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Gainesville guide to October family activities like corn mazes, pumpkin patches, fall festivals, trick or treating events and more
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In this Issue
Corn Mazes 6
Pumpkin Patches 7
Fall Festivals 8
Races/Walks/5Ks 10
Shows 12
More Family Events 14
Halloween Craft Making Events 16
At the Movies 17
Early Trick or Treating/Candy Events 18
Halloween Events (no candy) 20
October 31st Events 22
Ongoing Programs and Classes 24
Kids Eat Cheap/ Free Nights 26
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Click HERE to open the Corn Mazes page
Coon Hollo Corn Maze: October 4th—November 3rd
Kirby Family Farm Lost Railroad: October 11th—November 2nd
Newberry Cornfield Maze: September 27th - October 26th
Rogers Farm Fall Festival: October 4th— November 5th
Corn Mazes
Pumpkin Patches Click HERE to open the Pumpkin Patches page
Rogers Farm Fall Festival
Trinity UMC
Wesley UMC
Alachua Pumpkin Patch
Newberry UMC
Greathouse Butterfly Farm
Kirby Family Farm
Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on
all the events listed below
United Downtown October 4th 6-10
Peanut Festival: October 5th 9-4
Horsin Around Fall Festival: October 6th 2-5
Newberry Fall Festival: October 12th 9-4
Family Literacy Festival: October 12th 10-12
Fall Festival at Grace Presbyterian: October 12th 10-3
Thornebrook Art Festival: October 12th&13th 10-5
Camp Good News Fall Festival: October 12th 11-2
Magnoliafest: October 17th-20th 8AM
Alligator Warrior Festival: October 18th –20th 9-5
Haile Village Oktoberfest: October 18th 5-11
Alachua County Fair: October 18th—26th
McIntosh 1890’s Festival: October 19th 8-5
Cedar Key Seafood Festival: October 19th-20th 9-5
Butterflyfest: October 19th & 20th 10-5
Idylwild Elementary Fall Festival :October 24th 5-7
High Springs Fall Festival: October 26th:10-5
Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival: October 26th & 27th 9-5
Lubee Bat Festival: October 26th
Fall Festivals
Races/Walks/rides/5Ks
Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details
on all the events listed below
Pink Pumpkin Pedal Off 10/12
NERD 5K 10/12
Trinity UMC Pumpkin Run 10/13
Light the Night Walk 10/17
Gainesville Kids Triathlon 10/19
Paynes Prairie 5K 10/19
Color Vibe 10/19
Walk to End Alzheimer’s 10/19
Eco Run 10/20
Shows
Click HERE to open the calendar for details on all the shows below
Gainesville High School Players present Once on This Island 9/27—10/5
Buchholz High School presents The Great Gatsby 10/3-10/6
High Springs Theater presents Murder by the Book 10/4—10/27
The Hippodrome presents Zombie Town: A Documentary Play 10/11—11/3
The Actor’s Warehouse presents All Shook Up 10/11—10/27
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre presents Fright Night 10/11—10/27
UF Performing Arts presents Guys and Dolls 10/18 –10/24
Eastside High School presents Jesus Christ Superstar 10/22—11/2
Musical Me Theater presents Shrek the Musical 11/1& 11/2
PLUS
Mamma Mia at The Phillips Center on 10/14
Sesame Street Live at the O’Connell Center 10/23 & 10/24
More Family Events
Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details
on all the events listed below
Step 317 Fairy Days Mini Photo Session 10/4—10/6
Star Center Theater Auditions for A Little Princess 10/7
Unity Day 10/9 3:30PM
Celebrate Safe Communities 10/10 | 5PM
Antique Engine and Tractor Show 10/11 | 9-4
YMCA Parents Night Out 10/11 | 6-11
FLMNH Plumas y Mas Plumas 10/12 | 10AM
EARS Tours (for ages 10+) 10/12 & 10/26
Just Between Friends Consignment Sale 10/17—10/20
Skate Station 80’s Night 10/18 | 7:30PM
Alachua First UMC Family Fun Day 10/19 | 2-6PM
Toys R Us Bricktober Event 10/19|12-2
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Open House 10/20 | 9AM
Skate Station School’s Out Skate 10/25 | 12-6
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale 10/26—10/30
Skate Station Face Painting Day 10/27 | 3:30PM
Rural Folklife Days 10/30—11/1
This page will be updated as new events are announced
Halloween Arts & Crafts
Click HERE to go to the Calendar for details on all events below:
Lowes Build and Grow Clinic—Spooky Stacker 10/12 | 10AM
Headquarters Library DIY Halloween Decor 10/14 | 6:30PM
Do Art Pottery and Art Studio Pumpkin Pinch Pots Class 10/15 | 6PM
Michael’s Duck Tape Costume Event 10/19 | 10AM
Corks n Colors Family Halloween Pottery Class 10/20 | 2PM
Micanopy Branch Halloween Craft 10/20 | 2PM
Cade Museum Sensationally SPOOKY Stuff Class 10/23 | 1:30PM
Cade Museum Special Effects Class: How to Survive the Zombies
10/26 | 1PM & 10/30 | 4PM
Michael’s Halloween Event 10/26 |10AM
