Arts & Entertainment

Gainesville is home to a diverse and exciting range of arts and entertainment spots, including music, dance, concerts, theatre, and museums. From the casual college scene to classier downtown events, experience the best of what Alachua County offers when you stay at Hotel ELEO.

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Event Venues

The Wooly
20 N Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 278-1178

High Dive
10 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 872-5949

Stephen O'Connell Center
Stephen O'Connell Center
(352) 392-5500

Bo Diddley Community Plaza
111 E. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 393-8202

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Gainesville Theaters

The Florida Theater
233 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
(904) 355-5661

Hippodrome
25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 375-4477

Gainesville Community Playhouse
4039 NW 16th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 326051
(352) 376-4949

Actors Warehouse
2512 NE 1st Blvd STE 100, Gainesville, FL 32609
(352) 376-8561

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Gainesville Music Venues

Heartwood Soundstage
619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 448-4849

Sandhill Stage
7424 Co Rd 234. Gainesville, FL 32641
(352)317-7307

The Venue
233 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
(904) 476-9719

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Gardens/ Outdoors in Gainesville

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
4700 SW 58th Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 372-4981

Wilmot Botanical Gardens
2023 Mowry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
(352) 273-5832

University of Florida Bat House
UF Bat Houses, Museum Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611

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Incredible Museums

Florida Museum
3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 846-2000

Cade Museum
811 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 371-8001

Matheson Museum
513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 378-2280

A Quinn Jones Museum
1013 NW 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 334-2010

Micanopy Historical Society Museum
607 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, FL 32667
(352) 466-3200

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Arts & Entertainment

Dance Alive National Ballet
1325 NW 2nd St, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 371-2986

Annual Artfest
111 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL

Harn Museum of Art
3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 392-9826

Gainesville Fine Arts Association
1314 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 328-5027

Santa Fe College Art Gallery
3000 NW 83 St Building M, Room 147, Gainesville, FL 32606
(352) 395-5464