Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park is not JUST a park.
We produce experiences that foster connections and create memories in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville. From the WOW to the HOW, we are innovators in forming a sense of identity through events featuring music, dance, performance and visual art, food and drink. Daily, we convene downtown office workers hungry for lunch, live music and kinship. Weekends are filled with larger festivals highlighting the varied culture of Jacksonville. Check out our calendar of offerings below.
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- 29160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll Day
For 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ... - 30160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ... - 31160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 1160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Jazz in the Park with Joe Watts11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Food trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Joe Watts every Wednesday at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm]. Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ... - 2160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 3160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Live at Lunch with 77d’s11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Food trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by 77d’s at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm] Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ... - 4160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
- 5160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
- 6160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 7160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 8160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Jazz in the Park with Joe Watts11:30 am - 2:00 pmFood trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Joe Watts every Wednesday at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm]. Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ...
- 9160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 10160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Live at Lunch with Paul Ivey11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Food trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Paul Ivey at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm] , ... - 11160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
- 12160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
- 13160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 14160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 15160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Jazz in the Park with Joe Watts11:30 am - 2:00 pmFood trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Joe Watts every Wednesday at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm]. Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ...
- 16160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 17160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Live at Lunch with Big Papa Fish11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Food trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Big Papa Fish at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm] Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck lineup and more! , ... - 18160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...The CookOut: Unity on the Block2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Presented by James Weldon Johnson Park and United Way of Northeast Florida, The CookOut is Jacksonville’s biggest neighborhood celebration – a citywide block party that unites every corner of our community to eat, dance and celebrate in the historic heart of Downtown. From Springfield to San Marco, Durkee , ...
- 19160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...The Imagination Playground: Create & Connect11:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Imagination Playground: Create & Connect, where James Weldon Johnson Park transforms into the coolest art school in Jacksonville! Local professional artists open their creative toolboxes to teach kids painting, sculpture, music, dance, theatre and more in hands-on workshops designed to spark imagination. With f , ... - 20160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 21160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 22160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Jazz in the Park with Joe Watts11:30 am - 2:00 pmFood trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Joe Watts every Wednesday at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm]. Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ...
- 23160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Poetry in the Park at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us in James Weldon Johnson Park every Thursday in April during lunchtime for Poetry in the Park presented by Hope at Hand! The event will feature a different poet every week as well as other poetry related presentations and activities 💛 Visit www.jaxpoetryfest.org for the full schedule of events. We’ll see y , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ... - 24160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Live at Lunch with The Rip Currents11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Food trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by The Rip Currents at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm] Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ... - 25160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Earth Day Cleanup in JWJ Park!9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us on Saturday, April 25th from 9am to 12pm for an Earth Day Cleanup and Day of Service in JWJ Park! Let’s roll up our sleeves, grab our gardening gloves, and transform this green oasis into an even more enchanting space for everyone to enjoy. We’ll be planting, cleaning up, and beautifying our beloved , ...
- 26160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
- 27160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 28160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 29160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Jazz in the Park with Joe Watts11:30 am - 2:00 pmFood trucks and a #LiveAtLunch musical performance by Joe Watts every Wednesday at Charlie’s Café in James Weldon Johnson Park during lunchtime [11am – 2pm]. Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! , ...
- 30160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...Lunch Today at JWJ Park!11:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us *DAILY for lunch at Charlie’s Cafe in James Weldon Johnson Park from 11am to 2pm! Check our social media for daily updates on our food truck line up and more! * weather permitting , ...
- 1160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
- 2160 Years of Stories: A Photo ExhibitAll DayFor 160 years, the soul of James Weldon Johnson Park hasn’t been found in monuments or milestones – it’s been in the people. The morning jogger who’s traced the same path for decades. The grandmother telling stories over lunch with her granddaughter. The musician whose melodies drift through the , ...
