# Things to do with kids in Duval County, FL

> 53 upcoming family events and 27 places and ongoing programs in Duval 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.

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## Events ahead

- [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…
- [Tiffany or Ti-Phony? Opening Weekend Family Activities](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/tiffany-or-ti-phony-opening-weekend-family-activities--listing-8410838c70ca7d1410bd7193) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · checked Oct 24. The Cummer Museum opens its exhibition Tiffany or Ti-Phony? A Story of Desire with a weekend of family activities built around Tiffany lamps. Children and grown-ups look closely…
- [Evergreen Pumpkin Run 5K and 10 Mile](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/evergreen-pumpkin-run-5k-and-10-mile--listing-d990688993786ca226f86752) — Sun, Oct 25 · 8:00 AM · Evergreen Cemetery · From $35 · checked Oct 24. The annual Evergreen Pumpkin Run, a 10-mile race and a 5K through historic Evergreen Cemetery in north Jacksonville. The entire 5K course is lined with pumpkins and runs under…
- [Family Fall Fest at the Jacksonville Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/family-fall-fest-at-the-jacksonville-arboretum--listing-49494760d08a85bee8527a15) — Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens' new Family Fall Fest closes its first Biergarten & Fall Fest weekend with a late-afternoon festival for families among the…
- [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…
- [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…
- [Drop-in Tour: Creature Feature at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/drop-in-tour-creature-feature-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-a2e4039b6ad2f714d9611e71) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-day gallery tour at the Cummer Museum that hunts for the creatures hidden in the collection, both real animals and imagined ones such as the red dragon painted on an…
- [Jacksonville Icemen Halloween Game](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-icemen-halloween-game--listing-3df410e248ff59b23cfd91ff) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Saturday-afternoon ECHL pro hockey game downtown: the Jacksonville Icemen host the Atlanta Gladiators on Halloween at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, with a 3 p.m. puck drop…
- [Children's Music Festival: Tchaikovsky Discovers America](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/children-s-music-festival-tchaikovsky-discovers-america--listing-8c6c7dc339542f96ddaa95c9) — Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM · Jacksonville Symphony, downtown Jacksonville · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Symphony's Children's Music Festival returns for the 2026/27 season with an afternoon of music and hands-on activities. It starts with an hour-long concert…
- [Creative Kids: Color – Expressing Mood and Meaning](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/creative-kids-color-expressing-mood-and-meaning--listing-d77276850612d7025736ec41) — Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The Cummer Museum's monthly Creative Kids workshop for children in kindergarten through grade 5 and a grown-up. This session is about color: children explore the galleries and…
- [Doktor Kaboom! Look Out! Science is Coming! at the Florida Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/doktor-kaboom-look-out-science-is-coming-at-the-florida-theatre--listing-5d25141019883d1547e46e2e) — Thu, Nov 5 · 10:30 AM · Florida Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 24. Comic scientist Doktor Kaboom! brings his original show to the historic Florida Theatre: an hour of theater and increasingly spectacular science demonstrations that walk the…
- [Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/greater-jacksonville-agricultural-fair--listing-b9868c15282661576a4196a7) — Nov 5 – Nov 15 · Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair grounds · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. The 71st Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair runs for 11 days at its new 82-plus-acre home on the Westside. Families can ride the midway, watch free grounds acts, visit…
- [Discovering Nature Nearby: Something to Crow About](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/discovering-nature-nearby-something-to-crow-about--listing-3eb8074e870fe4c084fdd029) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A Saturday-morning nature talk at the Jacksonville Arboretum all about crows, one of nature's most clever and misunderstood birds. Crow rehabilitationist Beth Cummings explains…
- [Super Girl Surf Festival](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/super-girl-surf-festival--listing-04ee917fdbc4fb227d509c49) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Latham Plaza & Seawalk Pavilion, Jacksonville Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Super Girl Surf Festival, now in its 20th anniversary year, brings all-women's surf competitions to the Jacksonville Beach oceanfront along with festival activities at Latham…
