In this Issue

Holiday Events 4

Places to See Santa 8

Places to See Holiday Lights 10

Christmas Trees 10

Holiday Shows 12

Holiday Concerts 14

At the Movies 14

More Family Events 16

Kids Eat Cheap/ Free Nights 18

Ongoing Programs 20

Winter Break Camps 22

Donations Needed 24

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Click HERE for details on all the events listed below Christmas Tree Village at Greathouse Butterfly Farm 11/29—12/24

Kirby Family Farm’s Christmas Express 11/29—12/28

Fun on Grinch Day at Barnes and Noble 12/1

Light the Village Night 12/6—12/31

Alachua Tree Lighting and Santa Visit 12/6

Christmas at Coon Hollo 12/6—12/8 and 12/13 –12/15

Duckpond Lighting at NFRMC 12/6

Holiday Storytime at Barnes and Noble 12/6

Festival of the Nativity 12/7-12/8

Polar Express Train Show at the Matheson Museum 12/7-12/8

Annual Tree Lighting at the Thomas Center 12/7

Christmas Jubilee Jam 12/7

Christmas Party at the Learning Path 12/7

Haile Homestead holidays 12/8

Alachua Christmas Parade 12/14

Christmas for Kids 12/14

Haile Santa Dash 12/14

Hawthorne’s Christmas Festival 12/14

Merry Melrose Parade and Festival

12/14

Newberry Festival of Lights 12/14

Operation Santa Delivery 12/14

Operation Santa Delivery 12/14

Reindeer Run 5K 12/14

Live Nativity at Faith Presbyterian 12/14

Mommy and Me On Stage 12/18

Trinity UMC Live Nativity 12/18

Holiday events

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Photos with Santa at the Oaks Mall through 12/24

Operation Letters to Santa through 12/13

Christmas Tree Village at Greathouse Butterfly Farm through 12/24

Kirby Family Farm’s Christmas Express through 12/28

Tis the Season in Tioga weekends through 12/21

Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center through 1/3

Photography 35 ‘s Personalized Santa Session 12/5—12/10

Christmas at Coon Hollo 12/6—12/8 and 12/13-12/15

Campus USA 12/10—12/17

The Library 12/11—12/17

Light the Village Night 12/6

Duckpond Lighting 12/6

A Children’s Holiday at Santa Fe 12/7

Tree Lighting at the Thomas Center 12/7

Breakfast with Santa at Chick-fil-A l 12/7

Christmas Jubilee Jam 12/7

Gainesville Cohousing Family Fun Day 12/7

Alachua Christmas Parade 12/14

Haile Santa Dash 12/14

Merry Melrose Parade and Festival 12/14

Newberry Festival of Lights 12/14

Operation Santa Delivery 12/14

Paint with Santa at Corks n Colors 12/14

Places to see santa

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11/29— 12/28 Kirby Family Farm’s Christmas Express

12/1—12/28—Tioga Town Center

12/6— 1/3 Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center

12/6—12 /31 Haile Village Center

12/6—12/31 North Florida Regional Medical Center Duck Pond

12/7— 12/31—Suwannee Lights at Suwannee Music Park

holiday lights

Christmas trees

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Christmas Tree Village at Greathouse Butterfly Farm

Christmas at Coon Hollo

BK Cedars

Gibbs Christmas Tree Farm

Kandy Kane Christmas Tree Farm

Pam’s Christmas Trees

Parker’s Christmas Trees

Severt’s Christmas Tree Farm Lots

Unicorn Hill Farm

Holiday Shows

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Gainesville Community Playhouse presents Seussical the Musical thru—12/22

The Hippodrome presents

A Tuna Christmas 11/29—12/22

A Christmas Carol 11/30—12/21

Acrosstown Repertory Theatre presents Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol thru 12/22

Star Center Children’s Theater presents You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 12/6-12/8

Westside Baptist Church presents The Gainesville Christmas Festival 12/6—12/15

Santa Fe College of Fine Arts presents A Children’s Holiday 12/7

Danscompany presents Cinderella 12/7

Doxa Dance Company presents Sleeping Beauty and the Saving Prince 12/7

Actor’s Warehouse presents Black Nativity 12/13—12/22

Dance Alive presents The Nutcracker 12/20—12/22

http://www.doxadancestudio.com/

Holiday concerts

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Tis the Season in Tioga 12/1—12/21

Gainesville Pops Christmas Concert 12/5

Sounds of the Season 12/5

Hometown Christmas 12/6

Christmas Jubilee Jam Concert 12/7

Gainesville Youth Chorus Holiday Concert 12/7

Lessons and Carols 12/8

Holiday Harmonies 12/14

Alachua County Youth Orchestra Annual Holiday Concert 12/15

Gainesville Community Band Bright Christmas Concert 12/15

Stop Children’s Cancer Holiday Traditions Concert 12/15

Trinity UMC Christmas Cantata 12/18

Mooey Christmas 12/21

At the Movies Now Showing at

Regal Cinemas & Gator Cinemas

Frozen (PG)

Black Nativity (PG)

The Christmas Candle (PG)

Free Birds (PG)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG)

Planes (PG)

Despicable Me 2 (PG)

Free Movies at the Library Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters

1st & 2nd Wednesday 3PM / Newberry

Every Friday 3PM / Hawthorne

Every Friday 4PM / Headquarters

Every Saturday 2PM / Millhopper

December 5th 3PM / High Springs

December 16th 5PM / Millhopper

http://www.sfcollege.edu/holiday

More Family Events Click HERE to open the calendar to find out details on

all the events listed below

Chambers Farm Family PowWow 12/1

Buchholz Baseball 5K and Fun Run 12/7

Dudley Farm Cane Day 12/7

Parking Lot Party to benefit Shands Children’s Hospital 12/7

Gainesville Cohousing Family Fun Day 12/7

Girl Scouts Winter Festival 12/7

E.A.R.S. Family Day Tour 12/21 and 12/28

Fire and Ice Festival 12/31

http://www.newyearsforkids.com/

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

Firehouse Subs

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

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Eat Free page for details on

all listings above

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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Ongoing Programs page

on the website.

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

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

Winter break camps

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the winter break camps below

Skate Station Funworks

Sun Country Camp Sunny

YMCA

A Child’s Dream

City of Gainesville

Florida Museum of Natural History

French, Fun, Food & Foreign Lan-

guages

Gatorball

A Girl’s Place

O2BKids

Okito America

http://www.gatorballtraining.com/player-registration.php?event=Holiday_Camp

Donations needed Click HERE for details on all the listings below

Toys for Tots Drive at Santa Fe College—through 12/13

Toy Drive for Peaceful Paths at Gainesville Women’s Club—through

12/6

Toy Drive for ELCAC at EJCBA through 12/31

Adopt a Family for Peaceful Paths through 12/18

Toys and Bikes drive for Miracle on Main Street through 12/24

Wish Upon a Star Holiday Gift Drive for Partnership for Strong

Families 12/2—12/6

Christmas Jubilee Jam and Toy Drive—12/7

Santa Crawl food drive for Food4Kids Weekend Backpack Program

12/7

Food Drive for Terwilliger Elementary at Gainesville Women’s Club

through 12/18

Warm clothes drive for families in need at Gainesville Women’s Club

through 12/31