High Springs Library Halloween Crafts 10/29 | 3PM
Headquarters Haunted House Craft 10/29 | 3:30PM
Newberry Halloween Teen Craft Program 10/29 | 3:30PM
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library
Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters
Every Wednesday 3PM / Newberry
Every Friday 3PM / Hawthorne
Every Saturday 2PM / Millhopper
October 24th 5:30PM / Tower Road
Now Showing at
Regal Cinemas and
Gator Cinemas
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG)
One Direction: This is Us (PG)
Planes (PG)
The Smurfs 2 (PG)
Despicable Me 2 (PG)
Turbo (PG)
Monsters University (PG)
Movies on the Lawn Tioga Town Center
Friday, October 11th 8PM
Paranorman
Saint Leo University—Magnolia Park
Friday, October 25th 6PM
Charlie Brown & Casper
Click HERE to open the Calendar for details on all events below:
Screaming for Safety 10/11 | 5-8PM
Ghouls, Goblins and Greeks 10/24 | 5-8PM
Trick or Treat in Thornebrook Village 10/25 | 6-7:30PM
O2BKids Spooktakular 10/26 | 6-10PM
Trick or Treat Fun Night in Hawthorne 10/26 | 6-9PM
Celebration UMC Fall Festival 10/27| 4-6PM
Pre Halloween Events (with candy)
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Gadgets and Gold Pumpkin Giveaway 10/12 | 11-1
Great Halloween Costume and Garage Sale 10/12 |10AM
Pink Pumpkin Fest 10/13 | 10-2
Headquarters Library Tale and Tutus 10/17 2PM
Micanopy Family Fun Night in the Forest 10/18 & 10/19 | 7:30-9PM
Pumpkin Fest at Big Shoals Park 10/19 | 3:30-7:30PM
Tower Road Library Zombie Invasion 10/23 |3:30PM
Saint Leo Halloween Movie Night on the Lawn 10/25 | 6:30PM
Skate Station Fright Night Party 10/25 | 7:30-Midnight
Oaks Mall Halloween Kids Fest 10/26 | 1-4PM
Sun Country Howlapalooza 10/27
Historic Halloween Haunt 10/28
UF Health Pumpkin Carve Off 10/28 3-7PM
Pre Halloween Events (No Candy)
October 31st Halloween Events
Click HERE to open the Halloween Events page
Trick or Treat at the Tower Branch Library 2PM
Boo at the Zoo 3-7:30PM
Newberry Branch Library Halloween Party 3:30PM
Alachua Branch Library Zombies in the Library 4PM
Headquarters Branch Library Tales from the Crypt 5PM
Millhopper Branch Harry Potter Halloween 5PM
Greenhouse Church Fall Family Carnival 5-8PM
YMCA Halloween Carnival 5-8PM
Skate Station Funworks Halloween Skate 5-9PM
Trunk or Treat at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church 5:30PM—7:30PM
University Church Fall Festival 6-8PM
Destiny Community Church Family Fest 6-8PM
On-Going Programs & Classes
Library Turn to page 12 for library programs
Cade Museum Click HERE to see this month’s programs
Click HERE to go to the
Ongoing Programs page
on the website.
Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on all
the ongoing programs listed below
Mondays
Art in the Park
Gainesville Homeschoolers Park Day
Wild Iris Game Night
Skate Station Christian Night (1st)
Tuesdays
Sun Country Stay and Play
O2BKids Morning Magic
Chick fil-A Family Night
Tot Time at the Harn (4th)
Wednesdays
O2BKids Morning Magic
Learning Path Story Time
Barnyard Buddies
Play Therapy (4th)
Thursdays
O2BKids Morning Magic
Skate Station Tiny Tot Playdate (1st & 3rd)
Fridays
O2BKids Parents Night Out
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Sun Country Little Lunchers (1st)
Sun Country Family Night (2nd)
Movies on the Square (2nd)
Sun Country Parents Night Out (4th)
Frogs and Friends (1st)
Tot Time at the Harn (1st)
Saturdays
Haile Homestead Tour
Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Kids Matinee
Michael’s Kids Club
Mill Creek Retirement Horses Visit
O2BKids Morning Magic
Toys R Us CraZLoom Event
Home Depot Kids Workshops (1st)
Living History Days (1st)
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Tour (1st)
Lowes Build and Grown Clinic (2nd)
Hogtown Reptile Kids Program (2nd)
Family Fishing Day (2nd)
Dudley Kids (2nd)
Sundays
Corks n Colors Story Time
Family Fun Shoot
CLASSES: These businesses also offer kids classes
and programs. Schedules are on the calendar.
Alachua County Public Libraries
Cade Museum Creativity Lab
Corks n Colors
Do Art Pottery and Art Studio
Kids Eat Free Nights
Mondays
Bubbaque’s
Bono’s
Cody’s Original Steakhouse -
David's Real Pit BBQ
New Deal Café
Newberry’s Backyard BBQ
Tuesdays
Beef O'Brady's
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Copper Monkey West
Gainesville Ale House
Gator’s Dockside
I Love NY Pizza in Haile
Splitz
Texas Roadhouse Wednesdays
Applebee’s
Blue Highway Pizzeria
Haile Village Bistro
Mi Apa
Roundabout Grill
Zaxby’s
Thursdays
Wharf Express
Fridays
TCBY
Saturdays
Steak and Shake
Sundays
Steak and Shake
Stevi B’s
Every Day
Crispers
IHOP
Click HERE to open the Kids
Eat Free page for details on
all listings above