{"id":207142,"date":"2026-03-26T17:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207142\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:11:17","slug":"what-to-do-family-bird-walk-collective-con-every-brilliant-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207142\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO DO | Family bird walk; Collective Con; ‘Every Brilliant Thing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A family bird walk in St. Augustine, a pop culture convention in Downtown Jax, and a unique theatrical experience in Jacksonville Beach are What to Do this weekend in the Jacksonville area.<\/p>\n

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Family Bird Walk: Vaill Point Preserve\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Vaill Point Park | St. Augustine<\/p>\n

Grab your binoculars and head to Vaill Point Park for a Family Bird Walk hosted by St. Johns County Parks and Recreation. This guided outing is a perfect way for nature lovers of all ages to discover local bird species and explore Florida\u2019s beautiful outdoor habitats. No prior experience is needed\u2014just bring your curiosity and love for birds and have fun.<\/p>\n

10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | 630 Vaill Point Road |\u00a0 Free and open to the public, but registration is required | More info<\/a><\/p>\n

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Collective Con<\/p>\n

All Weekend<\/p>\n

Prime Osborn Convention Center | Downtown Jacksonville<\/p>\n

If the Prime Osborn looks like it\u2019s been taken over by a multiverse of superheroes and anime legends this weekend, don\u2019t worry\u2014the city is in good hands. Collective Con is back for its 12th year as Northeast Florida\u2019s premier celebration of all things pop culture. It\u2019s your chance to meet celebrity guests like Alan Tudyk and Manny Jacinto (better known as Jacksonville\u2019s favorite fictional son, Jason Mendoza, from The Good Place). Between the hourly panels and the free arcade, you can shop from hundreds of vendors or just admire the top-tier cosplay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

1000 Water St., | All-weekend pass: $76.40. Kids under 10 are free | Tickets and more info<\/a><\/p>\n

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Every Brilliant Thing<\/p>\n

All Weekend<\/p>\n

Players By The Sea | Jacksonville Beach<\/p>\n

Catch the Jacksonville version of the one-person play that\u2019s taking Broadway by storm. After her mother\u2019s suicide attempt, a young person begins a list of everything brilliant about the world\u2014from ice cream to laughing so hard you snort. Through humor and heart, Every Brilliant Thing turns a sensitive conversation about mental health into a celebration of the extraordinary beauty found in the ordinary. And it\u2019s a unique theatrical experience: Every Brilliant Thing invites the audience onto the stage for an uncommon perspective. <\/p>\n

Thursday-Saturday: 8 p.m; Sunday: 3 p.m. | 106 6th St. N., Jacksonville Beach | Tickets: $35 ($32 for senior\/student\/military) | Tickets and more info<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A family bird walk in St. Augustine, a pop culture convention in Downtown Jax, and a unique theatrical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-207142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}