# Things to do with kids in Nassau County, FL > 6 upcoming family events and 6 places and ongoing programs in Nassau 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 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/counties/nassau-county-fl ## Events ahead - [Fernandina Beach Police Community Appreciation Day](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fernandina-beach-police-community-appreciation-day--listing-80b6a46d263ad2f493f1c6e5) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Fernandina Beach Police Department · Free · checked Oct 24. The Fernandina Beach Police Department opens its doors for a community day with tours of the department and its vehicles, demonstrations of Taser, drone and PepperBall equipment… - [Right Whale Festival](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/right-whale-festival--listing-7589446589a387857014aeb0) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Main Beach, Fernandina Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free two-day beachfront festival in Fernandina Beach that marks the yearly return of endangered North Atlantic right whales to the warm coastal waters off northeast Florida and… - [Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Christmas Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/ritz-carlton-amelia-island-christmas-tree-lighting--listing-8847931d92a99dcb4ef500aa) — Wed, Nov 25 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (Courtyard) · checked Oct 24. The annual lighting of the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island's 45-foot Christmas tree, held the night before Thanksgiving in the resort courtyard. The program includes live holiday… - [Omni Turkey Trot 5K and Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/omni-turkey-trot-5k-and-kids-fun-run--listing-0bc9d675e7dc868682af5d8b) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Omni Amelia Island Resort, Racquet Park, Fernandina Beach · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A chip-timed Thanksgiving 5K through the tree-canopied grounds of the Omni Amelia Island Resort, starting and finishing at Racquet Park next to the Nona Mia restaurant. Running… - [Build-A-Gingerbread House with a Ritz-Carlton Pastry Chef](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/build-a-gingerbread-house-with-a-ritz-carlton-pastry-chef--listing-5a9955615c03781ac1cb6dc1) — Sat, Nov 28 (+2 more dates) · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (Cumberland Room) · Paid · checked Oct 24. A family gingerbread-house workshop at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, where a resort pastry chef guides each family through building and decorating its own gingerbread house, a… - [Dickens on Centre Christmas Market and Festival](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/dickens-on-centre-christmas-market-and-festival--listing-b13d159a13c9aaa6bc4e356d) — Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Historic downtown Fernandina Beach (Centre Street) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. For one weekend historic downtown Fernandina Beach turns into a Victorian Christmas village inspired by A Christmas Carol. The 12th annual festival is free to wander, with… ## Places and ongoing programs - [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… - [Fort Clinch State Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fort-clinch-state-park--listing-caa21af168132171e5668222) — Park open 8 a.m. to sunset daily; fort 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily; visitor center 9 a.m.–4:30… · Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 24. A 1,400-acre state park at the north tip of Amelia Island built around a well-preserved 19th-century brick fort whose cannons face across the St. Marys River toward Georgia… - [Storytime — Callahan Branch Library (Nassau County)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytime-callahan-branch-library-nassau-county--listing-38daee02fe7cdd17fdb198c9) — Thursdays 10:15–11:00 a.m. (weekly in the library's calendar; dates seen: 2026-10-29… · Callahan Branch Library · Ages 0–4 · Free · checked Oct 24. Storytime at the Nassau County Public Library is aimed at children from birth to age 4 but open to everyone, with singing, dancing and stories. It is free and needs no… - [Storytime — Fernandina Beach Branch Library (Nassau County)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytime-fernandina-beach-branch-library-nassau-county--listing-362a84650ebffa2833b03d6d) — Tuesdays, two sessions: 10:15–11:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (weekly in the… · Fernandina Beach Branch Library · Ages 0–4 · Free · checked Oct 24. Storytime at the Nassau County Public Library is aimed at children from birth to age 4 but open to everyone, with singing, dancing and stories. It is free and needs no… - [Storytime — Hilliard Branch Library (Nassau County)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytime-hilliard-branch-library-nassau-county--listing-592565fcf7f645a6f42bb025) — Mondays 10:15 a.m. (weekly in the library's calendar; dates seen: 2026-10-26, 2026-11-02) · Hilliard Branch Library · Ages 0–4 · Free · checked Oct 24. Storytime at the Nassau County Public Library is aimed at children from birth to age 4 but open to everyone, with singing, dancing and stories. It is free and needs no… - [Storytime — Yulee Branch Library (Nassau County)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/storytime-yulee-branch-library-nassau-county--listing-cb6d0276b5ec2325bbec4508) — Wednesdays 10:15–11:00 a.m. (weekly in the library's calendar; dates seen: 2026-10-28… · Yulee Branch Library · Ages 0–4 · Free · checked Oct 24. Storytime at the Nassau County Public Library is aimed at children from birth to age 4 but open to everyone, with singing, dancing and stories. It is free and needs no… ## Nearby - Towns in Nassau County, FL: [Fernandina Beach, FL](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/towns/fernandina-beach-fl) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/towns/fernandina-beach-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) Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.