The place to be on Thursday nights . Clean fun ; great people to hang out with dancing and…read moresocializing... No smoking or alcoholic beverages..

We areived, because my photography friend and I wanted s9me amazing pictures. There was a wedding…read moregoing on as we arrived, so we walked down the path of the UF conservation area. Other people had the same Idea, several were fishing or just enjoying the warm spring sun. At the chapel, we saw a young alligator as well as lots of bird life. It really is a special spot.

Beautiful place for many types of events nice inviting and clean . The acoustics are amazingread more

I absolutely love box car. It is the perfect chill place to go on a pretty weekend day. You can…read morewalk around the park, grab a drink, grab a pizza from Humble Woodfire, and enjoy! My favorite thing on their menu is the white sangria. It is SO amazing. Not too sweet. It has a citrusy vibe that makes it really light and refreshing. The red sangria is amazing as well. They have a great selection of IPAs and other beers too. I seriously miss living by this place so much.

Great ambiance and good beer selection. Awesome spot for a happy hour. Highly recommend on a day…read morewhere you want to sit outside.

This is an adorable venue in my opinion. I enjoy being here not just for the purpose in which it…read morewas established but because it's such a dignified space with a lot of character as well.

The Straughn Center is a wonderful location to rent from. Gabi, the current coordinator for the…read morespace, is absolutely wonderful. She's very quick to respond and always willing to help out all of her clients and provide them with the best experience possible. However, please note that this space isn't available for highly social functions like weddings or receptions. It's more geared for meetings, conferences, speaking engagements, and other professional experiences. Audio-visual services are included (microphones, projectors, screen, in-house computer). Rectangles tables and chairs are also included, but if you want to have round tables you will need to rent them. Overall, wonderful place and all I've ever encountered with the space has been entirely positive! You won't regret using this location for your next meeting. :)

I would say having this event at Depot Park is definitely an improvement. Although the event space…read moreis a bit more condensed, it's a much nicer space. The food vendor lines are incredibly long so don't come hungry. However, they do have some really good options. If you hit the dominos pizza line just right, you'll get a freshly delivered pizza with a low wait time. The bathroom lines were just as crazy. They do have porta potties that are much faster but if you want a real bathroom, you will need to wait. The shows seemed to be more entertaining than in previous years. All in all, it was a good time. Go into it expecting it to be packed with people and having to wait in lines but you will enjoy yourself. Depot Park is so much better of a venue than previous years and it was free...you can't really beat that.

So we missed a year of the fair because of the pandemic, but it has returned for 2022! With the…read morereturn comes a new location as well, as Alachua County has sold off the old fairgrounds by the airport. The new location off of Archer road near Haile Plantation has some things to be desired, but for a temporary location it wasn't so bad... at least, the fairgrounds themselves weren't that bad. The layout of the fair at the new location is different from the old two-lane model that was used at the airport. Now it is more of a quadrangle approach, with one quad assigned to vendors where you can buy all kinds of really expensive things that are half the price on the Internet, one quad assigned to food, one to the jousting field, and the final one assigned to the living chessboard and SCA fields. This actually presents a problem, because the location is the site of the old YMCA baseball fields, and the fences for the fields are still in place, creating barriers for a number of the areas and preventing the flow of people from one area to another. In addition, no longer is there a draw of people past some of the areas that they would normally have been drawn past in order to get to the jousting fields, which means that the SCA and living chess area had a lower flow of patrons, which is too bad because the living chessboard had its best year ever. Parking was also an issue, as the dirt road leading to the parking was rutted and kind of scary, particularly for those with lowered vehicles. Hopefully your suspensions are in good working order! Traffic to the fair is also an issue, with the line of traffic backing up along Archer Road all the way to the Interstate at a couple points during the day. As it is near Haile Plantation, a number of newer housing developments are in the area as well, and the added traffic was not a welcome thing to people living in the area, as could be witnessed by some signs along the road as you worked your way to the parking lot. It would be very surprising to see the medieval fair occur again at this location. As for the fair itself, it is about the same. Most of the same performers and vendors were there, and the horses did their thing by charging back and forth across the jousting field. Good times for those that want to see a good show and buy some expensive trinkets.

My dad and I stopped in today to experience this indoor golf facility. Since we stopped in around…read more11:45am there wasn't anyone there so we were able to get in easily, otherwise definitely make a reservation. I'm trying to perfect and work on my swing as a lefty and this was our first time trying out a golf simulator. The staff was very helpful and explained how each simulator worked. Thankfully, we were also able to rent the clubs during our experience. It was a lot of fun and a learning curve. They do have a full bar and food menu, so I'll definitely be back during the week before the 5pm crowd for a cocktail and an hour of swinging. The facility is also pretty clean and has comfy couches at each bay for a group. They also offer membership packages and lessons via their site. What a great gem in Celebration Pointe and Gainesville! My dad and I will definitely be back very soon!

This was my first time ever playing golf indoor it was a good experience. You can bring your own…read moregolf clubs or rent from the house. I played one hour my daughter and I and we really had a great time if anyone bring their family friends and just looking for an activity to enjoy themselves and laugh and have fun. This is it. This was my first but not my last we will be returning again.

I appreciate a coffee shop that opens up at 6:30 in Gainesville. And I appreciate it even more when…read morethat offers a craft pour over. I can't beat the ambience, the beautiful of cozy brick vibe; couches to relax. A great place to work and an expansive coffee bar. I highly suggest you all check this out. The barista's are top-notch and it's a great way to start your day.