Jacksonville, Florida
Teams of filmmakers are ready to say “action!” this weekend as the 48 Hour Film Project gets started. The kickoff event is tonight from 6pm to 7pm at James Weldon Johnson Park (formerly Hemming Park). If you would like more information, including tickets to the Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning, hours after city workers removed a Confederate monument from Hemming Park. “Yesterday there was Confederate monument in this park. It’s gone. And the others in this city will be removed Read More …
City work crews advanced on Hemming Park before sunrise. They caught the last Confederate within the park by surprise. The Confederate Monument that has stood since 1898, a sentinel to a heritage of hate and racism has fallen. The monument was donated to the State Read More …
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will operate the Skyway one Saturday each month to provide free rides and convenient parking. The event is sponsored by Friends of Hemming Park and their Downtown partners. June 22 is Skyway Saturday for this month.
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 …
Celebrate the best of summer with Bluegrass, Beer and Barbecue in the heart of the city. Enjoy a free concert by performers including The Wetland Stringband, Rusty Shine, The Firewater Tent Revival, and Cain’t Never Could, along with a local market. delicious food truck fare Read More …
Hemming Park wraps up its Black History Month programming with an all-day party celebrating African American culture. Saturday, February 24, 2018 from Noon until 8:30PM. The Katz Downstairz headlines the main stage at 7 pm, supported by The Groove Coalition and the MJbaker Trio. There Read More …
You may notice that we are not sharing any Super Bowl watch party type events. The Jax Examiner said all we have to say about the NFL for this season in our Patriots get by with a little help from their officials article. Sunday Disney Presents Read More …
Sunday Royal Rumble At GLHF Game Bar 7 PM · GLHF Game Bar DigDog / The Forum / Terrain 8 PM · Rain dogs. Laugh Lounge 8 PM · Dos Gatos · Thе Rоttеn Mаngоs Fеrnwау & Віllу Аnd Веllа Іn Jасksоnvіllе 8 PM Sunday Read More …
Sunday NFL™ ~ Buffalo Bills Vs Jacksonville Jaguars, (LIVE) | Watch Online Vivace Trio Concert 3PM · Jacksonville Public Library, Main Library. Jacksonville’s dynamic Vivace Trio features two flutes, piano and intertwining soprano voice. Public Performance: Chalk 3PM · Museum of Science & History, Jacksonville · Read More …
Gingerbread Extravaganza Ongoing thru December 23, 2017 This fundraising event is fun for the whole family, featuring dozens of gingerbread creations made by professionals and amateurs, as well as the Festival of Trees by the Junior League of Jacksonville Sustainers. It’s all at the Jacksonville 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 …
Gingerbread Extravaganza Ongoing thru 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 …
I live in the Riverside Community of Jacksonville, Florida. We have a wonderful parks system in Jacksonville, the largest urban park system in the United States. We also have a top shelf Library in the Jacksonville Public Library, consistently ranked as one of the best Read More …
Sunday Super Roll Sunday with Bold City Cosplay Hosted by Chamblin’s Uptown Get your table top gaming on. Second Sunday at Stetson’s Featuring Charley Groth Hosted by North Florida Folk Network Florida Master Artist Charley Groth will perform. Jacksonville’s Annual China Cat Sunflower Festival Read More …
Our Third Annual Asian Food Festival returns Saturday, July 8 from 5 – 9 p.m. in Hemming Park. Enjoy authentic Asian and Asian-inspired dishes from Cely’s Filipino Food, Fusion Food Truck, Hapa Li, & Blazin Azn, Kazo Sushi Burrito, Asian American Finger Foods, and First Coast Snowie Ice. Plus imported Asian Read More …
Last night the Jacksonville City Council continued to do what it does best, block progress. Anyone who has visited downtown Jacksonville over the past year and a half has seen plenty of progress at Hemming Park. That progress has been largely due to the city Read More …