Next date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM
to 05:00 PM

Visit downtown Gainesville to experience North Florida’s largest free street festival Saturday, November 18, and Sunday, November 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with special evening music and poetry performances.

The Downtown Festival transforms the historic brick streets at the heart of Gainesville into a celebration of art, culture, and creativity complete with a giant street arts market, live music, dance, aerial & circus arts, and numerous local and traveling food vendors.

The festival features 100+ bands and performers, 5 stages, and 200+ local and national artists displaying original oils and acrylics, vibrant watercolors, unique sculptures, dazzling jewelry, decorative ceramics and vivid photography.

Produced by City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs and funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County and the Florida Division of Arts & Culture. 

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