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May 22, 2024 Blue Sky Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us for lunch on the Downtown Square and enjoy our Blue Sky Concert series!
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May 29, 2024 Blue Sky Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us for lunch on the Downtown Square and enjoy our Blue Sky Concert series!
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June 7, 2024 First Friday Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series!
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June 21, 2024 Food Truck Fridays – Lake Lanier Olympic Park
Food Truck Fridays are rockinโ€™ all summer long at Lake Lanier Olympic Park!
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July 3, 2024 Hot Summer Nights Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us every Wednesday in July from 6-9pm for Gainesvilleโ€™s Hot Summer Nights on the…
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July 5, 2024 First Friday Concerts – Downtown Gainesville
Join us on the history Downtown Gainesville Square for our First Friday Concert Series!
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โœจ It is National Travel and Tourism Week!โœจ
The Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau (Explore Gainesville) is celebrating #NTTW24 and what travel means to the City of Gainesville, Georgia โ€“ from our communities to our jobs to our economyโ€”travel touches and improves it all!
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Explore Gainesville is at Lake Lanier Olympic Park.
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Important update: Food Truck Friday is canceled tomorrow (5/17) due to severe weather forecasts!โ—๏ธAttention โ—๏ธ

Due to an 80% chance of severe weather tomorrow, Friday May 17th, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Food Truck Friday here at Lake Lanier Olympic Park.

It is our number 1 priority to ensure the safety of vendors, sponsors, and those that attend out events, therefore this decision had to be made.

We will be back on June 21st for the second installment of this amazing community event! So mark your calendars!

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Important update: Food Truck Friday is canceled tomorrow (5/17) due to severe weather forecasts!
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๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค!
Get out and discover all that the City of Gainesville, Georgia has to offer! With trivia nights, live music, theatre, workout classes and more, we are sure to have something that piques your interest!

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ก
โ€ข Pizza Craft Week : All Week @ Interactive Neighborhood for Kids

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก
โ€ข Ekphrasis for the Masses: Noon @ Quinlan Visual Arts Center
โ€ข Bugs, Birds, and Flowers Workshop: 4pm @ Quinlan Visual Arts Center

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก
โ€ข Blue Sky Concert - Rodney Applebee: 11:30am-1:30pm @ Downtown Gainesville

๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก
โ€ข Third Thursday Homeschool Day: 9am @ Elachee Nature Science Center
โ€ข Country Karaoke Night: 8pm @ Big Daddy's Honkytonk

๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก
โ€ข Food Truck Friday - The Harmony Grove Band: 5-9pm @ Lake Lanier Olympic Park

๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก
โ€ข Discovery Saturday: 10am @ Elachee Nature Science Center
โ€ข Market & Music Fest - 1st Anniversary Celebration: 12-11:30pm @ Blackstrap Rock Hall
โ€ข Standup Comedy Night: 8pm @ Blue Door
โ€ข Evening of Intimate Jazz - The Black Gold Orchestra: 8pm @ The Arts Council

For More Events: www.exploregainesville.org/events/
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๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค! Get out and discover all that the City of Gainesville, Georgia has to offer! With trivia nights, live music, theatre, workout classes and more, we are sure to have something that piques your interest! ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ก โ€ข Pizza Craft Week : All Week @ Interactive Neighborhood for Kids ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก โ€ข Ekphrasis for the Masses: Noon @ Quinlan Visual Arts Center โ€ข Bugs, Birds, and Flowers Workshop: 4pm @ Quinlan Visual Arts Center ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก โ€ข Blue Sky Concert - Rodney Applebee: 11:30am-1:30pm @ Downtown Gainesville ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก โ€ข Third Thursday Homeschool Day: 9am @ Elachee Nature Science Center โ€ข Country Karaoke Night: 8pm @ Big Daddys Honkytonk ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก โ€ข Food Truck Friday - The Harmony Grove Band: 5-9pm @ Lake Lanier Olympic Park ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก โ€ข Discovery Saturday: 10am @ Elachee Nature Science Center โ€ข Market & Music Fest - 1st Anniversary Celebration: 12-11:30pm @ Blackstrap Rock Hall โ€ข Standup Comedy Night: 8pm @ Blue Door โ€ข Evening of Intimate Jazz - The Black Gold Orchestra: 8pm @ The Arts Council For More Events: www.exploregainesville.org/events/ Know of an event weโ€™re missing? Give us the scoop by filling out our Event Promotion Application Form: www.exploregainesville.org/events/community/add
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