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It’s the holiday season...already! I don’t
know where the fall season went. This
month, enjoy all the holiday lights,
Christmas concerts and shows, and
most of all have fun with your family!
Kathy Stewart
Holiday Events, Santa Photos, Holiday Lights and More!
December
2011
Contact Info For advertising inquiries:
To submit information about events:
Please send comments or questions to:
For more fun ideas on things to do with kids around Gainesville, read Kathy ‘s
articles on Examiner.com
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Kids Events in Alachua County 4
Holiday Events in Alachua County 6
Places to See Santa 8
Holiday Shows 10
Lights, Decorations & Parades 12
Holiday Concerts 14
Kids Events Near Alachua County 16
Winter Break Camps 18
Donations 20
Programs and Classes 22
Library Programs 24
Story Times 25
Fun Around Town 26
Giveaways 28
Restaurant Fun 30
Kids Eat Cheap 31
At the Movies 32
December 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 JBF Sale
2 JBF Sale
Polar Express Train Show
Soup R Sweet Social
3 Dudley Farm Cane Day
GC Therapy Horses Tea Party
JBF Sale
Minority Health Fair
Polar Express Train Show
4 FLMNH Drums and Dance
JBF Sale
Polar Express Train Show
UF Baseball Winter Camp
This page features all the NON-HOLIDAY EVENTS in December. Turn the
page to see all the holiday related events
5
6 7 8
9 Newberry Rodeo
10 Danscompany’s Cinderella
Doxa Dance Company
Sleeping Beauty
Gainesville-Divine Makeover Project
Newberry Rodeo
UF Volleyball Youth Clinic
11
12 13 14
15
16
17 EARS Family Tour
Once Upon a Giraffe Book Signing
UF Softball Winter Camp
18 UF Softball Winter Camp
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 EARS Children’s Tour
31 Madonna’s Equestrian Academy
New Year’s Eve Camp
Skate Station’s New Year’s Eve All
Night Skate
Sprout’s Hollywood Red Carpet
New Year’s Eve Party
Kids Events in Alachua County
Giveaways
www.fun4gatorkids.com/deals/giveaways
December 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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2 First Friday, Toys for Tots
Gainesville Christmas
Festival
GCJB Holiday Concert
Light Up the Village Night
NFRMC Holiday Pond
Lighting
City of Alachua Tree
Lighting
3 Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Breakfast with Santa at Sprout
Breakfast with Santa at CFA
Breakfast with Santa at
Piccadilly Cafeteria
A Children’s Holiday
Gainesville Christmas Festival
GYC Holiday Concert
Holiday Craft Festival
Holiday Tree Lighting
Toys R Us Christmas Kickoff
4 Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Gainesville Christmas Festival
GCB Christmas Concert
Haile Homestead Holidays
Holiday Craft Festival
Sounds of the Season
A Christmas Story at GCP Playing through 12/18
A Christmas Carol at The Hippodrome Playing through 12/17
This Wonderful Life at The Hippodrome Playing through 12/21
It’s a Wonderful Life at High Springs Community Theater
5 SFC Winds’ Holiday
Concert
6 7 8 Archer Tree
Lighting
GCO Holiday
Concert
Singing Into the Holidays
Concert
9 Best Christmas Pageant
Ever
Boar’s Head Festival
Gainesville Christmas
Festival
Haile Homestead
Candlelight Tours
Illumination Celebration
Journey to the Manger
Watch Rudolph with Santa
10 Alachua Christmas Parade
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Breakfast with Santa at little shop
Gainesville Christmas Festival
Gainesville Pops Concert
Hawthorne Christmas Festival
Holiday Homes Tour
Lessons and Carols
Madrigal
Santa Dash
Santa Photos at Learning Path
Gingerbread House at CFA
Twilight Christmas Parade
11 FBC Live Nativity
Gainesville Christmas Festival
Holiday Traditions Concert
12 13 14 Mommy and
Me Onstage
15 Nutcracker
School Show
16 The Nutcracker
17 Christmas for Kids
Messiah Sing Along
Newberry Christmas Parade
The Nutcracker
Operation Santa Delivery
Sugar Plum Tea
18 Festival of 9 Lessons & Carols
Music for Flutes Concert
The Nutcracker
19 20 21 22 23 TUMC Live Nativity
24 25
26 27 28 29 30
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Holiday Events in Alachua County
Places to See Santa Oaks Mall through 12/24
Santa’s Village at Sprout Learning Resources through 12/23
Santa on the Square Tu/Th through 12/22
Silver Springs Festival of Lights 12/16 –12/31
Wild Adventures Christmas through 1/1
Winter Wonderland through 1/1
Gainesville Christmas Festival—12/2-12/4 & 12/9-12/11
City of Alachua Tree Lighting 12/2
Light Up the Village Night 12/2
Holiday Pond Lighting at North Florida Regional Medical Center12/2
