october 2012 calendar of gainesville family events

Calendar October 2012

Over 1000 listings of kids activities around Gainesville

OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS

Pumpkin Patches

Magnolia Farms Pumpkin Patch,

TUMC pumpkin patch and more!

Corn Mazes

Newberry Cornfield Maze and more

Halloween Events

TUMC Trunk or Treat, Screaming for Safety,

Spooktakular, Howlapalooza and MORE

Dozens of Fairs and Festivals

Downtown Art Festival, Lubee Bat Festival

Alachua County Fair, Horsin Around Festival

and MORE!

This Month’s Calendar

Fairs and Festivals 6

More Family Events 8

Corn Mazes 10

Pumpkin Patches 11

Halloween Crafts 12

At the Movies 13

Early Trick or Treating/Candy Events 14

Halloween Trick or Treating Events 16

More Halloween Events 18

Library Programs 20

Story Times 21

Ongoing Programs and Classes 22

Restaurant Fun 26

Kids Eat Cheap/ Free Nights 27

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October 2012 Fairs and Festivals

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

2

3

4

5

United Downtown

6

Peanut Festival

7

8 9 10

11 12

GHFC Fitness Day

13

Abiding Savior Oktoberfest

Accessibility Health Fair

Butterflyfest

Downtown Festival and Art Show

Kinetix Fitness Extravaganza

Pink Pumpkin Fest

Stephen Foster Cultural Center

Florida Frontier Days

14

Butterflyfest

Downtown Festival / Art Show

15 16

17 18

Magnoliafest

19

Alachua County Fair

Alligator Festival

Magnoliafest

Haile Village Oktoberfest

United Downtown

20

Alachua County Fair

Alligator Festival

Cedar Key Seafood Festival

Magnoliafest

Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival

Newberry Fall Festival

Orange Park Fall Festival

21

Alachua County Fair

Alligator Festival

Cedar Key Seafood Festival

Horsin Around Fall Festival

Magnoliafest

Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival

Newberry Fall Festival

Orange Park Fall Festival

22

Alachua County Fair

23

Alachua County Fair

24

Alachua County Fair

25

Alachua County Fair

26

Alachua County Fair

27

Alachua County Fair

Fine Arts For Ocala

Gainesville Cycling Festival

High Springs Fall Festival

Lubee Bat Festival

McIntosh 1890’s Festival

28

Fine Arts For Ocala

29

30

31

More Family Events

next page Halloween Events: pages 10-19

October 2012 More Family Events

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

Harry Pot-ter’s World

2

Harry Pot-ter’s World

3

Harry

Potter’s World

4

Harry

Potter’s World

5

6

Haile Village Bistro Tea Party

MNC Native Plant Sale

ToysRUs Beyblade Event

Union Academy Open House

7

UF Volleyball Sunday Funday

8 9 10

Unity Day Rally and March Against Bully-ing

11 12

PALS Golf Tourna-ment

13

4H Shooting Sports Open House

Celebrate Schools

Eco Tour Environmental Hike

Go Batty at the Hipp Cinema

KBG Plant Sale

Pipe Organ Demonstration

Southern Showcase of Champions

Stephen Foster Cultural Center

Sunday Soiree at the Doris

Total Dancer Grand Opening

ToysRUs Nickelodeon Activity

14

KBG Plant Sale

Titletown Hoedown

UF Volleyball Funday Sunday

Fun 4 Gator Kids

Family Fun Day

At Newberry Corn-field Maze

15 16

Gaines-ville Bar-bergators Open House

17

Tremendous Trees

18

Tremendous Trees

19

Skate Station Old School Party

TUMC Blessing of the Animals

