

# Events & Things To Do In Gainesville, GA This Weekend | November 13-15, 2026| AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Gainesville, Georgia is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Gainesville, Georgia this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
- **Type**: time_filter

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## About

Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in Gainesville this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in Gainesville.

## Weekend Events in Gainesville

- **Event Name**: People’s Potluck and Free Thanksgiving Event
  - **Description**: On Sunday, November 15th, from 1–6:00 PM, we are going to have a potluck, gender-affirming clothing swap, food drive, and movie screening at Moe’s Record Shop! It’s the Peoples Potluck and Thanksgiving event 🫶🏽❤️‍🔥

You can drop off nonperishable food and
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  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Nov 15 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/peoples-potluck-and-free-thanksgiving-event/200031042912158
  - **Venue**: Moe's Record Shop
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  - **Categories**: potluck, food-drinks, thanksgiving, entertainment, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Gainesville Silent Bookclub November Meeting
  - **Description**: We’re meeting for brunch and silent reading at Chattahoochee grill in Gainesville. Join us for socialization, good food and reading!
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sun Nov 15 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/gainesville-silent-bookclub-november-meeting/200031039769918
  - **Venue**: First Watch (944 Dawsonville Hwy)
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  - **Categories**: Meetups
- **Event Name**: Alachua Harvest Festival
  - **Description**: I will be here! This Sunday in Alachua. Come see what everyone has to offer! Love this event,  and it's my first time as a vendor!
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  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/alachua-harvest-festival/200031042911245
  - **Venue**: Private, Gainesville, FL
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  - **Categories**: festivals, harvest-festival
- **Event Name**: Community Wide Thanksgiving Service
  - **Description**: Please join us this Sunday (November 15, 2026) at 5:00 pm for a Community Wide Thanksgiving Service! We are co-hosting this year's service with New Hope Church and have invited all local churches to join. We will have singing, prayer, Special Speaker Jeff
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/community-wide-thanksgiving-service/200031044228914
  - **Venue**: 4807 Patterson Ln, Gainesville, GA, United States, Georgia 30506
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- **Event Name**: Friends Come Free Weekend
  - **Description**: Friends come free every weekend! Show this event to our front desk and your friend's $15 guest fee will be waived.
Must be 18 years or older. All club rules apply. See club for details.
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 am – Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/friends-come-free-weekend/200031051890659
  - **Venue**: 250 John W Morrow Jr. pkwy, Gainesville, GA 30501
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- **Event Name**: Friendsgiving St. Michael Youth Group
  - **Description**: Middle and high school teens are invited to celebrate Friendsgiving with St. Michael Youth Group on Sunday, November 15! Join us for an afternoon of fellowship, gratitude, and fun. Bring a plate of food to share as we gather with friends and give thanks f
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  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 03:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/friendsgiving-st-michael-youth-group/200030981986615
  - **Venue**: 1440 Pearce Cir, Gainesville, GA 30501-2457, United States
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  - **Categories**: thanksgiving, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Open Mic Comedy @ Blackstrap Rockhall
  - **Description**: Free open Mic Comedy Show in Gainesville, GA  Blackstrap Rockhall. See comedians work out new material at this free show!About this EventComedy Open Mic Night – Gainesville, GAat Blackstrap Ro
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/open-mic-comedy-blackstrap-rockhall/100001979367993953
  - **Venue**: Blackstrap Rock Hall
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, comedy, Entertainment, Music
- **Event Name**: Tiara and King’s Crown 2026 Tournament Finale
  - **Description**: Check-in at 8, bowl at 9. Season winners and individual tournament winners will be announced.
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 08:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/tiara-and-kings-crown-2026-tournament-finale/200030352414810
  - **Venue**: Station 300 Gainesville
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  - **Categories**: sports, tournaments
- **Event Name**: Let There Be Rock School Student Showcase: A Tribute to Euro Rock
  - **Description**: Doors at 1PM / Show at 2PM

ALL AGES SHOW

$10
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 22
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/let-there-be-rock-school-student-showcase-a-tribute-to-euro-rock/200030893327127
  - **Venue**: Blackstrap Rock Hall
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## Trending Events in Gainesville

