The Star Trek

Discover the best that
Downtown Gainesville
has to offer as we re-launch
the Solar System Walking Tour!
*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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First Friday Concerts

First Friday Concerts are
BACK ON THE SQUARE in
Historic Downtown Gainesville!
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Save the date, or rather save the DATES, because Gainesvilleโ€™s 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!

June 10, 2023 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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June 16, 2023 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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July 7, 2023 First Friday Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series!
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July 14, 2023 Beach Bash 2023 – Lake Lanier Olympic Park
Join us at Lake Lanier Olympic Park for Beach Bash 2023!
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July 19, 2023 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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August 4, 2023 First Friday Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series!
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๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ณ๐’๐’—๐’† ๐Ÿ’Œ
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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๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ณ๐’๐’—๐’† ๐Ÿ’Œ
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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#downtowngainesville #gainesvillega #lakelanier #exploregainesville

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. ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—› ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ฌ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿฒ | 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: ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† > ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ > ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ > ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ > ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ > ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ > ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ > ๐—š๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ (๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ).

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: ๐—š๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ > ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ > ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† > ๐—ข๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† > ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ.

Learn more about BRAG, including the routes, daily schedule and more, here: brag.org/brag/#daily
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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. ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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