- [Jacksonville Icemen Publix Family Funday](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-icemen-publix-family-funday--listing-9da5e6a67bd8519b715a6069) — Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Sunday-afternoon pro hockey game billed by the Jacksonville Icemen as a Publix Family Funday, against the Florida Everblades at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The 3 p.m. puck…
- [Jacksonville Veterans Day Parade](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-veterans-day-parade--listing-4a06516c69f5aa0ac2a87125) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:01 AM · Downtown Jacksonville parade route (Water Street and Bay Street) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The City of Jacksonville's Veterans Day Parade, which the city calls the largest observance of its kind in Florida with more than 2,500 participants, steps off downtown at 11:01…
- [Veteran's Day Treats Baking Class](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/veteran-s-day-treats-baking-class--listing-f39f0dd6fe1edd787b41a91c) — Wed, Nov 11 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $75 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour holiday-afternoon baking class at JAX Cooking Studio on Beach Boulevard, timed for the Veterans Day school holiday. Families bake patriotic treats: Veterans Day sugar…
- [Pond Ecology Day Camp (Jax Dragonfly Expeditions)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/pond-ecology-day-camp-jax-dragonfly-expeditions--listing-08a97387d07dfe262ef6c5e3) — Fri, Nov 13 · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · William F. Sheffield Regional Park · Ages 6–12 · From $65 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. A one-day outdoor nature camp run by Jax Dragonfly at William F. Sheffield Regional Park. Guides help kids catch critters at the edge of a freshwater pond (kids do not go into…
- [Artful Storytime: Garden Secrets](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/artful-storytime-garden-secrets--listing-994f70594ee9d1448593ded3) — Wed, Nov 18 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Ages 2–6 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A monthly storytime for ages 2 to 6 and their grown-ups at the Cummer Museum, with read-alouds in the galleries or gardens followed by an art activity in the studio. November's…
- [Frosty: A Musical Adventure at the Florida Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/frosty-a-musical-adventure-at-the-florida-theatre--listing-26b4fa7d741e883301d58e7a) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:30 AM · Florida Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 24. A 50-minute holiday musical in the Florida Theatre's young-audience series. An orphan named Billy finds a magic hat, puts it on a snowman and brings Frosty to life; together they…
- [Home Alone in Concert with the Jacksonville Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/home-alone-in-concert-with-the-jacksonville-symphony--listing-d91ae57a4adad5e771d7457b) — Fri, Nov 20 (+1 more date) · Jacoby Symphony Hall · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Symphony screens the 1990 holiday comedy Home Alone on a big screen while the orchestra plays John Williams' score live, part of the Symphonic Night at the…
- [ZOOLights at Jacksonville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/zoolights-at-jacksonville-zoo--listing-6b60ec2f874625619d56d6b6) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 24. After a three-year absence, ZOOLights returns to Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens as an evening holiday walk. Families stroll under light tunnels, past larger-than-life illuminated…
- [Jacksonville Beach Deck the Chairs](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-beach-deck-the-chairs--listing-e51ae91c294ed27bc55dda49) — Nov 25 – Jan 1 · Seawalk Pavilion and Latham Plaza, Jacksonville Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. For five weeks each holiday season the Students in the Arts Alliance fills the Jacksonville Beach oceanfront with lifeguard chairs decorated by schools, nonprofits and…
- [Fishweir Brewing Thanksgiving Day 5K and Kids 1K](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fishweir-brewing-thanksgiving-day-5k-and-kids-1k--listing-749043428b97e12477ccb2e1) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Fishweir Brewing Company · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A relaxed Thanksgiving Day race in Jacksonville's Riverside/Avondale area that starts and finishes at Fishweir Brewing Company on Edgewood Avenue. Grown-ups run or walk the 5K at…
- [Glowing Gardens at the Jacksonville Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/glowing-gardens-at-the-jacksonville-arboretum--listing-e6e3682230ada7e84f4dc6e1) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. For its third season, Glowing Gardens lights the Jacksonville Arboretum's trails after dark with thousands of lights, illuminated trees, light sculptures, a glowing 'river' and…
