fun4gatorkids.com september 2011 calendar
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calendar of family events in the Gainesville, FL area -including kids eat free nights, family nights, benefits, movies, library programs, story times and moreTRANSCRIPT
September marks the beginning of after
school programs, sports programs and
best of all, weekend family events start
becoming more and more prevalent.
September is also a great time for day
trips with little kids since the big kids
are all back in school and the parks are
less crowded. Have fun with your fami-
lies this month! Kathy Stewart
Summer’s Over
September
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 Gainesville 4
Kids Events Near Gainesville 6
Fundraisers and Non-Profit Events 8
Giveaways 10
Sports Events 12
Programs and Classes 14
Library Programs 16
Story Times 17
School Events 17
Fun Around Town 18
Restaurant Fun 20
Kids Eat Cheap 21
At the Movies 22
School Events 23
September 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
4 1 2
United Downtown
3
5
LABOR DAY
6 7 8 9 United Downtown
CFA Orange & Blue Night
Furry Friend Sleepover
Sun Country Sleepover
10 Thomas The Train Play Date
11 Gathering for Peace, Understanding and
Hope
12 13 14 15 16
Lady Day
United Downtown
17
EARS Family Day/Membership Drive
Family Day at the Harn
Lady Day
Lego Ninjago Spinjitzu Training Camp
18
Cabaret Café
19 20
Sesame Street Live
21
Sesame Street Live
22 23 24
4H Open House
Alachua County Heart Walk
Kids4Kids Triathlon
Latino Festival
Thornebrook Art Festival
Yermen Friends of Children 5K
25
ACSCA Grand Prix
Thornebrook Art
Festival
26 27 28 29 30
United Downtown
Kids Events
in Gainesville
Kids Events
Near Gainesville September 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
4
Labor Day Bash
1 2
Labor Day Bash
Ocala Shrine Rodeo
3
Huddle House Labor Day Weekend
Kickoff Bash
Labor Day Bash
Ocala Shrine Rodeo
Wild Adventures Canned Food Drive
5
LABOR DAY 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16
Smokin’ Pig Fest
17
EARS Family Day/Membership Drive
Elephant Appreciation Day
Smokin’ Pig Fest
18
Old Time Dance at
O’Leno State Park
19 20 21 22 23
24
Florida Monarch Festival
Marion County Springs Festival
Olustee Civil War Expo
25
26 27 28 29 30
Newberry Cornfield
Maze Opens
Click here to see listings
of fun day trips with kids.
Fundraisers &
Non-Profit Events September 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
4 1 2
United Downtown
3
Children’s Miracle Network Community
Breakfast
Wild Adventures Canned Food Drive
5
LABOR DAY
6 7 8 9 United Downtown
10 11
12 13 14 15 16
United Downtown
17
EARS Family Day/Membership Drive
18
Education Ball
19 20 21 22 23
Stop Children’s Cancer
Charity Golf Classic
24
4H Open House
Alachua County Heart Walk
Kids4Kids Triathlon
Yermen Friends of Children 5K
25
26 27 28 29 30
United Downtown
Giveaways
Sports Events September 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
4
Family Fun
Shoot
1 2
Ocala Shrine Rodeo
Sun Country Gym Jam
3
Ocala Shrine Rodeo
5
LABOR DAY 6 7 8 9
Sun Country Gym Jam
10 11 Family Fun
Shoot
12 13 14 15 16
Sun Country Gym Jam
17 18
Family Fun
Shoot
19 20 21 22 23
Sun Country Gym Jam
24
Alachua County Heart Walk
Kids4Kids Triathlon
Yermen Friends of Children 5K
25
Family Fun
Shoot
UF Volleyball
Kids Korner
26 27 28 29 30
Sun Country Gym Jam
Programs & Classes September 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Family Safety
Night
2
Feed-a-Frog Friday
Tot Time
Family Jam Night
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
3
Home Depot Kids Workshop
4
5
LABOR DAY
6
Sprout Learning
Resources
Infant/Toddler
Story Time
Sun Country Stay
and Play
7
Barnyard
Buddies
8 9
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Movies on the Square
10
Hogtown Reptile Shop Kids Program
iLowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
Michael’s Family Events
Playful Surprises from the Pantry
11
Dance Alive
Open Auditions
12
Art Classes
With Jane
Gravois
13
Sun Country Stay
and Play
14
Barnyard
Buddies
15
16
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
17 18
19
20
Sun Country Stay
and Play
21
Barnyard
Buddies
22
23
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
24
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
