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Spring Events
April - June 2010 |
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41st Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival
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April 10-11, 2010
NE 1st Street and the lawn of the Thomas Center, downtown Gainesville.
Saturday 9 am- 5:30 pm
Sunday Noon-5:30 pm
Spring Arts has a juried art show, continuous entertainment on two stages, and a Kids Art Jungle. As a joint attraction this year the SFC Teaching Zoo is open festival weekend. Visitors can plan a double destination in Gainesville-a family oriented art festival and a kid friendly zoo. Now there's twice as much fun at SFC!
Spring Arts was voted the top Florida art festival by readers of Florida Monthly magazine in 2008 and has been recognized as one of the top 20 events by the Southeast Tourism Society.
Please visit SFC Spring Arts Festival or call 352.395.5355 |
Spring Native Plant Sale
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April 16 -17, 2010
Morningside Nature Center
Put some zing in your garden and bring the family out to the Native Plant Sale to get native plants for your home. The largest native plant sale in North Florida, offering thousands of ferns, grasses, trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.
The event features a free naturalist-led wildflower walk (Saturday only), free expert plant advice at the FNPS booth and our famous free Park-A-Plant service that allows you to shop hands free while we tag, store and help load your plants.
Only cash and checks are accepted.
3540 East University Avenue
Visit City of Gainesville - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs or call 352.393.8171
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Evinston Paint Out
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April 17-24, 2010
Wet Room Gallery at Wood & Swink Country Store
18320 Southeast County Road 225
Come and witness an exciting phenomenon known as Plein Air painting in Evinston, FL and surrounding areas (Cross Creek, Orange Lake) from April 17-24, 2010. Approximately 30 of the best national landscape painters will be painting in Evinston for an entire week! These artists paint outside "en plein air," meaning "in the open air. Most Plein Air painters are nature lovers, using the great outdoors as their primary studio, trying to capture our rapidly vanishing landscape to preserve it for future generations.
Visit www.evinstonpaintout.org or call 352.466.1178
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Farm and Forest Festival
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April 24, 2010
Morningside Nature Center
The Farm and Forest Festival is the largest festival at Morningside Nature Center Living History Farm. The Festival, which takes place on April 24th, highlights North Central Florida rural life in 1870. Visitors can view historic-breed farm animals, hear period music, and observe traditional crafts and trades such as sheepshearing, spinning, weaving, and woodstove cooking. Horse-drawn wagon rides and crafts add to the merriment of this family-friendly event!
Visit City of Gainesville - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs or call 352.393.8171 |
The 34th Annual Pioneer Days Celebration
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April 24- 25th, 2010
High Springs Civic Center
High Springs was incorporated in 1892. Those pioneering families,
some of whose decedents still live here today, will be honored during this celebration. The event will include a shoot-out re-enactment, a Heritage Village with demonstrations and Antique Tractors,
food vendors, kids activities and rides and Fine Art and Craft Vendors.
For more information visit www.highsprings.com or call 386.454.3487 |
Let's Go Downtown
"Free Fridays" Plaza Series
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From May to October, the Bo Diddley Community Plaza comes alive every Friday night from 8-10 pm as local and regional bands and performing arts are showcased under the stars.
May 7
Hogtown Music Heroes, Tribute to famous Gainesville musicians
May 14
Hudost, Alternative/Folk Rock, www.myspace.com/hudost
May 21
Navy Cruisers, U.S. Navy Rock Band, www.navyband.navy.mil/cruisers.shtml
May 28
Gainesville Pops, Big Band Orchestra, gainesvillepops.com
www.gvlculturalaffairs.org or call 352.393.8746 |
Windsor Zucchini Festival
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May 8, 2010
9 am - 4:30pm
Activities include: Zucchinithon Fun Run, Duke of Zuke & Zuqueenie Pageant, Arts & Crafts Vendor Show, Cook-A-Zuke Contest Zucchini Contest, Hay Rides, Zucchini Carving, Live Band, Magic Show, Arts & Crafts Vendor Show and more.
For more information visit Windsor Zucchini Festival call 352.378.8671 |
65th Newberry Watermelon Festival
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May 15, 2010
Canterbury Equesterian Showplace
Activities include contests for watermelon eating, seed spitting, hog calling, pie/cake baking, and of course the “Big Melon.”
Visit Newberry Watermelon Festival or call 352.278.5190 |
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