JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Instead of leaves turning, this fall, you can watch the waves breaking at one of Jacksonville's beautiful white-sandy beaches, take an eco-tour hotels in nashville of the relaxing Intracoastal Waterway, explore one of our 10 National and State parks, experience a performance by Florida's best symphony, reconnect with your loved one at a romantic waterfront destination, tailgate like a real pro and enjoy all the extraordinary and truly unique new adventures you can have ONLY IN JAX!
- October is for the beach lover. The fall season kicks off with The 2012 Florida Surfing Championships in Jacksonville Beach. From October 4-7, amateur and professional surfers will gather for over $30,000 in cash and prizes. In addition to the surfing taking place over the weekend, reggae legends The Wailers, will be celebrating hotels in nashville their 20th Anniversary on Saturday, October 6th at the event s Sea Walk Celebration. Later in the month, the Jacksonville Sea Sky Spectacular Air Show will be taking place at Jacksonville Beach on October 19-21. Hometown heroes, the world-famous Blue Angels, will be in town to give the hundreds of thousands in attendance the show of a lifetime. All events are FREE and open to the public. Then it is time for one of the biggest hotels in nashville rivalries in college football hotels in nashville to meet in Jacksonville.
-Florida and Georgia fans will descend upon our city on October 27 for the Georgia vs. Florida Football Classic . The game will be a big event in Jacksonville, with two days of pep rallies at the Jacksonville Landing leading up to the game and even a Food Truck Friday as part of the Second Annual BBQ Block Party outside the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. After the Block Party, thousands will head inside the Veteran Memorial Arena to see the Zac Brown Band in concert. Book your hotels now for both special events because they are selling out fast!
-Major preparations are underway for Halloween. Have a Spooktacular time at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and enjoy Northeast Florida's premiere zoo at night, then face your fears with Haunt Nights at Adventure Landing, with not one, but two, terrifying haunted houses including an all new 3-D scare. Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary is opening the doors to its Haunted Forest filled with Lions, Tigers and other wild creatures, visitors to the Haunted Forest can also participate in nightly hotels in nashville feedings to the resident big cats, a once in a lifetime opportunity.
hotels in nashville -Jacksonville was the Hollywood of the South, in the 20's more than 20 movie studios moved operations here during the winter months making this "the Winter Film Capital of the World". Nowadays our movie industry continues to thrive. From November 1-4, The Jacksonville Film Festival will celebrate its 10 th anniversary with filmmakers, film critics, actors, actresses and film and documentary premiers in town.
-As part of Military appreciation Week in November, Jacksonville will host the nationally televised inaugural Navy-Marines Corps Classic , a basketball game like no other. On November 9, the Florida Gators will play the Georgetown Hoyas on an aircraft carrier inside Naval Station Mayport. Tickets hotels in nashville are available at a sponsorship level.
-Thinking ahead to winter already? Then how about spending Winter on the Water? It's never too cold to hit the beach in Jacksonville! Book one of our Never-Ending Seaside Deals and enjoy Jacksonville's signature Holiday events, like the 26 th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Jacksonville Landing or WinterFEST at Adventure Landing hotels in nashville in Jacksonville Beach, featuring an outdoor ice skating rink and nightly snow falls (even when temperatures reach 80 degrees in December!). A new addition to the holiday lineup this winter is ZOOlights at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens , thousands hotels in nashville of lights will line-up animal enclosures and there will be live entertainment every night at the Zoo in December.
With a young population, blooming economy and several fortune 500 companies in town, Jacksonville is an attractive destination for hundreds of business each year. This fall dozens of new stores and restaurants announced plans to open branches hotels in nashville across Jacksonville and the beaches.
- The Lingerie Football League is coming to Jacksonville! The league will move the Tampa Breeze franchise to Jacksonville and rename it the Jacksonville Breeze. The first home game will be played in March, 2013.
- Black Sheep Restaurant , in the historic 5 Points neighborhood, hotels in nashville will open its doors October 1, 2012. The restaurant is the new project of the same group behind the popular "Chew" and " Orsay " restaurants in Jacksonville. Black Sheep will feature a rooftop terrace bar and a full menu (the terrace will open at a later date).
- The Salty Fig Gastropub will be a new addition to the King Street Food and Beer District in the Riverside Neighborhood. The Salty Fig began as a food truck and is making the transition now to its first restaurant.
