Jacksonville, Florida
It’s going to be eggs-elent this Saturday, April 9th. Join our JaxParks team at Boone Park’s South Playground from 11am-1pm for a free Easter Eggstravangaza for the whole family featuring games, crafts, and Easter egg hunts! We hope to see everyone there!
This Friday, April 8th, hop on over to Boone Park (3700 Park St) for JaxParks Movie Night In The Park featuring “Peter Rabbit 2.” Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy free popcorn to go with the free movie! The show starts at 8pm Read More …
JaxParks Movie Night in the Park returns Friday, March 4th with a free viewing of Disney‘s “Encanto.” Bring your blankets, chairs, and the whole family to Ed Austin Park (11751 McCormick Rd) at 7pm. Free popcorn too!
Need a summer job? JaxParks is seeking to hire lifeguards to work at Jacksonville City pools. Starting pay is $12 an hour after going through training and certification. Check out the flyer below for training dates and locations coming in March:
The upgrades to the Splash Pad at Hanna Park 500 Wonderwood Dr, 32233 are complete and open through Labor Day weekend. Other Splash Pads are located at Bruce Park 6549 Arlington Road, Jax, FL 32211 Beverly Hills Park 4511 Portsmouth, Jax, FL 32208 Flossie Brunson Read More …
Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks will be hosting a park workday at Reddie Point Preserve on Wednesday, August 4. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. at the picnic pavilion at the preserve at 4499 Yachtsman Way in Arlington. Volunteers will be cleaning up throughout the Read More …
It is okay to not like the sculpture. Parisians originally hated the Eiffel Tower. New Yorkers hated the Empire State Building, Auguste Rodin’s Monument to Balzac as well as art by Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, and Duchamp were all considered to be worthless at one Read More …
JaxParks Movie Night in the Park, featuring “Coming 2 America” starts tonight at 8:30pm at Emmett Reed Park (1093 W. 6th St.). Free admission and popcorn.
Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are hosting a summer volunteer opportunity at the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail on Wednesday, July 7. Volunteers should meet at the Otis Road trailhead of the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail at 1380 Otis Rd. at 9 a.m. to assist with the maintenance Read More …
Timucuan Parks Foundation together with their JaxParks partner will be offering volunteer opportunities this summer in local parks and preserves throughout Jacksonville to maintain and clean up these natural spaces. The first service event is June 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Bulls Read More …
It’s National Take a Walk in the Park Day, which means it’s a great day to explore our parks. With more than 400 parks, there’s one near you. Visit jaxparks.com for a complete list.
Earlier today in Willow Branch Park the Aids Memorial Mural was unveiled. The mural is located facing into the park, on the side of the Park Street bridge, which crosses Willow Branch creek. The 45 names featured on this mural represent local Riverside/Avondale residents lost Read More …
StoryWalk® is a fun and educational tool for children and adults to enjoy literacy, physical activity and the outdoors all at the same time. A StoryWalk® is a series of signs featuring sequential spreads from a children’s picture book. Those pages are spread throughout the Read More …
If you’ve got the time, JaxParks has the movie…and the popcorn. Residents are invited to a free presentation of Avengers: Infinity War (Rated PG-13) at 4 locations over the next two weekends: July 12, 2019 – Emmett Reed Park, 1093 W 6th Street, 32209 July 13, 2019 Read More …