Shop fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods, and handmade items while kids and adults alike enjoy the friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
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Shop fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods, and handmade items while kids and adults alike enjoy the friendly, welcoming atmosphere. 
Come join Syfan Logistics for their fourth annual Syfan Supports 5K and Fun Run on Friday, July 17th at 6:15 pm! |
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Join the Quinlan for a beginner-friendly pottery class with Gracie Jeffords on Monday mornings, starting August 3rd! |
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Explore the birds and wildlife of the Southeast through works by artist Tina Mullen alongside scientific prints from Brenau University’s Arader Collection. 
Explore Birds of a Feather, an exhibit featuring Joseph B. Thompson’s work in dialogue with his late father William J. Thompson through sculpture.
Homeschool Art Foundations, Ages 11–14, Session 1, Single Class Sign Up – Quinlan Visual Arts Center
Homeschool Art Foundations, Ages 11–14, Session 1, Single Class Sign Up – Quinlan Visual Arts Center
Join the Quinlan School of Art’s Homeschool Days Foundations Cohort for ages 11–14. Eight classes held every other Tuesday from August 4–November 10, 2026. Member price $40 per class, non-member price $45. In collaboration with The Art Room Collective. 
Quinlan School of Art Homeschool Days offers individual art classes for ages 6–10, featuring creative, hands-on learning through The Art Room Collective and Quinlan Visual Arts Center.
$40 – $45
Foundations Cohort (Ages 6–10) offers eight creative classes every other Tuesday, August 4–November 10, 2026, in collaboration with The Art Room Collective and Quinlan Visual Arts Center
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Join us for EDCOY (Electric Dance Culture at Decoy), Gainesville's newest late-night dance party featuring a high-energy House DJ Set, festival-style lighting, lasers, massive sound, and drink specials. 
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series! 
Please join Quinlan Visual Arts Center every Friday in June for the Collage Collective art class! |
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Enjoy a free night of 2000s music, a DJ foam party, food, drinks, and fireworks at the Midland After Dark 2000s Party at Midland Greenway. Fun for all ages! |
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Join the Quinlan for a beginner-friendly pottery class with Gracie Jeffords on Monday mornings, starting August 3rd! |
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Please join Quinlan Visual Arts Center for this welcoming and fun poetry session to learn more about ekphrastic poetry and to write poems of your own! 
Please join the Northeast Georgia History Center for their forum on Locke and Revolutionary War Philosophy with Brad Hasten! |
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Please join Quinlan Visual Arts Center every Friday in June for the Collage Collective art class! |
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Join us on September 12th, 2026 for the annual Lake Lanier Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, Georgia’s biggest Hong Kong cultural event of the year! |
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Enjoy a fun pet‑friendly swim event in Gainesville with separate sessions for small and large dogs, vaccination requirements, and easy pre‑registration. $15 per dog and people are free.
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K-12 students are invited to a free Holiday Card Art Contest at Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville, GA, with two $250 cash prizes.
Free
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Join the Quinlan for a beginner-friendly pottery class with Gracie Jeffords on Monday mornings, starting September 14th! |
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This workshop is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits.
Quinlan School of Art Homeschool Days offers individual art classes for ages 6–10, featuring creative, hands-on learning through The Art Room Collective and Quinlan Visual Arts Center.
$40 – $45
Foundations Cohort (Ages 6–10) offers eight creative classes every other Tuesday, August 4–November 10, 2026, in collaboration with The Art Room Collective and Quinlan Visual Arts Center
$
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This workshop is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits. |
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This workshop is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits.
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Please join the Northeast Georgia History Center for their Homeschool Day covering the founding of Georgia, Oglethorpe on September 17th!
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Dive into the monumental 1733 landing at Yamacraw Bluff with an immersive, multi‑sensory program at the History Center. Students explore how Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove forged a powerful alliance that shaped Georgia’s colonial beginnings, rotating through hands‑on stations focused on teamwork, survival, and intercultural diplomacy. |
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Think you have what it takes to raise your bail? Join us September 18 & 19 for Adoption Lock-In! Spend a 3-hour shift with an adoptable shelter pet while raising your "bail" to help homeless animals find loving homes. Can't make it? Sign up as a Virtual Outlaw and fundraise from anywhere!
This workshop is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits.
Please join Quinlan Visual Arts Center every Friday in June for the Collage Collective art class! |
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On Saturday, September 19th, the USPA will be holding the Open and Tested Georgia State Championships at The Beast Sports Center!
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Let’s come together in Midland Park. This is a 5K for the community. It can be completed in person or virtually! Sign up and join us! It Takes All Of Us! |
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Enjoy a free family fall event in Gainesville with vendors, crafts, food, drinks, and a community butterfly release at Longwood Park. Fun begins at 1 PM on September 20. |
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Join the Quinlan for a beginner-friendly pottery class with Gracie Jeffords on Monday mornings, starting September 14th! |
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Please join Quinlan Visual Arts Center every Friday in June for the Collage Collective art class! |
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Enjoy a night of comedy with Dad's Garage while supporting the GFWC Gainesville Phoenix Women's Club. Get tickets for this fun-filled fundraiser in Gainesville, GA.
Free
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Join the Quinlan for a beginner-friendly pottery class with Gracie Jeffords on Monday mornings, starting September 14th! |
7 events,
Quinlan School of Art Homeschool Days offers individual art classes for ages 6–10, featuring creative, hands-on learning through The Art Room Collective and Quinlan Visual Arts Center.
$40 – $45
Foundations Cohort (Ages 6–10) offers eight creative classes every other Tuesday, August 4–November 10, 2026, in collaboration with The Art Room Collective and Quinlan Visual Arts Center
$
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The Northeast Georgia History Center is highlighting the history of Halloween observances and superstitions in our region this October! Stay tuned for more info! |
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Join NEGAHC every first Friday for Tea and Toast! Enjoy warm bread from Locally Grown with local NEGAHC butter and sweet tea in Gainesville, GA. 
Join NEGAHC every first Friday of the month for Tea and Toast! Enjoy warm toast with local butter, sweet tea and good company in Gainesville, GA.
Please join Quinlan Visual Arts Center every Friday in June for the Collage Collective art class! |
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Join the Portrait Society of Atlanta for its Opening Reception on Saturday, October 3, from 1–3 PM, with awards presented at 2 PM. Open to the public.
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