Gainesville Goes Gold was hosted on the square in downtown Gainesville Thursday night in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month which is September.
Among the many attractions was a full-fledged petting zoo with ponies, lambs, donkeys, cows, pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, bunnies, you name it. There was a train that circled the square for the children to ride, free face painting from the Brenau University cheerleading squad and balloon animals from three clowns and a magician.
Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan came out to declare his intentions to make this an annual event.
In the midst of the live music, bubble machines and cotton candy, the message of awareness for childhood cancer was apparent as everyone from the barbeque truck vendors to the cheerleaders selling t-shirts were all there to raise money for cancer research.
Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan addresses the crowd on the downtown square for Gainesville Goes Gold in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Dunagan is surrounded by some of the children from the Gainesville area who are cancer patients.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
Children ride the train around the square in downtown Gainesville.
A cow munching on some grass. One of several farm animals on the square.
These Gainesville children, all battling cancer, have been raising money for CURE during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
A child enjoying some bubbles on a beautiful Thursday evening on the square in downtown Gainesville.
Two North Hall cheerleaders go for some snow cones to cool off from the heat.
Barbecue was on the menu at the square as all those charitable donations makes a fellow hungry.
The evening's entertainment was provided by Justin Teseniar (left) and Josh Seagraves.
Two girls enjoying a Popsicle and petting a pony. What more could you want?
The petting zoo on the square was fully stocked Thursday evening much to these children's delight.
The North Hall cheerleading squad gives a boost to Brecklynn Allgood, a 3-year-old Hall County girl who has been battling cancer.
After finishing his grass, this cow decided it was time to entertain some children. You could hear him mooing throughout the evening.
A trio of clowns making balloon animals.
T-shirts were for sale with the proceeds benefiting cancer research.
A young girl getting her face painted by a Brenau cheerleader.
The Brenau University cheerleaders were in full force Thursday for Childhood Cancer Awareness.
An actress portraying Elsa from the Disney movie 'Frozen' provided a fun photo-op for the children.
Comedy magician Jeff McClure of Got Magic? Entertainment takes requests for balloon animals from the children while the Brenau cheerleaders look on in amazement.
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