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Photo booths in Gainesville
Looking for a photo booth in Gainesville, FL? Here is the public booth we can verify downtown, when to go around the UF calendar, and what to know if you want one for an event.
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The booth you can walk into today
One public walk-in booth in Gainesville shows up on Booth Beacon, the community directory of analog booths, as of our last check.
- Palomino Pool Hall, 19 SE 2nd Pl, downtown. An analog booth inside a pool hall, a short walk from Bo Diddley Plaza. Cash only. Listed as working when it was last checked in May 2026.
Bar booths get moved and repaired, so check hours and status before a special trip. Know another booth in town? Tell us and we will add it.
SmileMore in Gainesville
No SmileMore booth in Gainesville yet. Our first booths are in South Florida, and campus venues are high on our list.
Rent one for an event
We are based in South Florida. For a Gainesville wedding, formal or UF event, ask us about travel. Event rentals.
Host one at your venue
Run a bar, venue or campus space in Gainesville? We install a booth free, keep it stocked and repaired, and your venue earns 10% to 25% of every session, with a 90-day trial. See if your space qualifies.
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How Gainesville does photo booths
Gainesville runs on the University of Florida calendar. When classes are in, downtown and Midtown fill up most nights, and a printed strip becomes the thing people stick on a dorm wall or a fridge. When students leave for the summer, the town gets noticeably quieter.
Game days are their own event. Fall Saturdays bring huge crowds into town, so expect downtown bars to be packed before and after kickoff. Graduation weekends in spring and December do the same. If you want a booth without a wait, go early in the week.
Downtown is the easiest part of town to explore on foot. Bo Diddley Plaza hosts concerts and community events, and the bars and restaurants around it sit close together, so a booth stop fits into a normal night out.
What a strip costs
Analog booths are usually cash only, so bring small bills. Check the sign on the booth for the current price.
How to spot a real booth
A real film booth has a curtain, a slot for the strip and a few minutes of waiting while it develops. Instant prints mean digital.
Best time to go
Weeknights during the semester are the sweet spot. Game days and graduation weekends mean lines everywhere downtown.
Gainesville photo booth questions
Yes. Palomino Pool Hall at 19 SE 2nd Pl downtown has an analog booth listed on Booth Beacon. It is cash only.
We do not know of a public walk-in booth on the UF campus right now. If one goes in, we will list it here.
Yes. SmileMore is based in South Florida, so Gainesville events are quoted with travel. Send us the date and venue on our rentals page.
Yes, if the space qualifies. SmileMore installs, stocks and repairs the booth at no cost, and the venue earns 10% to 25% of every session, with a 90-day trial.
More cities: Miami, Wynwood, Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Palm Beach and Boca, Orlando and Tampa. Or see every walk-in booth in the Florida photo booth finder.