Weekend Guide 10+ Things to do in Jax this Weekend

  • by Catherine Tortorici
  • April 25, 2023

Cheers to an exciting week in Jacksonville! Check out the included resources to help & give back to the community. We hope you find something fun from our curated list and tag @904happyhour in your weekend adventures!

5/2: Florida Sunshine Showdown

Tuesday, May 2, 6 PM

The Florida State Seminoles Baseball & Florida Gators Baseball face off head to head in JAX for the 2023 Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown! This is an official event of Gator Bowl Sports and will be held at the 121 Financial Ballpark. 

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Jacksonville Symphony This Week

Enjoy a night or day out at the symphony! You have two options you can check out this week. See Jacksonville's Symphony Youth Orchestras or The Wild, Wild West: Classics from the Silver Screen!

5/3 & 5/8: Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras (JSYO)

Wednesday, May 3, 7 PM

Monday, May 8, 6 PM

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5/5 - 5/6: The Wild, Wild West: Classics from the Silver Screen

Friday, May 5, 11 AM, Friday, May 5, 7:30 PM, Saturday, May 6, 7:30 PM

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5/6: Stumpy's First Anniversary Celebration

Head over to Stumpy's for their First Anniversary Celebration. They will have BOGO axe throwing, champagne for all 21+, challenge a coach contest, and a chance to win FREE axe throwing for a year.

Saturday, May 6, 2 - 11 PM

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5/5 - 5/6: Sun Ray Drive-in 

Friday, May 5, 8:15 PM

Saturday, May 6, 8:15 PM

Enjoy a drive-in movie this weekend! Fill up your car and mix it up going to the movies.

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5/6: Jacksonville Great Fire Run

Saturday, May 6, 7:30 AM

This race will follow the outline of the Great Fire boundary of May 3rd, 1901. The Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901 was the largest metropolitan fire in the American South. The fire began on May 3, 1901, with a spark from a kitchen fire at lunchtime that ignited piles of drying Spanish moss at a nearby mattress factory. This event supports the Jacksonville Historical Society. In addition to the race, there are fabulous post-race activities for the whole family.

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5/5: Jort Bois' Birthday Bash: Cinco De Drinko

Friday, May 5, 10 PM

Join Silent Sound Entertainment and the Jort Bois for a Cinco de Mayo style bash. Dance and jam out with several DJ stations!

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Support & Volunteer in Jacksonville 

5/6: 11th Annual Young Life Clay County “Hula Hustle” 

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Timucuan Parks Foundation

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Feeding Northeast Florida

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Mental Health Awareness

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Special Olympics Florida

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Jacksonville Humane Society

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Clara White Mission - Daily Feeding Volunteering

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Women's Center of Jacksonville

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Sports in Town

5/2: JU Baseball vs Bethune- Cookman

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5/5-5/7: JU Baseball vs Bellarmine

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5/2: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits Playoffs

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5/3: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits Playoffs (if necessary)

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Morgan Wallen

Concerts in Town

5/4: Morgan Wallen (sold out)

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5/5: Old Dominion: No Bad Vibes Tour

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5/5: 107.3 Planet Radio Presents The Mega-Monsters Tour: Mastodon and Gojira

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5/8: The Killers (sold out)

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WJCT Music List

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Curated Guides

Springs Guide

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The Ultimate Jacksonville Coffee Guide: 60+ Jax Coffee Shops by Neighborhood

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Farmers Markets in the 904

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Brewery Guide

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Vegfest

Other Events

5/3: Art Walk

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5/3 - 5/7 : St. Augustine Food & Wine

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5/6: VegFest

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Fuller Warren Bridge Walkway Open to Pedestrians

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O-Ku Reservations

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Tuesdays: Free Yoga

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Tuesdays: Riverfront Zumba Class

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Now - 6/25: Flamboyance Exhibit

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Beyond Van Gogh

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Plan Ahead

5/08: WWE Monday Night Raw 2023

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5/9 - 5/14: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Norfolk

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5/11: Asics Blue Jean Mile

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5/12 - 5/13: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert

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5/12-5/14: UNF Baseball vs. FGCU

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5/13: Black Knight DONNA Mother's Day 5K

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5/18 - 5/21: Rham Celebrity Golf Classic 

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5/19 - 5/20: Mozart, Brahms & Schumann

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5/20: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Albany Empire

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5/20: The Florida Theatre Ball: Big Easy Style

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5/20: 90's Fest

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5/23: Zach Bryan: The Burn, Burn, Burn Tour

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5/23 - 5/28: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Charlotte

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5/25 - 5/26: Pride Night: Giovanni Bertoni Plays Copland - Symphony in 60

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6/6 - 6/11: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Nashville

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6/10: Jacksonville Sharks vs Fayetteville Mustangs

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