Things To Do in Gainesville, FL March 8 – 10, 2024

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Things To Do in Gainesville, FL March 8-10, 2024

Even though this weekend is not swarming with events. You still have your pick of things to do in Gainesville and neighboring cities. To name a few, we will start with the Friday’s list which comprises of two events and they are Heartwood Soundstage with Nick Shoulders & The Okay Crawdad. The other is the Beatles Tribute show in Lake City. This Saturday, I will name a few of the events, they are Marion County Master Garden Spring Festival, Celtic St. Patrick Parade in St. Augustine, Car show, customer appreciation and burnouts in Gainesville, Yoga & Bats by Lebee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville and 2024 Race the Tortoise 5K Run/Walk in High Springs. Now the last day of the weekend, Sunday has several things to do. There is Courageous Young Voices happening in Gainesville, The Florida Vintage Market also here in Gainesville and The Gainesville Guitar Festival to name a few. This weekend has family filled things to do, so go out and enjoy yourself with family, but please remember to be safe.

List of Events In and Around Gainesville, FL

FRIDAY DATE 8^th, 2024

Nick Shoulders and The Okay Crawdad w/ Holy Locust by Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville

The Beatles Tribute Show: Let It Be America’s Premier Beatles Tribute by Florida Gateway College, Lake City

SATURDAY DATE 9^th, 2024

Marion County Master Garden Spring Festival 2024 by UF IFAS, Ocala

Celtic St. Patrick Parade by St Augustine’s Celtic St Patrick Parade, St Augustine

Ice Dinosaur: The Lost World of Alaskan Arctic by Museum Science & History, Jacksonville

Car show, customer appreciation, and burnouts by Rollins Automotive Speed and Custom, Gainesville

Monster Jam by Feld Entertainment, Inc., Jacksonville

Monster Jam Tickets by MyCityRocks Ticket Exchange, Jacksonville

March Caffeine & Octane Jax by Caffeine & Octane, Jacksonville

Yoga & Bats by Lubee Bat Conservancy, Gainesville

2024 Race the Tortoise 5K Run/Walk by O’Leno State Park & River Rise Preserve, High Springs

Car Show & Swap Meet Youth Fundraisers by The Stomp Barn Ranch, Micanopy

Spring Pop Up Shop Series by GROW HUB, Gainesville

Bradford County Fair by The Flattlanders, Starke

SUNDAY DATE 10^th, 2024

“Courageous Young Voices” Celebrating 10 Years of Uplifting The Voices Of Our Youth by ARTSPEAKSgnv, Gainesville

The Florida Vintage Market Gainesville by The Florida Vintage Market, Gainesville

The Gainesville Guitar Festival by Gareth Pearson, Gainesville

Hell of the NorFlora 2024 by North Florida Free Ride Gravel Series, Newberry

Jacksonville Food Truck Battle by Jacksonville Business Connections, Jacksonville

WHA Open 4D Barrels Buckle Series – Show 2 of 3 by Williston Horseman’s Park, Williston

Strawberry U-Pick by Amber Brooke Farms, Williston

Today’s Mortgage Rate 3/7/24

With the drop-in rates the applications for purchasing a home has increased. This shows that the rates fluctuating has an effect on homebuyer’s decision to buy or not to buy. Homebuyers want to customize their home ownership to the financial decision that will not impact them negatively for a loan that lasts 30 years and rightfully so. However, as a reminder to home buyers, always shop around for rates. There is an option for lenders to do a soft pull which will not affect your credit score. You can always request that option as you shop around to find the best rate.

Florida Trivia

What is Florida’s State Insect?

The Answer

With yellow stripes as it’s camouflage, it’s hard to tell whether it is going or coming, making it hard to catch as it flies about. These insects fly slowly and gracefully but are not startled easily. At nights they return to the same place daily and gather in roosts. The female lays her eggs on various species of passionflower plants called Passiflora. This flower provides toxins to the caterpillars causing them to be distasteful to predators. This causes the adult’s patterns to be striking making it known to predators that it has quite a bit of toxicity. If you guessed a Zebra Longwing Butterfly, you guessed right. This butterfly is a neotropical butterfly therefore it resides in the southern parts of America, South America and the West Indies, Mexico and Central America.