- [Jacksonville Holiday River Fest and Light Boat Parade](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-holiday-river-fest-and-light-boat-parade--listing-8bee521e607e56ba78e93dbe) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM · Riverfront Plaza · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. One evening that bundles downtown Jacksonville's big holiday traditions. Holiday River Fest opens at Riverfront Plaza at 5 pm with hot cocoa, festive treats, food trucks and…
- [Creative Kids: Holiday Ornament Painting](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/creative-kids-holiday-ornament-painting--listing-2cfd31b5901fb94c6aa53100) — Thu, Dec 3 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. December's Creative Kids session at the Cummer Museum, for kindergarten through fifth graders with a caregiver, takes its cue from the Tiffany or Ti-Phony? exhibition. Children…
- [Holiday Pops with the Jacksonville Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/holiday-pops-with-the-jacksonville-symphony--listing-68594b51346870d337f15cc6) — Thu, Dec 3 (+3 more dates) · Jacoby Symphony Hall · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Symphony's annual Holiday Pops concerts fill the first weekend of December with seasonal favorites performed by the full orchestra. It is a popular family…
- [Classic Christmas Treats Baking Class](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/classic-christmas-treats-baking-class--listing-65a937b504f925b5812ed38c) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $75 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour holiday baking class at JAX Cooking Studio that families can take together. The menu: baked peppermint mocha doughnuts with chocolate drizzle, melted snowman sugar…
- [Festival of Lights 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/festival-of-lights-5k-and-1-mile-fun-run--listing-ca9319b2a5b4a5a1458c5455) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM · San Marco Square · From $20 · checked Oct 24. The 31st annual Festival of Lights 5K, a nighttime holiday race through San Marco that benefits Children's Miracle Network of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia (UF Health…
- [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…
- [Jacksonville Icemen Kids Takeover Night](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-icemen-kids-takeover-night--listing-55faab48406b4a22b55026c2) — Sat, Dec 5 · 7:00 PM · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Saturday-night ECHL hockey game the Jacksonville Icemen bill as Kids Takeover, against the South Carolina Stingrays at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena downtown. Puck drop is 7…
- [Winter Wonderland Kids Cooking Party](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/winter-wonderland-kids-cooking-party--listing-3654527a6f44e73c39d62d03) — Mon, Dec 7 · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · JAX Cooking Studio · Ages 7+ · From $68 · checked Oct 24. A hands-on kids' cooking class at JAX Cooking Studio, billed as a homeschool party with all kids welcome. Young chefs make a winter party spread: crispy pesto arancini, flaky…
- [Homemade Hibachi for Families Cooking Class](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/homemade-hibachi-for-families-cooking-class--listing-0bbd44ad4b37867efb44ebbf) — Wed, Dec 9 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $80 · checked Oct 24. A weeknight family cooking class at JAX Cooking Studio where a chef walks families through a hibachi dinner they can recreate at home: clear soup, ginger salad, from-scratch…
- [Survival Skills Day Camp (Jax Dragonfly Expeditions)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/survival-skills-day-camp-jax-dragonfly-expeditions--listing-e89122d00db85dcce4777337) — Fri, Dec 11 · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park · Ages 6–12 · From $65 · checked Oct 24. A one-day outdoor skills camp run by Jax Dragonfly at Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park on Jacksonville's Westside. Guides teach kids fire lighting, sharp tool use, camouflage and…
- [Claus Cause 5K and Elf Dash Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/claus-cause-5k-and-elf-dash-fun-run--listing-d21f488020ba5ff2f607d83e) — Sat, Dec 12 · 8:00 AM · The Avenues Mall · Paid · checked Oct 24. A first-year holiday race at The Avenues Mall that raises money for Girls on the Run of Northeast Florida. Grown-ups and older kids can run or walk the chip-timed 5K, and every…
- [Conqueror 5K: Jingle Jog Edition and Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/conqueror-5k-jingle-jog-edition-and-kids-fun-run--listing-6741e69b7bf1bf08fa799ebe) — Sat, Dec 12 · 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM · Trinity Christian Academy · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Trinity Christian Academy's holiday-themed fundraiser run on its Westside Jacksonville campus. The 5K run/walk starts at 8 am, and a 1-mile Kids Fun Run follows at 9 am, so…
