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NAS Jax Air Show 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Free. Expect huge crowds for the annual show , which features both the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Gates open at 9 a.m. and every adult will need a valid Real ID to get through the gate. Info: nasjaxairshow.comNAS Jax Air Show

11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Free.

Expect huge crowds for the annual show, which features both the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Gates open at 9 a.m. and every adult will need a valid Real ID to get through the gate. Info: nasjaxairshow.com

Bob Mack/Times-Union ArchiveBeaches Oktoberfest 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16; noon Saturday, Oct. 17; at Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach. Free (VIP packages available) All the schitzel, bratwurst and cold beer you can handle, plus live music on two stages, just steps from the beach. One stage will have polka and oompah bands, while the other features Sister Hazel on Friday night and the Hip Abduction on Saturday. Men's and women's stein-hoisting competitions are scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Info: beachesoktoberfest.comBeaches Oktoberfest

5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16; noon Saturday, Oct. 17; at Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach. Free (VIP packages available)

All the schitzel, bratwurst and cold beer you can handle, plus live music on two stages, just steps from the beach. One stage will have polka and oompah bands, while the other features Sister Hazel on Friday night and the Hip Abduction on Saturday. Men’s and women’s stein-hoisting competitions are scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Info: beachesoktoberfest.com

Bob Mack/Times-Union ArchiveMolly Hatchet 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $54-$63. Molly Hatchet was one of the great Southern rock bands to come out of Jacksonville in the wake of Lynyrd Skynyrd's success in the mid-'70s, alongside Blackfoot and .38 Special. All six musicians who played on the band's 1978 debut have passed away, but the band carries on the tradition. A new album, "Lost Horizon," is due next month. Info: pvconcerthall.comMolly Hatchet

8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $54-$63. 

Molly Hatchet was one of the great Southern rock bands to come out of Jacksonville in the wake of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s success in the mid-’70s, alongside Blackfoot and .38 Special. All six musicians who played on the band’s 1978 debut have passed away, but the band carries on the tradition. A new album, “Lost Horizon,” is due next month. Info: pvconcerthall.com

Frazer Harrison Photo/Getty ImagesFlorida Gators basketball 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. $30-$124. Good thing the Jaguars play at 9:30 a.m. this weekend; you'll have time to watch them play in London and still make it downtown to watch the University of Florida men's basketball team (picked as a preseason No. 1 in many polls) take on the Baylor Bears in an "exhibition" game. Info: jaxevents.comFlorida Gators basketball

2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. $30-$124.

Good thing the Jaguars play at 9:30 a.m. this weekend; you’ll have time to watch them play in London and still make it downtown to watch the University of Florida men’s basketball team (picked as a preseason No. 1 in many polls) take on the Baylor Bears in an “exhibition” game. Info: jaxevents.com

Corey Perrine/Florida Times-UnionJacksonville Icemen 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. $44-$77 The Jacksonville Icemen are back in action Friday night, marking 10 years as Jacksonville's minor-league hockey team and kicking off a season filled with promotions and themed nights.Friday night's game is a "white-out," with fans asked to wear white to the game against the South Carolina Stingrays "to open a new era of Icemen hockey!"Jacksonville Icemen

7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. $44-$77

The Jacksonville Icemen are back in action Friday night, marking 10 years as Jacksonville’s minor-league hockey team and kicking off a season filled with promotions and themed nights.Friday night’s game is a “white-out,” with fans asked to wear white to the game against the South Carolina Stingrays “to open a new era of Icemen hockey!”

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