Teen-Friendly Things To Do
Looking for places to take your teen? Or maybe you are a teen wanting to find something new and fun to do? Use this page as your guide.
Check out all the teen-friendly attractions, events and more that Jacksonville has to offer!
Activities and Attractions
- Take a class and spend some quality time with your teen. Make a candle at Wick: A Candle Bar or The Candle Garden.
- Feed your sweet tooth with a candy-making class at Sweet Pete's Candy
- Indulge in a shopping spree at St. Johns Town Center, The Avenues Mall, River City Marketplace, or Beaches Town Center. Or spend some time exploring Jacksonville's neighborhood boutiques.
- Let loose and speed around the racetrack at K1 Speed.
- Adventure Landing has everything a teen could want! Play a round of mini golf, arcade games and laser tag all in one place.
- Catch an exciting sporting event from one of Jacksonville's sports teams- Jacksonville Jaguars football, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball, Jacksonville Icemen hockey, Jacksonville Sharks indoor football and others. Check out more sports here!
- Head to the beach and take a surf lesson with Thompson Surf School or Jax Surf & Paddle. Rent all the beach gear you need for the day at Beach Life Rentals.
- Top Golf and iFly are always fun ways to spend the day.
Things To Do At Night
- Watch a night feeding at Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Ice skate around the rink at Community First Igloo.
- Check out Main Event or Dave and Buster's for all the games your heart desires.
- Catch the newest movie at Cinemark Tinseltown, Cinemark Jacksonville Atlantic North, or Regal Avenues.
- Get some friends together and head to an escape room. Crack the code at The Escape Game, Breakout Games or Prototype Escape Games.
Restaurants
- The Bearded Pig
- Dockside Seafood
- 904 Tacos
- The Happy Grilled Cheese (locations in Downtown and Mandarin)
- The Loop (several locations)
- Angie's and Angie's Grom
- V Pizza (several locations)
- K-Bop Korean Kitchen
- Talkin’ Tacos
Events
- Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach hosts movie nights, concerts, markets and other events all year long! Check out 904 Pop Up which happens every month.
- Explore the Riverside Arts Market every Saturday from 10 am until 3 pm under the Fuller Warren Bridge.
- Teens who have an eye for art will want to attend one of the art walks Jacksonville offers. Downtown Art Walk takes place on the first Wednesday of every month. North Beaches Art Walk happens on the third Thursday of each month. Jax Beach Arts Market usually takes place once a month. Check their website for exact dates.
Keep up with our events calendar to find more events teens will love!