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Visit Gainesville, Alachua County

33 North Main Street 32601

Get to Know Gainesville & Alachua County

Gather to celebrate, collaborate and grow in a vibrant destination filled with intellectual capital, rich culture and natural beauty. Gainesville and Alachua County draw international business and convention travelers to the area’s state-of-the-art research, medical, event and meeting facilities. Home to the University of Florida, one of the leading public universities in the country, the destination – and the meeting and events held here – are characterized by excellence and the spirit of learning and discovery. Alachua County offers meeting planners unrivaled convenience and features a wide variety of welcoming spaces, rich in both atmosphere and history. Meeting and convention offerings continue to expand, for an ever- widening selection of first class facilities including the Alachua County Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe with 90,000 sq. ft. of uninterrupted expo space, the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center, 60+ hotels, 7 full-service conference facilities, gorgeous Bed-and-Breakfasts with meeting and event space and over a dozen unique venue options.

Venue Highlights

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Getting Here

Getting Here is Easy! Centrally located between major Florida metros, Alachua County is an ideal destination for regional meetings. Guests can arrive via the I-75 corridor in just 2 hours or less from Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa and 5 hours from Atlanta and Miami. The recently expanded Gainesville Regional Airport features: Non-Stop Flights To/From: » Atlanta » Charlotte » Dallas / Fort Worth » Fort Lauderdale » Miami One-Stop Service To: » 343 Destinations » 55 Countries

Distance from airport

  • Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)

    5 mi. from city center

  • Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)

    81 mi. from city center

  • Orlando International Airport (MCO)

    120 mi. from city center


Local Attractions

Cade Museum for Creativity & Innovation

Museum
The Cade Museum engages and inspires by captivating the minds, hearts, and hands of inventors of all ages by exploring concepts in a unique way, highlighting cutting-edge and emerging technologies, and tracing them back to their original roots of invention. ​The Cade Museum also serves as a beautiful event venue overlooking Depot Park.
811 S Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

University
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, or “The Swamp,” is widely recognized as one of, if not the toughest, environments for a visiting team in all of college football. Several facelifts after the stadium’s original construction in 1930 have made Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium the state-of-the-art facility you see at today’s game. Without a bad seat in the house, "The Swamp" ranks as the largest stadium in the state of Florida. The Gators’ average home attendance last season of 90,511 ranked ninth in the country. Florida’s home record of 113-13 (.894) since 1990 is the best mark in the country during that time, proving that at “The Swamp,” only Gators get out alive!
Gale Lemerand Drive
Gainesville, FL 32601
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Florida Museum of Natural History

Museum
The Florida Museum of Natural History is the state's museum of natural history, featuring interactive exhibits, a large lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) research facility and the Butterfly Rainforest.
SW 34th Street and Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
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Paynes Prairie State Park

Park
Paynes Prairie is biologically, geologically and historically unique. This park became Florida´s first state preserve in 1971 and is now designated as a National Natural Landmark. Noted artist and naturalist William Bartram called it the great Alachua Savannah when he wrote about his visit to the prairie in 1774. Over 20 distinct biological communities provide a rich array of habitats for wildlife and livestock, including alligators, bison, horses and over 270 species of birds. Exhibits and an audio-visual program at the visitor center explain the area´s natural and cultural history. A 50-foot-high observation tower near the visitor center provides a panoramic view of the preserve.
100 Savannah Blvd
Micanopy, FL 32667
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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Park
Kanapaha Gardens is very user friendly, with benches, gazebos and other rest stations. Walkways are largely wheelchair accessible. Picnicking is allowed in designated areas and dogs are permitted on leash. You may come across preparations for a wedding, reception or conference as you stroll about. Kanapaha also offers a plant nursery where you can purchase plants displayed in the gardens, and the gift shop offers a wide array of original art and treasures from the natural world. Kanapaha hosts the Annual Spring Garden Festival, the region’s premier horticultural event featuring more than 200 booths offering landscape displays, arts and crafts, plants, educational materials, and food. Visitors can also take part in silent auctions and enjoy entertainment and educational seminars. Parking is free, with off-site parking areas and shuttle buses helping the more than 10,000 guests. Be prepared for crowds of curious nature- and garden-loving people. Kanapaha has several small meeting rooms and plenty of outdoor space for receptions, weddings, etc.
4700 SW 58th Drive
Gainesville, FL 32608
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The Hippodrome Theatre

Theater
The Hippodrome, referred to by locals at "the Hipp," is a regional professional theatre located in the restored 1912 Federal Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The theatre was founded in 1972 by local actors. The Hipp also screens first-run foreign, limited release and avant-garde films (over 700 per year), and its art gallery is available, by invitation, to Florida artists at no charge. It also hosts a variety of special events and provides youth theatre education classes. The building features a 266-seat thrust-stage Mainstage theatre and an 80-seat cinema space, along with a bar, art gallery, box office and administrative offices. The interior retains the historic charm of the original walls, doors and beams from its Post Office and Courthouse era.
25 SE 2nd Place
Gainesville, FL 32601
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Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art

Museum
The Harn is a 112,800-square-foot-facility, making it one of the largest university art museums in the South. More than 8,300 works are represented in the museum’s various collections, which include photography and Asian, African, modern and contemporary art. The museum also displays numerous traveling exhibitions throughout the year. The Harn sponsors educational programs including lectures, films, interactive activities and family and school events. The permanent collections features African, Asian, modern and contemporary art and photography. The Harn is the permanent home of Claude Monet’s “Champ d’avoine (Oat Field).” The Harn Museum of Art offers multiple locations to hold events, large and small, including conferences, awards ceremonies, social events, business meetings, wedding ceremonies and receptions, lectures, films, luncheons and more.
3259 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
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