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CITY OFFICES AND FACILITIES CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY

July 03, 2025
In observance of Independence Day, many City government offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025.
 
For information on the City’s fireworks celebration, visit: Special Events - Fourth of July Celebration.
 
Independence Day Closures include: 
  • City Hall at St. James, 117 W. Duval St. 
  • Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St. 
  • Jake M. Godbold City Hall Annex, 407 N. Laura St. 
  • Yates Building, 231 E. Forsyth St. (The Office of the Tax Collector, including all Tax Collector branch offices and The Office of the Property Appraiser) 
  • Duval County Courthouse, 501 W. Adams St.  
  • Supervisor of Elections main office, 105 E. Monroe St. 
  • Municipal Code Compliance Division, 214 N. Hogan St. 
  • Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department administrative offices, 515 N. Julia St.  
  • Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department offices, 214 N. Hogan St. 
  • All community and senior centers and gymnasiums managed by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 
  • Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park Nature Center, 7000 Roosevelt Blvd. 
  • Victim Services Center, 403 W. 10th St. 
  • Kids Hope Alliance, 1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. (KHA will also be closed on Saturday, July 5).
  • Social Service Division Emergency Assistance office, 1809 Art Museum Dr.
  • Right-of-Way and Stormwater Management Division administrative offices, 609 St. Johns Bluff Rd.
  • Mowing and Landscape Maintenance Division administrative offices, 609 St. Johns Bluff Rd.
  • Solid Waste Division administrative offices, 1031 Superior St. 
  • Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 2675 Commonwealth Ave. 
  • The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St. 
  • Cecil Gym and Fitness Center, 13531 Lake Newman Dr.  
 
Garbage, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection 
There will not be any changes to service.
 
630-CITY Customer Service Center
The office will be closed Friday July 4 through 8 a.m. Monday, July 7. Customers may request a city service anytime online at myjax.custhelp.com.

Jacksonville Public Library
All Jacksonville Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, July 4. All libraries will reopen for regular service hours on Saturday, July 5.
 
ACPS
ACPS will be open for adoptions from 12pm-4pm on July 4.
 
Tennis Centers 
Southside Tennis Complex will be open from 9 a.m.to 4:30 on July 4. All other tennis facilities will be closed but the pickleball court entrances will be unlocked for public access.
 
Huguenot Memorial Park 
Park hours are 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 4; admissions close 1 hour prior.

Park day-users, annual pass holders and early bird ticket holders can enter starting at 6 a.m. All day-use visitors must exit the park by 8 p.m. Campground visitors are permitted; however, they must purchase a visitor’s pass by 7pm before the front office closes in order to stay until 10pm and must leave promptly.
Camping reservations close at 5 p.m. pre-paid campers can check-in up until 9:30 p.m. Campers may exit and reenter the park until 11:00 pm. No reentry after 11 p.m.

At times, the park experience closures due to high tides, capacity, or unsafe conditions. During this period, Management will close the park for admissions and/or for beach driving. The closure of the park is a hard closure which will not allow any visitors, campers, or shelter reservations in until the event is over, and the park is re-opened.

Multiple areas on the oceanfront shoreline are closed to the public for shorebird protection, which are FWC guidelines under the Migratory Bird Act.  These areas may change periodically to better protect the birds, please be mindful, compliant and observant of the signage in the areas. We thank you for your patronage.

Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park 
Park hours are 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 4.

Early bird and annual passes are required for entry from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Park Day users and campground visitors may enter from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. All visitors, with the exception of permitted campers and their authorized visitors with passes, must depart by 8 p.m. Camping reservations close at 8 p.m. daily. Only campers with prepaid reservations can gain access from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. People without a prepaid pass waiting for them will not be admitted after 7:30 p.m. All campers must check in by 9 p.m., and have tents and RVs set up by 9:30 p.m. After 9 p.m., no one may enter to set up on a campsite.

Outdoor Pools and Cecil Aquatics Center
Outdoor pools will be open11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Cecil will be open 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. on July 4.
  1. Andrew Jackson High School – 128 W. 30th St., 32206
  2. Baldwin Middle/High School – 345 Chestnut St. N., 32234
  3. Blue Cypress Park – 4012 University Blvd., N., 32277
  4. Carvill Park- 1302 Carvill Ave., 32209
  5. Charles Clark Pool- 8739 Sibbald Rd., 32208
  6. Emmett Reed Park – 1093 W. 6th St., 32209
  7. Eugene Butler Pool- 900 Acorn St., 32209
  8. Fletcher High School – 700 Seagate Ave., 32266
  9. Fort Caroline Pool – 14131 Ferber Rd., 32277
  10. Golfair Park Pool (C.T. Brown) - 4415 Moncrief Rd., 32209
  11. Grand/Johnnie Walker Park – 2740 Division St., 32209
  12. Harts Rd/ Eartha Napolean Park – 11597 Harts Rd., 32218
  13. Highlands Middle School – 10913 Pine Estates Rd., 32218
  14. Julius Guinyard Park – 1358 Jefferson St. 32209
  15. Mandarin High School – 4831 Greenland Rd., 32258
  16. Oceanway Park – 12215 Sago Ave. W., 32218
  17. Paxon High School- 3413 W. 5th St., 32254
  18. Pine Forest (Henry T. Jones Park) – 2335 Gattis Ln., 32207
  19. Ribault High School – 5820 Van Gundy St., 32208
  20. Riverside High School – 1200 S. McDuff Ave., 32205
  21. Robert Kennedy Pool – 1139 Ionia St., 32206    
  22. Samuel Wolfson High School- 7000 Powers Ave., 32217    
  23. Sandalwood High School – 2750 John Prom Blvd., 32246
  24. Terry Parker High School – 7301 Parker School Rd., 32211
  25. Thomas Jefferson Park – 390 N. Jackson Ave., 32220
  26. Westside High School – 5530 Firestone Rd., 32244
  27. Woodland Acres/ Warrington Park – 8200 Kona Ave., 32211
Cecil Aquatics Center – 13611 Normandy Blvd., 32221. Closed daily from 12-1p for maintenance