# Things to do with kids in Clay County, FL

> 5 upcoming family events and 7 places and ongoing programs in Clay County, FL, in the Jacksonville area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is 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
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## Events ahead

- [A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage--listing-e11d59eb58466d4451529ead) — Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM · Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park · From $37 · checked Oct 24. The touring stage production of A Charlie Brown Christmas at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the Peanuts gang put on their own…
- [Heroes & Holidays Clay County Veterans Day 5K and Santa's Family Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/heroes-and-holidays-clay-county-veterans-day-5k-and-santa-s-family-fun--listing-306465772079e5e30055d348) — Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Orange Park Mall · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Clay County's Veterans Day 5K at the Orange Park Mall honors local veterans with a morning of racing, static displays, music, food trucks and veteran-support organizations. The…
- [Nutcracker in a Nutshell (The Florida Ballet)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/nutcracker-in-a-nutshell-the-florida-ballet--listing-05a6c9f729ec2dff3d8d1c1d) — Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM · Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park · From $23 · checked Oct 24. A sweet, shortened 50-minute Nutcracker for families with younger children, presented by The Florida Ballet at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park. It features Act 1 of the…
- [Pick Up the Pace 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/pick-up-the-pace-5k-and-1-mile-fun-run--listing-7e9a11bc9b37c06275e908e7) — Sat, Jan 9 · 9:00 AM · Oakleaf Phase 1, Orange Park · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. A New Year race in Oakleaf benefiting Pace Center for Girls in Jacksonville and Clay County, which provides girls with academic support, counseling and life skills. Families…
- [Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/swan-lake-symphony-of-lights--listing-92ec3d3f2d920fc63607162c) — Sat, Jan 16 · 7:00 PM · Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park · From $34.10 · checked Oct 24. A reimagined Swan Lake at the Thrasher-Horne Center on the Saturday of MLK weekend, set to Tchaikovsky's score with vivid light design, illuminated costumes and dancers from…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/mike-roess-gold-head-branch-state-park--listing-5aeca4e9af88d2308538da7d) — Open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year · Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, Keystone Heights · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 24. One of Florida's first state parks, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s on 600 acres of rolling sandhills near Keystone Heights in southern Clay County. A…
- [Skate Station Funworks Orange Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/skate-station-funworks-orange-park--listing-858b97d58530fe4a962f65b9) — Sunday 1–5 p.m. (adults 7:30–11:30 p.m.); Monday private events; Tuesday adults 6–9:30… · Skate Station Funworks Orange Park · All ages · From $15.95 · checked Oct 24. Billed as the largest wood-floor roller skating rink in North Florida, this Orange Park fun center also has an arcade, a rock-climbing wall, Swamp Golf mini golf and Wally's…
- [Storytimes at Fleming Island Library](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytimes-at-fleming-island-library--listing-7dcbdd0aff1e42bc4d865f05) — Baby Storytime Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime (3-5) Wednesdays… · Fleming Island Library · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. Fleming Island's children's department holds storytimes four mornings a week in the Children's Activity Room, each built around a weekly theme (dinosaurs, monster movements…
- [Storytimes at Green Cove Springs Library](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytimes-at-green-cove-springs-library--listing-5082f1df2427a561aebbb9d0) — Family Storytime (5 & under) Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime (3-5)… · Green Cove Springs Library · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. Two weekly storytimes in the Green Cove Springs children's department, each with its own theme (ghosts, bees, gingerbread, community helpers). Wednesday's Family Storytime is for…
- [Storytimes at Keystone Heights Library](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytimes-at-keystone-heights-library--listing-7c4a234330efc8d426b0c474) — Preschool Storytime (3-5) Wednesdays 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Family Storytime (5 & under)… · Keystone Heights Library · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. Keystone Heights, the county's southernmost branch, holds its storytimes at 11 a.m.: a Wednesday Preschool Storytime for 3- to 5-year-olds and a Thursday Family Storytime for…
- [Storytimes at Middleburg-Clay Hill Library](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytimes-at-middleburg-clay-hill-library--listing-d1b9db74dfdef0f8ddf1c83e) — Baby Storytime (2 & under) Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Family Storytime (5 & under)… · Middleburg-Clay Hill Library · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. The Middleburg-Clay Hill branch meets in its meeting room for a Tuesday Baby Storytime and a Wednesday Family Storytime, each with a weekly theme (trick-or-treating, camping…
- [Storytimes at Orange Park Library](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytimes-at-orange-park-library--listing-802bcdd51a032de2faab8e0d) — Baby Storytime (0-23 months) Mondays 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Preschool Storytime (3-5)… · Orange Park Library · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. The Orange Park branch runs a full week of early-literacy storytimes in its Storytime Room, each with a weekly theme (Halloween, autumn leaves, unicorns, bears, the ABCs)…

## Nearby

- Towns in Clay County, FL: [Orange Park, FL](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/towns/orange-park-fl) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/towns/orange-park-fl.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville.md)
- [This weekend in Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/this-weekend.md)

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