4H Open House
25
26 27
Tot Time
Sun Country Stay
and Play
28
Barnyard
Buddies
29 30
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
EVERY Saturday French Club
Living History Days
Planetarium Kids Matinee
Retirement Home for Horses
Skate Station Skating Lessons
Library Programs September 2011
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
4 1 2 3
5
LABOR DAY CLOSED
6
3:30 Homework Help @ Library
Partnership
3:30 Panther Den @Newberry
3:30 Wii Fun @ Millhopper
7
1:30 Tonewood Music
@ Millhopper
2:00 Gaming @ Alachua
3:00 SF Zoo @Hawthorne
3:30 Wii @Headquarters
8
4:00 Arts & Crafts @ Library
Partnership
9 10 11
12 13
2:30 Butterfly Bonanza
@ High Springs
3:30 Bees are Buzzing
@Millhopper
3:30 Homework Help @ Library
Partnership
3:30 Panther Den @Newberry
6:30 Science Fair Help
@Headquarters
14
10:30 Cuentos
Latinoamericanos
@ Headquarters
2:00 Gaming @ Alachua
3:30 Wii Fun @Hawthorne
3:30 Wii Fun @Headquarters
15
3:00 Fun Activities @ Library
Partnership
16 17 18
19 20
1:30 Tonewood Music
@ Tower Road
3:30 Homework Help @ Library
Partnership
3:30 Panther Den @Newberry
21
2:00 Gaming @ Alachua
3:00 Club Day for Pre-Teens
@Alachua
3:30 Wii Fun @Headquarters
22
4:00 Arts & Crafts @ Library
Partnership
23 24
11:00 Puppet Man
and Storybook Lady
@Millhopper
25
26
3:30 Gaines-ville Creative
Kids
@Tower Road
27
3:30 Homework Help @ Library
Partnership
3:30 Panther Den @Newberry
28
2:00 Gaming @ Alachua
3:30 Wii Fun @Headquarters
29 30
Tuesdays
Library Partnership
9:30AM
Sprout Learning Resources
10AM—Infants
10:45 –Toddlers
High Springs Library
11AM
Tower Road Library
10:30AM & 7:00PM
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Chick-Fil A
5:30PM
Every 2nd Tuesday
Story Times Thursdays
Hawthorne Library
10:30AM
Headquarters Library
10:30AM starting 9/8
Milhopper Library
10:30AM
Alachua Library
11AM
Saturdays
Books a Million
10:AM
Mondays
Wednesdays
Sprout Learning Resources
10AM
Learning Path
10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Archer Library
10:30 on 9/14 & 9/28
Millhopper Library
11AM—Babies starting 9/14
Micanopy Library
11AM
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
1st Friday night 6:00-8:00 PM
Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights
2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM
Alley Gatorz Family Fun Days
Saturday 10-Noon Kids bowl free
Corks & Colors Open Studio
Saturdays 12-6
Family Fun Shoot
Sundays 2-4PM
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
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
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
Tuesdays
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and un-
der eat FREE with adult pur-
chase /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 pur-
chased
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Kids 10 and under eat FREE with
adult purchase
Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12
and under eat FREE with pur-
chase 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 un-
der eat FREE with adult purchase
Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and
under eat for $.99 with adult pur-
chase / 4 - 8pm
Mondays
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Kids 10 and under eat FREE
with adult purchase
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
Saturdays
Piccadilly Restaurants - .99
Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big
Kids meals / All day Thurs-
days /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
Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and
under eat FREE with each
adult meal 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 Thurs-
days /11-4 on Saturdays
Fridays
Burger King—Kids eat for .99
with adult purchase
Tioga Town Center
Movies on the Square
Friday, September 9th
Show begins at dark
FREE SHOWING
“Little Giants”
Free Movies at the Library
Every Monday 4:00PM at Headquarters
Saturday September 3rd 2:00PM at Millhopper
Tuesday, September 13th 3:30PM at Tower Road
At the Movies
School Events
Would you like to get the word out about an event at your
child’s school? Send an email to [email protected]
to have a listing for your school’s fair, festival or
fun-draiser appear on this page!