Bluegrass, Beer & Barbecue Festival 2025
event June, 2025
Pig out on delicious food from baby-back ribs to corn on the cob served by Jacksonville's best barbecue trucks. knock back a few cold ones from Champion Brands Inc. Featured breweries will include Intuition, Veteran's United, Sierra Nevada and White Claw. Live music will feature local favorites Cain't Never Could, Ft Pierce's Pubgrass band Uproot Hootenanny and Jacksonville's own Firewater Tent Revival. The concert presented by Friends of James Weldon Johnson and Yaya Productions is free to attend.
Downtown Art Walk
event First Wednesday of every month from 5:00pm - 9:00pm
There will be no First Wednesday Art Walk on January, 2025. First Wednesday Art Walk Returns on February 5, 2025.
The First Wednesday Art Walk is a monthly event produced by Downtown Vision, Inc. (DVI), the Business Improvement District, to bring people to the cultural and historical center of the city and showcase Jacksonvillels deep and energetic pool of creative talent. Open to visual and performing artists, Art Walk is on the first Wednesday of every month from 5 - 9 p.m., rain or shine. More than 65 Art Walk venues stretch across Downtown Jacksonville's core and include Hemming Park, galleries, museums, cultural and educational venues, restaurants and bars, Downtown businesses and more.The First Wednesday Art Walk is a great way to meet fellow artists, buy and appreciate their work, and be part of the rapidly growing art scene in Jacksonville. We estimate that, on average, 10,000 art enthusiasts attend each month to see more than 250 artists exhibiting on the Art Walk.
Visit www.iloveartwalk.com for this month's Art Walk information.
Sweet Pete's Tours and Classes
event Daily
Sweet Pete's Candy is the sweetest destination on earth. Experience the Southeast's largest candy shop and factory (23,000 square feet) right in downtown Jacksonville. Offering candy making classes and factory tours daily. Learn the art of tempering chocolate, hand-pull your own taffy and lollipops, or take a factory tour where you can learn about our historic building and create a custom chocolate bar your way.
Visit www.sweetpetescandy.comto check dates/times and book online.
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