Breakfast with Santa at Chick-fil-A Oaks Mall 12/3
Breakfast with Santa at Piccadilly Cafeteria 12/3
Breakfast with Santa at Sprout Learning Resources 12/3
Chiefland Christmas Parade 12/3
A Children’s Holiday 12/3
Holiday Tree Lighting 12/3
St. Augustine Christmas Parade 12/3
Suwannee Lights 12/3
Cookies with Santa at Library Partnership 12/7
Archer Tree Lighting 12/8
Breakfast with Santa at the little shop 12/10
Lake City Winter Family Fun Day 12/10
Alachua Christmas Parade 12/10
Hawthorne Christmas Festival 12/10
Merry Melrose Parade 12/10
Santa Dash 12/10
Santa Photos at The Learning Path 12/10
Twilight Christmas Parade 12/10
Santa Extravaganza at High Springs Library 12/13
Visit with Santa at Millhopper Library 12/13
Life South’s Operation Santa Delivery 12/17
Newberry Christmas Parade 12/17
Holiday Shows A Christmas Story at GCP 11/25 - 12/18
This Wonderful Life at The Hippodrome 11/25—12/21
A Christmas Carol at The Hippodrome 11/26—12/17
Gainesville Christmas Festival at Westside Baptist 12/2—12/11
It’s a Wonderful Life at High Springs Community Theater 12/2—12/18
A Children’s Holiday 12/3
Best Christmas Pageant Ever 12/3, 12/4, 12/9, 12/10
Boar’s Head Festival 12/9 & 12/11
Journey to the Manger 12/9
Danscompany’s Production of Cinderella 12/10
Doxa Dance Company Presents Sleeping Beauty 12/10
Faith Presbyterian Church Living Nativity 12/11
The Nutcracker Ballet 12/15—12/18
Trinity UMC’s Live Nativity 12/23
Holiday Lights & Decorations &
Holiday Parades Cedar Key Christmas through 12/12
Disney’s Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights through January 7th
Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster Cultural Center 12/2—12/31
Suwannee Lights 12/3—12/24
Holiday Pond Lights at North Florida Regional Medical Center through 12/24
Silver Springs Festival of Lights 12/16 –12/31
City of Alachua Tree Lighting 12/2
Light Up the Village Night 12/2
Holiday Tree Lighting at the Thomas Center 12/2
Chiefland Christmas and Winter Festival 12/3
St. Augustine Christmas Parade 12/3
Haile Homestead Holidays 12/4
Archer Tree Lighting 12/8
Haile Homestead Candlelight Tours 12/9
Illumination Celebration 12/9
Christmas on Main Street in Trenton 12/9
Alachua Shop, Dine and Stroll 12/9 & 12/16
Light up Williston Christmas Parade 12/9
Alachua Christmas Parade 12/10
Fanning Springs Festival of Lights 12/10
Hawthorne Christmas Festival 12/10
Holiday Homes Tour 12/10
Lake City Christmas Parade 12/10
Merry Melrose Parade 12/10
Twilight Christmas Parade in High Springs 12/10
Newberry Festival of Lights and Christmas Parade 12/17
Holiday Concerts Gainesville Community Jazz Band Holiday Concert 12/2
Gainesville Youth Chorus Holiday Concert 12/3
Gainesville Community Band Holiday Concert 12/4
Nancy Gillespie Harp Concert 12/4
Sounds of the Season 12/4
Santa Fe Winds Holiday Concert 12/5
Anna Moo Holiday Concert 12/6
Harmony for the Holidays with the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra 12/8
Singing into the Holidays Concert 12/8
Gainesville Pops Holiday Concert 12/10
Lessons and Carols Performances 12/10 & 12/11
Madrigal 12/10
Holiday Traditions: A Musical Celebration 12/11
Alachua County Youth Orchestra Concert 12/11
Holiday Concert at the Library 12/16
Messiah Sing Along 12/17
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 12/18
Music for Flutes Holiday Concert 12/18
Holiday Events Near Gainesville
ORLANDO Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party through 12/18
Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights through 1/7
Epcot’s Holidays Around the World through 12/30
Sea World’s Christmas Celebration through 12/30
ICE! Featuring Shrek the Halls through 1/2
Kung Fu Panda Awesome SNOW! through 1/2
SOUTH OF ALACHUA COUNTY Silver Springs Festival of Lights In Ocala 12/16 –12/31
Light Up Williston Christmas Parade in Williston 12/9
Fanning Springs Festival of Lights in Fanning Springs 12/10
NORTH OF ALACHUA COUNTY
Wild Adventures Christmas in Valdosta, GA through 1/1
Winter Wonderland in St. Augustine through 1/1
Festival of Lights at Stephen Foster Cultural Center 12/24
Suwannee Lights in Live Oak Through 12/24
Festival of Trees in St. Augustine12/2—12/11
Lake City Winter Family Fun Day in Lake City 12/10
Merry Melrose Parade Arts and Crafts Festival in Melrose 12/10
WEST OF ALACHUA COUNTY
Chiefland Christmas and Winter Festival 12/3
Christmas on Main Street in Trenton 12/9
Cedar Key Christmas through 12/11
Winter Break Camps
City of Gainesville Both Weeks
