In this Issue Corn Mazes Pumpkin Patches Fall Festivals Races/Walks/5Ks More Family Events Halloween Craft Making Events At the Movies Early Trick or Treating/Candy Events Halloween Events (no candy) October 31st Events Ongoing Programs and Classes Kids Eat Cheap/ Free Nights
Click HERE to sign up for the FREE Weekly Events Email!
4 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 21
Click HERE to like our Facebook page
Click HERE to follow us on Twitter
Click HERE to view our NEW online calendar
Click HERE to go straight to the Fun4GatorKids website
Fun4USKids is expanding to new markets! If you know someone who would be interested in starting a website like fun4gatorkids.com in their market, please share this website for more information:
www.fun4uskids.com
Corn Mazes Click HERE to open the Corn Mazes page Coon Hollo Corn Maze: October 3rd November 2nd Kirby Family Farm Lost Railroad: October 10th—November 1st Newberry Cornfield Maze: September 26th - October 25th Rogers Farm Fall Festival: October 4th— November 1st
Pumpkin Patches Click HERE to open the Pumpkin Patches page Alachua Pumpkin Patch Greathouse Butterfly Farm Kirby Family Farm
Rogers Farm Fall Festival Trinity UMC Wesley UMC
Fall Festivals/fairs Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on all the events listed below Peanut Festival: October 4th 9-4 ButterflyFest October 4th and 5th 10-5 Thornebrook Art Festival: October 4th and 5th 10-5 Open Streets Gainesville October 5th 11-3 ACES in Motion Tennis Festival 10/10 2-4PM Haile Village Oktoberfest: October 10th 5-11 Trader Joe’s Culinary Carnival October 11th & 12th 12-6 Magnoliafest: October 16th-20th 8AM Alligator Warrior Festival: October 17th –19th 9-5 Alachua County Fair: October 17th—25th Alachua FUMC Fall Festival at the Patch 10/18 2-4PM Cedar Key Seafood Festival: October 18th-20th 9-5 Pumpkin Fest at Big Shoals State Park October 18th 4-7 Alachua Harvest Festival October 19th 11-5 McIntosh 1890’s Festival: October 25th 8-5 Ward’s Fall Food Festival October 25th 9-4 Abiding Savior Lutheran Church Oktoberfest October 25th 10-2 High Springs Fall Festival: October 25th:10-5 Lubee Bat Festival: October 25th 10-4 Gainesville Pride Parade and Festival October 25th 12-9 UF AMSA Fall Festival 10/25 Celebration UMC Fall Festival October 25th 4-7 Resurrection Fellowship Church Fall Festival 10/26 1-4PM First Baptist Church of Archer Fall Festival 10/29 6-8PM University City Church of Christ Fall Festival 10/29 7-9PM Greenhouse Church Fall Festival 10/31 5-8PM Destiny Community Church Fall Festival 10/31 6-9PM
Races/Walks/rides/5Ks Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on all the events listed below Dog Days 5K 10/4 Pink Pumpkin Pedal Off 10/4 Advanced Massage & Acupuncture Fun Run /Walk 10/4 Gainesville Kids Triathlon 10/5 Trinity UMC Pumpkin Run 10/5 Light the Night Walk 10/23 NERD 5K 10/25 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team Cinderella 10/25
More Family Events Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on all the events listed below Chili’s Daddy Daughter Date Night 10/1 Silver Springs State park Oktoberfest and Car Show 10/4 Peanut Festival in Williston 10/4 Dudley Farm Quilt Show 10/4 Fire Safety Expo 10/4 PRO Martial Arts Open House 10/4, 10/11, 10/25 Open Streets Gainesville 10/5 PETCO Reptile Rally 10/11 Goldhead State Park Read with Trees 10/11 Chili’s Mother Son Night 10/15 Celebrate Safe Communities 10/15 UF Homecoming Parade 10/17 UF Physics is Fun 10/17 Dudley Farm Paint Out 10/18 ReptiDay 10/18 Oak Hall Carnival 10/24 Celebration of Cycling 10/24 Skate Station 1980’s Old School Party 10/24 Southern Showcase of Champions Marching Band Invitational 10/24 Family Day at the Dairy Farm 10/25 Jungle Friends Monkey Day 10/25 Kids Kicking Cancer Benefit Concert 10/25 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale 10/25—10/29 Megalodon Exhibit Celebration 10/26 Rural Folklife Days at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center 10/29-31
Halloween Arts & Crafts Click HERE to go to the Calendar for details on all events below: Painting with a Twist Happy Pumpkins Painting 10/3 Michael’s Great Pumpkin Event 10/4 Millhopper Library Pumpkin Time 10/6 Lowe’s Build and Grow Haunted House Project 10/11 Michael’s Kids Club 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 Millhopper Library Teen Costume Workshop 10/11 Painting with a Twist Halloween Cat Painting 10/12 Micanopy Library Halloween Crafts 10/12 Headquarters Library Signtacular Storytime 10/16 High Springs Library Halloween Crafts 10/21 Corks and Colors Black Cat Kids Class 10/22 Cone Park Library Halloween Crafts 10/27 Alachua Library Halloween Crafts 10/27 Cade Museum Kids Class: Zombie Apocalypse 10/28 Cade Museum Kids Class: Spooky Oozey and Gooey 10/29 Headquarters Library Monster Mash Bash 10/30
At the Movies Now Showing at Regal Cinemas and Gator Cinemas The Boxtrolls (PG) Dolphin Tale 2 (PG) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG13) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) The Giver (PG13) Guardians of the Galaxy (PG13) Earth to Echo (PG) Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG13) Maleficent (PG)
Free Movies at the Library Teen, Kids and Family Movie showings at different branches all moth!
