Find out all the kids' activities in Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island as well as children's events in Yulee, St. Marys, Kingsland and more.
This week you can attend a World War II Memorial Day program at Fort Clinch, join a lion’s birthday party at Catty Shack Ranch, watch a radio-controlled plane airshow in Kingsland or make a day trip to the fabulously fun Blue Crab Festival in Palatka. We’ve rounded up these events and a handful of other [...]
There’s just something about those blue crab dishes, the fresh-squeezed lemonade and those deep-fried dill pickle chips that make it worth traveling almost any distance for the Palatka Blue Crab Festival. It’s an old-fashioned, small-town festival that draws crowds by the thousands, and entry and parking are free. They have a lot of great features [...]
Kids can go to the movies and get a snack tray at Amelia Island’s Carmike Cinemas this summer for just $4. Another kids’ movies series will be offered this summer at the Regal Theatre by The Avenues Mall in Jacksonville for just $1. Scroll down to see the details. The Navy bases also offer kids’ movies [...]
The Nassau County Library System invites you to join its Annual Summer Reading Program, “Dig Into Reading.” Check out their program calendars for June 2013 and July 2013 below. All programs are free and open to all families. Programs are as follows: Every Monday June 10 – July 22 Callahan Northeast Florida Fairgrounds Multipurpose Building @ 11am [...]
A patriotic pet parade and movie under the stars are among the fun offerings Friday at Omni Amelia Island Plantation. They have a schedule full of family fun set to kick off Memorial Day Weekend on Friday, May 24. Here’s the lineup of activities for the evening: Friday, May 24: Boardwalk Bash • 5–8pm [...]
Amelia Community Theatre is taking registration for summer theater camps. The one-week camp for ages 7-12 is June 10-14. Registration fee is $50. Campers attend morning sessions and learn basic skills, with a performance June 14. New this summer is a two-week Broadway Musical Theatre Camp for ages 7-16. All campers will perform on the [...]
Fantastic Gymnastic Summer Camps are June 24-27 and July 23-26 from 9 a.m.-noon. Discount offered for both camps. Fee is $85 for registered gymnast or $95 non-registered. Ages 4 and up. The Fantastic All-Star Cheerleading program is for mini-team ages 5-11 and junior/senior team ages 12-18. New location is 96070 Chester Road (behind Publix in [...]
The Data Busters Summer Youth Computer camp will be held June 17- July 26 at Florida State College of Jacksonville in Yulee. This program invites students ages 14-16 the opportunity to earn extra money and win a computer or laptop. Participating youth work 10 hours per week at $7.79 per hour and take two computer [...]
This week you can explore and learn at Fernandina’s Wild Amelia Nature Festival, meet Iron Man and Spiderman at Adventure Landing in Jax Beach or watch a live musical performance under the stars in St. Marys. We’ve rounded up these events and a handful of other favorite local events for the week ahead in the [...]
Divas’ Day Out 2013 was a great success, drawing over 400 people and raising just under $3,000 for our beneficiary, Girl Power 2 Cure. GP2C is an Amelia Island-based 501c3 nonprofit on a mission to end Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that strikes almost exclusively in girls, robbing them of their motor skills for life. [...]
