Jacksonville, Florida
There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas. Are you willing… to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, Read More …
Gingerbread Extravaganza Ongoing through December 23, 2017 Downtown Dazzle Ongoing through New Years Eve 5:30 PM · Jacksonville Children’s Chorus The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus (JCC) is proud to present its third annual downtown holiday celebration by illuminating the outside of its downtown office, located at 225 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 …
The long running Jacksonville tradition, Oktoberfest/Bier-fest,originally hosted by Club TSI Discotheque and last hosted by Shantytown Pub , has a new home at Nighthawks. The event runs from Sunday October 22 at 12 pm until Monday October 23 at 12 am. A lot of time was spent drinking, I Read More …
October 13, 2017 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 …
Wednesday, October 4th, horror comes to Bay Street Bar & Grill from 5 pm until 11 pm. Beer, food, local artists, freaks, and creeps will abound and a Haha-stile takeover of clowns may be walking around. The evented will be hosted by The Toymaker Warehouse Read More …
Sunday Vagabond Flea – Last Summer Market! Hosted by Vagabond Flea Jewelry • Vintage • Ceramics • Succulents • Home Goods • Clothing • Art • Beauty Supplies • Food • Coffee • Beer Poetry Night at Shantytown 9 pm until Midnight Shantytown Pub Open Read More …
International Picnic Day is celebrated annually on June 18. Pack your picnic basket, hop into the car, get on your bike or walk to a park or a picnic area and enjoy an outdoors meal by yourself or with your family and friends to celebrate. Read More …
In 1780 American Revolutionary hero, Marquis de Lafayette arrived in Boston with weapons, supplies, news of French reinforcements and several barrels of Cognac. Americans have been drinking Cognac ever since. Sunday, June, 4 is National Cognac Day but feel free to try these Cognac inspired Read More …
Dutch courage, no not the live album by American hard-core punk band, Poison Idea, which was released in the 1990’s. Dutch Courage is an English colloquialism intended to mean using spirits to stiffen resolve. Courage gained from intoxication with alcohol. The original alcohol used was Gin. The Read More …
Reception and dinner on the grounds and inside Fort Caroline National Memorial. Fort Caroline is part of the Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Tickets are now available to the public. Honorary Co-Chairs Helen Lane and Betsy Lovett will “light Read More …
Join the Jacksonville Historical Society for a program and exhibit celebrating the “First Colony” La Caroline, and the 450th anniversary of the “First Thanksgiving in America.” Featuring a Presentation by Robert Thunen, Ph.D. and Keith Ashley, Ph.D. on archeological and historical perspectives on Fort Caroline’s location. Read More …
The native Floridians, as viewed by the French and described in firsthand French accounts, are featured in 20th and 21st century artwork on exhibit in City Hall. Among the works is a collection of mid-century drawings by Roger Early, Sr., who was a science illustrator, Read More …
In 1562, French explorers landed and explored Florida’s northeast coast and traveled up the St. Johns River into present-day Jacksonville. Two years later, on June 29, 1564, French colonists led by Captain René Goulaine de Laudonnière (1529-74) constructed one of the first European forts in Read More …
Mark your calendars for “Christmas in the Village,” Saturday, December 8, from 1-5 pm in Ortega Village. This will be a fun event for kids of all ages! Merchants will be open, there will be rides, games, treats, music, and maybe Santa will even make Read More …