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SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 31 Goblins & Giggles Getaway Weekends Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Kissimmee, FL Marriott.com Visit marriott.com to learn more about the Goblins & Giggles Getaway Weekends at the Gaylord Palms! Enjoy spooky activities for the whole family all weekend!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Newberry Cornfield Maze Friday 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. , Saturday 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. Newberry, FL Newberrycornfieldmaze.com The Newberry Cornfield Maze will open on Fridays and Saturdays from the end of September to the end of October. Bring the family out to enjoy all kinds of spooky activities!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 The Pickin' Patch Fridays 3-7 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sundays 12-7 p.m. Dunnellon, FL Dunnellonpumpkinpatch.com Admission price for this patch is $5 per person, and kiddos 3 and under are free! Check the patch’s website for more information about their COVID-19 safety precautions!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 free Alachua’s Pumpkin Patch Opening day is October 1 First United Methodist Church of Alachua facebook.com/AlachuaPumpkinPatch Get ready for October 1 and for pumpkin patches! Stay tuned on the Alachua’s Pumpkin Patch’s Facebook page to find out what times the patch will be open.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 - SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 8
Hollow Oaks Corn Maze
High Springs, FL hollowoakscornmaze.com Enjoy a spooky corn maze and hay ride at Hollow Oaks! Don’t worry, all attractions are meant for all ages. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for ages 4-10 and ages 3 and under are free. You can purchase tickets online!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Amazing Grace Family Farms Fridays 5 - 8 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Green Cove Springs, FL agcropmaze.com/fall Enjoy a pumpkin patch, corn maze, family attractions and more! Visit their website to l earn more.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Peanut Patch & Corn Maze Fridays and Saturdays from 5-11 p.m. Gainesville, FL Peanutpatchandcornmaze.com Admission to the patch and corn maze is $15 for adults, kids 4-10 are $10 and kiddos 3 and under are free! Masks are mandatory and social distancing is recommended.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 free Oktoberfest 12 - 8 p.m. High Springs Brewing Company facebook.com/hsbrewing Come out in the fresh air and enjoy Oktoberfest! There will be seasonal food and drinks, and special music perfect for the occasion!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 free Haile Farmers free Union Street Farmers Market Market at Celebration Pointe 8:30 a.m. - Noon 4-7 p.m. Haile Plantation Celebration Pointe hailefarmersmarket.com unionstreetfarmersmkt.com Head out to Haile to enjoy This farmer market is held every fresh, local produce, meats, Wednesday, rain or shine! honey, oils and more! This farmers market happens every Saturday of the month! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 - SUNDAY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Coon Hollo Fall Festival UF vs South Carolina Cool Hollo Farm, Micanopy, FL Time TBA Coonhollo.ticketspice.com Gainesville, FL This fall festival is sure to be fun for the whole floridagators.com/sports/football/schedule/2020 family! Space is limited, so visit Coon Hollo’s Cheer on the Gators in The Swamp! You can website to reserve your tickets! stream UF football games on the SEC Network, ESPN and CBS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Sugar Camp Ranch 7 p.m. Celebration Pointe Harvest Festival celebrationpointe.com/ Sugar Camp Ranch, Fort White, FL Head to Celebration Pointe for food, drinks and Sugarcampranch.com live music by Elio Piedra! This event repeats on the Head out to Sugar Camp Ranch for fall second Saturday of every month. festivities! Admission is $10 and children under 2 years old are free. Enjoy hay rides, corn mazes, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 ziplining and more! The festival will be open UF vs Texas A&M every Saturday in October; hours of operation Time TBA vary per day. College Station, TX SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - SATURDAY, floridagators.com/sports/football/schedule/2020 You can stream UF football games on the SEC OCTOBER 31 Network, ESPN and CBS. Buy A Pumpkin Feed a Child Sunday - Friday: 12:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. UF vs LSU Gainesville, FL Time TBA Buyapumpkinfeedachild.com Gainesville, FL “Every pumpkin you buy and every dollar floridagators.com/sports/football/schedule/2020 you donate feeds hungry children. Buy A Cheer on the Gators in The Swamp! You can Pumpkin Feed A Child gives 100% of the SAINT FRANCIS CATHOLIC ACADEMY stream UF football games on the SEC Network, proceeds directly to children and families in our local community of Gainesville and in Guatemala,” according to the company’s website! WOLVES GOLF CLASSIC ESPN and CBS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 9th Annual Wolves SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - SUNDAY, 2020 Golf Classic OCTOBER 11 19th Annual Guest SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 MARK BOSTICK GOLF COURSE AT UF Check-in starts at 7:30 a.m. Mark Bostick Golf Course Chef Gainesville The event will follow a 4-person shotgun start in a scramble format with one team score. The Sfcawolves.org 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Virtual Event Guestchefgainesville.com Support the Saint Francis Catholic Academy in its 9th annual golf tournament! Visit sfchs.wufoo.com/forms/ m1bfoci01ehseyj/ to register. cost is $100 per golfer which includes greens fees, cart, range balls, breakfast, lunch, on-course refreshments, player gift bag, prizes and raffle. Register at www.sfcawolves.org or 352-376-6545 The 19th Annual Guest Chef Gainesville presented by Cox Communications will be a virtual event this year. There will still be an auction to participate in, and you can watch 35 home chefs cook some amazing food. NOVEMBER 8 free Jazz of the Green
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 Gainesville Gone Memphis 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Virtual Event Childadvocacycentergainesville.org For the 12th year in a row, the Child Advocacy Center is hosting Gainesville Gone Memphis. Due to COVID-19, the event will be Register today! virtual this year. Visit their website for more information!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 UF vs Missouri Time TBA Gainesville, FL floridagators.com/sports/football/schedule/2020 Cheer on the Gators in The Swamp! You can stream UF football games on the SEC Network, ESPN and CBS.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 Halloween
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 2020 Virtual Turkey Trot Run 12 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Virtual Event Thevirtualrunchallenge.com The 2020 Virtual Turkey Trot Run: Revenge Of The Birds Virtual Turkey Trot 5k is going to be big this year! Visit Thevirtualrunchallenge.com to register for the race.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Woofstock 2020
Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano presents THE 5 TH ANNUAL BENEFIT EVENT FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 UF vs Georgia Time TBA Jacksonville, FL You can stream UF football games on the SEC Network, ESPN and CBS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 free 39th Downtown Festival and Art Show 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Virtual Event Gainesville, FL gainesvilledowntownartfest.weebly.com/ Enjoy this annual art show from the comfort of your own home this year! Visit the Downtown Festival & Art Show Facebook page for more information.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Bourbon & Beyond 7-10 p.m. Virtual event facebook.com/RMHCNCF The RMHC North Central Florida Advisory Council will host a virtual Bourbon & Beyond tasting event! Go online to order your tickets now!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 UF vs Arkansas Time TBA Gainesville, FL Cheer on the Gators in The Swamp! You can stream UF football games on the SEC Network, ESPN and CBS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 free 14th Annual Newberry Fall Festival 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Newberry Road and Seaboard (Keene) Drive in Newberry, FL Enjoy vendors, crafts, music, kids games and more at this annual event! Social distancing is encouraged! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Thanksgiving
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 UF vs Vanderbilt Time TBA Nashville, TN You can stream UF football games on the SEC Network, ESPN and CBS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 UF vs Kentucky Time TBA Gainesville, FL Cheer on the Gators in The Swamp! You can stream UF football games on the SEC Network, ESPN and CBS.
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
Thursday, November 5 th , 2020 VIRTUAL EVENT – LIVE FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM!! Free or VIP tickets available! Free or VIP tickets available!
THANK YOU TO OUR EARLY SPONSORS!
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