The city of Jacksonville, Florida and the Jacksonville metropolitan area host numerous events year-round. This listing includes the most notable of those events. Annual events Most events are coordinated through the City of Jacksonville, department of Recreation and Community Services. January Gator Bowl February Mardi Gras Jax March Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Gate River Run Great Atlantic Seafood & Music Festival April Blessing of the Fleet Jacksonville Jazz Festival Mandarin Art Festival One Spark Springing the Blues Starry Nights Concerts at Metropolitan Park Tree Hill Nature Center Butterfly Festival "Things We Don't Talk About - Women's Stories of the Red Tent" - Jacksonville premier Rockville May Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival Jacksonville Film Festival Mug Race Memorial Day at the Veterans Memorial Wall The Players Championship World of Nations Celebration July Freedom, Fanfare & Fireworks Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament Jacksonville Beach 4th of July Fireworks October Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic Jacksonville Pride Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular November Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair (Jacksonville Fair) Jacksonville Light Parade Northeast Florida Veg Fest Planetfest Churches Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine First Church of Christ, Scientist Mount Zion AME Church Riverside Baptist Church St. Andrews Episcopal Church St. John's Cathedral Event facilities City owned The city contracts with a company to manage and operate: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Jacksonville Municipal Stadium VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center Ritz Theatre (Jacksonville) Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts Jacoby Symphony Hall - home of Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Jim & Jan Moran Theater - featuring touring Broadway theatre Each entity that rents the venue is responsible for the event's operations: Daily's Place Amphitheater Metropolitan Park Cecil Recreation Complex Jacksonville Equestrian Center Jacksonville Aquatics Center Privately owned Adventure Landing Alhambra Dinner Theatre Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary Dave & Buster's Florida Theatre Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Jacksonville Fairgrounds & Exposition Center Jacksonville Landing Latitude 30 Morocco Shrine Auditorium Riverside Theater Shipwreck Island St. Augustine Amphitheatre Theatre Jacksonville Historic homes Epping Forest Henry John Klutho House Lane-Towers House Napoleon Bonaparte Broward House Museums Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery Alexander Brest Planetarium Amelia Island Museum of History The Beaches Museum & History Center Black Heritage Museum Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park Castillo de San Marcos Jacksonville Fire Museum Clay County Historical Society Museum Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Fort Caroline National Memorial