PRCA News

The City of Gainesville department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invites the public to celebrate the renaming of Tumblin Creek Park to Cora P. Roberson Park on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at 600 SW 6 St.

Gainesville150!, the year-long commemoration of the City of Gainesville’s 1869 incorporation, is proud to partner with ARTSPEAKS Courageous Young Voices to present the award-winning, Baltimore poet Grim Jackson, on Sunday, March 8 from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Historic Thomas Center on as part of the talented lineup of young poets who will present at this annual event. The event is free and open to the public.

Enjoy nature at your own pace.

The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is pleased to announce the opening of the 2020 Showcasing Student Art – K-12 Exhibition. This exhibition is presented by the Alachua County Public Schools’ Visual Arts Program, and is scheduled to run from Friday, Jan. 31 through Friday, March 6, 2020 in the Doris Bardon Gallery.

The City of Gainesville celebrates a new 352arts mural created by Gainesville artist Yvonne Ferguson. The project celebrates the memory of Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief Donald J. King, who died in 2006 at the age of 49. A colorful, new mural now adorns the façade of the historic Wilhelmina Johnson Resource Center, longtime home of the Cultural Arts Coalition and formerly Gainesville’s Fire Station No. 2, located at 321 NW 10th Street.

Schedule change Aqua Yoga: Friday, November 22, 2019 will be the last session of the season. Please check back in spring to see the new schedule.

The City of Gainesville with Friends of the Crisis Center is hosting the 7th Annual Survivors of Suicide Candlelight Vigil will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Judy Broward Survivors of Suicide Memory Garden in Cofrin Nature Park, located at 4810 N.W. Eighth Ave.

Trail danger at Morningside Nature Center is cleared now! 

The band Other Voices and Friends will present California Dreaming, a tribute to the early Laurel County music scene on Friday, July 19 as part of the Free Fridays concert series.