From weekend events to in-depth reporting on the region’s cultural life, Jacksonville Today highlights the arts and entertainment that define Northeast Florida. Our coverage includes What to Do guides, artist spotlights, event previews, and stories about music, theater, visual arts, and local traditions. Whether you are looking for something fun this weekend or insight into Jacksonville’s creative community, you will find it here.
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WHAT TO DO | Family bird walk; Collective Con; ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

A family bird walk in St. Augustine, a pop culture convention in Downtown Jax, and a unique theatrical experience in…

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Randy Britt, one of the regulars at James Weldon Johnson Park. He is one of the people featured in a new photo and storytelling exhibit. | Photo by Toni Smailagic
March 23, 2026

Meet the regulars at James Weldon Johnson Park

A photographer and a storyteller have created an exhibit introducing the people who make the park what it is.…

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MOSH has released renderings of three of 10 galleries at its planned Northbank museum. This one is called Nature & Culture. | MOSH, Ralph Appelbaum Associates
March 23, 2026

MOSH offers first look at 3 of its planned galleries

MOSH released illustrations of three galleries as it continues to raise money for a new Northbank museum.…

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The Mikado, the classic Gilbert and Sullivan opera, comes to St. Augustine this weekend.
March 18, 2026

WHAT TO DO | ‘The Mikado’; Coffee with the Curators; ‘The Sauce Boss’ Bill Wharton

The Mikado opera in St. Augustine, an art talk in Mandarin, and an evening of music and cooking in Fernandina…

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Sing Out Loud headliner Hozier performs during the 2025 event. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
March 17, 2026

Sing Out Loud festival will scale back this fall, with a big move coming

This year’s Sing Out Loud music festival will offer a smaller presence that still promises lots of performances.…

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Children look for books at the San Marco Library Branch on Dec. 19, 2019. | Vicki Palombo Kirby
March 16, 2026

13 books that spotlight Jacksonville history, culture | HOW TO JAX 

Love to read and want to understand what makes Jacksonville…Jacksonville? From classic Southern storytelling to gripping crime fiction and insightful…

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Rendering of "These Truths," the public art installation that the Cultural Council halted last year. | Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
March 13, 2026

With ‘These Truths’ public art project halted, funds might be redirected for other courthouse uses

The proposed “These Truths” stainless steel sculpture had been in the planning phase for more than a decade before it…

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Touché Gallery Presents: This Side Up|天地無用 by Elena Øhlander | Touché Gallery
March 11, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Crimes & Chaos tour, Elena Øhlander art show, Menorcan heritage fest

A walking tour through Downtown Jacksonville, an art show in Avondale, and a celebration of Menorcan heritage in St. Augustine…

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Businesses like Blue Hen Cafe and Graet Goods vintage dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
March 11, 2026

Sarbez! owner plans new restaurant, venue Alfred’s in west St. Augustine

Alfred’s, a new restaurant and venue, is targeting a spring opening in St. Augustine’s West City neighborhood.…

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A new museum exhibit in St. Augustine explores the city's connections to Ireland that date back centuries. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
March 9, 2026

New exhibit explores St. Augustine’s ancient Irish ties

St. Augustines’ Irish connections date to 1600 — more than 100 years before the first St. Patrick’s Day celebration.…

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Thousands of fans flocked to see classics like these 1950s and 1960s Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and Porsches on the Amelia Concours show field. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
March 9, 2026

Classic cars draw thousands to Amelia Concours d’Elegance

The 31st Amelia Concours featured about 250 race cars, classics and special motorcycles.…

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Artist Nari Ward’s well known piece made of shoelaces, “We the People.” It greets visitors to Jacksonville's Museum of Contemporary Art. | MOCA
March 6, 2026

Artist transforms cast-off items into MOCA exhibit

The work of New York artist Nari Ward is the newest installation in MOCA’s 40-foot Atrium Gallery.…

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A classic Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster, in front, heads a row of classic cars at The Amelia Concours d'Elegance last year. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
March 5, 2026

The Amelia classic car show moves to Saturday for first time

The Amelia Concours is moving from Sunday to Saturday at the suggestion of people who attend.…

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Women Arts Exchange includes a contemporary dance performance and visual art show, all in one evening.
March 5, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Women Arts Exchange; Music Inspired by Literary Giants; Short Film Fest

An immersive celebration of female artists in Jacksonville Beach; concerts inspired by books Downtown and in Mandarin; and a short-film…

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A new pirate statue carved by Jett Paxton will soon grace Fernandina Beach's new waterfront park.
March 4, 2026

Fernandina waterfront will get a new pirate statue

A new pirate statue will replace Peg Leg Pete at a new park on the Fernandina Beach waterfront.…

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An illustration shows the planned Breezy Jazz House and Restaurant in Downtown Jacksonville. | Special to the Jacksonville Daily Record
March 3, 2026

Breezy Jazz House starts work on Downtown club

Breezy Jazz House is moving from San Marco to East Bay Street, joining a strip of other nightlife spots.…

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March 3, 2026

Adventure Landing in St. Augustine sold for $3.6M

Adventure Landing remains open after its purchase by real estate companies in Georgia and Alabama.…

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The Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens, will have a new entrance starting March 6, 2026. the $72 million structure is 25,000 square feet, and 50 feet tall at the highest peak. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 27, 2026

Grand new entrance puts you into the Jacksonville zoo

The zoo will open the VyStar SkyScape entrance March 6 with an expanded manatee exhibit.…

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A row of Mazdas are just some of the 200 new cars and trucks on display at the 2026 Jacksonville International Auto Show. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
February 26, 2026

Tax law could be boon for Jacksonville auto show

Auto show dealers hope to benefit from a law that allows people to deduct interest on new U.S. vehicles.…

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Jacksonville will erect 40 markers as part of its inclusion on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The first was unveiled inside Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church because the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke there in March 1961. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 26, 2026

Civil rights marker unveiled at historic Durkeeville church

Jacksonville’s first Civil Rights Trail marker will be erected at Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church this spring.…

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Experience history at Fort Mose Historic State Park during the annual Flight to Freedom heritage event.
February 25, 2026

WHAT TO DO | ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ concert; World of Nations, Flight to Freedom reenactment

Downtown Jacksonville’s annual World of Nations festival, a performance of the “Black National Anthem,” and an immersive Underground Railroad reenactment…

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February 23, 2026

BLACKSONVILLE 100 | Arts and Literature

Writers, musicians, visual creators and entertainers who brought the African American experience to life or left a lasting mark on…

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February 23, 2026

BLACKSONVILLE 100 | Culture and Uplift

People who left Jacksonville, and the world, a better place than they found it. …

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Lift Evry Voice and Sing Park | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
February 19, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Augusta Savage Children’s Festival; The Cookout: Black History Game Day; ‘Lend Me a Soprano’

An art and music fest in Green Cove Springs; a family-friendly Black history celebration in LaVilla; and a comedy romp…