City of Alachua Recreation & Culture

09/29/2026

💧 The Alachua Splash Park will close for the season on October 3, 2026. 💧

Get in one more splash before the season ends! ☀️

📍 14300 NW 146th Terrace, Alachua, FL

We look forward to welcoming everyone back in April 2027!

09/26/2026

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𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪, Levitt Family Foundation and wonderful sponsors! ❤

Proudly made possible through the partnership of: Alachua Business League • Josh's Place • City of Alachua

09/26/2026

Open Gym Schedule | 09/28 – 10/04

Open gym times are subject to change. Please view our website for more information. https://www.cityofalachua.com/461/Open-Gym

Legacy Park Multipurpose Center
15400 Peggy Rd, Alachua, FL 32615

09/26/2026

🩰💛 Dance Alive National Ballet's FREE Fall Dance About! program is back!

Join on 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓 – 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚 at the Legacy Park Multipurpose Center, where Dance Alive's incredible instructors will bring free dance lessons to youth in our community! We're so grateful to welcome these amazing instructors back for another season. 💛

𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱! Just show up during your child's class time and instructors will help you get registered. Can't make the first Monday? No worries - your child can still join the program!

🩰 Class Times:
4:00 – 4:45 p.m. ➡️ K – 4th Grade
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. ➡️ 5th – 8th Grade

Come dance, move and have some fun with us this fall! 🍂

09/26/2026

🍂☕ We know you feel that chilly weather outside, Alachua!
This breath of fresh air from the heat makes for the perfect morning to slow down, visit our local farmers markets and show our local vendors some love! ❤️ Grab a warm coffee, take a relaxing stroll and enjoy a little taste of fall in Alachua. 🍁🛍️

09/23/2026

🎶 We think Alachua is in for another treat this Friday! 🎶

🔥 This was Orchestra Fuego giving us a PARTY last Friday!

We’ve had an incredible time coming together for live music, dancing and community throughout the Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series ➡️ but there’s ONE MORE concert this Friday before the Levitt series wraps up for the year and returns in 2027! 🎤🎸

Thank you (x100) Josh's Place for helping bring this free concert series to our community and creating more opportunities for Alachua to come together. ❤️

Come out and help close out an incredible season of free live music in the Good Life Community with The Edge Effect!

09/17/2026

Back at Skinner Field TOMORROW night, the Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series is bringing Latin rhythms, live music and plenty of dancing to Alachua! 💃🕺

Grab your dancing shoes and come spend your Friday night with us, Alachua! 🎶❤️

🔥💃 **TOMORROW NIGHT — WE’RE BACK AT SKINNER FIELD!** 💃🔥

Alachua, get ready for a night of **SALSA, LATIN RHYTHMS & DANCING** at the Levitt AMP Alachua Music Series! 🎺🥁🎶

🎶 **6–7 PM | NINO CASTENEDA**
Start the night with Nino Casteneda and get those dancing shoes warmed up!

🔥 **7:30–9 PM | ORCHESTRA FUEGO**
Then ORCHESTRA FUEGO takes over with the horns, rhythm, salsa and BIG energy! 💃🕺

📅 **TOMORROW — Friday, September 18**
⏰ **6–9 PM**
🎟️ **FREE • ALL AGES**
📍 **SKINNER FIELD | Downtown Alachua**

🌳 **YES — WE ARE OUTSIDE AT SKINNER FIELD!**
Depending on final field conditions, we’ll either set up **on the baseball field OR right next door in the Market Field adjacent to the baseball field.** Either way, you’re coming to the same Skinner Field area — just look for the music! 🎶

🪑 Bring your chairs
💃 Bring your dancing shoes
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the whole family
❤️ And bring your friends!

After all this September rain, we are SO READY to be back outside, together, enjoying FREE live music in the heart of our community.

🔥 **NINO CASTENEDA + ORCHESTRA FUEGO**
🎶 **TOMORROW NIGHT • 6–9 PM • SKINNER FIELD**

**SHARE this post and tag your dancing partner!** 💃🕺

09/17/2026

💃 Zumba Break Pt. 2 with our gorgeous Zumba ladies! 🕺

Thanks for letting us join in again, even if it was more of a workout than we expected! 😅💜 Tuesdays and Thursdays are always full of energy, movement and smiles!

Come move to the rhythm with us!

Learn more about Zumba and other adult activities at https://www.cityofalachua.com/303/Activities-Sports

09/17/2026

🔬❤️ Another great opportunity for our youth in Alachua!

This Saturday, the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Inventivity Pop-Up is coming to Good Life Thrive Station in Downtown Alachua, giving kids ages 7–11 a chance to learn, experiment and have some hands-on fun! 🧮

Plus, the Rising Stars Classic JV Volleyball Tournament will be taking place at Legacy Park that same morning. 🏐🙌 Stop by both and make a morning of supporting and experiencing our growing youth activities throughout Alachua!

Check out Good Life Thrive Station to see what upcoming entrepreneurial events, workshops and opportunities they have to offer our community! ⬇️

🔬 THIS WEEKEND: Cade Inventivity Pop-Up! 🔬

Alachua families, don't miss this! The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention is bringing their hands-on Inventivity Pop-Up Workshop to Good Life Thrive Station this Saturday, September 19th.

Kids ages 7–11 will explore the topic of Forces — diving into Isaac Newton's 3 Laws of Motion through exciting experiments with pushes, pulls, inertia, and friction. It's learning that feels like play! ⚡

Here's what you need to know:
📍 Good Life Thrive Station, Downtown Alachua
🗓️ Saturday, September 19th
⏰ 10:00 – 11:30 AM
🎟️ Just $5 per child

Spots are filling up fast. Pre-register now to make sure your young inventor has a seat! 👇
🔗 https://zurl.co/7fDDx

Let's spark some curiosity this weekend! 🚀

09/14/2026

Open Gym Schedule | 09/14 – 09/20 | 09/21 – 09/27

Open gym times are subject to change. Please view our website for more information. https://www.cityofalachua.com/461/Open-Gym

Legacy Park Multipurpose Center
15400 Peggy Rd, Alachua, FL 32615