20

Skate Station Face Painting Party

Star Gazing at Dudley Farm

ToysRUs Creationary Challenge

21

Ironwood Golf Family Clinic

Magnoliafest

Ukelele Orchestra of G.Britain

22

23

24

25

26

27

EARS Animal Sanctuary Tour

Fine Arts For Ocala

FOL Book Sale

ToysRUs Lego Bricktober Event

28

FOL Book Sale

UF Swamp Symphony

29

FOL Book Sale

UF Gator Softball Clinic

30

FOL Book Sale

31

FOL Book Sale

O2BKids Homeschool Open House

O2BKids Morning Magic Open House

All Month UF Blue Trees Exhibit

Halloween Events pages 10-19

Coon Hollo Corn Maze

October 5th—November 4th

Eerie Acres

September 28th—October 29th

Newberry Cornfield Maze

October 5th—November 3rd

Rogers Farm Fall Festival

September 29th—October 28th

Corn Mazes

Pumpkin Patches First UMC of Alachua

First UMC of Newberry

The Great Pumpkin Patch in Citra

Greathouse Butterfly Farm

Magnolia Farms

Trinity UMC

Wesley UMC

Rogers Farm

Williston Christian Academy

Halloween Arts & Crafts

Click HERE to go to the Ongoing Programs page for details on all events below:

Michael’s Crazy Pumpkin Event 10/6

ACLIB Micanopy Branch Halloween Lights 10/7

Lowes Build and Grow Clinic 10/13

Chick-fil-A Archer Road Michael’s Pumpkin Craft 10/16

Michael’s Crazy Tshirt Event 10/20

ACLIB Headquarters Library Halloween Fun Night 10/25

Michael’s Halloween Visor Mask Make and Take 10/25

Michael’s Halloween Clay Pot Make and Take 10/26

Lowes Build and Grow Clinic—Creepy Keeper 10/27

Michael’s Halloween Parade and Pail Make and Take 10/27

Cade Museum Special Effects Makeup Class 10/29

Cade Museum Invention Connection: The Zombies are Coming 10/30

At the Movies Free Movies at the Library

Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters

Every Wednesday 3PM / Newberry

Every Thursday 3:30PM / High Springs

October 6th 2PM / Millhopper

October 24th 2PM / Tower Road

Click HERE for current show times

Movies on the Lawn Tioga Town Center

Friday, October 12th 8PM

Smurfs

Saint Leo University—Magnolia Park

Thursday, October 26th 6:30PM

Hocus Pocus

Trick or Treating /Candy Events

BEFORE Halloween Click HERE to go to the Upcoming Events page

for details on all events below:

O2BKids Spooktakular 10/13

Screaming for Safety 10/13

Celebration UMC Trunk or Treat 10/25

Ghouls, Goblins and Greeks 10/25

Parkview Baptist Fall Festival 10/25

Ocala Pumpkin Run 10/26

Trick or Treat at Thornebrook Village 10/26

Trick or Treat Fun Night in Hawthorne 10/27

Trick or Treat at the Oaks Mall 10/27

Trick or Treat at Waldo Flea Market 10/27

Abiding Savior Trunk or Treat 10/28

Skate Station Halloween Carnival 10/28

Trinity UMC Trunk or Treat 10/28

Trick or Treating /Candy Events

ON Halloween

Click HERE to go to the Upcoming Events page for details on all events below:

ACLIB Tower Road Trick or Treat for Books

Boo at the Zoo

First Assembly of God Harvest Family Jam

First Baptist Church of Alachua Fall Festival

FLMNH Halloween and the Great Pumpkin

Gainesville Church of God Fall Festival

Grace Baptist Church Fall Festival

Hallelujah Festival

Halloween at the Y

Publix (ALL)

Skate Station Funworks Halloween Skate

Trick or Treat on Main Street Alachua

University Church Fall Festival

Click HERE to go to the Upcoming Events page for details on all events below:

