Explore the best of Jacksonville's arts and culture events this weekend with Matt Shaw, Arts and Culture Editor at Jacksonville Today. Matt has handpicked his top three must-see events for you, featuring live music and theater productions.
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Icon of Southern hip-hop, Big Boi performs at this weekend's Jacksonville Taco & Tequila Festival | Concerttour, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
August 31, 2023

ARTS PICKS | Sept. 1-3

Two museums with free admission and a music and taco festival are this Labor Day weekend’s Arts Picks.…

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Credit: Toni Smailagic, courtesy of @Cre8Jax
August 23, 2023

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 25-27

This weekend’s Arts Picks span from the beach to Riverside and Avondale. Where will you be?…

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August 17, 2023

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 18-20

This week, your Jacksonville Arts Picks are experimental theater, a makers’ market or dancing the night away in a honky…

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Headliners for this year's Queer Country Disco include (clockwise from top left) Rachel Angel, Daddy and Folk is People.
August 10, 2023

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 11-13

New art, a musical about life as an artist and a concert event celebrating queer country music are this week’s…

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From the Jazz Jam photo collection on view at the Main Branch Public Library through late September | Felicia Bass
August 3, 2023

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 4-6

A comedy and film fest, a Civil Rights exhibit and photos of the pandemic’s early days are this weekend’s local…

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A celebration of hip-hop and all its elements -- graffiti, DJ'ing, emceeing and (seen here) breakdancing -- is the main thrust of this weekend's Summer in the City held in James Weldon Johnson park | Photo by Toni Smailagic, courtesy of Cre8Jax
July 27, 2023

ARTS PICKS | July 28-30

Free music in Avondale, theater in Arlington and a free celebration of hip hop Downtown are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…

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Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. (center) leads a trio of topflight jazz artists at Wildcrafters on Sunday | Photo by Toni Smailagic
July 20, 2023

ARTS PICKS | July 21-23

A clay workshop, competitive storytelling and a jazz jam are the Arts Picks for this Jacksonville weekend.…

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July 13, 2023

ARTS PICKS | July 14-16

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.…

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Summer at the Cummer returns to Riverside's revered cultural institution this week with the first of 10 free Friday evenings of programming taking place across the museum's grounds | Photo by Toni Smailagic, courtesy of Cre8Jax
July 6, 2023

ARTS PICKS | July 7-9

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Friday Summer at the…

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Popular Jacksonville-based country band Dean Winter and the Heat present Heat Fest at Intuition Ale Works this weekend, in celebration of the vinyl release of their debut full-length record | Jesse Brantman, courtesy of the artist
June 29, 2023

ARTS PICKS | June 30 – July 2

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Saturday Heat Fest  Intuition…

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Jacksonville artists (clockwise from bottom left) Daddy, Bebe Deluxe and Bad Madonna are among the artists performing at the Walrus on Sunday for Duval County Queer Pride | Press photos courtesy of the artists (cropped)
June 22, 2023

ARTS PICKS | June 23-25

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Friday Bab’s Lab Story…

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Jazz great, the saxophonist and composer Dayna Stephens, performs at a special event honoring James Weldon Johnson's birthday, on Sunday. | Credit: Courtesy of the artist
June 15, 2023

ARTS PICKS | June 16-18

Weekend Arts Picks include a Juneteenth Festival, LGBTQ history bike tour and a jazz concert in James Weldon Johnson Park…

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The inclusive dance party Duval Folx returns to the Cummer Gardens on Friday in celebration of Pride | Photo courtesy of Toni Smailagic, Cre8Jax
June 8, 2023

ARTS PICKS | June 9-11

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.…

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Miami surf-rock band Haute Tension headlines the Summer Crush Series at the Walrus, put on by St. Augustine BIPOC- and queer-focussed music and arts organization Underwire Collective | Credit: Courtesy of the artist
June 1, 2023

ARTS PICKS | June 2-4

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his top 3 arts and culture picks for the weekend.…

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Thin Veil, 2021, by Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955). Oil on linen, 82 x 100 inches. © Image courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
May 25, 2023

ARTS PICKS | May 26-28

Southern Gothic drama in a new show at MOCA, insiders’ picks for the Jacksonville Jazz Fest and experimental rock are…

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Flalgler College's Crisp-Ellert Art Museum hosts the second annual exploration of experimental film and art, the Finger Mullet Film Festival, this weekend. | Credit: Courtesy of CEAM
May 18, 2023

ARTS PICKS | May 19-21

A film festival, a music fest and the city of Jacksonville’s Emancipation Day celebration are this week’s Arts Picks.…

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May 11, 2023

ARTS PICKS | May 12-14

Contemporary dance, an artist talk, and a storytelling competition are this weekend’s Jacksonville Arts Picks.…

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May 4, 2023

ARTS PICKS | May 5-7

Live theater, the music of the wild, wild West and a figure-drawing workshop are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…

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April 27, 2023

ARTS PICKS | April 28-30

Live local music in Jax Beach, new art Downtown and a musical to bring you back to highschool are this…

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San Marco's Yesterday and Today Records is one of several Jacksonville independent music retailers participating in Record Store Day on Saturday. Photo: Cole LoCurto, courtesy of the Jacksonville Music Experience
April 20, 2023

ARTS PICKS | April 21-23

Tell your own story, hear the Indigo Girls play or snag some vinyl. Those are this week’s Jacksonville Arts Picks.…

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April 13, 2023

ARTS PICKS | April 14-16

A classical duo, a local music showcase and Menopause the Musical make this week’s Arts Picks.…

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Experimental rock band Earth headlines Sunday night's programming at Sun Ray Cinema's four-day arts and music celebration, Sleeping Giant | Press photo courtesy of the artist
April 6, 2023

ARTS PICKS | April 7-9

This weekend’s Arts Picks: an interview with Mark from “The Room” at Sleeping Giant Fest, free museum admission and the…

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March 30, 2023

ARTS PICKS | March 31- April 2

Flamingo topiaries, a new art exhibit and a music-and-art pairing are on tap for this weekend in Jacksonville.…

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March 23, 2023

ARTS PICKS | March 24-26

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his top 3 arts and culture picks for the weekend. Friday  Beaches…