www.aclib.us/events Movies on the Lawn Tioga Town Center Friday, October 10th 8PM Despicable Me 2 Campus USA Movie on the Lawn Thursday, October 16th 6PM The LEGO Movie
Pre Halloween Events (with candy) Click HERE to open the Calendar for details on all events below: Screaming for Safety 10/9| 4-7PM Trick or Treat at Waldo Flea Market 10/25 10AM-1PM O2BKids Spooktakular 10/25 | 6-10PM Trick or Treat Fun Night in Hawthorne 10/25 | 6-9PM Celebration UMC Fall Festival 10/25| 4-7PM Trick or Treating at Fresh Market 10/25 | 1-6PM Waldo Flea Market Trick or Treat & Costume Contest 10/25 | 10AM - 1PM Trinity UMC Trunk or Treat 10/26 | 4-7PM Grace at Fort Clarke Trunk or Treat 10/26 | 5:30-7PM Ghouls, Goblins and Greeks 10/30 | 5-8PM Trick or Treat in Thornebrook Village 10/30 | 6-7:30PM
Pre Halloween Events (No Candy) Click HERE to open the Calendar for details on all events below: Alachua Main Street Scarecrow Row All October Bouncin’ Big Costume Days—Fridays all October Gold Head State Park Haunted Hike & Costume Ball 10/4 | 6:30PM Trinity UMC Pumpkin Run 10/5 | 6PM Trader Joe’s Culinary Carnival 10/10—10/12 | 12-6PM Great Halloween Costume and Garage Sale 10/11 | 10AM Millhopper Library Teen Costume Workshop 10/11 | 12-2PM Tower Road Library Zombie Invasion 10/15 |3:30PM Silver Springs State Park Phantoms in the Forest 10/17 Furry Tails on Parade 10/18 K9 Bark in the Park 10/18 Pumpkin Fest at Big Shoals Park 10/18 | 3:30-7:30PM YMCA Camp McConnell Halloween Camp 10/24—10/26 Madness and Mayhem 10/24 . 10/25 and 10/31 Hawthorne Haunted House 10/25 |6-9PM High Springs Fall Festival 10/25 | 10AM—5PM Bouncin’ Big Mad house Halloween Bash 10/26 | 5-8PM Sun Country Howlapalooza 10/26 Newberry Library Halloween Storytime 10/28 4PM High Springs Library Halloween Hunt 10/28 6:30PM Library Partnership Zombie Prom 10/29 Archer Library Ghost Makeup Day 10/30 | 3:30PM Millhopper Library Halloween Ballet 10/30 | 4:30PM First Strike Paintball Zombie Safari 10/30—11/1
October 31st Halloween Events Click HERE to open the Halloween Events page Trick or Treat at the Tower Branch Library all day Trick or Treat w/ Your Costumed Pet at Alachua County Animal Services Hawthorne Library Teen Halloween Party and Movie 3-6PM Newberry Library Trick or Treating 3-4:30PM Trunk or Treat at Boys and Girls Club 3-5PM Boo at the Zoo 3-7:30PM YMCA Haunted Halloween 5-8PM Skate Station Funworks Halloween Skate 5-9PM Trunk or Treat at Gethsemane Church 5:30PM—8PM Trick or Treat at the Oaks Mall 6-8PM Trick or Treat on Main Street in Alachua 7-9PM Greenhouse Kanapaha Fall Festival 5-8PM Destiny Community Church Fall Family Festival 6-9PM
On-Going Programs Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on all the ongoing programs listed below 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
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 Greathouse Farm Toddlerific Tuesdays Tot Time at the Harn (4th) Wednesdays Bouncin’ at the Rock O2BKids Morning Magic Learning Path Story Time Barnyard Buddies Play Therapy (4th) Thursdays O2BKids Morning Magic Skate Station Tiny Tot Playdate (1st & 3rd) Museum Nights (2nd) Mom’s Group (2nd) Museum Nights (2nd) Mom’s Group (2nd)
Fridays Free Concert Series at Bo Diddley Plaza Bouncin Big Splash Days (1st and 3rd) Independance Studio Parent & Child Dance Class 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 Corks n Colors Glass Fusion Day 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 Yopp Storytelling and Art 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)
Cade Museum
Sundays Click HERE to see this month’s programs Family Fun Shoot
Kids Eat Free Nights Click HERE to open the Kids Eat Free page for details on all listings below Every Day Cicis & Crispers Mondays Ballyhoo Grill Bono’s David's Real Pit BBQ New Deal Café Newberry’s Backyard BBQ Northwest Grille Tuesdays Applebee’s Beef O'Brady's—Archer Rd & 43rd Copper Monkey West Gainesville Ale House Gator’s Dockside I Love NY Pizza in Haile Limerock Road Splitz Texas Roadhouse
Wednesdays Adam’s Rib Bento Café —University Ave Blue Highway Pizzeria Firehouse Subs Haile Village Bistro Mi Apa Stevi B’s Zaxby’s Saturdays Steak and Shake Sundays Beef O Brady’s—43rd St. Blue Agave Café C (Brunch) Steak and Shake Stevi B’s TCBY—buy 2 get one free