october 2011 calendar
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kids calendar of events for the Gainesville area including corn mazes, pumpkin patches, Halloween events, trick or tricking events, kids eat free nights, programs and childrens classes, events, sports, library programs and moreTRANSCRIPT
This is the busiest event month of the
whole year! Every weekend there are
tons of fun things to do with the kids.
There are fall festivals, corn mazes,
pumpkin patches, Halloween carnivals,
School carnivals, Trick or Treating
events, and more!! Have fun with your
families this month! Kathy Stewart
Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches and Halloween Events
October
2011
Contact Info For advertising inquiries:
To submit information about events:
Please send comments or questions to:
For more fun ideas on things to do with kids around Gainesville, read Kathy ‘s
articles on Examiner.com
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Kids Events in Gainesville 4
Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches 6
Haunted Halloween Events 7
Trick or Treating Events 8
Kids Events Near Gainesville 10
Fundraisers and Non-Profit Events 12
Programs and Classes 14
Sports Events 16
School Events 18
Library Programs 20
Story Times 21
Fun Around Town 22
Giveaways 24
Restaurant Fun 26
Kids Eat Cheap 27
At the Movies 28
October 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Turn to pages 6 and 8 for Halloween Themed events like corn mazes, pumpkin patches, trick or treating events and other
fun Halloween happenings.
1 2
Drums and Dance
Festival of Choirs
HOPE’s Horsin Around
Fall Festival
3 4 5 6 7
Lady Bug Action
Hero
8 Family Literacy Festival
Next Generation Benefit Performance
Sears National Safety Weekend
9
Sears National Safety
Weekend
10 11
Dralion by Cirque
du Soleil
Math Family
Workshop
12
Dralion by Cirque
du Soleil
13
Dralion by Cirque du
Soleil
14
Alligator Warrior
Festival
Anti-Bullying
Workshop
15
Alligator Warrior Festival
5th Avenue Paint Out
Newberry Fall Market Festival
Pink Pumpkin Painting Party
Pipe Organ Demonstration
Auditions for Rock Toyz
16
Alligator Warrior Festival
GHF Family Fitness Day
17 18
Auditions for A
Christmas Carol
19 20
Auditions for A Christmas
Carol
21
Haile Village Center
Oktoberfest
Godspell Jr.
Mealworm Farm
Workshop
Movies Under the
Stars
22
Alachua County Fair
Cotton Club Fall Festival
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Godspell Jr.
Butterflyfest
Heart of Asia Festival
Gainesville Pink Baskets of Promise
23
Alachua County Fair
Friends of the
Library Book Sale
Butterflyfest
Godspell Jr.
Heart of Asia Festival
Tioga Town Center 5th
Anniversary Celebration
24
Alachua
County Fair
Friends of the Library
Book Sale
25
Alachua County Fair
Friends of the
Library Book Sale
26
Alachua County Fair
Friends of the
Library Book Sale
27
Alachua County
Fair
Robin
Hood
UF
Home-coming Swamp Sym-
phony
28
Alachua County Fair
Raising Chicks
Workshop
Robin Hood
29
Alachua County Fair
Day of the Dead
EARS Family Tour
High Springs Fall Festival
Lubee Bat Festival
Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival
Molecular Mania
Robin Hood
16th Annual Southern Showcase of
Champions Marching Band Invitational
30
Day of the Dead
Micanopy Fall
Harvest Festival
Robin Hood
31
Boo-soon to you Halloween Concert Day of the Dead
Kids Events
in Gainesville
Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches
Corn Mazes
Coon Hollo Corn Maze
September 30th—October 30th
Eerie Acres
October 1st –29th
Newberry Cornfield Maze
September 30th—October 29th
Rogers Farm Corn MAiZE
October 1st—November 13th
Pumpkin Patches
First United Methodist Church of Alachua Pumpkin
Patch
September 29th—October 31st
Trinity UMC Great Pumpkin Harvest
October 1st—October 30th
Wesley UMC Pumpkin Patch
October 1st –30th
Magnolia Farms Pumpkin Patch
October 8th –30th
Williston Central Christian Academy Pumpkin Patch
October 15th—31st
Haunted Halloween Events
Spooky Kids Events
Alachua Haunted House
October 8th, 15th, 22nd, 28th, 29th & 31st
Family Friendly Ghost Walk
Saturday, October 22nd
*Pre-registration is required
Hippodrome Ghost Tour
October 27th—31st
*Recommended for ages 10 and up
Historic Halloween Haunt
