

12:00 PM. Baby Time Tower Road Branch

12:00 PM. Florida Gators Men's Basketball vs Vermont Stephen C. O'Connell Center

1:00 PM. Country Christmas Music with Cliff Dorsey High Springs Civic Center

1:00 PM. Holiday Comedy “A Twistmas Carol” at the Hippodrome, December 5-21 Hippodrome Theatre

1:30 PM. Carillon Recital: Holiday Concert Century Tower

2:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

2:45 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs North Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center

3:00 PM. An American Mosaic: United in Song Abiding Savior Lutheran Church

4:45 PM. Birds & Brews | Guided Bird Walks

5:00 PM. Country Christmas Music with Cliff Dorsey High Springs Civic Center

7:00 PM. Hayden Coffman w/ Bryce Mauldin Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. The Revolutionists Auditions Acrosstown Main Space

8:00 PM. Blackadder Brewing Company – Zane Lamprey Comedy Tour Blackadder Brewing Company

8:00 PM. Blackadder Brewing Company – Zane Lamprey! Another Round: Comedy Tour The Abbey at Blackadder

Mon Dec 7

12:00 PM. Hope for the Holidays - Putnam County Community Hospice & Palliative Care of Putnam County

5:00 PM. Service Industry Night - Work Hard, Play Harder Bragging Rights

6:00 PM. AUDITIONS: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Ocala Civic Theatre

7:00 PM. MARTI LIQUORI W/ HOT CLUB DE VILLE PLAYS DJANGO Leonardo's 706

7:00 PM. The Revolutionists Auditions Acrosstown Main Space

Tue Dec 8

9:00 AM. Tot Trot: Geology Florida Museum of Natural History

10:30 AM. Toddler Time Alachua Branch

10:30 AM. Baby Time Hawthorne Branch

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

12:00 PM. Baby Time Tower Road Branch

6:00 PM. SHIP - Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

6:00 PM. Karaoke Tuesdays Bragging Rights

6:00 PM. AUDITIONS: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Ocala Civic Theatre

6:30 PM. TERRAPLANE (DUO) Ballyhoo Grill

7:00 PM. Unspoken Treasures Pride Community Center of North Central Florida

7:00 PM. PFLAG United Church of Gainesville 1624 NW Fifth Ave

7:00 PM. BOARD MEETING

7:00 PM. Holiday Choral and Orchestral Music at the 4th Annual Unity Concert Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Wed Dec 9

10:15 AM. Music & Movement 10:15 Millhopper Branch

11:00 AM. Music & Movement 11:00 Millhopper Branch

1:30 PM. Tonewood Family Music Millhopper Branch

3:00 PM. STEAMspace Alachua Branch

4:00 PM. Union Street Farmers Market Bo Diddley Plaza

5:00 PM. Holiday Cookie Exchange Fat Tuscan

6:00 PM. Squared Wave 4th Ave Food Park

6:00 PM. Popcorn Night! 317 SW 4th Ave

6:30 PM. Porch Sessions at Heartwood's Bar Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Caleb Lee Hutchinson with The Woods Heartwood Soundstage

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

Thu Dec 10

All day. Loosey's Open Mic Night Loosey's Downtown Gainesville

10:15 AM. Little Sparks

10:30 AM. Music & Movement Headquarters Library

4:00 PM. Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes Ripple Theatricals

5:00 PM. Tree of Life - Palatka St. Johns River State College

5:30 PM. Peak Pulse Run Club

6:45 PM. Bluegrass Sessions at Heartwood's bar Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Comedian Leyla Ingalls, Allie Goodwich Signal

7:30 PM. Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center Rosa B. Williams Center

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

8:00 PM. Veteran's Night Open Mic/Jam Dirty Bar

8:00 PM. Thursday Comedy Open Mic Night Bragging Rights Live

Fri Dec 11

6:00 PM. Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings The Hippodrome Theatre

7:00 PM. Redd & the Paper Flowers Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Live Jazz with The Jazz Life 317 SW 4th Ave

7:00 PM. Holy Locust + Johanna Rose & the Dreamboats + Kenmujo + A.Sunroom + Satori Iscariot The Ox

7:00 PM. Comedian Gabriel Rutledge, Evan Rocha Signal

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

8:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

10:00 PM. Late Night Date Night Bragging Rights

Sat Dec 12

All day. Wing Weekends 317 SW 4th Ave

7:30 AM. Depot Park parkrun

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

10:00 AM. Closing Early @ 3:00 pm

11:00 AM. Caribbean Street Fest Oaks Mall

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

1:00 PM. Cinderella

1:30 PM. PLAY DATE: A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

2:00 PM. Holiday Harmonies XIII: A Story of Holly and Ivy A Cappella Concert Grace Presbyterian Church

2:00 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

6:30 PM. Cinderella

7:00 PM. Dan Tyminski - An Evening of Storytelling & Music Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Comedian Kevin Farley, Lisa Pockets Signal