- [Jacksonville Icemen Teddy Bear Toss](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-icemen-teddy-bear-toss--listing-edc951249d208d1c27ee9d0f) — Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Icemen's Teddy Bear Toss game against the Florida Everblades, a Saturday-night hockey tradition at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, named for the hockey tradition…
- [Artful Storytime: By the Ocean](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/artful-storytime-by-the-ocean--listing-50c11cd058a560265df842cf) — Wed, Dec 16 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Ages 2–6 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. December's Artful Storytime at the Cummer Museum heads to the beach. Inspired by the exhibition A State of Expression, the stories for ages 2 to 6 feature Florida's shoreline…
- [First Coast Nutcracker](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/first-coast-nutcracker--listing-39210547f01eb140243a1ef9) — Fri, Dec 18 (+2 more dates) · Moran Theater, Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Symphony's First Coast Nutcracker, a North Florida tradition for more than 50 years, is a fully staged ballet with Tchaikovsky's score played live by the…
- [Run Santa Run 5K and One Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/run-santa-run-5k-and-one-mile-fun-run--listing-60e3e93311deaee9b8dd983a) — Sat, Dec 19 · 5:30 PM · Klutho Park · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A nighttime holiday race in Springfield's Klutho Park on a lit-up course packed with Christmas lights, inflatables and music, through themed zones such as Hershey Kiss Kingdom…
- [Family Fun: Holiday Cookie Decorating at Sur La Table](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/family-fun-holiday-cookie-decorating-at-sur-la-table--listing-25441120960486156c5f2031) — Sun, Dec 20 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Sur La Table St. Johns Town Center · Ages 7+ · From $69 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour hands-on family cooking class at the Sur La Table store in St. Johns Town Center, where kids and their grown-ups learn to decorate gingerbread and sugar cookies with…
- [Luminaria at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/luminaria-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-2ab49a00c60d53f93ada79ed) — Sun, Dec 20 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · checked Oct 24. During Riverside Avondale Preservation's Luminaria, when candle-lined streets glow throughout the neighborhood, the Cummer Museum is a starting or ending point for the walk. The…
- [Riverside Avondale Luminaria](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/riverside-avondale-luminaria--listing-ef97843fd8c41685058d8ceb) — Sun, Dec 20 · Historic Riverside Avondale district (Riverside Avondale Preservation) · checked Oct 24. Riverside Avondale's annual Luminaria, a one-evening neighborhood tradition of more than 40 years in which the historic Riverside Avondale district is lit by candlelight…
- [Disney Inspired Holiday Baking Class](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/disney-inspired-holiday-baking-class--listing-887d8aab39546501b826390c) — Mon, Dec 21 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $70 · checked Oct 24. A winter-break baking class at JAX Cooking Studio that recreates holiday treats from Disney parks: a red velvet wreath (a baked doughnut with buttercream and sprinkles)…
- [Cookies for Santa Baking Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/cookies-for-santa-baking-workshop--listing-fc8c843f826059c9a2aaaec9) — Wed, Dec 23 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · JAX Cooking Studio · From $70 · checked Oct 24. A Christmas-week cookie workshop at JAX Cooking Studio: families bake hot chocolate crinkles with a gooey caramel center, walnut snowball cookies, and holiday sugar cookie…
- [Jen Kramer's Magical Holiday Show](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jen-kramer-s-magical-holiday-show--listing-65eddcd4186d666d92a40c37) — Wed, Dec 23 · 3:00 PM · The Florida Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 24. A winter-break afternoon magic show at the Florida Theatre with Las Vegas headliner Jen Kramer, known for sleight-of-hand and named Female Magician of the Year by the…
- [Be Bold 5K](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/be-bold-5k--listing-b51e48a974d14d944f722d68) — Sat, Jan 9 · 7:00 AM · Bold City Health · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Bold City Health's 11th annual New Year 5K on the Westside invites walkers, joggers and runners to start the year with a family outing. The organizers highlight families crossing…