Great Halloween Costume and Garage Sale 10/6

All Star’s Haunted Tattoo Maze 10/12—10/31

O2BKids Parents Night Out Spooktakular Pre-party 10/12

Pink Pumpkin Fest 10/13

ACLIB Hawthorne Branch Zombie Apocalypse 10/16

Gainesville Jaycees Haunted Laser Tag 10/19-10/27

O2BKids Parents Night Out Monster Madness 10/19

Family Friendly Ghost Walk 10/20

Pumpkin Fest at Big Shoals Park 10/20

Sun Country Howlapalooza 10/20

Repurpose Project Harvest Festival 10/21

High Springs Lions Club Haunted House 10/25—10/27

Movie on the Lawn (Hocus Pocus) 10/26

O2BKids Parents Night Out Witches and Wizards 10/26

Skate Station Funworks Fright Night 10/26

YMCA Camp McConnell Halloween Camp 10/26 - 10/28

Yopp Boo Bash at the Rosa B 10/26

Micanopy Fright Night in the Forest 10/27

Molecular Mania 10/27

Oaks Mall Monster Mash 10/27

1st UMC of Alachua Fall Festival at the Pumpkin Patch 10/28

ACLIB Headquarters Library Tales and Tutus Spine Tingling Fun 10/28

Historic Halloween Haunt 10/29

ACLIB Headquarters Library Zombie Apocalypse 10/30

ACLIB Headquarters Halloween at the Library 10/30

Chick-fil-A Archer Road Halloween Costume Party 10/30

FLMNH Halloween and the Great Pumpkin 10/31

Learning Path Store Halloween Party 10/31

Halloween Candy Buyback 11/1

More Halloween Events

October 2012

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM

Wii Gaming 4:30PM

2

Junior Panther Den 2:30PM

Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM

Dangerous Books 3:30PM

Homework Help 3:30PM

UF Astronomy Lab 3:30PM

Wii Fun 3:30PM

Lego Club 4PM

3

Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM

PreTeen Book and Craft Club 2PM

Wii Gaming 3:30PM

4 5 6

Musikgarten 11AM

7

Halloween Lights 2PM

8

Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM

Squish Squash Applesauce 4PM

Wii Gaming 4:30PM

9

What’s That Noise 2:30PM

Homework Help 3:30PM

Lego Club 4PM

10

PreTeen Book and Craft Club 2PM

Girls Tea Party 3:30PM

Wii Gaming 3:30PM

Matthew Holm and

Babymouse 6:30PM

11

Arts and Crafts 4PM

12

13

ContARTE 2:30PM

14

Kidding Around Yoga 2PM

15

Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM

Wii Gaming 4:30PM

CLOSED

16

Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM

Homework Help 3:30PM

Make a Puppet 3:30PM

Pumpkin Time 3:30PM

Science of the Zombie Apoca-lypse 3:30PM

Wii Fun 3:30PM

Lego Club 4PM

Zombies Attack 5PM

17

Discover Science 10:30AM

Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM

PreTeen Book and Craft Club 2PM

Wii Gaming 3:30PM

Spooky Black Light Art 3PM

18

19

20

Puppet Man and

Storybook Lady 11AM

Rubik’s Cube Competi-tion 1PM

Game Day 2PM

21

22

Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM

Wii Gaming 4:30PM

23

Homework Help 3:30PM

Lego Club 4PM

24

PreTeen Book and Craft Club 2PM

Wii Game Day 3:15

Wii Gaming 3:30PM

25

Fun Desserts for Kids 3PM

Halloween Fun Night 6:30PM

26

27

28

Tales and Tutus 2PM

29

Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM

Wii Gaming 4:30PM

30

Beading With Avalon 3:30PM

Homework Help 3:30PM

Lego Club 4PM

Science of the Zombie Apoca-lypse 4PM

Scary Stories 6:30PM

31

Halloween at the Library ALL DAY

PreTeen Book and Craft Club 2PM

Wii Gaming 3:30PM

Click HERE to go straight to the Events Calendar on the Alachua County Library website.

