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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Michelle Obama to visit UF Monday

First lady Michelle Obama will speak publicly on UF's campus Monday, and tickets will be available starting tonight.

Obama's speech will start at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, according to a press release from the First Lady Press Office. Doors will open at noon.

Tickets will be distributed tonight at five locations around town on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets will become available at 6 p.m., and if any remain afterward, distribution will continue at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

The five locations are:

  • Organizing for America's Gainesville office at 2727 NW 43rd St;
  • Gainesville’s Obama For America headquarters at 315 SE 2nd Ave; 
  • the Alachua County Democratic Party headquarters at 901 NW 8th Ave;
  • Gate 1 at the O’Connell Center; and
  • the Oak Grove at Sante Fe College at 300 NW 83rd St.

Contact Julia Glum at jglum@alligator.org.

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