Jacksonville, Florida
The City of Jacksonville released the following message concerning our annual memorial Day Service. With the second largest memorial wall in the nation and installations from nearly every military branch calling Jacksonville home, it is no secret that Memorial Day is a big deal here. Read More …
The National Moment of Remembrance, established by Congress and signed by President Clinton: asks all Americans, wherever they are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute. The time 3 p.m. Read More …
As part of #BlackHistoryMonth2020 at theJacksonville Public Library you are invited to meet some of the people and learn about the histories, cultures and locations of Jacksonville’s unique and surviving Gullah Geechee communities. Join JPL Saturday, February 8th from 10:30am to Noon at the Regency Read More …
Join Ritz Theatre and Museum and The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens on Monday, January 20, 2020 for a special event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission for all. Enjoy art-making activities, live Read More …
This NYE take a free ride home courtesy of Farah and Farah. Uber and Taxi codes are available at keepourcitysafe.org.
The City of Jacksonville invites residents and visitors Downtown to ring in the New Year with fireworks over the St. Johns River. The fireworks will begin at midnight, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. This year fireworks will be launched from a barge on the St. Read More …
December 31, 1862 the people of the United States waited through the night to see if President Abraham Lincoln would issue the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the states of rebellion. Lincoln had first shared a draft of his Emancipation Proclamation with his Cabinet early Read More …
Help light up Memorial Park for RAP’s annual Luminaria event! Activities begin at 1pm with setting up the luminaries. After the luminaries are set up, enjoy the park! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be stopping by, West Riverside Elementary Chorus will be performing, train rides, Read More …
Tune into ABC on Wednesday, November 27 at 8 p.m. EST to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. In the Thanksgiving Day special, Charlie Brown hosts the first recorded Friendsgiving with Snoopy, Woodstock, Peppermint Patty, Franklin and the rest of the gang. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Read More …
In observance of Thanksgiving, the following City government offices and facilities will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29. Closures include: City Hall at St. James, 117 W. Duval St. Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St. Jake M. Godbold City Hall Annex, Read More …
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. ~H.U. Westermayer If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Read More …
September 13, 2019 falls on a Friday, which means we will once again be visited by Friday the 13th! Many associate the day with bad luck and superstitions. We’ve compiled a few facts about Friday the 13th. Just like the fear of the number 13, Read More …
Join Friends of Hemming Park, the Jacksonville Public Library and Art Republic for a FREE evening public art tour Happy Hour tour will begin in Hemming Park, tonight at 5PM. You’ll view our new sculpture garden and then visit the library’s “Reclaimed” exhibit about 5:20. Read More …
Friends of Hemming Park and partners including the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, MOCA Jacksonville, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), Art Republic, and the University of North Florida present an entire week of activities to showcase Read More …
Happy Birthday Jacksonville! COJ took to the streets and asked the people of Duval just how old they think our city is today.
All day, June 8th, Historic Springfield is celebrating PRIDE. This will be the inaugural Pride Fest in Springfield. Hosted by Hyperion Brewing Company and Bobbyk Boutique “Blush & Bashful” Hyperion Brewing Company‘s Pride Beer. A sweet and fizzy concoction of pink on pink. Our Selene Citrine (Blood Read More …
In collaboration with the City of Jacksonville, Memorial Park Association presents, a Memorial Concert and Picnic in the Park. On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019 the Memorial Park Association will host a FREE concert, featuring the Navy Band Southeast! Memorial Park is located at Read More …
Memorial Day is an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May. It is a day set aside to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Read More …