Giggle Magazine

Barnyard Buddies
2025-04-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Morningside Nature Center, 3450 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32641, United States
With Barnyard Buddies at the Living History Farm, visitors interact with farm animals and help staff feed them apples, sweet potatoes and melons, all of which can be donated.

Healthy Afternoons with Gainesville Fire Rescue
2025-04-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
At Healthy Afternoons with Gainesville Fire Rescue, join the Gainesville Fire Rescue every month for family-friendly fun while learning important health and safety information and connecting with the community. Check their Facebook for updated meeting information!

Weekly Farmers Market at Celebration Pointe
2025-04-30 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-07 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-14 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-21 16:00 - 20:00 | Celebration Pointe
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.

Frogs and Friends Fridays
2025-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Morningside Nature Center, 3450 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32641, United States
Frogs and Friends Fridays is a free event is held at 2 p.m. the first Friday of each month! At the outdoor screened pavilion at Morningside Nature Center, you and your child can learn about amphibians and reptiles!

Haile Farmers Market
2025-05-03 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-10 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-17 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-24 08:30 - 12:00 | Haile Plantation, 5213 SW 91st Terrace, Gainesville, FL, 32608, United States
Haile Farmers Market

Head out to Haile to enjoy fresh, local produce, meats, honey, oils and more! This event repeats every Saturday.

Living History Days
2025-05-03 09:00 - 16:30 | Morningside Nature Center, 3450 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32641, United States
At Living History Days, travel back in time to feel what it was like to live on a farm in the 1870s. Experience a rooster waking you up instead of an iPhone alarm and enjoy nature alongside a few farm animals.

Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses
2025-05-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-10 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-17 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-24 11:00 - 15:00 | Mill Creek Farm, 20307 Co Rd 235A, Alachua, FL, 32615, United States
At the Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses, bring 2 carrots to pay for your admission to feed retired horses!

Cade Museum Maker Workshop Series
2025-05-03 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-05-10 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-05-17 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-05-24 11:30 - 12:30 | Cade Museum, 904 S Main St, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Visit the Cade Museum every Saturday for its Maker Workshop Series! This is an innovative program for kids ages 9 and up to participate in hands-on “maker sessions” to build and create using different materials, electronics and coding platforms. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sweetwater Wetlands Park Wednesday Bird Walks
2025-05-07 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-14 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-21 08:30 - 12:00 | Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
At Sweetwater Wetlands Park Wednesday Bird Walks, tour Sweetwater Wetlands Park for 2 to 3 hours to view a variety of birds and wetland species. Because of the park’s open prairie and cypress domes, viewers can expect rare birds that migrate for the Winter and Spring months.

Young Annasemble Spring Concert
2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Historic Thomas Center, 302 NE 6 Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
The Young Annasemble or YAS will give its annual Spring Concert at the Thomas Center on May 14th. The Young people’s orchestra is affiliated with the Annasemble Community Orchestra. They are a group of young musicians, ages between 10-16 years old (and a few adults). The accent of this orchestra lies in having fun with music in a family friendly atmosphere. Though there are no auditions for this group, there is a general expectation to work hard together. The variety of levels, the challenge of playing together in a group, and making music brings young people together. At the Spring Concert the YAS will share their music with you. The program is varied and includes classical, folk and popular music. It promises to be a fun family Spring event.

Annasemble Spring Concert
2025-05-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL, 32605, United States
Annasemble Community Orchestra will present their concert “The Environment and Us” at 7 p.m. on Saturday May 17th at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (4225 NW 34th Street). It will present music through the ages to reflect how we are intertwined with our environment; giving reverence to the world we live in. Musical selections will range from early music to Scandinavian music of this day and age.
Annasemble is an intergenerational, mostly strings, community orchestra under the musical direction of Annemieke Proker-Coron. The orchestra includes members of high school, college and adult age musicians. Annasemble takes pride in embracing musicians regardless of experience. No auditions are required to join. No minimum skill level or ability is required to participate. Our philosophy is to share the joy of music with everyone – whether to play or as part of the audience. There is no charge to the audience for admission to our performances, to keep it available for everyone. For more information, please contact Annasemble: www.annasemble.org

Story Time at the Zoo
2025-05-21 10:30 - 11:00 | Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, 3000 NW 83 St., Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and the Alachua County Library host the free Story Time at the Zoo event in front of the zoo on the lawn the third Wednesday of each month. Feel free to visit the zoo afterward!

Aladdin Jr. - 2nd Act Productions
2025-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 | 9325 W Newberry Rd, 9325 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
Experience the magic of live theater with Aladdin Jr., presented by 2nd Act Productions! This exciting inaugural production features a talented cast of youth performers, from across the community. Join us for a family-friendly show filled with music, adventure, and heart at 9325 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL. Come see any of our 10 shows from May 24 through June 7th. Visit 2ndactproductions.org for tickets and details.