- [MLK Celebration at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/mlk-celebration-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-36f6eef9666aa528a2c53b00) — Thu, Jan 14 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · checked Oct 24. An evening at the Cummer Museum honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through art, reflection, music and community. Visitors explore the museum through…
- [Mutts Gone Nuts: Unleashed](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/mutts-gone-nuts-unleashed--listing-29d3e794c4e71cd5b31e978c) — Sun, Jan 17 · 2:00 PM · The Florida Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 24. A family comedy show at the Florida Theatre starring a troupe of talented rescue dogs, back on the theatre's stage for a Sunday matinee on MLK weekend. The dogs perform feats of…
- [Single Day Zoo Camp on MLK Day](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/single-day-zoo-camp-on-mlk-day--listing-2a5db8e83f8fb96a0c73e62d) — Mon, Jan 18 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · Ages 5–7 · From $75 · checked Oct 24. A one-day taste of Jacksonville Zoo's camp for children ages 5 to 7, held on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day school holiday. Campers get the same animal encounters, crafts and…
- [Artful Storytime: Celebrate the Legacy of MLK](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/artful-storytime-celebrate-the-legacy-of-mlk--listing-e20347efab5808733dcba6b0) — Wed, Jan 20 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Ages 2–6 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A preschool storytime at the Cummer Museum, held the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, that honors Dr. King's message of peace, justice and hope. Stories introduce children…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Beaches Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/beaches-museum--listing-df80d78bbc2daf67fc6117cc) — Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00–4:00 p.m.; closed Monday · Beaches Museum, Jacksonville Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. 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…
- [Big Talbot Island State Park and Boneyard Beach](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/big-talbot-island-state-park-and-boneyard-beach--listing-25eef59a8b92a1792ceda07c) — Daily 8 a.m. to sunset (boat ramp open 24 hours) · Big Talbot Island State Park · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. A sea-island nature preserve north of Jacksonville that is mainly for nature study, bird-watching and photography. A short trail leads to Boneyard Beach, known for the…
- [Bravoz Entertainment Center](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/bravoz-entertainment-center--listing-236d8692d13b2b6ca8058df8) — Wednesday 3–9 p.m.; Thursday 3–8 p.m.; Friday 3–9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday… · Bravoz Entertainment Center · All ages · From $21.99 · checked Oct 24. A 40,000-square-foot indoor fun center in south Jacksonville built around trampolines, with 11 activities and more than 30 arcade games. The Jump & Ninja pass covers the…
- [Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/catty-shack-ranch-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-4dd4759f63ed560694496b98) — Open only on scheduled dates: Day Tours most days (ticket calendar lists 11:00 a.m.)… · Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A volunteer-run big-cat sanctuary on Jacksonville's Northside that is open to the public only on scheduled tour days. Each visit starts with a short welcome video, followed by a…
- [Children's Art Classes — Jacksonville (Baymeadows)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/children-s-art-classes-jacksonville-baymeadows--listing-a44ddbd286623cc52c5a23e4) — Weekly classes through the nine-month school-year program; class days and times in the… · Children's Art Classes Jacksonville · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Baymeadows art studio, the first location of the Children's Art Classes program (opened in Jacksonville in 2009), offering a skill-based, nine-month weekly art course for…
- [Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/cummer-museum-of-art-and-gardens--listing-1997bf8b171abe7f66d414d9) — Tuesday–Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.–4… · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An art museum on the St. Johns River in Riverside with permanent galleries, special exhibitions and historic riverfront gardens, all included in general admission. Children 5 and…
- [Fort Caroline National Memorial](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fort-caroline-national-memorial--listing-5fed9fecbcafde95165263cd) — Grounds open Wednesday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Ribault Monument Wed–Sun 9:00… · Fort Caroline National Memorial & Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The visitor center for the whole Timucuan Preserve sits at Fort Caroline in Arlington, which memorializes the short-lived 1560s French colony on the St. Johns River: stories of…
