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Egg Hunts And Spring Festivals April is a great time of year in Gainesville. From the egg hunts to the spring festivals, there’s something fun happening every weekend! Enjoy!
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Local Kids Events Egg Hunts Benefits for Kids Sports Events Kids Events Outside Gainesville School Events Programs and Classes Family Fun Days/ Nights At the Movies Story Times Library Programs Restaurant Fun
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Local Kids Events
April 2011 Mon
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Egg Hunts turn to page 4
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1 April Fool’s Day Kids Cooking Class
2 Doc Hollywood Days Pioneer Days Zumbathon Lego Ninjago Spinjitzu Training Camp Toys R Us Chuggington Event
3 Pioneer Days Celebrate the Child and VPK Enrollment Pink Wish Divas and Dolls Party
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8 Chambers Farm PowWow Tioga Town Center Movies on the Square
9 Belk KidsFest Chambers Farm PowWow Hot Rod and Custom Car Show Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival Santa Fe College Party for the Planet Sun Country Splash Bash Toys R Us Thomas Playdate Orange and Blue Debut
10 Chambers Farm PowWow Santa Fe College Party for the Planet Alachua Spring Festival GHF Fitness Festival Swallowtail Farm Spring Festival
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15 Skate Station Wet-n-Wacky Night
16 Can You Dig It? Family Day at the Harn Friends of the Library Book Sale Spring Portraits at Cellon Oak UF College of Veterinary Medicine Open House Spring Kids Fest at Oaks Mall YMCA Healthy Kids Day Toys R Us 3D Easter Adventure
17 Friends of the Library Book Sale Sweet Dreams Chocolate Night
18 Friends of the Library Book Sale
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20 Friends of the Library Book Sale
21 Commedia Tales of King Arthur
22 23 Skate Station Commedia Tales of King Arthur Egg-a-rama Party Boys and Girls Club Gator Greats Youth Football Camp Skate Station Candy Scramble Gator Fly-In
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29 French Congrès Skate Station Superhero Party
The 39 Steps
30 Commedia Tales of King Arthur Farm and Forest Festival Micanopy Classic Car Show
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April 15th—May 8th At The Hippodrome
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Egg Hunts Saturday, April 9th
Saturday, April 23rd
Williston Rotary Club 10:30
Trinity UMC 10-12 Celebration UMC 10-1 Faith Presbysterian 10-11:30 Hal Brady Recreation Center 10:00 Destiny Community Church 11:00 Homosassa Springs 8:00 The Little Shop 10:00 Kitchen & Spice 10:00 Northwest Baptist 10:00 O2BKids 10:00 UF Baseball 5:15 Waldo Flea Market 10:30
Saturday, April 16th Egg Drop Alachua 9-12 Milam Funeral Home 10-12
Sunday, April 17th Skate Station Funworks 2:00 Many of the places hosting Easter Egg Hunts do not have event information on their websites. For details on all the egg hunt events, click here to go to the What’s Happening Now? Page, and select the ―Egg Hunts‖ filter to view just the Egg Hunt listings.
Sunday, April 24th Ginnie Springs 8:00 and 10:00
Photos with the Easter Bunny April 9th –23rd at the Oaks Mall
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Benefits for Kids
April 2011 Mon
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14 Spirit Night for Preston Winslow’s Bone Marrow Transplant
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16 Friends of the Library Book Sale Spring Portraits at Cellon Oak
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Sports Events
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3 Family Fun Shoot UF Baseball Family Day
4 Gator Swim Club Tryouts
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10 Family Fun Shoot GHF Fitness Festival
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Kids Events in the Greater Gainesville Area April 2011 Mon Tue Wed
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Happening All Month Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival
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1 Antique Tractor and Engine Show
2 Bay Area Renaissance Festival Antique Tractor and Engine Show Duck Derby in Ocala Cedar Key Art Fest
3 Bay Area Renaissance Festival Antique Tractor and Engine Show Cirque Shanghai at Silver Springs Cedar Key Art Fest
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9 Bay Area Renaissance Festival Fanning Springs Garden Festival Levy County Fair
10 Bay Area Renaissance Festival Cirque Shanghai at Silver Springs Levy County Fair
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30 Wings of Spring World of Nations Celebration Jack Hanna Weekend at Sea World Party for the Planet at Jacksonville Zoo
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School Events
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21 VPK Roundup at Tower Road Library
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Programs and Classes
March 2011 Mon
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Programs Now Registering French, Fun Food & Foreign Languages Artsy Kids Studio Gainesville Creative Kids Young Actors Studio at the Hipp
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1 Family Jam Night Tot Time Feed-A-Frog Friday Take Away Gourmet Kids Cooking Class
2 Home Depot Kids Workshop Pink Girls Rock Math Adventure Michael’s Make It Take It
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EVERY Saturday
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Club Francais Little Arts at the Little Shop Living History Days Planetarium Kids Matinee Retirement Home for Horses Skate Station Skating Lessons
