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James Weldon Johnson Park
📍 135 W. Monroe Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Join us for lunch, music, kids activities, special events, and more in Jacksonville's oldest public park!

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This Week: Thanksgiving Cheer to COJ’s Holiday River Fest ✨ Stay connected to our socials for updates, check out our weekly lunch and live music schedule, and watch our feeds for any changes!

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Happy Thanksgiving from Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park to you! 🍁🫶🏾

Thank you to our musicians, to those who join us for events and lunches, those who contribute behind the scenes and continuously support us, it means everything! 🥂

The park will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday.
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
✨ Thank you to our incredible 2025 Sponsors! ✨Your support is the heartbeat of everything we do-none of these events would be possible without your generosity, energy, and belief in our mission! James Weldon Johnson Park thrives on building community, thank you for supporting our growing community!
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This Week: Thanksgiving Cheer to COJ’s Holiday River Fest ✨ Stay connected to our socials for updates, check out our weekly lunch and live music schedule, and watch our feeds for any changes!

Visit tinyurl.com/JWJNewsletter to subscribe to our newsletter!
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Mark your calendars for Nov 29! The City of Jacksonville’s Holiday River Fest is nearly here. Enjoy the tree lighting, performances by Sk8Hers, Scott Jones School of Dance, and Alhambra’s ELF at 5! . Plus hot cocoa, drinks, food trucks & more! Thanks to Jacksonville Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Westside!
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Spirit of Giving is in JWJPark 🍂 Stay connected to our socials for updates, check out our weekly lunch and live music schedule, and watch our feeds for any changes!

Visit tinyurl.com/JWJNewsletter to subscribe to our newsletter and get this info (and more) delivered directly to your email!
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Brew & BBQ is tomorrow, Nov 15 from 5–10 PM in James Weldon Johnson Park! Enjoy food trucks, breweries, vendors & live music. VIP is $30 today ($40 tomorrow).

Get tickets: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...

Thanks to all our amazing food truck partners!
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What do you mean you haven’t grabbed your VIP tickets yet?!

VIP gets you tasting cup, access to the mobile tavern, a free raffle entry, preferred seating, and more — all for $30!

Prices go up day of! Get VIP now: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...

See you Nov 15, 5–10 PM at James Weldon Johnson Park!
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Get your Beer Passports Nov 15 at Brew & BBQ (5–10 PM)! Try all the beers with a $20 tasting cup, or upgrade to VIP for just $10 more.
VIP gets you access to the mobile tavern, a tasting cup, free raffle entry, preferred seating, and more.
Grab VIP tickets here: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Huge thanks to Sunking Brewery, Ruby Beach Brewing, and Grace Note Brewing! Brew & BBQ is Nov 15, 5–10 PM in JWJ Park.

$20 5oz tasting cup for unlimited pours, or upgrade to $30 VIP for tasting cup + mobile tavern access and more.

Get VIP before prices go up: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
VIP just got upgraded — for the SAME price!
Enjoy Mobile Tavern with your $30 VIP ticket: private bar, tasting cup for unlimited draft pours, preferred seating, private restrooms, handwashing station, one free raffle entry.
🎟️ Grab VIP tickets before prices go up: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There are just FIVE more days until Brew & BBQ! 🍻🍖 We'd like to shout out the people who made this possible! THANK YOU to our title sponsor Visit Jacksonville for funding this event, and Champion Brands, Inc for providing the tap truck!
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Join us THIS SATURDAY, November 15th for the 9th Annual Brew&BBQ Festival in JWJ Park!🔥🐷🍖

Stay connected to our socials for updates, check out our weekly lunch and live music schedule, and watch our feeds for any changes!

Visit tinyurl.com/JWJNewsletter to subscribe to our newsletter!
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🎶🎸 We're so excited to have Smoke Stack with Paul Ivey headlining this year, plus we'll have The Groove Coalition opening!
Check out the bands up close with preferred seating in VIP for just $30!
🎟️ Get your VIP tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...
📍November 15 from 5 - 10 PM JWJ Park
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🍺 November 15th - Brew & BBQ takes over James Weldon Johnson Park from 5–10 PM!
For just $30, get unlimited pours with tasting cups, preferred seating, private bathroom access, and a handwashing station - because comfort counts while you sip!

👉 VIP tickets available now: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ20...
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thank you First Coast Living for having us on air today with Ruby Beach Brewing Co. for Brew & BBQ 2025! 🔥
Join us November 15th, 5–10 PM in James Weldon Johnson Park for Brew & BBQ! 🍻

🎥Watch here : tinyurl.com/BrewandBBQ2025onFCL
🎟️ Get VIP tickets here: tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ2025VIP
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🔥🍖Brew & BBQ is less than 2 weeks away!
🍻Check out a few of our MANY breweries featured in James Weldon Johnson Park on November 15th, from 5 - 10 PM! Thank you to @Visit_Jax for sponsoring this event and making this possible!
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Smell That? Brew&BBQ is Right Around the Corner!🔥🐷 Stay connected to our socials for updates, check out our weekly lunch &live music schedule, and watch our feeds for any changes!

Visit tinyurl.com/JWJNewsletter to subscribe to our NEW newsletter and get this info delivered directly to your email!
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🔮Get your readings TODAY in JWJ Park!🔮

From 11- 2 PM! Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park will be giving you Tarot, astrological, and Goddess readings each for $5 or all three for $12! Crystals and stones will be available for purchase as well! See you in the park!
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🔮 Tomorrow, Friday October 31st, from 11am-2pm, the stars are aligning here at JWJ Park. There will be music, tarot, astrological & Goddess readings, food trucks, plus stones & crystals available for purchase. Let the universe guide you to your reading here in James Weldon Johnson Park, tomorrow! ✨
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We are one week away from November's Dia de los Muertos Artwalk! 🌼💀

Join us in @jwjparkjax.bsky.social on November 5 from 5-9 PM. James Weldon Johnson Park will have the bar open! Día de Los Muertos Jacksonville and Downtown Vision, Inc. will make this night una noche de tu vida! Nos vemos allí! 💫
October 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Your cosmic forecast: Tarots, charts, and crystals! 💫🔮
Join us on October 31st from 11AM-2PM for a magical lunch in @jwjparkjax.bsky.social. Get your tarot readings and astrological charts for $5 each, plus there will be crystals available for purchase! See you in the park! 🪐🌟
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Stars Align This Halloween at JWJPark!✨🔮Stay connected to our socials for updates, check out our weekly lunch and live music schedule, and watch our feeds for any changes!

Visit tinyurl.com/JWJNewsletter to subscribe to our NEW newsletter and get this info delivered directly to your email!
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Get your VIP tickets for just $30! 🍻

Tasting cups alone are available for $20, and raffle entries can be purchased at the event.

👉 VIP TICKETS tinyurl.com/BrewAndBBQ2025VIP
📍 Friday, November 15 | 5–10 PM | JWJPark
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The stars are aligning this Halloween at JWJPark
Stop by during lunch 11 AM – 2 PM for tarot and astrological readings, and pick up crystals and stones to match your energy! 🔮
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We’re just two weeks away from November’s Art Walk! 🎉
This month, we’re celebrating Dia de los Muertos, and JWJPark will have the bar open and ready! 🍹
Be sure to stop by and find us in the park!

📸: Shane Rober Heuer
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM