Harn Museum of Art invites visitors to bring Oliver Jeffers-inspired ocean to life
Sep 30, 2026
Exhibit opened on Tuesday and will run through May 30, 2027.
Dance Alive National Ballet to offer free after-school dance classes in Alachua
Sep 30, 2026
Monday classes start on Oct. 5 and run through Nov. 13.
UF/IFAS Extension to host ‘Let’s Walk Florida!’ program to start Oct. 5
Sep 30, 2026
Virtual education program runs through Nov. 23.
Community Spring to host inaugural block party in downtown Gainesville on Saturday
Sep 29, 2026
Event to feature kids zone and food trucks.
Family heirloom preservation program slated at Matheson on Saturday
Sep 29, 2026
Free event will provide guidance in caring for family heirlooms.
Trinity United Methodist Church to host ‘Blessing of the Animals’ on Sunday
Sep 29, 2026
Annual event open to public.
37th annual Central Florida Peanut Festival slated for Saturday
Sep 29, 2026
Free community festival will feature vendors, live music, food, family activities and car and tractor show
3 men convicted in 2017 murder of Hawthorne woman
Sep 29, 2026
Christin Cassels shot and killed in Hawthorne.
Gainesville Police Department mourns death of retired mounted patrol horse Merlin
Sep 29, 2026
Merlin served with GPD’s Mounted Patrol Unit from 2006-17.
AccuWeather forecasts possibility of first hurricane-free Atlantic season since 1914
Sep 29, 2026
2026 Atlantic hurricane season could end without a hurricane.
Matheson to host graphic novelist Andre Frattino for ‘WE ARE PAN’
Sep 28, 2026
Event slated for Thursday in Gainesville.
Alachua County Library District to celebrate 40th anniversary on Saturday
Sep 28, 2026
Event to take place at Headquarters Library in Gainesville.
Alachua County to dedicate Blue Trail and new wildlife observation platform at Turkey Creek Preserve
Sep 28, 2026
Public ceremony set for Saturday to honor longtime conservationist Bob Simons.
Gainesville Regional Utilities to reduce electric and natural gas fuel charges
Sep 28, 2026
Reductions take effect Tuesday and will lower residential bills
Middleburg man, 33, dies in collision on Highway 441 in Alachua
Sep 28, 2026
Lake City woman in serious condition after crossing median and crashing into pickup truck.
‘A Very GNV Holiday Parade’ returns Dec. 5 in Gainesville
Sep 26, 2026
Fourth annual parade will feature floats, bands, dance groups and community organizations
Second locally acquired West Nile virus case confirmed in Alachua County
Sep 25, 2026
Florida Department of Health coordinating area mosquito surveillance.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office seeks information on wanted man
Sep 25, 2026
Kentrell Hodges wanted on charges of unlawful possession, concealed carry of firearms.
Sira to host 2026 Equip for Life fundraiser banquet on Oct. 1
Sep 25, 2026
Event to be held at North Central Baptist Church.
Alachua Conservation Trust to host virtual race benefiting Santa Fe River
Sep 25, 2026
Participants have opportunity to complete final mile on Nov. 7 at Prairie Creek Preserve.
Child Advocacy Center to celebrate its 18th annual fundraiser on Oct. 22
Sep 25, 2026
Event to feature “Gainesville Gone Home” theme.
UF Shorstein Center to host lecture on ‘The Wandering Jew in Israel’ on Sept. 30
Sep 24, 2026
Event to feature Yair Mintzker at Pugh Hall Orca in Gainesville.
2026 UF/IFAS Peanut Butter Challenge to start on Sept. 30
Sep 24, 2026
Month-long event collects donations for local food pantries.
