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Gainesville’s annual event season is full of fun events for the whole family!
Upcoming Events
Save the date, or rather save the DATES, because Gainesvilleโs calendar is filled with exciting events. Join us for annual events such as the Chicken Festival, Jingle Mingle, Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, First Fridays, Beach Bash, Food Truck Fridays and so much more!
The Star Trek: A Downtown Discovery Day!
Join us on the Historic Square in Downtown Gainesville on June 10th for an out…
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Food Truck Fridays – Lake Lanier Olympic Park
Join us at Lake Lanier Olympic Park for good food, good music, and a great…
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First Friday Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series!
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Beach Bash 2023 – Lake Lanier Olympic Park
Join us at Lake Lanier Olympic Park for Beach Bash 2023!
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GGSA Lunch and Learn Networking Event
Join the Greater Gainesville Sports Alliance at their Lunch and Learn Networking Events and get…
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First Friday Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series!
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During our 2023 events season, send a piece of Gainesville to someone you love!
"Pop" on over to the Historic Square in Downtown Gainesville tonight for First Friday! Enjoy live music from Hot Flash: The 80s New Wave Club Experience and dinner from the businesses downtown and some incredible local food trucks.
This postcard will be available TONIGHT at First Friday! Pick up your postcard from the Explore Gainesville Mobile Visitors Center. Fill out the postcard and address it to yourself, a friend, or anyone that you think would like a "hello" from GVL. Drop it in the blue mailbox located at each event and we will mail it for FREE!
For more information (and a sneak peak of the designs!), visit our website:
www.exploregainesville.org/2023-postcard-series/
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The 43rd annual Big BRAG (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia) arrives in the City of Gainesville, Georgia next week!
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the roads cyclists will be traveling on Monday-Tuesday, June 5-6, to ensure your safety and the safety of our visitors. ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ฑ-๐ฒ | The City of Gainesville, Georgia is thrilled to welcome 500-plus cyclists Monday, June 5, as they participate in the 43rd annual Big BRAG (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia), taking place June 3-10 from Clayton to Augusta.
Motorists are urged to practice caution and be on the lookout for cyclists entering Gainesville city limits at varying times via the following route: ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ฎ๐ > ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ > ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ > ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ > ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ > ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ > ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ > ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ).
As Gainesville is an overnight town for BRAG cyclists, please extend a warm welcome and encouraging words to these men and women should you see them out enjoying local restaurants and tasting rooms or exploring nearby retailers in Downtown Gainesville.
Come Tuesday, June 6, cyclists will leave Gainesville via the following route: ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ > ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ > ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ฎ๐ > ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ > ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
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An all new, out of this world event is coming to GVL! ๐ช๐ซ
Join us on the Historic Square in Downtown Gainesville on June 10th for The Star Trek: A Downtown Discovery Day!
*This event is split into two time blocks, The Star Trek (Family Friendly) from 2-5pm and The Galaxy Quest (Ages 21+) from 7-9pm.*
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