All Events

11th Annual Fair Housing Awareness Symposium

April 06, 2013 - April 06, 2013 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Prime Osborn Convention Center
1000 Water Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Event wraps up citywide activities celebrating National Community Development Week

The City of Jacksonville Human Rights Commission is hosting its annual Fair Housing Symposium this Saturday. This free event is one of eleven Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-funded activities taking place in the city to celebrate National Community Development (NCD) Week. NCD Week is an annual campaign emphasizing the local and national success of the CDBG program.

Animal Care News Conference

April 03, 2013 - April 03, 2013 10 a.m.

Animal Care and Protective Services
2020 Forest Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32204 10 a.m.

The City of Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services will host a press conference where the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit based in Utah, will present local pet partners with checks totaling $550,000. The Jacksonville Humane Society and First Coast No More Homeless Pets will each be presented with the grants in support of their work with ACPS to help make the local shelter community No-Kill.

National Community Development Week

April 01, 2013 - April 06, 2013

Various locations through Jacksonville

The City of Jacksonville will join communities across the nation in celebrating National Community Development (NCD) Week, April 1 – 6. It is an annual campaign emphasizing the success, at the national and local level, of the contributions of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. CDBG is a federal formula entitlement grant awarded annually to the city through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Free Veteran Career Counseling Sessions

March 21, 2013 - March 21, 2013 3 to 6 p.m.

City Hall - St. James
117 West Duval Street, Suite 120
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 3 to 6 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville’s Military Affairs, Veteran and Disabled Services (MAVDS) department will host free career and employment counseling seminars for veterans and active duty military within one year of transition, as part of the City’s commitment to assisting veterans in securing employment. The session will be provided by Incepture, Inc., a leading staffing and managed solutions company in Jacksonville and a member of the City of Jacksonville/Jacksonville Military Veterans Coalition (JMVC) “Jobs for Vets” initiative.

Women Inspiring Innovation through Imagination

March 19, 2013 - March 19, 2013 5:30 p.m.

University of North Florida
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
5:30 p.m.

Four local women who have made outstanding contributions to the Jacksonville community have been selected for recognition as 2013 Women’s History Month honorees by the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women. These women epitomize this year’s theme, Women Inspiring Innovation through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM).

Household Hazardous Waste & E-Waste Mobile Collection Event

March 16, 2013 - March 16, 2013 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Blue Cypress Park
4012 University Boulevard North
Jacksonville, Florida 32277 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville Solid Waste Division is hosting a household hazardous waste and electronic waste mobile collection event this weekend.

Mayor's Trailblazer Awards

March 08, 2013 - March 08, 2013 6 p.m.

City Council Chambers
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 6 p.m.

Mayor Alvin Brown will recognize 17 community leaders who were the first African Americans to enact changes in fields such as business, education and public policy. They will receive the inaugural “Mayor’s Trailblazer Award.”

Free Veterans Career Counseling Sessions

February 21, 2013 - February 21, 2013 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

City Hall - St. James Building, Suite 120
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville’s Military Affairs, Veteran and Disabled Services (MAVDS) department will host free career and employment counseling seminars for veterans and active duty military within one year of transition, as part of the city’s commitment to assisting veterans in securing employment. The session will be provided by Incepture, Inc., a leading staffing and managed solutions company in Jacksonville and a member of the City of Jacksonville/Jacksonville Military Veterans Coalition (JMVC) “Jobs for Vets” initiative.

"Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield" Navy Excercises

February 19, 2013 - March 04, 2013

NS Mayport and NAS Jacksonville

NAS Jacksonville and NS Mayport will participate in national-level “Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield” exercises from Feb. 19 through March 4. These annual anti-terrorism/force protection exercises are designed to enhance the training and readiness of Navy security forces for responses to threats against installations and units, and will be conducted on all naval installations in the continental United States.

Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer Game

February 15, 2013 - February 15, 2013 7:30 p.m.

EverBank Field 7:30 p.m.

On Feb. 15, 2013, the Philiadelphia Union will face another Major League Soccer team, to be announced in the near future, starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be a free youth clinic at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena box office and online at Ticketmaster.com.

City of Jacksonville