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

8:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

8:00 PM. Super Very Improv Comedy Show Limelight

Sun Dec 13

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

11:30 AM. 10th Annual Showcase Rion Ballroom

1:00 PM. Library Finds @ SAW

1:00 PM. Holiday Comedy “A Twistmas Carol” at the Hippodrome, December 5-21 Hippodrome Theatre

2:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

2:00 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

2:00 PM. Florida Gators Gymnastics vs Chalk & Chomp Preview Stephen C. O'Connell Center

2:30 PM. WAG's Holiday Social Millhopper Branch

3:00 PM. Carillon Recital Century Tower

3:00 PM. Holiday Concert Jackson Sasser Hall

4:00 PM. Classical Handbell Music with HOGGTOWNE BRONZE Matheson History Museum

7:00 PM. Brock Butler + Dr Bacon Heartwood Soundstage

Mon Dec 14

All day. MEETING AND AFLAC SIGNUP

5:00 PM. Hope for the Holidays - Virtual

5:00 PM. Service Industry Night - Work Hard, Play Harder Bragging Rights

6:00 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs Bethune-Cookman Stephen C. O'Connell Center

7:00 PM. MARTI LIQUORI W/ HOT CLUB DE VILLE PLAYS DJANGO Leonardo's 706

Tue Dec 15

9:00 AM. Tot Trot: Birds, FREE DAY! Florida Museum of Natural History

10:30 AM. Music and Movement Tower Road Branch

10:30 AM. Toddler Time Alachua Branch

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

5:00 PM. Tree of Life - Gainesville Community Hospice & Palliative Care of Alachua County

6:00 PM. Bike Nights in High Springs The Diner

6:00 PM. Karaoke Tuesdays Bragging Rights

6:30 PM. TERRAPLANE (DUO) Ballyhoo Grill

Wed Dec 16

10:15 AM. Music & Movement 10:15 Millhopper Branch

11:00 AM. Music & Movement 11:00 Millhopper Branch

1:00 PM. Music Lab Library Partnership Branch

3:00 PM. STEAMspace Alachua Branch

4:00 PM. Union Street Farmers Market Bo Diddley Plaza

6:00 PM. Popcorn Night! 317 SW 4th Ave

6:00 PM. Pretty Jane, j solomon, & Pocket Knife Dance Party Heartwood Soundstage

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

Thu Dec 17

10:30 AM. Music & Movement Headquarters Library

10:30 AM. Story Time in the Park

4:00 PM. Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes Ripple Theatricals

5:00 PM. Eli Tragash @ Thornebrook Music Series Thornebrook Village Shopping Center

5:00 PM. Cathy Dewitt and Janet Rucker Thornebrook Village Shopping Center

5:00 PM. Free HIV Testing Pride Community Center of North Central Florida

5:30 PM. Peak Pulse Run Club

6:00 PM. Drink n Draw

6:00 PM. The Currys Christmas Show 2026 Heartwood Soundstage

6:00 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs Norfolk State Stephen C. O'Connell Center

6:00 PM. Art After Dark Harn Museum of Art

7:30 PM. Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center Rosa B. Williams Center

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

8:00 PM. Veteran's Night Open Mic/Jam Dirty Bar

8:00 PM. Thursday Comedy Open Mic Night Bragging Rights Live

Fri Dec 18

12:00 PM. Holiday Jazz Millhopper Branch

6:00 PM. Special Class * Holiday Wine Pairing & Chef Dinner Fat Tuscan

6:00 PM. Blue Christmas 11604 SW Archer Rd

7:00 PM. Winter Solstice Celebration with Vicki Morrison & In Cahoots United Church of Gainesville

7:00 PM. Life Afterlife: Medium Travis Holp Live Signal

7:00 PM. Music show: Train Bug Home 4 the Holidays Tour

7:00 PM. UNDER DOG Arts Festival Heartwood Soundstage

7:30 PM. Dance Alive National Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker” Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

7:30 PM. THE NUTCRACKER with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

8:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

8:00 PM. Triple Threat Bragging Rights Live

8:00 PM. Paul Petrol + Dumpster Meds + Lead Vase + Post Civic Media Center

8:30 PM. Candlelight: Christmas Classics Holiday Concert The Hippodrome Theatre

10:00 PM. Late Night Date Night Bragging Rights

Sat Dec 19

All day. Wing Weekends 317 SW 4th Ave

All day. PENDING: Its Her Market

12:00 AM. Little Mike and the Tornadoes Great Outdoors Restaurant

7:30 AM. Depot Park parkrun

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

10:00 AM. HOLIDAY PARTY Rena’s Ballroom

10:30 AM. Music & Movement Millhopper Branch

11:00 AM. Saturday Story Time Waldo Branch

1:00 PM. Rainbow Resilience Pride Community Center of North Central Florida

2:00 PM. Dance Alive National Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker” Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

2:00 PM. THE NUTCRACKER with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

2:00 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

3:00 PM. GFAA's Artist Cafe SweetBerries Eatery and Frozen Custard

4:00 PM. Class with Clara

6:00 PM. Valerie June Heartwood Soundstage

7:00 PM. Mariee Siou The Bull

7:00 PM. Outdoor Holiday Concert

7:30 PM. THE NUTCRACKER with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

