COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
32nd Annual Downtown Festival and Art Show

Free Fridays through November 8
"FREE FRIDAYS"
CONCERT SERIES
LAST 2 OF THE SEASON!
Bo Diddley Community Plaza
Friday nights through November 8, 2013
 
November 1, TONIGHT: GramFest,Various Artist
November 8: UF School of Music Ensembles 
Soccer for all! Photo Credit: Jason L Price
SOCCER FOR ALL!
At Westside Park, Ballfield #3
November 2

Please call Noah's Endeavor:
352-275-9639

 

 
CANE BOIL & FIDDLEFEST at Morningside Nature Center  
CANE BOIL & FIDDLEFEST

SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday November 30, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Food - Music - Family Fun Event
Morningside Nature Center
Youth fiddle contest 10:00 am - Noon
Learn more
Living History Farm at Morningside Nature Center
FREE HANDS-ON PROGRAMS
at Morningside Nature Center through May 2014 


Barnyard Buddies

Wednesdays at 3:00 pm at the Living History Farm.

Frogs and Friends Friday

First Friday of each month at 2:00 pm at the Education Building.

Living History Saturdays November 2

1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 am-4:30 pm 

 

 
PRCA Youth Coed Baskeball

YOUTH COED BASKETBALL!
No Tryouts, All Kids Play, Fun for All
Practice starts December 2, 2013

$10 Discount if you register by December 2, 2013. Practice starts December 2. Games begin in January and run through March 2014.

 

 
Aqua-Fit

FUN + FIT =
WATER AEROBICS!

Aqua-Fit: 11:30 am -12:30 pm
Mondays & Wednesdays 
$2.55 per class or buy 8 classes for $20.40 and get 2 additional classes FREE!
North East Pool, 1100 NE 14th Street
352-334-5067

 

 
Holiday Tree Lighting

PLAN TO JOIN US!
HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION 
The Historic Thomas Center 

 

Saturday December 7

6 pm - 8 pm

Free Admission

 

 

 
OPERATION Letters to Santa

OPERATION LETTERS TO SANTA!

Santa Claus wants to hear how good children are!
Open to children in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Mail to:
OPERATION LETTERS TO SANTA
PO Box 490, Station 24, Gainesville, FL 32627
Must be postmarked by December 13, 2013. 

 

 
Winter Break Starts December 20

PLANNING IS EASY,
WINTER BREAK CAMP
STARTS DECEMBER 20!

Children enjoy learning, games, crafts and more at our day camps. Offered at two convenient locations.

 

 
35th Anniversary Season of Art at the Thomas Center Galleries

THE 35th ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF ART CONTINUES AT THE THOMAS CENTER GALLERIES

PIECES OF DREAMS
The Art of Lorelei Esser
Through January 4, 2014 in the Main Gallery

THE ARTIST IN ALL OF US
Alachua County Public Schools Staff Exhibition
Through November 16 in the Mezzanine Gallery 

 

 
CAPRA Logo

Parks Recreation and
Cultural Affairs Department Earns National Accreditation

Recognized by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA), the department is now one of 23 agencies in the state of Florida and the third city government agency to be accredited.

 

 
City of Gainesville Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs, a CAPRA accredited agency






Our Mission 
To provide and maintain the natural, recreational and cultural facilities and programs that make Gainesville a great place to live, work and visit; and that help sustain the City economically, socially and environmentally.
Administrative Office:
Thomas Center, Building B, 3rd Floor
306 NE 6th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
Mon.-Thurs.: 7:00 am-6:00 pm
Phone: 352-334-5067