- **Event Name**: Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators Football
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
🏠 Address: 157 Gale Lemerand Dr., Gainesville, FL 32601
🌆 City: Gainesville
📍 Location: 29.6499, -82.3486🎉 Welcome to Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators Football, where the impossible becomes possib
  - **Venue**: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Florida Gators vs. Vanderbilt Commodores
  - **Venue**: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Florida Gators Football vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Football
  - **Description**: InformationGates open 90 minutes prior to kick-off. Register for Express Entry at www.floridagators.com/expressentry. Ticket delivery will sent on July 15th. You will not be able to view or manage your tickets before then.
  - **Venue**: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Duke Blue Devils at Florida Gators Mens Basketball
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center
🏠 Address: 2020 West University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32603
🌆 City: Gainesville
📍 Location: 29.6494, -82.3512✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at Duke Blue Devils at Florida Gato
  - **Venue**: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center
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- **Event Name**: Gainesville Wine & Country Festival
  - **Description**: Get ready to experience the heart and soul of Texas at the 3rd Annual Gainesville Wine and Country Festival!About this Event  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/cb0dfb80-dc58-11f1-bb64-7f7aaa7788f2-rimg-w493-h740-dcf8f8f8
  - **Venue**: 101 S Dixon St
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- **Event Name**: Christmas on Green Street 2026
  - **Description**: Main Street Gainesville presents Historic Christmas on Green Street on Sunday, December 6, 2025. 

This magical event consists of open houses and 20 different musical groups performing on front porches, strolling magicians, face painters, balloon artists,
  - **Venue**: Historic Green Street, Gainesville GA 30501
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- **Event Name**: Wisconsin Milwaukee Panthers at Florida Gators Mens Basketball at Stephen C. O'Connell Center - Exactech Arena
  - **Venue**: Stephen C. O'Connell Center - Exactech Arena
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- **Event Name**: Jingle Mingle and Lighting of the Chicken
  - **Description**: Jingle Mingle and the Lighting of the Chicken is one of the Southeast’s quirkiest, fun, family-friendly events and is the perfect way to start your holiday season here in the Poultry Capital of the World!

The Downtown Gainesville Square will be alive wit
  - **Venue**: Downtown Gainesville
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- **Event Name**: Holiday Lights Celebration at City Hall Plaza
  - **Description**: Holiday Lights Celebration

Experience the magic of Gainesville’s Annual Holiday Lights Celebration!

From festive train rides and visits to Santa and Grinch Villages to dazzling holiday lights, seasonal activities, and live entertainment, there’s somethi
  - **Venue**: 200 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-5456, United States
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** People’s Potluck and Free Thanksgiving Event (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Moe's Record Shop), Gainesville Silent Bookclub November Meeting (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 12:30 pm at First Watch (944 Dawsonville Hwy)), Alachua Harvest Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Private, Gainesville, FL), Community Wide Thanksgiving Service (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at 4807 Patterson Ln, Gainesville, GA, United States, Georgia 30506), Friends Come Free Weekend (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 am at 250 John W Morrow Jr. pkwy, Gainesville, GA 30501).
- **Q**: What are the top free Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** Open Mic Comedy @ Blackstrap Rockhall (Sun Nov 15 2026 at Blackstrap Rock Hall).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Gainesville today November 15, 2026?
  - **A:** People’s Potluck and Free Thanksgiving Event (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Moe's Record Shop), Gainesville Silent Bookclub November Meeting (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 12:30 pm at First Watch (944 Dawsonville Hwy)), Alachua Harvest Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Private, Gainesville, FL), Community Wide Thanksgiving Service (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at 4807 Patterson Ln, Gainesville, GA, United States, Georgia 30506), Friends Come Free Weekend (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 am at 250 John W Morrow Jr. pkwy, Gainesville, GA 30501).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Gainesville this weekend November 13–15, 2026?
  - **A:** People’s Potluck and Free Thanksgiving Event (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Moe's Record Shop), Gainesville Silent Bookclub November Meeting (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 12:30 pm at First Watch (944 Dawsonville Hwy)), Alachua Harvest Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Private, Gainesville, FL), Community Wide Thanksgiving Service (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at 4807 Patterson Ln, Gainesville, GA, United States, Georgia 30506), Friends Come Free Weekend (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 am at 250 John W Morrow Jr. pkwy, Gainesville, GA 30501).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Gainesville in November 2026?
  - **A:** People’s Potluck and Free Thanksgiving Event (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Moe's Record Shop), Gainesville Silent Bookclub November Meeting (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 12:30 pm at First Watch (944 Dawsonville Hwy)), Alachua Harvest Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Private, Gainesville, FL), Community Wide Thanksgiving Service (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at 4807 Patterson Ln, Gainesville, GA, United States, Georgia 30506), Friends Come Free Weekend (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 07:00 am at 250 John W Morrow Jr. pkwy, Gainesville, GA 30501).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Gainesville on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Gainesville include Moe's Record Shop, First Watch (944 Dawsonville Hwy), Private, Gainesville, FL.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Gainesville include The Rainbow Collective, Silent Reading Gainesville Bookclub, Teatime Part 2.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Weekend events in Gainesville?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Gainesville.

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