Weekend Guide 10+ Things to do in Jax this Weekend

  • by Catherine Tortorici
  • March 31, 2025

Start planning your eventful weekend! The Clay County Fair is BACK, and the Jumbo Shrimp Season is returning. See the incredible Les Miserables, the Velvet Underground Show, and the Springing the Blues Festival. Decca Live is back with another exciting weekly lineup. Support a good cause at Boots on the Green. Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena has a busy weekend with the Icemen, Rascal Flats, and Jacksonville Sharks!⁠

4/3 - 4/13: Clay County Agricultural Fair

Thursday, April 3 - Sunday, April 13

Clay County Fairgrounds

Step right up and mark your calendars for delicious food, thrilling games, exhilarating rides, and endless entertainment. 

This Year’s Concert Lineup:
4/3:  Sugar Ray & Uncle Kracker 
4/4:  Clint Black 
4/5:  Chase Matthew & SADIE BASS 
4/6:  The Castellows & Tigirlily Gold 
4/7: Micah Tyler & We The Kingdom 
4/8:  Spin Doctors 
4/9: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

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4/2: DT Jax Art Walk

Wednesday, April 2, 5 PM

Downtown Jacksonville

Stroll the streets of #DTJax, enjoy live music, shop with local artists and vendors, and stop by your favorite participating galleries and businesses along the way! 

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Decca Live Events

4/2: Bunt

4/4: Houndmouth

4/4: Layton Giordani

4/5: VAVO 

4/5: Bingo Loco at Decca Live 

4/6: Lily Rose 

Decca Live has you covered with some amazing shows this weekend! Check out their upcoming calendar for even more events.

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4/1- 4/6 : Jumbo Shrimp vs. Worcester Opening Week

Tuesday, April 1 - Sunday, April 6

VyStar Ballpark

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are back for the season! Catch a game at the Vystar Ballpark

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4/1 - 4/6: Les Misérables

Tuesday, April 1 - Sunday, April 6

Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts 

Don't miss out on your chance to see Les Misérables in Jax! Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice, and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. 

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4/4 - 4/6: 2025 Springing The Blues

Friday, April 4 - Sunday, April 6

Seawalk Pavilion

Springing the Blues features many of the best traditional and contemporary blues artists in the world on its two iconic stages. Add our fabulous food court, arts marketplace, kid’s activities area, and the sun and surf with beautiful spring weather and you have a magic musical experience like no other!

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4/5: Rascal Flats: Life is a Highway Tour

Saturday, April 5, 7 PM

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

Rascal Flats is coming to DUUVALL! Sing and dance along to your favorites.

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4/6: Boots on the Green

Sunday, April 6, 3 - 7 PM

The Yards

Mark your calendar to attend Boots on the Green- a Live Music Festival. Presented by Healing Harmonies.This fun and meaningful music festival which will benefit the music therapy program for pediatric patients at Community Hospice & Palliative Care!

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4/4: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Friday, April 4, 7 PM

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

The Icemen are in town at the arena! If you haven't caught a game this season, now is your chance.

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4/6: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Vegas Knight Hawks

Sunday, April 6, 6:05 PM

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

The Jacksonville Sharks are back! They are playing against the Vegas Knight Hawks for their first home game!

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4/4 - 4/13: The Velvet Underground Show

Select Nights Friday, April 4 - Sunday, April 13

The Glass Factory

The Award-Winning SHOW Returns: The Velvet Underground Show is the Spicy Speakeasy Show everyone is raving about! Producers have elevated every moment - From new performers and enhanced stage, to the delicious catered food & hand crafted cocktails. Prepare for a night of breathtaking new acts from Cirque du Soleil and America’s Got Talent Finalist, alongside an immersive cocktail and dining experience like never before.

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Resources and Volunteer in Jacksonville 

The Big Draft 

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First Coast Surfrider

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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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4/1: Angélique Kidjo

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4/3: Seeding Jacksonville

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4/3: Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime

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4/3: 39th Annual Celebrity Chefs Tasting Luncheon and Silent Auction

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4/4: CancerSlug

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4/4: The Great Gatsby

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4/5: The Run Home 5K

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4/5: Mutt Market

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4/5: Eggpalooza

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4/5: Sleaze Freaks: An Indie Sleaze Revival Dance Party

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4/5: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

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4/6: Marcus King Band

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4/6: 3rd Annual Railyard BBQ

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4/6: Sip in San Marco

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WJCT Music Calendar

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Museums and Activities

MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)

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MOSH (Museum of Science & History)

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Jacksonville Zoo

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Cummer Museum

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Upcoming Concerts & Shows

4/7: Leonid & Friends

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4/8: Old Crow Medicine Show

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4/9: Jagged Edge

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4/10: The Dollyrots, Tori Nance, The Debt

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4/10: Purple Disco Machine at Decca Live