- [Homeschool Zoocademy at Jacksonville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/homeschool-zoocademy-at-jacksonville-zoo--listing-04e301a916e06fe92e7af6ce) — Once a month, Sept–April. Ages 5–12: Tuesdays 1–4 p.m., Wednesdays 9 a.m.–noon… · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · Ages 5–16 · Paid · checked Oct 24. A monthly drop-off class for homeschooled students that mixes classroom lessons, animal encounters, projects and walks through the zoo with a zoo educator. Students are grouped…
- [Huguenot Memorial Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/huguenot-memorial-park--listing-f649a0043dc833e0c579e514) — Seven days a week, 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Eastern Standard Time season (November–March)… · Huguenot Memorial Park · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. A city-run oceanfront park on a peninsula off Heckscher Drive, known for beach driving and one of the largest seabird colonies on the East Coast in summer (laughing gulls, royal…
- [Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-arboretum-and-botanical-gardens--listing-c055fd6eb5ae508f2a7e1f9d) — Daily. Nov 6–Mar 11: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Mar 12–Nov 5: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. No entry in the last 30… · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. A privately run botanical garden and woodland preserve off Millcoe Road in the Arlington area, with a network of marked trails, benches along each trail, picnic tables near the…
- [Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-zoo-and-gardens--listing-c8e7f90254d875543c5bd76e) — Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; day-of ticket sales close at 4 p.m., last entry 4:30 p.m. Train… · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · All ages · From $24.95 · checked Oct 24. Jacksonville's zoo on the Trout River in north Jacksonville holds about 2,000 animals and 1,000 plant species across habitats grouped by region: Florida, South America and the…
- [Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/kathryn-abbey-hanna-park--listing-cdf4b7b15169854baee1af16) — Open seven days a week; 8 a.m.–6 p.m. after the switch to Eastern Standard Time (Nov 1… · Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. A large city-run oceanfront park in Atlantic Beach with 1.5 miles of sandy beach (including The Poles, Northeast Florida's best-known surf spot), a 60-acre freshwater lake for…
- [Kids' 4-Week Home School Cooking Series at JAX Cooking Studio](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/kids-4-week-home-school-cooking-series-at-jax-cooking-studio--listing-4f99e2c41a8a6982e0a9abbb) — Mondays 12:00–2:00 p.m.: Nov 2, 9, 16 and 30, 2026 · JAX Cooking Studio · Ages 7+ · From $200 · checked Oct 24. A hands-on cooking series for children 7 and older. The kids prepare every dish themselves and eat what they make at the end of each class. The November 2026 series meets four…
- [Kingsley Plantation](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/kingsley-plantation--listing-99e2ac95b02827fd0fd4c650) — Grounds open Wednesday–Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; planter's home weekend open houses… · Kingsley Plantation, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A National Park Service site on Fort George Island where families can walk the grounds of a 19th-century plantation, including the planter's house, outbuildings and the remains…
- [Learn to Skate at Community First Igloo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/learn-to-skate-at-community-first-igloo--listing-637f75538b8c2a3a6fb0e7fa) — Tots, Hockey and Youth: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 p.m., Wednesdays (homeschool) 10… · Community First Igloo · Ages 3+ · From $250 · checked Oct 24. Group ice-skating lessons following the Learn To Skate USA curriculum, taught with games in a positive setting. Beginners are grouped by age: Tots (3–5) build confidence and…
- [Little Talbot Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/little-talbot-island-state-park--listing-28e3b0f0399a8e821c9f2016) — Open 8 a.m. until sunset, 365 days a year · Little Talbot Island State Park · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 24. One of the few undeveloped barrier islands left in Northeast Florida, Little Talbot has more than 5 miles of beach and 3 miles of bike trails north of the St. Johns River…
- [MOCA Jacksonville (Museum of Contemporary Art)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/moca-jacksonville-museum-of-contemporary-art--listing-feaaf3ec521dcc4cb48012b0) — Tuesday–Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; 1st and 3rd Wednesday 11 a.m.–9 p.m. (Museum Nights)… · MOCA Jacksonville · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. The University of North Florida's contemporary art museum in downtown Jacksonville shows rotating exhibitions and its permanent collection across several floors. The first floor…
