Castaway Island Preserve and Tommy Hazouri Sr. Park now offer paddle board rentals

Castaway Island Preserve and Tommy Hazouri Sr. Park (formerly Mandarin Park) each have newly installed self-service paddle board rental kiosks. Just download the PADL app on your smartphone, head to one of these parks and follow the simple instructions to retrieve your paddle board. Cost Read More …

Stream restoration and litter removal workdays

Every Saturday morning at 10am, beginning on January 20th, join a park naturalist at Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park to help with the stream restoration and litter removal. This is a partnership with UNF students and St. Johns Riverkeeper to help preserve this parkland, preserve Read More …

Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park opens newly-renovated Nature Center

Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park has always been one of our most popular parks and now, it is even better with the opening of the newly-renovated Nature Center! Thank you to the JaxParks team for your efforts in organizing, labeling, and preparing the new Nature Read More …

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks Summer Service Project

Timucuan Parks Foundation and the City of Jacksonville’s JaxParks are asking the community to join them on Thursday, June 29 for a summer service project at Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park. Volunteers should meet at the park at 7000 Roosevelt Blvd. from 9 a.m. until Read More …

Annual Emancipation Day Celebration 2023

Is it on your calendar? Join the City of Jacksonville on Saturday, May 20th as James Weldon Johnson Park and Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman host the annual Emancipation Day Celebration. From 4-9pm, enjoy live music, speeches, food, drinks, vendors, and much more. Be sure to visit Read More …

53rd anniversary of Earth Day at James Weldon Johnson Park

More than 25 public and nonprofit organizations will join together to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day at James Weldon Johnson Park on Friday, April 21st from 10 am to 2 pm. This year’s event is hosted by the City of Jacksonville, Florida – Read More …

Poetry in the Park 2023

Every Thursday in April James Weldon Johnson Park  hosts Poetry in the Park from 12pm – 1pm – presented by Hope at Hand, Inc. This Thursday’s featured Poet: ​A.H.Y.N.T.E. at first sight may make your tongue quiver due to fear of imminent mispronunciation. Despite the Read More …