{"id":275489,"date":"2026-05-18T19:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275489\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:01:22","slug":"jacksonville-jazz-festival-returns-to-downtown-jacksonville-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275489\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Jazz Festival returns to downtown Jacksonville this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d564f1c73985628e6cb825fef7d0a5c3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is returning to downtown Jacksonville from May 21\u201324, bringing four days of free live music and events to downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Events will take place at Ford on Bay, the Florida Theatre, and Riverfront Plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are some of the events happening throughout the weekend:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;gt&quot;}\" class=\"link \">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thursday, May 21, Florida Theatre:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Friday, May 22, Ford on Bay:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Friday, May 22, Riverfront Plaza:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday, May 23, Ford on Bay:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eliane Elias, The Art of Bossa Nova<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday, May 23, Riverfront Plaza:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Douglas Anderson Jazz Combo<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sunday, May 24, Ford on Bay:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sunday, May 24, Riverfront Plaza:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information and show times, find the full schedule available at <a 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