In this Issue

Holiday Lights 4

Christmas Tree Farms 5

Places to See Santa 6

Holiday Shows and Concerts 8

Holiday Arts & Crafts 12

Holiday Photo Sessions 13

More Holiday Events 14

More Family Events 16

Winter Break Camps 16

Ongoing Programs and Classes 17

At the Movies 17

Kids Eat Cheap/ Free Nights 18

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11/28—12/28—Christmas Express at Kirby Farm

12/5—12/31—Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center

12/5—Cade Family Holiday Lights

12/5—Light the Village at Haile Village Center

12/5—Alachua Christmas Tree Lighting

12/5—Holiday Light Ceremony at NFRMC Duck Pond

12/6—12/24—Suwannee Lights at Suwannee Music Park

12/6—Holiday Tree Lighting at Thomas Center

Holiday lights

CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS Click HERE for details on all the farms listed below

12/6 & 12/7—Red Barn Tree Farm

Christmas Tree Village at Greathouse Butterfly Farm

BK Cedars in Alachua

Gibbs Tree Farm in Citra

Kandy Kane Christmas Treeland in Anthony

Neilson’s Tree Farm in Trenton

Ocala National Forest in Ocala

Parker’s Christmas Trees in Gainesville

Severt’s Christmas Tree Farm Lots in Gainesville

Unicorn Hill Farm

Places to see santa Click HERE for details on all the events listed below

11/8—12/24—Photos with Santa at the Oaks Mall

11/12—12/12—Operation Letters to Santa

11/22—1/4—Let’s Skate Ocala—Santa is present 12/7, 12/14, 12/21

11/28—12/23—Christmas Tree Village at Greathouse Butterfly Farm

11/28, 12/12, 12/19 Santa Visits Main Street Pie

11/28—12/28—Christmas Express at Kirby Farm (select dates)

11/30—12/20—Santa Visits at Tioga Town Center (Fri/Sat nights)

12/5—12/31—Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center

12/5—Light the Village at Haile Village Center

12/5—Alachua Christmas Tree Lighting

12/5—Holiday Light Ceremony at NFRMC Duck Pond

12/6—12/24—Suwannee Lights at Suwannee Music Park

12/6—Holiday Tree Lighting at Thomas Center

12/6- A Children’s Holiday at Santa Fe

12/6—Repurpose Project Relocation Celebration

12/6- Williston Christmas Parade

12/9-12/23—Walk to Bethlehem

12/10—Millhopper Library

12/11– The Santa Experience with Step 317 Photography

12/12—Sensitive Santa with Lamppost Therapy

12/13—Paint with Santa at Corks n Colors

12/13—Alachua Christmas Parade

12/13 Breakfast with Santa at Covenant Presbyterian

12/13—Christmas Jubilee Jam Concert

12/13– Haile Santa Dash

12/13—Hawthorne’s Annual Christmas Festival and Parade

12/13—High Springs Twilight Christmas Parade

12/13—Merry Melrose Christmas Parade

12/13– Operation Santa Delivery

12/14—Cookies with Santa at Bouncin’ Big Junior

12/16—High Springs Library

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events listed below

11/28—12/21 GCP presents GI Holiday Jukebox

11/28—12/21—The Hippodrome presents Winter Wonderettes

11/29—12/20- The Hippodrome presents A Christmas Carol

12/2 Light and Peace Concert at Holy Faith Church

12/4 Santa Fe College Holiday Choral Concert

12/5– 12/7 & 12/12-12/14—Gainesville Christmas Festival

12/6 A Children’s Holiday at Santa Fe

12/6 Danscompany presents Cinderella

12/6 Gainesville Youth Chorus Annual Holiday Concert

12/6 Great Southern Music Winter Recital at Cymplify

12/7 Gainesville Community Band Holiday Concert

12/7 Holiday Harp Music at Hawthorne Library

12/7 Sounds of the Season Concert

12/12—12/13 WPKY Radio Hour Extravaganza

12/13 Christmas Jubilee Jam Concert

12/13 Doxa Dance Company presents Sleeping Beauty

12/14 Alachua County Youth Orchestra Winter Concert

12/14 Stop Children’s Cancer Holiday Traditions Concert

12/16 Tioga Town Center Winter Holiday Concert

12/17 Trinity UMC Christmas Cantata

12/19—12/21 Dance Alive presents The Nutcracker

Holiday shows & concerts

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http://thehipp.org/mainstage/current-shows

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11/25—12/21 Hipp Holiday Art Market

12/1, 12/8 and 12/15 Thrifty Gifty Crafts for Teens at Millhopper Library

12/2 Decorate the Library Tree at Hawthorne Library

12/5 Artwalk Gainesville

12/6 Do Art Reindeer Kids Canvas Class

12/6 Home Depot—How to Build Holiday Yard Stakes

12/6 Kids Painting and Ornament Fun at Painting with a Twist

12/6 Michaels Kids Club Happy Elves

12/6 Repurpose Project Relocation Celebration

12/7 GLAM Holiday Craft Show

12/7 Holiday Wreaths at High Springs Library

12/7 Michael’s Gingerbread Cookie Event

12/7 Holiday Gift Bows at Tower Road Library

12/10 Christmas Ribbon Ornaments at Cone Park Library

12/11 Cookie Decorating for Teens at Hawthorne Library

12/11 Gingerbread House Teen Competition at High Springs Library

12/13 Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic: Holiday Train Engine

