JACKSONVILLE, FLA., August 8, 2024:    Get ready for an out-of-this world experience as Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park and The ScienceSis are proud to announce the 2nd orbit of “Galaxy Fest, Where Culture and Science Ignite”, presented by Florida Blue & Custom Strategic Solutions, on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 11am to 4pm. Last year’s inaugural event was so successful that we are excited to

JACKSONVILLE, FL - July 23, 2024 Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park joins with event sponsor Visit Jacksonville to present Brew & Barbecue this Fall on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, from 5 pm to 10 pm. Your favorite JWJ Park festival is back for year EIGHT and it’s going to be better than ever! As always, festival-goers can expect plenty of barbecue-themed food

Every time the first chords of Mustang Sally begin wafting through James Weldon Johnson Park, you can almost see Uncle Bill.  Lanky and light on his feet, he dances with such joy that people half his age or younger join in. The elder with a New Orleans Saints baseball cap, thick black-framed glasses and a

Our James Weldon Johnson Birthday Celebration and Park Beautification Day was a HUGE success on Saturday, June 15th! 🎉🎉🎉 We rolled up our sleeves, grabbed our gardening gloves, and transformed our green oasis into an even more enchanting space for everyone to enjoy. 🌳🌷🌿 We planted, cleaned up, and beautified our beloved James Weldon Johnson

Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator  Q: How long have you worked here and what drew you to the job?  White: I have been here for about two-and-a-half years, since July of 2021. I had been working in marketing and public relations for a while and was between jobs. I left my position with the Cultural

When Isaiah D. Hart first came to the Cow Ford, he pitched a tent at the foot of Liberty Street in what is now downtown.   It was 1821 and the area later known as Jacksonville only had two other settlers, a general store and the Timucua Indians who brought their cows to water at the

The historic marker in James Weldon Johnson Park records the effects of Jacksonville’s Great Fire of 1901 on our city’s cherished public square vividly and specifically:  “The park and its renowned live oaks were devoured by the flames and only the Confederate Monument survived, its base glowing red from the heat.”  The marker also describes

JACKSONVILLE, FLA., April 18, 2024 – Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, The Ritz Theater & Museum and the City of Jacksonville are excited to announce the fourth annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration taking place in James Weldon Johnson Park. The festival will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2024 in an effort to educate the community about the

Q: How long have you worked here and what drew you to the job?  Britt: Since January 11, 2016. I remember that date because it changed my life. I was in a homeless shelter, had just relocated from Chicago about a year prior after my marriage breaking up. I got the email to start January

On a warm spring day, lunch goers gather at outdoor tables enjoying food truck fare as live music echoes amid the downtown architecture. Sculptures stand tall and inviting, historic monuments beckon visitors and residents while dynamic mosaic art creates brilliant color accents along cement walls.  This is James Weldon Johnson Park, located in the heart