Giggle Magazine

Red Shoe Affair
2025-08-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr,, Gainesville, FL, United States
The 12th annual Red Shoe Affair will support the Ronald McDonald House families and celebrate the organization’s new house. There will be silent and live auctions, family stories, food, open bars, dancing and more!

Story Time at the Zoo
2025-08-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-17 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!

Weekly Farmers Market at Celebration Pointe
2025-08-20 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-27 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-03 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-10 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-17 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.

Houston Keen & Cam Wheaton Duo
2025-08-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1st Lane, Newberry, FL, 32669, United States
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy live music by Houston Keen & Cam Wheaton.

Haile Farmers Market
2025-08-23 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-30 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-06 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-13 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-20 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.

Great Florida Pollinator Census Party
2025-08-23 10:00 - 11:00 | The Gainesville Garden Club, 1350 NW 75 Street, Gainesville, FL, 32605-3165, United States
Here you will count the number of insects landing on one blooming plant for 15 minutes, Learn how flowers & insects work together. Family fun. Wear a hat and bring your specs to see up close.

Back to School Book and Art Faire
2025-08-23 10:00 - 15:00 | The Auk Market, 2031 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL, 32609, United States
Celebrate the beginning of the school year by enjoying beignets and other treats, browsing a selection of local books and shopping for vendor-made back to school goods!

Cade Museum Maker Workshop Series
2025-08-23 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-30 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-06 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-13 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.

Healthy Afternoons with Gainesville Fire Rescue
2025-08-27 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!

Tailgate Party at the Shoppes at Thornebrook
2025-08-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Shoppes At Thornebrook, 2441 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
Fun for the whole family at the Shoppes at Thornebrook! Celebrate the return of football season with a variety of food trucks, music with Kiss 105.3, and pop-ups from your favorite local vendors.

Gators Football vs. LIU
2025-08-30 19:00 - 22:30 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, 157 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL, 32603, United States
Come and watch as the Gators kick off their 2025 football season!

Halloween Costume Release
2025-09-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Weecycle, 1405 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32605, United States
Weecycle of Gainesville will release thousands of gently used and new Halloween costumes! Stop by and find your next Halloween costume.

Cupcakes & Conversations: College Discoveries
2025-09-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Santa Fe College Charles L. Blount Center, 530 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Middle and high school students and parents/guardians are invited to this all things college workshop! Attendees can connect with local college resources, walk a day in the life of a college students and enter college prep giveaways. There will also be free resource kits, snacks and, of course, cupcakes!

2025 Sarah's Birthday Bash
2025-09-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Come out and join the fun to celebrate Sarah Hamilton Matheson’s birthday! Sarah was the last resident of the historic Matheson House, which was bequeathed to the Museum on her death in 1996. There will be music, the Grind Coffee Truck and a free pollinator friendly plant giveaway by the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Daniels Lab. Guests are encourages to bring blankets and chairs to enjoy the music. Free.

Spurrier's Tailgate for Kids
2025-09-13 18:30 - 23:00 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, 157 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL, 32603, United States
Spurrier’s Tailgate for Kids features an unforgettable game day experience, with the Gator football game playing on the big screen, food and beverages from local vendors, tailgate games and more!

Movie Night featuring Shrek
2025-09-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Movie Night featuring Shrek takes place at Bo Diddley Plaza and shows Shrek under the stars and it is free and open to the public!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Matheson History Museum
This presentation by Dr. Noll covers the decades of development and infrastructure of Florida’s transportation industry and intersections with contemporary issues of the state.

Tioga Movie Night: Wicked
2025-09-19 19:30 - 21:15 | Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW 1st Lane, Newberry, FL, 32669, United States
Get outside with your friends and family and enjoy “Wicked” outdoors in Tioga. Bring our blankets and lawn chairs!