- [Nature's Newbies at Jacksonville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/nature-s-newbies-at-jacksonville-zoo--listing-e506d62929c9b9f46372bc00) — Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. or 10:45 a.m. on class weeks (remaining fall 2026… · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens — Education Estates · Ages 1–3 · From $30 · checked Oct 24. An hour-long outdoor class for toddlers and one adult, about half of it free-choice nature play at activity stations, with songs, a featured picture book and a close-up visit…
- [Open Gym at TNT Gymnastics & Fitness](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/open-gym-at-tnt-gymnastics-and-fitness--listing-ded5e07beb214fa1fefb2c53) — Preschool open gym Wednesdays 10–11 a.m. (walking–6 yrs); Homeschool open gym Fridays… · TNT Gymnastics & Fitness · Paid · checked Oct 24. Weekly drop-in open play at a Southside gymnastics gym, designed to let kids burn off energy in a safe, clean, climate-controlled space. The Wednesday morning session is for…
- [Preschool Gymnastics at TNT Gymnastics & Fitness](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/preschool-gymnastics-at-tnt-gymnastics-and-fitness--listing-ae780aeafe7a055d1c68a289) — Weekly classes; days and times in the gym's class schedule and parent portal · TNT Gymnastics & Fitness · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A preschool gymnastics program in its own enclosed area with equipment scaled to toddlers' smaller hands and bodies. Parent TOT is a 45-minute class where a grown-up and child…
- [Public Ice Skating at Community First Igloo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/public-ice-skating-at-community-first-igloo--listing-41679d7bdb8b26d1acdc5fe0) — Public sessions most days per the monthly calendar: weekday sessions at about 10 a.m… · Community First Igloo · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Jacksonville's year-round indoor ice rink, home of the ECHL Jacksonville Icemen, runs public skating sessions open to all skill levels most days of the week. Families book a…
- [Skate Station Funworks Mandarin](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/skate-station-funworks-mandarin--listing-697f4b24b77a49d9f92c8ad8) — Sunday 1–5 p.m.; Monday–Tuesday private events only; Wednesday 3–5 and 6:30–8:30 p.m… · Skate Station Funworks Mandarin · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. A roller rink and family fun center in Mandarin with public skate sessions, an arcade, a rock-climbing wall, Swamp Golf mini golf and Wally's Playground, a two-story, 30-foot…
- [Stone Climbing Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/stone-climbing-jacksonville--listing-633299e2b674124ed0b409ee) — Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (members-only Mon–Fri 7–11 a.m.) · Stone Climbing Jacksonville · From $25 · checked Oct 24. An indoor rock-climbing gym off Deerwood Park Boulevard with bouldering, a fifty-foot rope wall with auto-belays and a dedicated kids' climbing area, also fitted with…
- [Tiny Tots at Bravoz](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/tiny-tots-at-bravoz--listing-e1ad4d19f0394fdf4e4ce1fe) — First Thursday of most months, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. (not held June–August or January)… · Bravoz Entertainment Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. A monthly toddler-and-preschool morning at Bravoz when the trampolines and the dedicated toddler ninja area are reserved for the youngest guests and their grown-ups. Each session…
- [Tree Hill Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/tree-hill-nature-center--listing-b9e295eecef431b4ed0f278c) — Monday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (last admission 4:00); closed Sundays and major… · Tree Hill Nature Center · All ages · From $4 · checked Oct 24. A 51-acre nature preserve in Arlington with seven short walking trails (each about a third of a mile), a hands-on kids' museum about Florida's natural history, butterfly and…
- [Youth Climbing Clubs at Stone Climbing Jacksonville](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/youth-climbing-clubs-at-stone-climbing-jacksonville--listing-d7065afb038e3aeb729752e4) — Fall 2026: Tuesday 5:30–7:00 p.m. high school; Thursday 1:30–3:00 p.m. homeschool… · Stone Climbing Jacksonville · From $129 · checked Oct 24. Weekly youth climbing clubs for kids who are new to the sport or just want to climb for fun with peers. Each group meets once a week with a coach to learn basic and intermediate…
- [Zoo Tots at Jacksonville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/zoo-tots-at-jacksonville-zoo--listing-7f7b4c5ae062a9713ef648d6) — Thursdays 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m., Fridays 9:00 a.m., Saturdays 11:00 a.m., on the… · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens — Education Estates · Ages 3–5 · From $30 · checked Oct 24. A one-hour outdoor class for preschoolers and one adult at the zoo's Education Estates campus, at the south end of the main parking lot (no zoo admission needed). Each week has a…

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