Dreamstone Farm Horseback Riding Camp Both Weeks
Elite Pro Ball Academy Week 1 only
Florida Museum of Natural History Week 2 only
Florida Fencing Academy Both Weeks
French, Fun, Food and Foreign Languages Both Weeks
Gatorball Academy Week 1 only
Girls Place, Inc. Both Weeks
Harn Museum Week 1 only
Jonesville Tennis Center Both Weeks
Madonna’s Equestrian Academy Both Weeks
Skate Station Funworks Both Weeks
Sprout Learning Resources Both Weeks
Sun Country Sports Center Both Weeks
Twin Oaks Stables Both Weeks
World Martial Arts Week 1 Only
YMCA—Northwood Location Both Weeks
YMCA Camp McConnell Both Weeks (Overnight)
Donations Needed
Children’s Coat Drive through 12/6
Storm & Chris Warm & Fuzzy Holiday Jammie Drive through 12/10
Angel Tree Holiday Toy Drive through 12/15
Salvation Army Angel Tree through 12/16
Children’s Home Society Holiday Drive through 12/18
Toys for Tots all month
Food 4 Kids Weekend Backpack Program ongoing
Miracle on Main Street 12/3
Programs & Classes December 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Family
Safety Night
2
Tot Time
Feed-a-Frog Friday
Sun Country Little Lunchers
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
3
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Michael’s Family Events
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
4
Family Fun Shoot
Michael’s Family
Events
EVERY Saturday Dance, Music and Movement
French Club
Living History Days
Planetarium Kids Matinee
Retirement Home for Horses
Skate Station Skating Lessons
5 6
Sun Country Stay
and Play
Zumba Kids
Class
7
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking Studio
8
Harn
Museum
Night
9
Sun Country Family Fun Night
Sun Country Gym Jam
10
Dudley Kids
Hogtown Reptile Shop Kids
Program
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
Michael’s Family Events
11
Family Fun Shoot
Michael’s Family
Events
12
Art Classes
With Jane
Gravois
13
Sun Country Stay
and Play
Zumba Kids
Class
Mommy and
Baby Get
Together
14
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking Studio
15
16
Family Jam Night
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
17
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
Corks N Colors Family Class
18
Family Fun Shoot
19
Michael’s Fam-
ily Events
20
Sun Country Stay
and Play
Zumba Kids
Class
21
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking Studio
22
23
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Michael’s Family Events
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25
26
Art Classes
With Jane
Gravois
Michael’s Fam-
ily Events
27
Tot Time
Sun Country Stay
and Play
Zumba Kids
Class
28
Barnyard Buddies
Cooking Studio
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30
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Library Programs December 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 Gaming 2PM
2 3 Musikgarten 11AM
4 Afternoon Music 2PM
See the next page for library story times Turn to page 16 for movie times at the library 5 6
Anna Moo Concert 10:30AM Crafty Kids 3:30PM Homework Help 3:30PM Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
7 Cookies with Santa 11AM Tonewood Music 1:30PM
8 Gaming 2PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM
9 10 Puppet Man & Storybook Lady 11AM
11
12
Scenes from Dicken’s A Christmas Carol 10:30AM
13 Santa Extravaganza 2:30PM Homework Help 3:30PM Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Visit with Santa 6:30PM
14 Girls Tea Party 4:00PM
15 Gaming 2PM
16 Holiday Concert 3-7PM Holiday Signing Time 4PM
17 Game Day 2PM
18
19 20 Tonewood Tuesdays 1:30PM Holiday Crafts 2PM Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
21 Gingerbread House Contest 1PM
22 Holiday Pro-gram 11AM Gaming 2PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM
23
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CLOSED 27 Junior Panther Den 3:30PM
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29 Gaming 2PM
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Color Code Guide: Alachua Archer Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters High Springs Library Partnership Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Click HERE to go directly to the Alachua County Library Event Calendar
Tuesdays
Library Partnership
9:30AM
Sprout Learning Resources
10:00AM
High Springs Library
11AM
Tower Road Library
10:30AM & 7:00PM
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Chick-Fil A
5:30PM
2nd Tuesdays
Story Times Thursdays
Headquarters Library
10:30AM 1st & 2nd Thurs.
