# Beaches Museum > Place to go for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00–4:00 p.m.; closed Monday - Where: Beaches Museum, 381 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free for adults, seniors and children - Schedule: Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00–4:00 p.m.; closed Monday - Organizer: Beaches Museum - Official page: https://www.beachesmuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/beaches-museum--listing-df80d78bbc2daf67fc6117cc ## About A free history museum on Beach Boulevard that tells the story of Jacksonville's beach communities: Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra and Palm Valley. Rotating exhibits, a historic chapel on the grounds and a program of talks and gallery tours cover what makes each community unique. Admission is free for all ages, which makes it an easy short stop with children on a beach day. ## Similar picks in Jacksonville - [Beaches Town Center Children's Fall Fest Trunk or Treat & Costume Party](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/beaches-town-center-children-s-fall-fest-trunk-or-treat-and-costume-pa--listing-5e11160ab414e1eb81ccfee6) — Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Seahorse Oceanfront Inn parking lot, Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach · checked Oct 24. A weeknight Halloween party for kids at Beaches Town Center, where Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach meet. Bring costumed little ghouls and goblins for golf-cart… - [Spooktacular at Jacksonville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/spooktacular-at-jacksonville-zoo--listing-5b4f68095af1d1aecc8b1eb5) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 24. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens' long-running Halloween night event, now in its 39th year, reopens the zoo after hours as a one-way trail of lights and Halloween scenes. Families… - [Holiday Market and Free First Saturday at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/holiday-market-and-free-first-saturday-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-b02d66634cd863ae3c8c6ff7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Saturday of December the Cummer Museum's Front Lawn Market becomes a Holiday Market: an open-air market of local artisans and makers selling handcrafted gifts. It… - [Amelia Island Museum of History](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/amelia-island-museum-of-history--listing-988aac55771988183b25cf8a) — Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday 1–4 p.m.; Free Friday hours 4–6 p.m. Docent-led… · Amelia Island Museum of History, Fernandina Beach · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A local history museum in Fernandina Beach, housed in the 1938 former Nassau County Jail, that tells 4,000 years of life on Amelia Island: the Timucua people, Spanish and French… - [Carver Center Trunk-or-Treat](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/carver-center-trunk-or-treat--listing-273d9ce52947da83b8908083) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Carver Center, Jacksonville Beach · Free · checked Oct 24. A free neighborhood Halloween party at Jacksonville Beach's Carver Center recreation center, with trunk-or-treat candy, food, games and bounce houses for children in costume. It… - [Trunk-or-Treat and Moonlight Movie at the Seawalk Pavilion](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/trunk-or-treat-and-moonlight-movie-at-the-seawalk-pavilion--listing-45a1726e8fd0e2e5b28269db) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:45 PM · Latham Plaza & Seawalk Pavilion, Jacksonville Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Jacksonville Beach's Halloween evening on the oceanfront. From 5 pm local businesses line up for a Trunk or Treat at Latham Plaza and the Seawalk Pavilion, handing out candy and… ## More for families - [This weekend in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville.md)