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Calendar of Events

Jacksonville is host to a variety of incredible special events held annually from art, music, food and cultural festivals to a variety of sporting events including collegiate football match ups, golf, tennis and much more.  Indulge in one of our many signature events during your next visit.


05/11/2008 - 05/17/2008

Ongoing Events

Jack Nicklaus: Golf's Golden Champion

  • Date(s): 11/12/2007 - 11/12/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Contact: Mary Altman
  • Phone: 904 940-4123
  • Admission: Adults: $17 Senior/Military: $15 Students: $15 Children 4-12: $8.50 Children under 3: Free

The World Golf Hall of Fame's special exhibit celebrates the stories of Jack Nicklaus’ benchmark career in golf and his successful career and life off the course. Nicklaus’ indelible impact on the game of golf began at age 10, the year he first picked up a golf club and carded a 51 in the first nine holes he ever played. The special exhibit’s storyline will begin with his youth and storied amateur career and extend through the greatest professional career to date, showcasing artifacts, memorabilia, photos, video and text.

Live Music in the Courtyard

  • Date(s): 03/26/2008 - 09/24/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant, 691 N First Street, Jacksonville Beach FL,32250
  • Contact: Julie De Pew
  • Phone: 904 270-0025
  • Admission: N/C

Live Music in our Oceanfront Courtyard. Kurt Johnston, toured with Bon Jovi, plays electric & acoustic guitar, steel guitar, banjo and keyboard. Debrann Johnston, vocalist playing electric & acoustic guitar and percussion.

"Jesus Christ Superstar"

  • Date(s): 04/09/2008 - 06/01/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: Alhambra Dinner Theatre; 12000 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville, FL
  • Phone: 904-641-1212
  • Admission: Sun. - Thurs. Evenings-$42; Fri. & Sat. Evening-$46; Sat. & Sun. Matinee-$39.

Released in 1970, this Rock Opera, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is a monument in musical history. This performance centers around the last seven days of Christ's life as seen through the eyes of Judas.

New View: The Many Faces of the St. Johns River

  • Date(s): 04/28/2008 - 07/13/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave Jacksonville FL,32204
  • Phone: 904 355-0630
  • Admission: Adults $10, Seniors, Students, and Military $6, Children 5 & under Free

Discover the contemporary response to the beauty, recreational, ecological and economical facets of the St. Johns River through the eyes of 125 students from the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts contrasted by views offered by master painters from The Cummer's Permanent Collection.

Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933

  • Date(s): 05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave Jacksonville FL,32204
  • Contact: Amy Chamberlin
  • Phone: 904 356-6857
  • Admission: Adults $10, Seniors, Students, and Military $6, Children 5 & under Free

This exhibition displays 37 vintage photographic prints by Walker Evans and seven prints copied by Evans, that were found among Ernest Hemingway’s possessions after his death, along with notes, and personal artifacts. These documents and images reveal a friendship between the two men in Havana during a time of growing political instability. This set of Evans prints that Hemingway acquired in 1933 and stored away for years has never been exhibited until recently. Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933 is organized by the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House, Florida and is toured by Curatorial Assistance, Inc., Pasadena, California.

National Tourism Specials

  • Date(s): 05/10/2008 - 06/10/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Phone: 904-421-9182

Over 15 local restaurants, attractions and retails outlets have special discount offers starting May 10, 2008 thru June 10th 2008. Visit our website at Destinations Deals at: www.visitjacksonville.com/destinationdeals (to download coupons) some exemptions apply.

National Tourism Week @ The Landing

  • Date(s): 05/12/2008 - 05/15/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: The Jacksonville Landing Food Court (Upstairs)
  • Phone: (904)421-9182
  • Admission: FREE

On your way to lunch stop by the Jacksonville Destination Expo for free give-aways and activities! Learn about the "Great American Traditions" in your own backyard!

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL

  • Date(s): 05/13/2008 - 05/18/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: FCCJ Artist Series, 501 West State Street Suite 141 Jacksonville FL,32202
  • Contact: Lynnette Parsons
  • Phone: 904 632-3373
  • Admission: Call for Pricing

A hilarious musical about life at Florida’s most exclusive Trailer Park, Armadillo Acres (rumored to be right near Starke, FL). There’s a storm brewin’, and it ain’t any old hurricane, as a stripper on the run named Pippi wreaks havoc on the life of agoraphobic Jeannie, her toll-booth collector husband and the nosy neighbors of this tight-knit mobile home community. With an outrageous and electrifying score, the GATP may deal with spray cheese, Dr. Phil, road kill, hysterical pregnancy, agoraphobia, an electric chair, strippers and more, but it’s the colorful characters and lasting friendships that are the heart of this side-splitting new musical.

TWELVE ANGRY MEN starring Richard Thomas

  • Date(s): 05/13/2008 - 05/18/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: FCCJ Artist Series, 501 West State Street Suite 141 Jacksonville FL,32202
  • Contact: Lynnette Parsons
  • Phone: 904-632-3228
  • Admission: Call for Pricing

Twelve Jurors. Twelve walks of life. And only two ways to rule: guilty or not guilty. What seems like an open-and-shut murder case becomes a twisted puzzle of prejudice and intrigue. Twelve jurors in a murder trial are corralled in a room for the duration of their deliberation. As prejudices are tested and evidence weighed, the entire jury is forced to look passed the show of the courtroom to unearth the shocking truth. Faced with playing the hangmen, these dozen men must first face themselves. Starring Richard Thomas.

Jacksonville Suns vs Birmingham Barons

  • Date(s): 05/15/2008 - 05/17/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, 301 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville, FL

Paintball World Tour

  • Date(s): 05/16/2008 - 05/18/2008
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
  • Phone: (714) 277 8287
  • Admission: FREE

Bring the family to watch the action packed fast a furious Super 7 World Series of Paintball! 175 top paintball teams from around the world will be competing on five fields outside to the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Each game lasts a maximum of 7 minutes and whichever team eliminates the other and captures the opposing teams flag wins the match. Other activities include The Trade Expo Show, interactive games and autographs being signed by Pro Players on Friday. Other activities include The Trade Expo daily form 9:00 -6:00 Free admission, interactive games, Pro players will be signing Autographs on Friday.