Milhopper Library
10:30AM
Alachua Library
11AM
Saturdays
Books a Million
10:AM
Millhopper Library
10:30 12/3
Mondays
the little shop
9:30AM
November 14th & 28th
Millhopper Library
6:30PM on 12/19
Wednesdays
Learning Path
10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Millhopper Library
11AM—1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Micanopy Library
11AM 1st & 2nd Wednesdays
Newberry Library
11AM
Family Fun Days/ Nights Game Night at Wild Iris Books
Mondays at 6:30PM
Chick-fil-A Family Fun Night
Tuesdays 5:30-7:30PM
Sun Country Sports Stay & Play
Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11
Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd Family Safety Night
1st Thursday Night 5:30-7:30PM
Family Jam Night at Studio Percussion
Night TBA 6:00-8:00 PM
Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights
2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM
Skate Station Funworks Family Fun Nights
Friday nights
Mommy And Me Lunch at the little shop
Tuesdays 11:30-1:30PM
Kids Drop Off Programs O2BKids Parents Night Out
Fridays 6:00-10:30 PM
Friday Fun Night at the YMCA
4th Friday night of the month 6-11PM
Gator Game Day Drop Off Program
Every home game
Mommies Day Out
Monday-Friday
Academy Preschool Parents Day Out
Wednesdays 8-12 or 8-5
Sun Country Little Lunchers
First Friday of the month 11-1
Sun Country Gym Jam
Friday nights 5-7PM
Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
3rd Friday night of the month 5:30 –8:30PM
The little shop Weekend Night Play Studio
Every 3rd Friday and Saturday night 6-8PM
Fun Around Town
Restaurant Fun Space Walk Bounce House Burger King Archer Rd & Newberry Rd—Friday Nights
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s on Archer Road—Tuesday Nights
Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd St: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30
Leonardo’s 706 : Wednesdays 6:00 –9:00
Sonny’s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30
Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
Cody’s Roadhouse
Monday Nights
The Magic Man performs tableside
Chick Fil-A Fun Nights
Tuesday Nights
Arts & Crafts, Games and Entertainment
Gator’s Dockside Tuesday Nights
Clown / Balloon Artist
Texas Roadhouse Tuesday Nights
Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Games
and Prizes and Andy the Armadillo
Mexico Lindo
Tuesday Nights
Mariachi Band
Napolatano’s Trivia Night—Monday Nights
Live Bands—Sunday Nights
Kids Eat Cheap
Every Day
Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at the lunch buffet with adult purchase
CiCis PIZZA - Kids under 3 eat free from the buffet w/ adult purchase. (Drink
not included)
Crispers - Kids 12 and under eat for .99 when wearing Kids Club t-shirt
IHOP - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal / 4 -10pm
Sundays
Mamma Mia Kids eat FREE at buffet
w/ adult purchase
Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under
eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
Venice Café—Kids 10 and under eat
free with purchase of adult meal
Tuesdays
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and under
eat FREE with adult purchase /Dine In
Only from 4 - 8pm
Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with adult
purchase 5:30-7:30PM
CiCi's PIZZA - $1.99 Kids Buffet with
every Adult Buffet purchased
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult
purchase
Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12 and
under eat FREE with purchase of
adult meal
Gator’s Dockside - Kids under 12
years of age, l child per adult eat
FREE / 6:00-8:30 PM
I Love NY Pizza in Haile—Kids 10 and
under eat free with adult purchase
Kazbor's Grille - Kids 10 and under
eat FREE with adult purchase
Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and under
eat for $.99 with adult purchase / 4 -
8pm
Mondays
Bubbaque’s—Kids 8 and under eat
FREE with paying adult
Cody’s Original Steakhouse -Kids 10
and under eat FREE with adult pur-
chase
David's Real Pit BBQ - One FREE kid's
meal with one adult meal purchased
Newberry’s Backyard BBQ—$1.50 Kids
meals with adult purchase
Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q - Kids 12 and
under eat 1/2 off with adult purchase
Venice Café—Kids 10 and under eat
free with purchase of adult meal
Saturdays
Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's
Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All
day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays
Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under
eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
Wednesdays
Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99 price w/
adult purchase
Haile Village Bistro - Kids eat FREE
O!O Tapas and Tinis—Kids eat free off
the kids menu with adult purchase
Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and under eat
FREE with each adult meal purchase
Zaxby’s - 2 kids meals for $.99 with
adult purchase
Thursdays
Captain D's - Two FREE kid's meals
with any adult entree purchase /
Dine in only
Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's
Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All
day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays
Fridays
Burger King—Kids eat for .99 with
adult purchase
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library
Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters
Saturday 12/3 2PM / Millhopper
Sunday, 12/18 3:30PM / Micanopy
Click HERE for
current show times