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60Events this week
13Free things to do
90New spots
94New stories

● Checked Wednesday, October 28, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Gainesville

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 60 events, day by day →

Halsema Trailhead parkrun

Saturday 7:30am · Baldwin Rail Trail - Halsema Trailhead · Free

Free RPG Day

Saturday 10am · PunkOuter Games · Free

Family Fall Festival

Saturday 4pm · Victory Chapel

The RoadRunners return for a Spooky night

Saturday 7pm · Mandarin Moose Lodge

Bikes, Brews & Views

Sunday 9am · Black Creek Trail

New in Gainesville

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Boca Fiesta

Restaurants

Taco cravings, solved: Gainesville’s locally owned downtown spot, Boca Fiesta serves Mexican-inspired eats and daily specials with a side of fun, plus fresh-squeezed lemonade, limeade and the agave-sweetened Boca Margarita.

bocafiesta.com ↗

Heartwood Soundstage

Arts & Culture

Live music, local stage: Heartwood Soundstage keeps the calendar full with porch sessions, bluegrass nights, watch parties and festival-style shows with local and regional bands.

heartwoodsoundstage.com ↗

Smart Stone Countertops, LLC

Home & Garden

Stone that stuns: Whether your Gainesville kitchen is begging for granite, marble, or quartz, Smart Stone Countertops, LLC fabricates and installs sleek countertops, backsplashes, and sinks with razor-tight seams and full-bullnose options.

smartstonecountertops.com ↗

Gainesville’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Gainesville’s best →

Most read in Gainesville

The five stories Gainesville readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Nurse stayed with UF student hit, killed in car crash on University Avenue: ‘She wasn’t alone’

    A registered nurse, Porchia Hardy, stopped to help the pedestrian victim, Hazel Krauss, a 19-year-old University of Florida student, who was hit by a car while crossing University Avenue in Gainesville, Florida.

    Full story at wcjb.com ↗

  2. Brazil fest cancellation

    Matthew Quesada, a journalism major, works as a staff photographer for The Alligator in Gainesville, covering stories across the city.

    Full story at alligator.org ↗

  3. Florida Bat Festival highlights growing importance of species conservation

    The 22nd annual Florida Bat Festival took place at the Lubee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville, Florida.

    Full story at alligator.org ↗

  4. What Would Happen If Sea Level Rose 10 Feet In Florida

    The article discusses what would happen if the sea level in South Florida rose by 10 feet, a hypothetical sustained rise, not a forecast or a passing hurricane surge.

    Full story at worldatlas.com ↗

  5. Fest 24 brings punk rock fans from around the world to Gainesville

    The annual festival for punk rock music, The Fest 24, returns on Oct.

    Full story at wuft.org ↗

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