Friday, October 28th
*RSVP is required
Trick or Treating / Halloween Fun
Before October 31st
Pink Pumpkin Painting Party
Saturday, October 15th
Screaming for Safety
Saturday, October 15th
Williston Central Christian Academy Fall
Festival
Saturday, October 15th
Harvest Hoedown
Saturday, October 22nd
O2BKids Spooktacular
Saturday, October 22nd
Sun Country Sunny‘s Howl-a-Palooza
Sunday, October 23rd
Ghouls, Goblins and Greeks
Thursday, October 27th
Parkview Baptist Fall Festival
Thursday, October 27th
UF & Shands Pumpkin Carve Off
Thursday, October 27th
Celebration UMC Trunk or Treat
Friday, October 28th
Duckpond Fall Festival
Friday, October 28th
Waldo Halloween Party
Friday, October 28th
On October 31st
Abiding Savior Trunk or Treat
Boo at the Zoo
Citizens Co-Op Halloween Party
Destiny Community Church Family Fest
Halloween at the ―Y‖
Light the Night
Publix Tricky Treatsville
Trail of Treats in Williston
Trick or Treating on Main Street in Alachua
Trick or Treating at the Oaks Mall
Westside Baptist Trunk or Treat
YMCA Camp McConnell Halloween Camp
October 28th –30th
Michael‘s Halloween Party
Saturday, October 29th
Toys R Us Halloween Costume Parade
Saturday, October 29th
Trick or Treat Fun Night in Hawthorne
Saturday, October 29th
Waldo Flea Market Trick or Treat Costume Contest
Saturday, October 29th
Trinity UMC Trunk or Treat
Sunday, October 30th
Grace at Fort Clarke Trunk or Treat
Sunday, October 30th
Skate Station Halloween Carnival
Sunday, October 30th
Click here to see listings of fun day trips with kids.
October 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Turn to pages 6 & 8 for Halloween Themed events like corn mazes, pumpkin patches, trick or treating events and other fun Halloween happenings around Gaines-
ville.
1
Abbey Horse Festival
Florida Frontier Day
Peanut Festival
2
Abbey Horse Festival
3 4 5 6
Walker Brothers Cir-
cus
Palatka Bluegrass
Festival
7
Palatka Bluegrass Festival
8 Ocala Cultural Festival
Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival
Palatka Bluegrass Festival
9
10 11 12 13 14
Alligator Festival
15
Alligator Festival
Cedar Key Seafood Festival
Halloween Doors and More
Orange Park Arts and Crafts Show
Princess Enchanted Tea Party
16
Alligator Festival
Cedar Key Seafood
Festival
Princess Enchanted
Tea Party
17 18 19 20
Jacksonville Zoo
Spooktacular
Magnoliafest
21
Jacksonville Zoo Spook-
tacular
Magnoliafest
Weeki Wachee Wild n
Wicked Nights
22
Harvest Hoedown Jacksonville Zoo Spooktacular
Magnoliafest
Weeki Wachee Wild n Wicked Nights
Fine Arts for Ocala Festival
McIntosh 1890’s Festival
Pumpkin Fest at Big Shoals Park
23
Jacksonville Zoo
Spooktacular
Magnoliafest
Fine Arts for Ocala
Festival
24 25 26 27
Jacksonville Zoo
Spooktacular
28
Columbia County Fair
Jacksonville Zoo Spook-
tacular
Weeki Wachee Wild n
Wicked Nights
Ocala Pumpkin Run
Crystal River Haunted
Halloween
29
Columbia County Fair
Jacksonville Zoo Spooktacular
Weeki Wachee Wild n Wicked Nights
Ocala Pumpkin Run
Crystal River Haunted Halloween
30
Columbia County Fair
Jacksonville Zoo
Spooktacular
Ocala Pumpkin Run
31
Colum-bia County
Fair
ALL MONTH Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
Sea World Halloween Spooktacular
Lowry Park Zoo Boo
Wild Adventures Kid-o-ween
Kids Events
Near Gainesville
October 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2
HOPE’s Horsin’ Around Fall Festival
Turn to page 6 for Halloween Themed events like corn mazes, pumpkin patches, trick or
treating events and other fun
3 4 5 6 7 8 CHS Monster Garage Sale
9
10 11 12 13 14 15
Morning at the Museum
16
Title Town Hoedown
17 18 19 20 21 22
Noche de Gala
Gainesville Pink Baskets of Promise
23
Sun Country Howl-a-palooza
24 25 26 27 28 29
MK5K
Next Generation Pancake Breakfast
30
31
Fundraisers &
Non-Profit Events
Programs & Classes October 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
EVERY Saturday Dance, Music and Movement
French Club
Living History Days
Open Artsy Kids Studio
1
Home Depot Kids Workshop
2
Family Fun
Shoot
Planetarium Kids Matinee
Retirement Home for Horses
Skate Station Skating Lessons
3 4
Sun Country Stay
and Play
5
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking
Studio
6
Harn
Museum
Night
Family
Safety Night
7
Feed-a-Frog Friday
Tot Time
