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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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

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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

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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

http://www.gainesvillekidstri.com/

Shows

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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

http://www.thehipp.org/

More Family Events

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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

http://www.batconservancy.org/index.php/bat-festival

Halloween Arts & Crafts

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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

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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)

http://www.suncountrysports.com/halloween.html

October 31st Halloween Events

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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

http://www.greehousechurch.org/fallfest

On-Going Programs & Classes

Library Turn to page 12 for library programs

Cade Museum Click HERE to see this month’s programs

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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

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Eat Free page for details on

all listings above

http://www.suncountrysports.com/