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4/11: Jax Symphony: John Williams: His Oscars, Grammys

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4/11: The Simon & Garfunkel Story

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4/11: Air Supply

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4/11: Floozies at Decca Live

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4/11: Brody Jenner x Devin 

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4/10: Brantley Gilbert: The Tattoos Tour 2025

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4/9: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

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4/12: Barely Alive

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4/12: Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change' ®

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4/13: Trapt 

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4/13: Balkan Night with Elvana Gjata

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4/13: Chicago

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4/16: Khruangbin - A LA SALA Tour

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4/17: WPLA Presents: NOTHING MORE at Decca Live 

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4/17: Nothing More

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4/18: 2traitors, Crown Magnetar, Yosemite in Black, Endbringer, Double Crossed

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4/18: Sommer Ray

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4/19: Bingo Loco

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4/19: Warren Zeiders - Relapse Tour

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4/20: Lunar Vacation W/ Hannah Cole

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4/22 - 4/27: MJ The Musical

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4/24: Travis Tritt

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4/24: Kayzo

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4/25- 4/26: Jax Symphony: Dvorak's "New World"

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4/25: Kane Brown

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4/26: Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton

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4/27: Jax Symphony: Latin Jazz Ensemble

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4/30: Wilco

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5/1: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

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5/2 - 5/3: Jax Symphony: Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows Part 2

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5/3: Two Friends

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5/4: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience

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5/6: Soulja Boy

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5/10: Teddy Swims

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5/15: Michael Franti & Spearhead - Welcome To The Family Tour

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5/16: Forrest Frank: Child Of God Tour Part 2

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5/18: GUTFELD LIVE '25 Featuring Greg Gutfeld and special guest Tom Shillue

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5/18: HAUSER - The Rebel Is Back Tour

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5/19: Tyler Childers: On The Road

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5/22 - 5/25: Jacksonville Jazz Fest

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5/24 - 5/25: Live Wildly presents: JJ Grey's Blackwater Sol Revue

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5/29: Rick Springfield: I Want My 80's Tour

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5/30: Sam Barber - Restless Mind Tour

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5/31: TPAIN – Young Cash & Friends Birthday Bash

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6/2: Styx & Kevin Cronin + Don Felder the Brotherhood of Rock Tour

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6/3: Dispatch

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6/4: Barenaked Ladies - Last Summer On Earth Tour

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6/6: Old Dominion - How Good is That World Tour

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6/10: The Head And The Heart: Aperture Tour

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6/11: Modest Mouse

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6/12: Ian Munsick & Flatland Cavalry

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6/12: Lil Baby - WHAM World Tour

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6/12: Vampire Weekend 'Only God Was Above Us' Tour Part 2

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6/17: Glass Animals: Tour of Earth

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6/23: Avril Lavigne: Greatest Hits Tour 2025

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6/24: An Evening with HEART

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6/26: Slightly Stoopid: Step Into the Sun Summer Tour 2025

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6/27: Kidz Bop Live Certified Bop Tour

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7/12: Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA

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7/15: Big Time Rush: in Real Life Worldwide Tour

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7/29: Shania Twain

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Plan Ahead 

4/8 - 4/13: Jumbo Shrimp vs. Charlotte

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4/12: Wine and Chocolate Run

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4/11: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates

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4/12: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates

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4/13: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Orlando Solar Bears

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4/12: Charlie Berens: The Good Old Fashioned Tour

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4/18: Wicked Sing-Along Movie Night

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4/19: Run to the Sun 5K

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4/19: Chemo Noir 1 Mile and Wine Tasting Event

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4/19: Jaxparks Eggstravaganza

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4/19: PHX JAX Spring Mural Jam

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4/22 - 4/27:  Jumbo Shrimp vs. Gwinnett

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4/19: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Massachusetts Pirates

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4/26: Run For The Hungry 5K

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4/26: Run Riverside 5k and Fun Run

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4/26 - 4/27: 46th Historic Springfield Tour of Homes & Gardens

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5/3: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Iowa Barnstormers

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5/3: Clay County Young Life “Hula Hustle” 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run

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5/6 - 5/11:  Jumbo Shrimp vs. Syracuse

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5/10: DONNA Mother’s Day 5K

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5/17: Hope Starts Here 5K

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5/17: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Fishers Freight

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5/26: Memorial Day 5K Run

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5/31: Kindness Matters 5k and Fun Run

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5/20 -5/25:  Jumbo Shrimp vs. Memphis

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6/3 - 6/8:  Jumbo Shrimp vs. Durham

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6/7: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Arizona Rattlers

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6/21: Jacksonville Sharks vs. Quad City Steamwheelers

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6/24 - 6/29: Jumbo Shrimp vs. Nashville

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7/12:  Jacksonville Sharks vs. San Antonio Gunslingers

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7/26:  Jacksonville Sharks vs. Green Bay Blizzard

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