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Instagram of the Week
Photo by @jrockstyle
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Things To Do Downtown
Arts & Culture
- 6th Annual Oktoberfest @ Art Walk
- Art Walk at 20West Cafe
- Craft Brew Panel Discussion at Jax Makerspace
- Front Porch Oktoberfest at Jacksonville Landing
- Hemming Park Sculpture Exhibition at MOCA
- Jacksonville Symphony: October Art Walk Ensembles at Breezy Jazz Club, Jax Makerspace and Regions Bank
- Let’s Go Share The Gospel at Art Walk
- Buyer & Cellar at The 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company.Runs through Sunday, October 21.
- JAX Infrastructure Innovation Summit at Prime F. Osborn
- LIT AF Tour Hosted by Martin Lawrence at Veterans Memorial Arena
- October First Friday Concert at MOSH
- Puttin’ On The Ritz at The Ritz Theatre and Museum
- Question of the Week at Breezy Jazz Club
- Blackout Poetry at Chamblin’s Uptown
- Book Signing at Chamblin’s Uptown
- Dinner Detective Murder Mystery at The Omni
- Filipino Pride Day Festival at Hemming Park
- First Coast Family Cars and Coffee at TIAA Bank Field
- First Saturday Brews – Oktoberfest at Riverside Arts Market
- Jacksonville Symphony: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at Times Union Center. Runs through Sunday, October 7.
- History Revealed Walking Tour at Hemming Park
- Rashanim + Jamie Saft ::: Visual Experience at MOSH. Runs through Sunday, October 7.
- Brahms & Bubbles at St. John’s Cathedral
- Made in Jacksonville at The Jacksonville Public Library
- Yappy Hour HOWL-o-Ween Bash at the Jacksonville Landing
Family Fun
Friday, October 5
- Asymmetric Cat Electric – An Interactive Children’s Puppet Show at MOSH. Runs through Saturday, October 6.
Saturday, October 6
Live Music & Nightlife
- Happy Hour and Live Music at Super Food and Brew
- Hard to Handle at the Jacksonville Landing
- Harvest Jam 2018 at 1904 Music Hall
- Mikael Smith on Piano at Island Girl Downtown
- Pilli Pilli Band at River City Brewing Company
- We The Plug Presents: G-REX at Myth Nightclub
- Wu Tang Weekend Kick Off at Spliff’s Gastropub
- 4U A Symphonic Celebration of Prince at Florida Theatre
- Blues Bishop Band at the Jacksonville Landing
- Colby Word at River City Brewing Company
- Danny Gokey at the Times Union Center
- Nerd Trivia Night at Bay Street Bar & Grill
- Party in a Box aka The Fusion Band at Breezy Jazz Club
- Sanctuary Voodoo Edition at Myth Nightclub
- Boogie Freaks at River City Brewing Company
- Hed PE at 1904 Music Hall
- Highway Jones Band at the Jacksonville Landing
- Laugh Lounge Comedy Show at Dos Gatos
Sports, Health + Fitness
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Get Involved
Waterway/Waterfront Activation Public Meeting
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#DTJax News
- Downtown Vision prepares for street festival Oktoberfest-themed Art Walk
- Jacksonville consolidation 50 years later: The great disruptor
- Jacksonville will be offering free bicycle valet at Wednesday’s Art Walk
- Downtown Thumbs: Downtown is on the move, thanks to the DIA
- New downtown facility will provide homeless access to showers, laundry
- Intuition brewery to celebrate anniversary with music festival
- 5 most popular Jacksonville neighborhoods for renters
- Toon Town gives Jaguars fans new place to tailgate
- The Mathis Report: Ruth’s Chris Steak House remodeling restaurants Downtown, in St. Johns
- A date with dynamite: Timeline set to implode City Hall Annex
- Symphony to partner with downtown restaurants for “Symphony in 60” after parties
- Downtown Thumbs: Now this is what riverfront activation looks like
- Times-Union plans move to downtown Jacksonville’s Wells Fargo Center
- FSCJ Offers Student Housing for 1st Time At Downtown Jacksonville’s Historic Lerner Building
- Mathers Social owners plan arcade, retro bar downtown
- Downtown Thumbs: Community Downtown is a relative breeze
- Cher plans concert at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in January
- Jacksonville gears up for fall festival, Oktoberfest season
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New businesses in #DTJax:
Now Open!
225 E. Coastline Dr.
Coming Soon:
Burlock & Barrel Distillery
417 Magnolia St.
SHOR Tavern, Hyatt Regency
225 E. Coastline Dr.
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- Downtown Ambassador Spotlight: Cindy Ray
- A Day in the Life: Interning at Downtown Vision
- National Outdoors Month in #DTJax
- Celebrating the St. Johns River in #DTJax
- Street Art in #DTJax
- Found in #DTJax: FORGE 3D Printing Studio
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DVI Updates:
Have you ever wondered, what exactly does DVI do in a year? Check out our latest Annual Report, which highlights accomplishments and financial information for fiscal year 2016-2017. Read or download the PDF here.