Movies at the Library: page 24

Color Code Guide: Alachua Archer Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters

High Springs Library Partnership Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Waldo

Library Programs

Tuesdays

Library Partnership 9:30AM

Headquarters

10:30AM

Archer 11AM

High Springs 11AM

Tower Road 10:30AM & 7:00PM

9/11 and 9/25

Chick-Fil A Archer Rd. 5:30PM

2nd Tuesdays

Story Times Thursdays

Hawthorne 10AM

Milhopper 10:30AM

Headquarters 10:30AM

Alachua 11AM

Mondays

Millhopper 6:30PM on 9/10

Wednesdays

Learning Path 10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)

Headquarters 10:30 9/19 (Bilingual)

Millhopper 11AM— 9/5 & 9/19

Newberry 11AM

Micanopy 11:30AM

Professional Moms

of Alachua County

Fridays

PJ Tot Shabbat 9:30AM

Sundays

Contadores de Estorias 3:30PM

On-Going Programs & Classes

Mondays Every Monday

Homeschoolers Park Day

Yopp Creative Kids Mornings

Every other Monday

Art Classes with Jane Gravois

Tuesdays Every Tuesday

O2BKids Morning Magic

Sun Country Stay and Play

Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers

Chick-fil-A Family Night

Yopp Creative Kids Mornings

Last Tuesday

Tot Time at the Harn

Wednesdays Every Wednesday

Barnyard Buddies (Sept—May only)

Eco Tour Environmental Hike

O2BKids Morning Magic

Yopp Creative Kids Mornings

Dudley Farm Craft Workshop (Oct-July)

Third Wednesday

Loga Springs Play Therapy Seminar

Thursdays Every Thursday

O2BKids Morning Magic

Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers

Yopp Creative Kids Mornings

Second Thursday

Harn Museum Night

First and Third Thursday

Skate Station Roller Skating Playdate

Fridays Every Friday

O2BKids Parents Night Out

PJ Library Tot Shabbat

Sun Country Stay and Play

Yopp Creative Kids Mornings

First Friday

Feed-a-Frog Friday (Sept—May only)

Sun Country Little Lunchers

Tot Time at the Harn

Second Friday

Sun Country Family Night

Movies on the Square

Third Friday

Trinity UMC Parents Night Out

Fourth Friday

YMCA FridayFun Night

Saturdays Every Saturday

O2BKids Morning Magic

Corks N Colors Family Art Class

French Club

Living History Days

Planetarium Kids Matinee

Michael’s Kids Craft Events

Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses

Skate Station Skating Lessons

First Saturday

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Guided Tour

Second Saturday

Hogtown Reptile Shop Children’s Program

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic

Dudley Kids

Third Saturday

Family Fishing Day

Old Time Dance at O’Leno Park

Fourth Saturday

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic

Sundays Every Sunday

Family Fun Shoot

Second Sunday

Gainesville Hoola Hoop Jam

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic

Fourth Sunday

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic

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.

Restaurant Fun

Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd St: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30

Sonny’s BBQ on Archer Road: Mondays 5:30-8:30

Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3

Space Walk of Gainesville

Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Road: Tuesdays 5-8PM

Cody’s Roadhouse

Monday Nights

The Magic Man performs tableside

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

Kids Eat Cheap

Every Day

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 9 and under eat

FREE at buffet w/ adult purchase

Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under

eat FREE with purchase of adult meal

Stevi B’s Kids eat for .99 at the buffet

after 4 pm

Tuesdays

Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and under

eat FREE with adult purchase /Dine In

Only from 4 - 8pm

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

Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and under

eat for $.99 with adult purchase / 4 -

8pm

Mondays

Bubbaque’s—Kids 8 and under eat

FREE with paying adult

Cody’s Original Steakhouse -Kids 10

and under eat FREE with adult pur-

chase

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

Pazza Bistro—.99 Kids meals for kids

10 and under 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

Wednesdays

Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99 price w/

adult purchase

Blue Highway Pizzeria—Kids eat for $1

with adult purchase of pizza or pasta

4-7PM

Haile Village Bistro - Kids eat FREE

Mamma Mia Kids 9 and under eat

FREE at buffet w/ adult purchase

O!O Tapas and Tinis—Kids eat free off

the kids menu with adult purchase

Sisters—Kids eat free off the kids

menu with adult purchase.

Zaxby’s - 2 kids meals for $.99 with

adult purchase

Thursdays

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