The city of Jacksonville, Florida and the Jacksonville metropolitan area host numerous events year-round. This listing includes the most notable of those events.
Most events are coordinated through the City of Jacksonville, department of Recreation and Community Services.
Gator Bowl
Mardi Gras Jax
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Gate River Run
Great Atlantic Seafood & Music Festival
Blessing of the Fleet
Jacksonville Jazz Festival
Mandarin Art Festival
One Spark
Springing the Blues
Starry Nights Concerts at Metropolitan Park
Tree Hill Nature Center Butterfly Festival
"Things We Don't Talk About - Women's Stories of the Red Tent" - Jacksonville premier
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Jacksonville Film Festival
Mug Race
Memorial Day at the Veterans Memorial Wall
The Players Championship
World of Nations Celebration
Freedom, Fanfare & Fireworks
Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament
Jacksonville Beach 4th of July Fireworks
[Jax Community and Family Awareness Expo ! http:// www.beaucoreevents.com]
Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic
Jacksonville Pride
Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular
Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair
Jacksonville Light Parade
Northeast Florida Veg Fest
Planetfest
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Bethel Baptist Institutional Church
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mount Zion AME Church
Riverside Baptist Church
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
St. John's Cathedral
The city contracts with a company to manage and operate:
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center
Ritz Theatre (Jacksonville)
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
Jacoby Symphony Hall - home of Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jim & Jan Moran Theater - featuring touring Broadway theatre
Each entity that rents the venue is responsible for the event's operations:
Daily's Place Amphitheater
Metropolitan Park
Cecil Recreation Complex
Jacksonville Equestrian Center
Jacksonville Aquatics Center
Adventure Landing
Alhambra Dinner Theatre
Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary
Dave & Buster's
Florida Theatre
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Jacksonville Fairgrounds & Exposition Center
Jacksonville Landing
Latitude 30
Morocco Shrine Auditorium
Riverside Theater
St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Theatre Jacksonville
Epping Forest
Henry John Klutho House
Lane-Towers House
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward House
Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery
Alexander Brest Planetarium
Amelia Island Museum of History
The Beaches Museum & History Center
Black Heritage Museum
Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park
Castillo de San Marcos
Jacksonville Fire Museum
Clay County Historical Society Museum
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Clinch State Park
Jacksonville Maritime Museum
Jacksonville University Life Sciences Museum
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
Kingsley Plantation
LaVilla Museum
Mandarin Museum
Merrill House Museum
Middleburg Historical Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Museum of Science & History
Museum of Southern History
Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts
Old Morocco Temple Building
Old Jail Museum
Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
Potter's Wax Museum
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine
Spanish Military Hospital Museum
University Gallery at University of North Florida
Villa Zorayda
World Golf Hall of Fame
The Atlantic Ocean at
Atlantic Beach, Florida
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Neptune Beach, Florida
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens
Jacksonville Riverwalk
Friendship Fountain
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Palm and Cycad Arboretum
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
St. Augustine Lighthouse
Treaty Oak
Tree Hill Nature Center
Jacksonville operates the largest urban park system in the United States, providing facilities and services at more than 337 locations on more than 80,000 acres (320 km2) located throughout the city. Several are located on the St. Johns River or have beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, such as Hanna Park. In addition to municipal parks, there are ten state parks and five national facilities in the area.
Amelia Island State Park
Anastasia State Park
Big Talbot Island State Park
Fort Clinch State Park
Fort George Island Cultural State Park
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park
Little Talbot Island State Park
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park
Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Jacksonville National Cemetery
Kingsley Plantation
Avenues Mall
Jacksonville Landing
Regency Square Mall
River City Marketplace
St. Augustine Outlet Mall
St. Johns Town Center
Alexander Brest Field - home of the Jacksonville Dolphins
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville - home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Harmon Stadium - home of the North Florida Ospreys
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena - home of the Jacksonville Giants
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena and Swisher Gymnasium - home of the Jacksonville Dolphins
UNF Arena - home of the North Florida Ospreys
Bolles School Stadium - home of the Jacksonville Dixie Blues
D. B. Milne Field - home of the Jacksonville Dolphins
EverBank Field - home of the Jacksonville Jaguars
Hodges Stadium - home of the North Florida Ospreys and Jacksonville Axemen
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena - home of the Jacksonville Sharks
The Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area boasts 64 golf courses, of which 18 are public, 18 are semi-private, 15 are private and 13 are resort courses. All are within a one-hour drive of downtown Jacksonville.
Soccer and rugby
Hodges Stadium - home of the North Florida Ospreys and Jacksonville Axemen
Cecil Recreation Complex
Cecil Aquatics center
Cecil Equestrian center
Cecil Fastpitch Softball
Jacksonville Ice - home of the Jacksonville RollerGirls
