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November 2020
Candy Cane Class
Only at Sweet Pete’s can you watch the age-old tradition of creating hand-made candy canes. All guests will shape canes to take home. Be sure to sign up quickly as spots are limited. This seasonal class is available in November and December. Class is approximately 1 hour long. Only paid participants may enter candy making room. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a paid adult. Class includes voucher for 1 scoop of ice cream. *Ages 4 and up*…
Find out more »Holiday Shopping From Home
Peruse the Cummer Shop’s hand-picked holiday gifts from the comfort of home at shop.cummermuseum.org, including trunk shows from Josh Bach, Destination PSP, eeBoo, Melange, Pomegranate Moon, Sue Rosengard, Swahili, Willie Cole for Black Art Matters and WorldFinds. All online purchases will receive a 25% discount. Curb-side and in-store pick-up are available.
Find out more »December 2020
Gingerbread Extravaganza
The Gingerbread Extravaganza Experience The Jacksonville Historical Society will host the 18th Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza in a manner which will ensure the health safety of its visitors (see floor plan below). The event will include the traditional exhibit at Old St. Andrew’s Church as well as a video on YouTube, plus an online silent auction, a quilt raffle, online contests to vote for your favorite display and tree, a holiday gift shop (with many items also available in our online bookstore) and a…
Find out more »2020 Virtually Venice Art & Antiques Show
For 47 years, hundreds of volunteers have tirelessly lent their time and talents to producing the annual Art & Antiques Show, a massive undertaking for an incredible cause. The 1976 Wolfson Boehm Exhibit was the first Women’s Board event to raise funds for Wolfson Children’s Hospital, which was followed by the winter Antiques Show. Now called the Art & Antiques Show, this four-day show and sale, annually produced by The Women’s Board, which each year has a new and innovative…
Find out more »Champagne and Shopping
Shoppers ages 21+ may enjoy complimentary Champagne while shopping exclusive offers and trunk shows featuring Josh Bach, Destination PSP, eeBoo, Original Source, Pomegranate Moon, Mucros Weavers, Willie Cole for Black Art Matters and WorldFinds. Members will receive a 30% discount on purchases; non-members will receive a 20% discount.
Find out more »Illuminating Nature
Join the Museum for a magical outdoor experience, as more than a dozen sculptures will be illuminated and placed throughout the gardens’ 2.5 acres — perfect for a night of enjoyment with refreshments from the Cummer Café and a specialty drink bar. Admission is free, though advance registration is required for all dates at cummermuseum.org. A preview party will be held on Dec. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; admission ($50 for members, $75 for non-members, $25 for children 12 and…
Find out more »Sunset Garden Picnics
This weekly event allows for an opportunity to relax in the beautiful riverfront gardens and enjoy a picnic provided by the Cummer Café. Picnics can be created for one ($25) or two guests ($40), and must be ordered in advance. Admission is free, but advance reservations are required to ensure capacity limits and social distancing.
Find out more »Flannel Festival
Break out those flannels, its time to Pawty! Come join us for night of flannels, music and just lots of fun! Rock your best flannel, and don’t forget to dress your dog in one, too! Fat Mammas food truck will be on site with some amazing comfort food Enjoy live music provided by Colin Paterson on our back turf Join in on human and dog lumberjack beer chugging contests! Snow machines will be on to really bring us that winter…
Find out more »Frozen
We are on the touchdown lot with full-on bathrooms at Tailgators Parking which is at 225 Talleyrand Ave Don't forget our toy drive continues throughout December. This weekend all toys will be donated to the United Way of Northeast Florida's Full Service Schools. It is a collaboration that connects families to a critical range of services and addresses non-academic barriers to success. Every holiday season United Way works with individual donors to "adopt" a family, but year after year there…
Find out more »Piff The Magic Dragon
**All tickets for the original performance on April 11, 2020 will be honored on the new date of December 4, 2020, so patrons should hold on to their tickets.** Think Larry David in a dragon suit performing jaw – dropping magic tricks and you’re on the right track. Piff is the stand out star on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller: Fool Us with over 100 Million online views, sold out shows across the US and Canada including residency…
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