PAGE 17 Family Fun Days/ Nights Game Night at Wild Iris Books Mondays at 6:30PM Chick-fil-A Family Fun Night Tuesdays 5:30-7:30PM *NEW* Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd Family Safety Night 1st Thursday Night 5:30-7:30PM Skate Station Funworks Family Days Saturdays Alley Gatorz Family Fun Days Saturday 10-Noon Kids bowl free Sun Country Sports Stay & Play Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11 Family Jam Night at Studio Percussion 1st Friday night 6:00-8:00 PM Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights 2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM
Kids Drop Off Programs O2BKids Parents Night Out Fridays 6:00-10:30 PM Friday Fun Night at the YMCA 4th Friday night of the month 6-11PM
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At the Movies
Free Movies at the Library TBA: Every Monday 3:30PM Headquarters Branch Teen Movie TBA Every Thursday 3PM High Springs Branch
Saturday, April 2nd 8:PM / 10:30PM FREE SHOWING
Friday, April 8th Show begins at dark FREE SHOWING
Brother Bear: April 2nd 2PM Millhopper Branch TB A April 9th 2PM / Headquarters Branch
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Story Times Wednesdays Thursdays
Fridays
Tot Spot 11AM
Hawthorne Library 10:30AM
Little Shop 10:30AM
Archer Library 10:30 on 4/6
Headquarters Library 10:30AM
Library Partnership 9:30AM
Micanopy Library 11AM
Milhopper Library 10:30AM
Headquarters Library 10:30AM
Newberry Library 11AM
Alachua Library 11AM
High Springs Library 11AM
Millhopper Library 11AM 2md and 4th Wednesdays
Mondays Millhopper Library 6:30PM on 4/18
Tuesdays
Tower Road Library 10:30AM & 7:00PM 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Chick-Fil A 5:30PM Every 2nd Tuesday
Saturdays Books a Million 10:AM Headquarters Library 10:30AM on 4/2
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Library Programs Mondays
Thursdays
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Gainesville Creative Kids / Tower 3:30
Fun and Exciting Activities / Library Partnership 2:00 Wild Buffalos, Wild Wheels? / Library Partnership 4:00
Tuesdays April 12th
April 28th Arts and Crafts / Library Partnership 4:00
Ruby the Rescue Dog / High Springs 2:30 Spring Crafts / Millhopper: 3:30
April 19th Tonewood Tuesdays / Tower 1:30 Wii Fun / Millhopper 3:30
April 26th Countertop Gardening / Millhopper 3:30
Wednesdays Every Wednesday Gaming / Alachua 1:00 Panther Den / Newberry 3:30 Wii Wednesday / Headquarters 4:00
April 6th Tonewood Music / Millhopper 1:30 Wii Games / Hawthorne 3:15
April 13th Wild Buffalos, Wild Wheels? / Newberry 3:30
Fridays No activities scheduled
Saturdays April 16th Quidditch at the Library / Tower Road 1:00 Game Day/ Millhopper 2:00
April 23rd A Puppet Man & A Storybook Lady / Millhopper 10:30
Sundays No activities scheduled
PAGE 21 Space Walk Bounce House Burger King by the mall—Friday Nights Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Road—Tuesday Nights
Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Rd: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 Sonny’s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30 Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
Chick Fil-A Fun Nights Tuesday Nights Arts & Crafts, Games and Entertainment
Gator’s Dockside Tuesday Nights Clown / Balloon Artist
Texas Roadhouse Tuesday Nights Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Games and Prizes and Andy the Armadillo
Mexico Lindo Tuesday Nights Mariachi Band
Napolatano’s Trivia Night—Monday Nights Live Bands—Sunday Nights
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Restaurant Fun
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Kids Eat Cheap Every Day
Tuesdays
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Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at the lunch buffet with adult purchase
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with adult purchase /Dine In Only from 4 - 8pm
Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99 price w/ adult purchase Haile Village Bistro
CiCis PIZZA - Kids under 3 eat free from the buffet w/ adult purchase. (Drink not included) Crispers - Kids 12 and under eat for .99 when wearing Kids Club t-shirt IHOP - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal / 4 -10pm
Sundays Mamma Mia Kids eat FREE at buffet w/ adult purchase Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
Mondays Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase David's Real Pit BBQ One FREE kid's meal with one adult meal purchased Newberry’s Backyard BBQ $1.50 Kids meals with adult purchase Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q Kids 12 and under eat 1/2 off with adult purchase
Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with adult purchase 5:30-7:30PM CiCi's PIZZA - $1.99 Kids Buffet with every Adult Buffet purchased Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal Gator’s Dockside - Kids under 12 years of age, l child per adult eat FREE / 6:00-8:30 PM I Love NY Pizza in Haile—Kids 10 and under eat free with adult purchase Kazbor's Grille - Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase Pizza Vito –Kids eat FREE with adult buffet purchase Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and under eat for $.99 with adult purchase / 4 - 8pm
Kids eat FREE Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and under eat FREE with each adult meal purchase
Thursdays Captain D's - Two FREE kid's meals with any adult entree purchase / Dine in only Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays
Fridays Burger King—Kids eat for .99 with adult purchase
Saturdays Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal