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Gainesville's Cultural Tapestry

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