Alachua Main Street Festival

08/17/2026

Exciting News!! It is time to officially announce our musicians for this years Harvest Festival! This year we will feature The Killer B’s, Josh Nettles and Hannah Love! Stay tuned as we roll out more information on this years Harvest Festival. Want to see some more live music in the meantime on Main Street? Be sure to check out Levitt AMP Alachua for live music starting again next Friday night at 6pm featuring Sheeba the Mississippi Queen!

08/03/2026

General applications are now officially open! Please keep in mind spots are very limited and certain categories may already be near capacity or at capacity. We strongly recommend applying ASAP (please note it is not official until payment is made). We would love to see the Young Entrepreneur's come out strong!! With our new area dedicated just to our youth as they start their very own business it's shaping up to be a fun day 😀

If you wish to volunteer day of please reach out to us! Every festival is volunteer driven with proceeds going to the ABL scholarship fund providing scholarships to our local students since 2008!!!! (Breakfast and lunch provided plus hours can count towards volunteer hours!)

07/10/2026

Exciting news!!!! Date is officially set, activities and bands are being booked and we are now full steam ahead towards another great Harvest Festival right on beautiful Main Street Alachua!! If you wish to sponsor this event and have prime placement on our advertising for the festival and day of festival please reach out to [email protected]

Applications will be going out first to our current ABL Members and then shortly afterwards all general booths will be available for booking. Please note, this festival will sell out so reserve your spot early!

06/21/2026

If you've missed it this is the final week to vote for your local favorites! Harvest Festival was nominated for Favorite Local Annual Event and made the top 5! We need your support to win the competition!! We can't wait to see you in November. More information to come soon! https://www.ourtownfavorites.com/ #/group/2

05/17/2026

The festival is in full effect today until 3pm. Come by and support your local businesses, enjoy some good food and hear some live music!

05/16/2026

Tomorrow 10-3 on Main Street Alachua the day has finally come for the return of a Spring related festival! We know you've all been waiting for the food 😋. We'll have food vendors in the intersections and scattered throughout the festival. Choices all the way from lemonades, coffee, kettle corn, smash burgers, deli items, baked goods, desserts, latin food and sooo much more. We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow! Giveaway for our food trucks ends at 5pm today! Winners announced shortly!

05/15/2026

First festival on Main Street Alachua? Heard of it but never got the chance to come out? Here's a sneak peek of what to expect this Sunday! Thanks to Small Town Joe USA for the awesome video showcasing what brings so many people together every year for Harvest Festival. This year for the first time in 8 YEARS we bring back a spring festival and can't be more excited. See you Sunday and don't forget to comment on our giveaway for a great prize!

Experience one of North Florida’s most celebrated small-town traditions — the Alachua Harvest Festival. For more than 20 years, this annual event has transfo...

05/13/2026

🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! Win a Taste of The Good Life Festival! 🎉

Get ready, Alachua! The Good Life Festival is almost here, and we want to celebrate with you! ☀️ We are giving away TWO $20 GIFT CARDS good for ANY of the 8 delicious food trucks that will be lining Main Street! 🍔🍦

HOW TO ENTER:
It's easy to get your name in the hat:
1️⃣ FOLLOW The Alachua Main Street Festival page.
2️⃣ SHARE this post for a DOUBLE ENTRY! That's right, share the love and get two chances to win!
3️⃣ COMMENT below and tell us:

Who you are most excited to go to the festival with OR

Which part of the festival you are looking forward to the most (the music, the vendors, the food trucks, the bounce house?)

🌟 IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Giveaway Entry Cut-off: Saturday, May 16th at 5:00 PM.

Winner Announcement: The two lucky winners will be announced right here on our page.

Prize Pickup: Winners can pick up their gift card at the Alachua Business League tent on the day of the event (Sunday, May 17th)!

Good luck to everyone, and we can’t wait to see you at the festival! 🌺🎶

05/09/2026

Next Sunday's music lineup officially rolled out!! Fareeza and Arctic Red will be performing 10:30am-12:30pm followed by Trevor Ellis from 1pm-3pm. Stay tuned for more updates as well roll them out!

05/07/2026

An exciting new addition to this festival is the introduction of our young entrepreneurs area. At the beginning of the festival (side closest to Good Life Station) you’ll find booths of young entrepreneurs under the age of 18 getting their own businesses started. Be sure to stop by and show them some love!! We can’t wait to see everyone next weekend!