With over 18,000 hotel rooms that vary from elegant beachfront oasis, to upscale riverfront destinations and popular chain hotels, Jacksonville has the right type of accommodation to match any traveler's desire and budget. In order to keep up with demand, here are the new hotels coming to the area and the ones completing renovations:
-The Clarion Airport Hotel will become a Doubletree Hotel. During the transition period it will be known as The Jacksonville Airport Hotel and despite intense renovations the hotel will not close its doors. The new Double Tree hotel will open its doors in May 2013 on the grounds hotels in nashville of the Jacksonville International Airport.
-In the fall of 2012 the Omni Jacksonville hotels in nashville Hotel will begin renovations on its lobby and restaurant. The new lobby will allow staff to be able to get out from behind the front desk and actually interact with visitors. In 2014 the Hotel expects to renovate all guest rooms.
Few cities in the nation have such recognized medical community as Jacksonville. With 11 medical partners, among them Baptist Health, Brooks Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Hospital, Nemours Children's Clinic, hotels in nashville St. Luke's Hospital, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Shands Jacksonville, University of Florida's Proton Therapy Institute and Wolfson hotels in nashville Children's Hospital. The patient care industry is a main one in Jacksonville, one that grows every day. Visit Jacksonville hotels in nashville America's Health Center for more information.
-Construction plans have been approved for a new Mayo Primary Care Center in Jacksonville's Southside neighborhood. The two-story, 40,424-square-foot center will offer X-ray, mammography, hotels in nashville ultrasound and laboratory services. It is expected to open in the summer of 2013. This will be Mayo's third freestanding Primary Care Center in Northeast Florida.
Jacksonville was selected as one of the Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States by Cvent, leader in cloud-based event management solutions. It is a qualification we take to heart, as we help over 400 groups hotels in nashville a year successfully bring their meeting, convention, reunion and event to our city.
-The recently renovated Museum and Gardens provides groups the perfect combination of form and function. Once Jacksonville's Museum of Modern Art, this new event venue has beautifully manicured outdoors gardens as well as 5 different hotels in nashville flexible meeting areas.
- The Jacksonville Symphony hotels in nashville Orchestra's kicks off its 2012-2013 season the last weekend of September and has an event schedule hotels in nashville that includes a Pops series with the music of Neil Sedaka and John Denver, also a family series presenting the Symphonic Spooktacular, the Music of Disney, the Polar Express and even a Cowboy Jamboree. Tickets are now on sale.
-On October 6, and every first Saturday of the month after that, Downtown Jacksonville hotels in nashville will become the place to be as the Community First Saturdays kick off in the city's core. The festival will be held along the Riverwalk behind the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first Saturday of the month, there will be live music, food vendors, eco-tour and fitness classes.
-After a successful summer with the exhibit a T-Rex Named Sue, the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History is going green. Their new exhibit called "Green Revolution" will open October 13 through January 2013. The exhibit will feature all recyclable materials and will be built by the Museum staff in Jacksonville. In November, hotels in nashville the Museum will open another new exhibit called "100 Years of Architecture."
-Coming hotels in nashville off a successful 2011, The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is expected to set a new attendance record this 2012. Just this summer alone, they had the most visitors ever during its nearly 100 years. For this fall, Spooktacular is the Zoo's Halloween themed celebration fit for all ages, then in December a new tradition will be born when the Zoo presents ZOOLights. In 2014, the Zoo will celebrate its 100 th Birthday and plans are underway for a new wing of the Zoo featuring Asian Tigers.
- Best Bet Poker, Simulcast and Gaming just remodeled their St. Johns location. They offer Vegas style wagering with hot tables, fast greyhounds and big jackpots all with a bit of southern hospitality. Best Bet of Jacksonville will host the World Poker Tour with a Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble from November 9 thru the 13. The prize is $500,000!
-Dogster.com named Dog Wood Park of Jacksonville one of the "10 Amazing Dog Parks to See in Your Lifetime." For the fall, the Park is offering puppy massages. Dog Wood now has fall hours as well as a new website to better serve furry visitors. www.jaxdogs.com
-Jax Water Tours is now offering a Wine-Tasting Cruise of the Intracoastal Waterway. hotels in nashville A personal wine consultant is onboard to guide passengers on the flavors and tastes of the different wines. A relaxing tour just minutes from Jacksonville Beach.
- Visitjacksonville.com had over 683,000 visitors over the last year. That was a 61% increase over the previous year. We had online visitors from all 50 states and over 190 different countries. Our websi
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