What to do in Jacksonville in October 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Dec 7

  Jacksonville's Norman Studios: Movie Posters from the Permanent Collection

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 20

  Revisiting Christian Iconography

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 29

  Touring the Landscape: Art, Travel and the Shaping of American Identity

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 8

  Ashley Woodson Bailey: What Remains

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 7

  The American Century

  Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  MJ Torrecampo: Cut the Fruit

  Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Art with a Heart in Healthcare: From the Heart

  Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 21

  Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai

  Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Apr 18

  The Cummer Museum at 65: New Acquisitions

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Music

  until Nov 8

  Meet Me In St. Louis

  Alhambra Theatre and Dining · Southside

  • Music
  • Theatre

• Comedy

  7:15 PM

  Ryan Davis

  Comedy Zone Jacksonville · Mandarin

  • Comedy

• Comedy

  8 PM

  River City Comedy at Burlock & Barrel

  Burlock & Barrel

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  8 PM

  Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

  Florida Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  sunn O)))

  FIVE · Five Points

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bernstein & Stravinsky

  Jacksonville Symphony · Downtown

  • Music

• Theatre

  until Oct 31

  Feeding Beatrice

  Players by the Sea · Jacksonville Beach

  • Theatre

  $32–$35

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Music

  1 PM

  4th annual CAP Family Day at the Cummer Museum

  Cathedral Arts Project

  • Music
  • Dance

• Music

  2 PM

  Drop-in Tour: Cummer at 65 Tour

  Organization

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  DISCIPLE with Ignescent, Kaliyl and Tricord

  Disciple · Ignescent · Kaliyl · Tricord

  Murray Hill Theatre · Murray Hill

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Neil Forever

  Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts · Orange Park

  • Music

• Circus

  7:30 PM

  The Vampire Circus

  Florida Theatre · Downtown

  • Circus

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Molly Hatchet

  Ponte Vedra Concert Hall · Ponte Vedra Beach

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  The Living Tombstone - The Multiplayer Tour

  FIVE · Five Points

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  9:30 PM

  Ryan Davis

  Comedy Zone Jacksonville · Mandarin

  • Comedy

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• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bernstein & Stravinsky

  Jacksonville Symphony · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Outlander in Concert

  Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Outlander In Concert

  FSCJ Artist Series · Downtown

  • Music

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Visual arts

  10 AM

  Sensory-Friendly Sunday

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Music

  7 PM

  Tito Nieves

  Florida Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Clutch: US Fall Tour

  FIVE · Five Points

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  DONEFOR + We're Wolves + Twin Rova

  Jack Rabbits · San Marco

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Hispanic Celebration

  Ritz Theatre and Museum · LaVilla

  • Music
  • Theatre

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Stryper

  FIVE · Five Points

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bob Seger

  Alhambra Theatre and Dining · Southside

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Penny and Sparrow

  Blue Jay Listening Room · Jacksonville Beach

  • Music

• Theatre

  —Time not announced

  School House Rock!

  FSCJ Artist Series · Downtown

  • Theatre

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Brightr @ Jack Rabbits

  Brightr · SICI

  Jack Rabbits · San Marco

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Other

  7:30 PM

  Garrison Keillor Tonight

  Florida Theatre · Downtown

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Brightr + SICI

  Jack Rabbits · San Marco

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  HURRICANE WISDOM

  Decca Live · Downtown

  • Music
  • Nights out

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  11:15 AM

  Artful Storytime: Fall in the Gardens

  Organization

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Music

• Music

  1:15 PM

  Drop-In Tour: Highlights

  Organization

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Music

• Music

  6 PM

  Cowford Business Club at Burlock & Barrel

  Burlock & Barrel

  • Music

• Cinema

  6:30 PM

  MOCA Movie Night

  Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) · Downtown

  • Cinema

  Free

• Theatre

  7 PM

  Golden Girls

  Florida Theatre · Downtown

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Pilates at Burlock & Barrel

  Burlock & Barrel

  • Music

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Theatre

  10:30 AM

  Pete the Cat

  Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts · Orange Park

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  6:30 PM

  The Living Garden: Designing with Nature, with Larry Weaner

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Music

  7 PM

  Chapel Concert: Jon Stickley Trio

  Jon Stickley Trio

  Beaches Museum · Jacksonville Beach

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  The Billy Joel Legacy

  Florida Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Tiffany or Ti-phony? A Story of Desire

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  The Number Twelve Looks Like You @ The Albatross (fka The Underbelly)

  The Number Twelve Looks Like You · Kaonashi · Differences

  The Albatross · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Live Dead & Brothers

  Ponte Vedra Concert Hall · Ponte Vedra Beach

  • Music

• Comedy

  8 PM

  River City Comedy at Burlock & Barrel

  Burlock & Barrel

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  Punchis Punchis Banda Rave - 18+

  FIVE · Five Points

  • Music
  • Rave

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Goodbye June

  Jack Rabbits · San Marco

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Music of the Knights: Elton, McCartney & Lloyd Webber

  Jacksonville Symphony · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Number Twelve Looks Like You + Kaonashi + Differences

  The Albatross · Downtown

  • Music

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Visual arts

  10 AM

  Opening Weekend Activities: Tiffany or Ti-Phony? A Story of Desire

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Visual arts

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Fall Garden Concert featuring The Billie Monarch Band

  The Billie Monarch Band

  The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Riverside

  • Music

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