Family Jam Night
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Sun Country Little Lunchers
8
Dudley Kids
Hogtown Reptile Shop Kids Program
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
Michael’s Family Events
9
Family Fun
Shoot
Michael’s Fam-
ily Events
10
Art Classes
With Jane
Gravois
11
Sun Country Stay
and Play
12
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking
Studio
13
14
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Sun Country Family Fun Night
Movies on the Square
15 16
Family Fun
Shoot
17
18
Sun Country Stay
and Play
19
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking
Studio
20
21
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
22
Family Fishing Day
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
Michael’s Family Events
23
Family Fun
Shoot
24
Art Classes
With Jane
Gravois
25
Tot Time
Sun Country Stay
and Play
26
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking
Studio
27 28
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
29 30
Family Fun
Shoot
31
Sports Events October 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
2
Family Fun Shoot
1
3
4 5 6 7
Sun Country Gym Jam
8 Teddy Bear Invitational Oktoberfest Fencing Duel
9 Family Fun Shoot
UF Volleyball Kids Corner
Teddy Bear Invitational Oktoberfest Fencing Duel
10 11 12 13 14
Sun Country Gym Jam
15 16
Family Fun Shoot
GHF Family Fitness Day
17 18 19 20 21
Sun Country Gym Jam
22
Family Fishing Day
Alligator Lake Mile Run
Gainesville Cycling Festival
Rats & Rods by Big Daddy
23
Family Fun Shoot
UF Volleyball Kids Corner
Gainesville Cycling Festival
N.M.B. Shooters Field Day
24 25
UF Gator Soft-
ball Hitting and
Catching Clinic
26 27 28
Sun Country Gym Jam
29
MK5K
30
31
School Events
School Fall Festivals Open to the Community Activities include giant inflatables, lots of carnival games, face painting,
food, drinks, and more!
All fall festivals below are open to the community
Norton Elementary Fall Festival: Friday, October 21st
Idylwild Elementary Fall Festival: Thursday, October 27th 5-7PM
Kimball Wiles Elementary Fall Festival: Saturday, October 22nd 4-7PM
Library Programs October 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
See the next page for story times at the library Turn to page 26 for movie times at the library
1
Musikgarten 11AM 2
3 4
Crafty Kids 3:30PM Homework Help 3:30PM
Wii Fun 3:30PM
5
Cuentos Latinoamericas 10:30AM Tonewood Music 1:30PM Archery Techniques 3:30PM Wii 3:30PM
6
Gaming 2PM
7 8 Memory Day 10AM Tozi & Libby Reading Dogs 10AM Puppet Man & Storybook Lady 11AM Bee School 2PM
9
10 11
What’s That Noise 2:30PM
Crafty Kids 3:30PM Homework Help 3:30PM Taekwondo Demo 3:30PM
12
Cuentos Latinoamericas 10:30AM Florida Dairy Farmers 3:30
Wii 3:30PM Girls Tea Party 5:30PM Evening with Suzy Cline 6:30PM
13
Gaming 2PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM
14 15
Game Day 2PM 16
17 18
Tonewood Tuesdays 1:30PM Crafty Kids 3:30PM Homework Help 3:30PM Pumpkin Time 3:30PM
Wii 3:30PM
19
Using the Library for Homeschoolers: 10AM Club Day PreTeens 3PM Wii 3:30PM
20
Gaming 2PM 21 22 23
24
Gaines-ville Creative Kids 3:30PM
25
Crafty Kids 3:30PM Homework Help 3:30PM Pumpkin Time 3:30PM
26
Mask making: Sendak and the Wild Things 3PM Wii 3PM Wii 3:30PM
27
Pumpkin Time 11AM
Gaming 2PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM Zombies in the Library 6:30PM
28
Trick or Treat Carnival 2PM
29 30
Tales and Tutus 2PM
31
Halloween Party 3:30PM Fall Fun Day 5PM *RSVP
Color Code Guide: Alachua Hawthorne Headquarters High Springs Library Partnership Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Click HERE to go directly to the Alachua County Library Event Calendar
Tuesdays
Library Partnership
9:30AM
Headquarters Library
10:30AM
High Springs Library
11AM
Tower Road Library
10:30AM & 7:00PM
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Chick-Fil A
5:30PM
Every 2nd Tuesday
Story Times Thursdays
Hawthorne Library
10:30AM
Headquarters Library
10:30AM starting 9/8
Milhopper Library
10:30AM
Alachua Library
11AM
Saturdays
Books a Million
10:AM
Milhopper Library
2:00PM on 10/22
Mondays
the little shop
9:45AM
October 3rd, 24th & 31st
Millhopper Library
6:30PM on 10/17
Wednesdays
Learning Path
