Gainesville Gainesville Nature Events

Sunday, June 10 2:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
“Re-creating Nature” Take a closer look at how artists are inspired by nature.

Saturday, Oct 13 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
A Celebration of Wings and Backyard Things! ButterflyFest is dedicated to increasing awareness of Florida's butterflies as fun, fascinating ambassadors to the natural world.

Friday, June 1 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
The dinosaurs are here! Presented by the Toomey Foundation for the Natural Sciences. This exhibit combines some of the Florida Museum’s paleontology specimens and the fossil-inspired artwork of celebrated artis

Sunday, June 17 9:00a
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville
What better way to spend Father's Day than at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens where Fathers are admitted FREE on Father's Day!

Saturday, Sep 29 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
Peanuts...Naturally takes a light-hearted look at Charles Schulz’s exploration of the natural world through Peanuts comic strips, videos, objects and interactive stations.

Sunday, June 3 3:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
Susan Milbrath, Ph.D., Curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History and Affiliate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida “The Maya Myst

Friday, June 1 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
The ancient Maya lived amid a changing environment and social world for nearly 2,000 years (350 B.C.

Friday, July 6 7:00p
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
Join the Florida Museum and Creative B every Friday night in July for a free movie series. Explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.

Friday, June 1 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
This unique exhibit showcases objects from the Museum’s collection through photographs captured with an advanced imaging system that combines a high-resolution microscope and 21 megapixel digital camera.

Friday, July 13 7:00p
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
Join the Florida Museum and Creative B every Friday night in July for a free movie series. Explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.