12/13 Paint with Santa at Corks n Colors

12/13 Making Paper Snowflakes at Millhopper Library

12/13 Michael’s Cute Yarn Snowman on Canvas

12/14 Christmas Craft at Micanopy Library

12/15 Last Minute Holiday Crafts at Headquarters Library

12/17 Cold Clay Teen Holiday Ornaments at Tower Road Library

12/18 Holiday Craft with Mr. Gerald and the Reading Dogs at HQ Library

12/18 Gingerbread House Contest at Newberry Library

12/19 Holiday Cookie Decoration at Library Partnership

12/20 Ornament Making at Millhopper Library

12/20 Olaf Plate Kids and Family Class at Corks n Colors

12/21 Gingerbread House Workshop at Alachua Library

12/22 Make It Take It Holiday Crafts at Alachua Library

12/22 Teen Re-use Re-purpose Ornament Art at Tower Road Library

holiday arts & crafts

holiday photos Click HERE to for details on all the events listed below

11/8—12/24 Photos with Santa at the Oaks Mall

11/15—12/31 Photos with Poinsettias at the Butterfly Rainforest

12/5 UberBooth Holiday Photo Booth Portraits

12/6 - 12/7 Step 317 Photography Twas the Night Before Christmas

12/6 Santa Sessions at Johnston Photography

12/7 Sweet Serendipity Photography Santa Mini Sessions

12/11 Step 317 Santa Experience

12/20—12/21 Sugar Plum Tea

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11/22—1/4 Let’s Skate Ocala

12/3 Trinity UMC Family Advent Festival

12/4—12/6 Festival of Trees at Tioga Town Center

12/6—12/7 Polar Express Train Show at the Matheson History Museum

12/6 Kika Silva Planterium Let It Snow show

12/6 Tacky Sweater Holiday 5K

12/6 Williston Christmas Parade

12/6—12/7 Gainesville Community Nativity Festival

12/7 Haile Homestead Holidays

12/9—12/23 Walk to Bethlehem

12/11 Holiday Harn Museum Night

12/12 Haile Homestead Holidays by Candlelight

12/13 Christmas for Kids at Zion Lutheran Church

12/13 Alachua Christmas Parade

12/13 Hawthorne’s Annual Christmas Festival and Parade

12/13 High Springs Twilight Christmas Parade

12/13 Merry Melrose Parade

12/13 Operation Santa Delivery

12/13 Reindeer Run 5K

12/14 Cookies with Santa at Bouncin’ Big Junior Town Center

12/14 Live Nativity at Faith Presbyterian

12/17 The Nutcracker Mommy and Me Onstage

12/17 Trinity UMC Live Nativity

12/20 Newberry Christmas Parade

MoRE holiday events

More Family Events

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12/6 Dudley Farm Cane Day Festival

12/6 Youth Coed Basketball Free Throw Contest

12/6 NCAA Volleyball Tournament

12/13 Paynes Prairie Geocaching Event

12/13 Animals are Amazing

12/31 Fire and Ice

Winter break camps

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City of Gainesville—12/22-12/24 | 12/29-12/31, 1/2

Florida Fencing Academy— 12/22-24, 12/26, 12.29-12/31

French, Fun, Food, and Foreign Languages 12/22, 12/23, 12/29, 12/30

Gatorball Baseball Academy 12/22 and 12/23

Girls Place 12/22, 12/23, 12/29-12/31

Madonna’s Equestrian Academy 12/22, 12/23, 12. 26 and 12/29-12/31

O2BKids 12/22, 12/23, 12/29 and 12/30

Skate Station Funworks 12/22-12/24, 12/26, 12.29, 12/30 and 1/2

Sun Country Sports Center 12/22,12/23, 12/26, 12/29, 12/30 and 1/2

UF Lacrosse Winter Camp 12/28 – 12/30

YMCA Winter Break Camp 12/22,12/23, 12/26, 12/29, 12/30 and 1/2

http://newyearsforkids.org/

On-Going Programs & Classes Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on all

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

Greathouse Farm Toddlerific Tuesdays

Tot Time at the Harn (4th)

Wednesdays

O2BKids Morning Magic

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)

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

Painting with a Twist

Fridays

Independance Studio Parent & Child Dance Class

O2BKids Parents Night Out

Sun Country Stay and Play

Sun Country Gym Jam

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

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

Family Fun Shoot

At the Movies Free Movies at the Library

Every Wednesday 3PM / Newberry

December 4th 3PM— High Springs

December 11th 3:30PM—Tower Rd.

December 14th 2PM—Alachua

December 21st & 28th 2PM Micanopy

December 29th—31st 2PM Alachua

Now Showing at

Regal Cinemas and

Gator Cinemas

PG13

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1

Interstellar

Dumn and Dumber To

Maze Runner

Guardians of the Galaxy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Guardians of the Galaxy

Into the Woods

PG

Penguins of Madagascar

Big Hero 6

Alexander and Terrible, Horrible, No Good,

Very Bad Day

The Boxtrolls

Dolphin Tale 2

Annie

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Movies on the Lawn December 6th Gainesville CoHousing

presents Frozen

December 19th—Haile Village Center

Presents The Polar Express

Kids Eat Free Nights

Mondays

Ballyhoo GRill

Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q

David's Real Pit BBQ

New Deal Café

Newberry’s Backyard BBQ

Northwest Grille

Tuesdays

Applebee’s

Beef O'Brady's Archer Road

Copper Monkey West

Gainesville Ale House

Gator’s Dockside

I Love NY Pizza in Haile

Limerock Road

Splitz

Texas Roadhouse

Wednesdays

Adam’s Rib Co.

Bento Café

Blue Highway Pizzeria

Firehouse Subs

Haile Village Bistro

Mi Apa

Zaxby’s

Thursdays

N/A

Fridays

N/A

Saturdays

Steak and Shake

Sundays

Blue Agave

Café C Brunch

Steak and Shake

Stevi B’s

Every Day

Crispers

IHOP

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