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The Possum Creek Skate Jam is a family-friendly skateboard competition that recognizes and engages Gainesville’s vibrant skateboard community. This event is free and open to all ages. The event features a, skateboard competition, best trick contest prizes, giveaways, music with a DJ, urban art, sculpture garden, food trucks and a vendor village.

As part of the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department Nature Operation Division’s routine land management practices, a prescribed burn is scheduled for today 3/14/22, weather and site conditions permitting, at Boulware Springs Nature Park, 3400 SE 15th St, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending before 5 p.m. This is an ecological fuel reduction burn, which will be conducted with support from the Florida Forest Service. The burn will be conducted in the restoration area of the property, and all public access to the northern portion of the park will be prohibited.

coed educational, preschool, culinary-arts program provides interactive learning experiences for your preschooler, introducing them to a life-long love for the culinary arts. Lil' Cooking Club will make a positive and lasting impact on children and families through teaching the joy and value of cooking in a welcoming environment that encourages discovery and creativity.

Join us for the 8th Annual Great Invader Raider Rally, formerly the Great Air Potato Round-Up, on Saturday, Feb. 12, to clean up the city’s parks and natural areas as part of one of the largest invasive plant awareness events in the nation! During the Great Invader Raider Rally, volunteers are assigned to a location where they will remove invasive plants from 9-11:30 a.m.

We are pleased to announce all park improvements are done and the park is open, enjoy!

Each year the City’s Gainesville Cultural Affairs Board and the Gainesville Art in Public Places Trust recognize individuals and businesses that have made significant contributions to the advancement of the arts in our community. Past winners represent nearly two decades of Gainesville’s distinguished cultural leadership. Award winners are selected from nominations submitted each fall.

The festival is presented admission-free by the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department and the Friends of Nature Parks on Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The City of Gainesville is seeking nominations for the Michelle Park Family Recreation Scholarship. The purpose is to provide a scholarship for one year to one City of Gainesville low-to-moderate income family, to participate in nature, recreation and cultural activities.

The City of Gainesville and the Evergreen Cemetery Association of Gainesville, Inc. will honor military veterans and service members.