7:30 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

8:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

Sun Dec 20

10:00 AM. All About Tarts Workshop Fat Tuscan

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

12:00 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs Charleston Southern Stephen C. O'Connell Center

1:00 PM. Holiday Comedy “A Twistmas Carol” at the Hippodrome, December 5-21 Hippodrome Theatre

2:00 PM. Music in the Park Concert Series High Springs Museum

2:00 PM. THE NUTCRACKER with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

2:00 PM. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

2:00 PM. A Christmas Carol Ocala Civic Theatre

4:00 PM. Class with Clara

Mon Dec 21

10:00 AM. Marketing Coalition Year in Review & 2027 Goal Setting Zoom

5:00 PM. Service Industry Night - Work Hard, Play Harder Bragging Rights

5:30 PM. All About Pies Fat Tuscan

7:00 PM. MARTI LIQUORI W/ HOT CLUB DE VILLE PLAYS DJANGO Leonardo's 706

7:00 PM. Florida Gators Men's Basketball vs Florida A&M Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Tue Dec 22

10:30 AM. Toddler Time Alachua Branch

10:30 AM. Baby Time Hawthorne Branch

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

12:00 PM. Baby Time Tower Road Branch

1:00 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs Florida A&M Stephen C. O'Connell Center

4:00 PM. The Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party Ocala Civic Theatre

5:30 PM. Making Cheesecake Fat Tuscan

6:00 PM. Karaoke Tuesdays Bragging Rights

6:30 PM. TERRAPLANE (DUO) Ballyhoo Grill

7:30 PM. The Nutcracker Ocala Civic Theatre

Wed Dec 23

3:00 PM. STEAMspace Alachua Branch

4:00 PM. Union Street Farmers Market Bo Diddley Plaza

5:30 PM. Making Lasagna & Sauces - Take Home Full Pan Fat Tuscan

6:00 PM. Popcorn Night! 317 SW 4th Ave

6:30 PM. Porch Sessions at Heartwood's Bar Heartwood Soundstage

6:30 PM. Gainesville Ruckus Open Rehearsal - A Community Street Band Heartwood Soundstage

Thu Dec 24

2:00 PM. Afternoon Connection 11604 SW Archer Rd

4:00 PM. Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes Ripple Theatricals

5:30 PM. Peak Pulse Run Club

6:00 PM. Art and Music Night Tony and Al's Deli

7:30 PM. Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center Rosa B. Williams Center

8:00 PM. Veteran's Night Open Mic/Jam Dirty Bar

8:00 PM. Thursday Comedy Open Mic Night Bragging Rights Live

Fri Dec 25

7:00 PM. Live Jazz with The Jazz Life 317 SW 4th Ave

7:00 PM. Artwalk - SAW Studio

10:00 PM. Late Night Date Night Bragging Rights

Sat Dec 26

All day. Wing Weekends 317 SW 4th Ave

7:30 AM. Depot Park parkrun

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

10:00 AM. Walk with a Doc

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

Sun Dec 27

10:00 AM. Weekend Brunch 317 SW 4th Ave

11:00 AM. Sunday Brunch & Crepes Fat Tuscan

Mon Dec 28

5:00 PM. Service Industry Night - Work Hard, Play Harder Bragging Rights

6:30 PM. Tranquility Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave

7:00 PM. MARTI LIQUORI W/ HOT CLUB DE VILLE PLAYS DJANGO Leonardo's 706

Tue Dec 29

10:30 AM. Toddler Time Alachua Branch

11:00 AM. Music and Movement Newberry Branch

6:00 PM. Florida Gators Men's Basketball vs LIU Stephen C. O'Connell Center

6:00 PM. Karaoke Tuesdays Bragging Rights

6:30 PM. TERRAPLANE (DUO) Ballyhoo Grill

Wed Dec 30

3:00 PM. STEAMspace Alachua Branch

4:00 PM. Union Street Farmers Market Bo Diddley Plaza

6:00 PM. Popcorn Night! 317 SW 4th Ave

7:00 PM. Gent Treadly & Stanley Jordan Heartwood Soundstage

Thu Dec 31

10:30 AM. Music & Movement Headquarters Library

3:00 PM. Florida Gators Women's Basketball vs Kentucky Stephen C. O'Connell Center

4:00 PM. Ripple Musical Theatre and Jazz Dance Classes Ripple Theatricals

5:30 PM. Peak Pulse Run Club

7:30 PM. Thursday Night Swing Dancing Gainesville at Rosa B. Williams Center Rosa B. Williams Center

8:00 PM. Veteran's Night Open Mic/Jam Dirty Bar

11:00 PM. Glory Days Presents! Season Pass – Gainesville Fall 2026 Glory Days HQ

Ongoing events

Since Mon Nov 30. Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Training and Certification @ Pensacola, FL

Through Wed Dec 23. Dance Alive National Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker” Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

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