The Sea & Sky Air Show was canceled after the U.S. Navy Blue Angels told Jacksonville it “wanted to give another city a chance” at hosting the demonstration flying team.
Published on August 16, 2024 at 12:33 pm
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With Jacksonville’s 2024-25 events calendar missing three sizable entries, the head of the city’s Office Sports and Entertainment told City Council members that his staff was working to fill the holes.
The office came into a Council Finance Committee budget hearing reporting a $474,309 decrease in operating expenses, partly driven by the elimination of funding for the Sea & Sky Air Show at Jacksonville Beach and a Bethune-Cookman University football game at EverBank Stadium.
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The annual Jax River Jams concert series also could be off the calendar.
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