All Events

Community Gardens and Health Workshop

February 18, 2012 - February 18, 2012 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

New Life in Christ Christian Church
6225 Norwood Ave.
Jacksonville, Florida 32208
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville’s Planning and Development Department and the Eastside Environmental Council will host its second community gardens and health workshop as part of an Environmental Justice Small Grant awarded to the EEC.

Water Education Festival

February 04, 2012 - February 04, 2012 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Museum of Science and History
1025 Museum Circle
Jacksonville, Florida 32207 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Learn about the watery world around us and ways to help conserve this vital resource!

25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast

January 13, 2012 - January 13, 2012 7:30 a.m.

Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center 7:30 a.m.

This event has been sold out.

Mayor Alvin Brown invites you to attend the 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.

New Year Celebrations

December 31, 2011 - January 01, 2012

Ring in the New Year in downtown Jacksonville as fireworks light up the skies and welcome 2012. Other activities include the VyStar 5K Run, Florida Blue Hometown Gator Bowl Parade, a Jacksonville Jaguars home game, TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Classic and much more.

Mayor Brown's Holiday Open House

December 16, 2011 - December 16, 2011 3 - 7 p.m.

Office of the Mayor
City Hall
117 West Duval Street, Suite 400
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 3 - 7 p.m.

As we usher in this season of thanks and giving, we invite you to meet and greet members of your city government.

Home for Every Holiday

December 10, 2011 - December 10, 2011 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

2020 Forest St.
Jacksonville, FL 32204

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

All dogs and cats are $20. The pets here come spayed or neutered, microchipped and completely vetted. We have lots to choose from; big, small, brown, white, everything! Please come by and adopt.

Holiday Hoops: UF Gators vs. Rider Broncs

December 09, 2011 - December 09, 2011 7 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Arena 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now for the Florida Gators vs. Rider Broncs college basketball game on December 9, 2011, at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see the Gators play live!

The Ultimate TEALgate Party

December 05, 2011 - December 05, 2011 TEALgate Party activites begin in and around stadium at 5:30 p.m.

EverBank Field TEALgate Party activites begin in and around stadium at 5:30 p.m.

Mayor Brown has proclaimed Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 as “Ultimate TEALgate Day” in support of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Monday Night Football game against the San Diego Chargers. To create a fun environment for all to enjoy, the Jaguars and others will host festivities at various locations throughout downtown.

Right Whale Festival

November 19, 2011 - November 19, 2011 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Near the Lifeguard Station at Jacksonville Beach
2 Oceanfront North – 32250
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Keep Jacksonville Beautiful is partnering with the Sea to Shore Alliance, Keepers of the Coast and other organizations to host a beach cleanup at the Right Whale Festival, a celebration for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales' annual return to the southeast coast of the United States. The warm waters off the coasts of Northeast Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are the only known right whale calving areas in the North Atlantic.

Thankful Hearts in Happy Homes pet adoption event

November 19, 2011 - November 19, 2011 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Animal Care & Protective Services
2020 Forest St.
Jacksonville, FL 32204 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

We have lots of dogs and cats needing a new home for Thanksgiving and always.

Please come find your new furry family member on this special day.

City of Jacksonville