365 Activities to Do in Jacksonville: About this Site

Jacksonville, Florida, is the largest city land-wise in the continental USA. But why is everyone complaining about nothing to do? There are plenty of things to do, but maybe you just don't know where to look. Some of my favorite resources for current events are Folio Weekly and Florida Times-Union.

There are no Jacksonville Day-by-Day: Smart ways to See The City travel guides from Frommers (I own one for almost every city that I've visited) that highlight the First Coast, so I'll try to include local highlights in this list. Most of the entries will be about places and activities and weekly or monthly events.

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Things I Have Done in Jacksonville

Afternoon at Childrens Hands On Museum
Airboat through the intracostal
Ate a Jacksonville creation: Lubi's
Ate a Jacksonville local chain: The Shiek
Attend a Latin language mass at St Michael the Archangel
Attend Festa Italiana
Attend the Citrus Cel Animation Festival
Attend the Russian Festival
Attended a build workshop at Home Depot
Attended a concert at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Attended a poetry reading
Attended community events at UNF
Attended Diwali festival
Attended Downtown ArtWalk
Attended Riverside Arts Market
Attended World of Nations at Metropolitan Park
Be amazed at Cirque du Soleil at Veterans Memorial Arena
Bellydancing classes through community education
Boba Tea at many places around town
Bosnian food at Balkan Cafe
Butterfly Festival at Tree Hill Nature Center
Caught a film festival at the Five Points Theatre
Caught a movie at the San Marco Theatre
Corn Maze at Conners Amaizeing Acres
cosmic golfing at Lunar Golf
Cruise the River Taxi
Day at the Beach
Dinner and a Show at Alhambra
Displayed artwork at an art show
Dominican Republic Festival at Bourbon Street
Donated food for a charity
Donated items for a charity
Draw-all-night-a-thon at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Eat at Sweet Pete's
English Tea time at Cozy Tea
Enjoyed a beef bowl with rice at the only Flame Broiler on the East Coast
Esquite and Consome at the mexican taco truck El Tacotorro
Explore the old slave quarters at Kingsley Plantation
Filipino food at many restaurants
Fishing
Free access to local high school pools during the summer
Free concert at Friday Musicale
Free Personal Enrichment courses through FSCJ Women's Center
Fresh hot pho at Vietnamese pho shops around town
Gelato at Peterbrooke Chocolatier
Hawaiian shaved ice, spam musubi, and halo halo at Ohana
Hike among the trees at Jacksonville Arboretum
Hike the trails and explore Ft Caroline
Horseback Riding
Ice Skated at Jacksonville Ice
Japanese Pastries at Circle Japan
Jump in the fountains and attend an event at The Landing
Karaoke with your closest friends in a private room at Austin Karaoke
Karate class for kids
Kayaking with Dolphins
KBBQ at Hon Korean BBQ
Latin Pastries at Mi Pueblo Bakery
Lunch with a view of the city at the Skyline Dining Center
Mommy and Me class at Ponte Vedra Art Center
Monster Truck Show at Everbank Stadium
NYC-style kettle-boiled bagels at Bagels R Us
NYC-style knish, boba, latte art, and other desserts at New Broadway Square
Observe baby hermit crabs and other native creatures at Castaway Island Preserve
Old school roller skating at Skate Station
Online Japanese classes through FSCJ
Painted pottery at Pottery Works
Participated in a yearly festival
Performed at the Times-Union Center
Piano and Drum lessons at Jacksonville School of Music
Piano lessons through community education
Pick Berries at the Braddock's Blueberry Farm
Picnic in the park
Played an extra in a local film
Ran/Walked a 5K
Ran/Walked in Gate River Run
Ride the Skyway
Ride the Trolley
Rode on a monster truck at the International Car and Truck Show
Sang on stage in the FSCJ Wilson Center
Saw the Giant 7-Up Can on I-95
See monks create the mandala
See the Friendship Fountain spray 120 feet into the air
Singing with the wait staff at Harmonious Monks
Spent a day at the Zoo
Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga
Swim lessons at UNF's indoor pool
Swing a pillow on International Pillow Fight Day
Take the kids to cooking class at Maggianos
Taken Japanese classes through community education
Taking the kids to play in the mini city of Kids Kampus
Toured the animatronic creations at Sally Corporation
Tried a Jacksonville creation: the Camel Rider sandwich
Turkish Festival at Amity Turkish Center
Upscale bowling at Latitude 30
View the delicious buildings at the Rotary Club's Gingerbread House Exhibit
View the sunset on the St Johns River
Visit Karpeles Museum
Visit the Veterans Memorial
Visited Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach
Visited Bethlehem during the Christmas holiday season at Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church
Visited Rex, the Beach Blvd Dinosaur
Visited the Amelia Island History Museum
Visited the Buddhist Shrine at Wat Khmer Savy Rattanaram
Visited the Jacksonville Beach Museum
Visited the Jacksonville Fire Museum
Visited the Kids Kampus at Metropolitan Park
Visiting the science exhibits at MOSH
Volunteered for a community clean-up
Walked one of the seven bridges
Watch Tony Hawk in a skateboard competition at Kona Skate Park
Watched a movie at IMAX Theatre in World Golf Village, St. Augustine
Watched a show at the historic Florida Theatre
Watched Broadway
Watched stand-up comedy at The Comedy Zone
Watched the Jacksonville Suns
Watched the Jaguars
Watched the NY Rockette Dancers at Times-Union Center
Watched the Veterans Day Parade
Watching the drag shows at Metro
Waterpark fun at Adventure Landing
Went camping and explored Ft Clinch
Went canoeing at Hannah Park
Zipline over gators in Alligator Farm

My Bucket List (Things I want to do in Jacksonville)

Attend Artwalk at Neptune Beach
Attend Five Points Artwalk
Audition for a play
Build with legos at the Lego Competition at MOSH
Caribbean Festival in Downtown
Catch the sunrise on the beach
Do a Bike Marathon
Gamble at Jacks Casino
Hike the historic Jacksonville-Baldwin trail
Hiking all of Jacksonville's mini-hills
Indoor Rock-climbing at The Edge Rock Gym
Meditate in Castle Otttis
Paintball
Puerto Rican Festival in Downtown
Recite my own poetry at a poetry reading
Ritz Amateur Night
Ritz Museum
Summer Movie Nights on the Lawn
Tour Anheuser Busch Beer factory
Visit the Maritime Museum
Visit the Planetarium
Watch art in the making at the Jax Chalk Art Festival
Watch people build sandcastles for the competition at the Opening of the Beaches
Watch the Roller Derby Girls in Jacksonville
Windsurfing along the beaches
Yoga on the Beach

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