10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Archer Library
10:30 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Millhopper Library
11AM—2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Micanopy Library
11AM
Newberry Library
11AM
Family Fun Days/ Nights Game Night at Wild Iris Books
Mondays at 6:30PM
Chick-fil-A Family Fun Night
Tuesdays 5:30-7:30PM
Sun Country Sports Stay & Play
Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11
Beef O‘Brady‘s on 43rd Family Safety Night
1st Thursday Night 5:30-7:30PM
Family Jam Night at Studio Percussion
1st Friday night 6:00-8:00 PM
Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights
2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM
Skate Station Funworks Family Fun Nights
Friday nights
Corks & Colors Open Studio
Saturdays 12-6
Family Fun Shoot
Sundays 2-4PM
Kids Drop Off Programs O2BKids Parents Night Out
Fridays 6:00-10:30 PM
Friday Fun Night at the YMCA
4th Friday night of the month 6-11PM
Gator Game Day Drop Off Program
Every home game
Mommies Day Out
Monday-Friday
Academy Preschool Parents Day Out
Wednesdays 8-12 or 8-5
Sun Country Little Lunchers
First Friday of the month 11-1
Sun Country Gym Jam
Friday nights 5-7PM
Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
3rd Friday night of the month 5:30 –8:30PM
The little shop Weekend Night Play Studio
Every 3rd Friday and Saturday night 6-8PM
Fun Around Town
Giveaways
Restaurant Fun Space Walk Bounce House Burger King Archer Rd & Newberry Rd—Friday Nights
Beef ‗O‘ Brady‘s on Archer Road—Tuesday Nights
Magic Mike Beef O‘Brady‘s on 43rd St: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30
Leonardo‘s 706 : Wednesdays 6:00 –9:00
Sonny‘s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30
Moe‘s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
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
Napolatano‘s Trivia Night—Monday Nights
Live Bands—Sunday Nights
Kids Eat Cheap Every Day
Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at
the lunch buffet with adult
purchase
CiCis PIZZA - Kids under 3
eat free from the buffet w/
adult purchase. (Drink not
included)
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 eat FREE
at buffet w/ adult purchase
Steak and Shake - Kids 12
and under eat FREE with
purchase of adult meal
Tuesdays
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and un-
der eat FREE with adult pur-
chase /Dine In Only from 4 - 8pm
Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with
adult purchase 5:30-7:30PM
CiCi's PIZZA - $1.99 Kids Buffet
with every Adult Buffet pur-
chased
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Kids 10 and under eat FREE with
adult purchase
Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12
and under eat FREE with pur-
chase 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 un-
der eat FREE with adult purchase
Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and
under eat for $.99 with adult pur-
chase / 4 - 8pm
Mondays
Bubbaque’s NEW
Kids 8 and under eat FREE
with paying adult
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Kids 10 and under eat FREE
with adult purchase
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
Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q -
Kids 12 and under eat 1/2
off with adult purchase
Saturdays
Piccadilly Restaurants - .99
Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big
Kids meals / All day Thurs-
days /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
Haile Village Bistro
Kids eat FREE
O!O Tapas and Tinis NEW
Kids eat free off the kids
menu with adult purchase
Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and
under eat FREE with each
adult meal purchase
Zaxby’s - 2 kids meals for
$.99 with adult purchase
Thursdays
Captain D's - Two FREE kid's
meals with any adult entree
purchase / Dine in only
Piccadilly Restaurants - .99
Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big
Kids meals / All day Thurs-
days /11-4 on Saturdays
Fridays
Burger King—Kids eat for .99
with adult purchase
Tioga Town
Center
Movies
on the
Square
Friday, October 7th
Show begins at dark
FREE SHOWING
Monsters Inc.
Free Movies at the Library
Every Monday 4:00PM / Headquarters
Saturday October 1st 2:00PM / Millhopper
At the Movies