All Events

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.

Second Annual "America Recycles Day"

November 15, 2011 - November 15, 2011 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Prime Osborn Convention Center
1000 Water Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville, Keep Jacksonville Beautiful and Southland Recycling Services will celebrate Keep America Beautiful’s second annual America Recycles Day in Jacksonville with a recycling collection event. In 2010, the partnering agencies collected more than 23,000 pounds of paper, plastic and aluminum products, which is used for the production of new goods instead of going into the landfill. This year, traditional recyclables will be collected along with used cell phones, iPods and chargers, gently worn shoes and teacher supplies.

Annual Jacksonville Sister Cities Association meeting

November 06, 2011 - November 06, 2011 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

The Haskell Building
111 Riverside Avenue 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about upcoming Jacksonville Sister Cities Association (JSCA) programming, network with JSCA members and others intersted in the program. The event is free and open to all JSCA members.

City of Jacksonville