Jacksonville, Florida
The annual Beaches holiday festival features elaborately decorated lifeguard chairs, plus a nightly light show, local music and dance groups, appearances by Navy Band Southeast and the Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville and Gator Bowl pep rallies. New this year: Ten of the chairs will be Read More …
In order to protect the natural beauty and ecosystem of Jax Beach, we are asking guests to please stay off the dunes. You can enjoy the Sea and Sky Air Show from the designated viewing areas directly on the beach or at Seawalk Pavilion.
Jacksonville Beach lifeguards say they handled a record number of calls for assistance last month, prompting them to urge beachgoers to be cautious and heed flag warnings. Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue responded to 56 calls last Saturday, a record for a June day, and that was Read More …
Jacksonville Beach’s volunteer lifeguards are suing the city for cutting longstanding ties with them this month. The Volunteer Life Saving Corps, which worked with the city for more than 110 years, says Jax Beach violated its agreement by taking over all lifeguarding operations at the beach and Read More …
State and local news media have been abuzz with stories about the Orange Crush Festival for the last few weeks. “Controversial Orange Crush Festival” “Heavy police presence planned for Orange Crush Festival” “Businesses close ahead of the Orange Crush Festival” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office emptied out Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry has just announced that effective 5pm today, all Duval County beaches will close. Police and lifeguards will patrol the beaches for enforcement, violators will face trespassing violations. Mayor Curry: “We know people aren’t going to like it, but we have to operate Read More …
The nations oldest and original Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl will be taking place in Jacksonville Beach! The crawl, which includes 12 of the beaches favorite bars and restaurants, will include a night of fun, dancing, and philanthropy. SAT, DEC 14, 2019, 5:00 PM – SUN, DEC Read More …
In August of 1926, W.H. Adams Sr. opened the Ocean View Pavilion amusement park near the Jacksonville Beach Pier. His dream at the time was to build a roller coaster that would rival the iconic Cyclone at Coney Island, which opened in 1927. Construction began Read More …
The Beaches Freedom Festival, Florida’s largest Americana and freedom festival is next Saturday. The festival benefits multiple veteran organizations and features live music, food trucks, a hot dog eating contest, corn hole tournament, artists, makers, vendors, kid zone, games, activities, and so much more. ENTERTAINMENT Read More …