{"id":376166,"date":"2026-08-20T02:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376166\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T02:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:36:35","slug":"what-to-do-cafecito-coffee-social-jax-library-writers-day-tattoo-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376166\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO DO | Cafecito Coffee Social; Jax Library Writer&#8217;s Day; Tattoo Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A caffeinated dance party in Riverside, a daylong writers\u2019 retreat Downtown, and an ink convention in St. Augustine are What to Do this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"66616b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-18-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119172 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66616b; width:444px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Coffee Social<\/p>\n<p>Friday<\/p>\n<p>Cafecito | Riverside<\/p>\n<p>A dance party with my morning coffee? And it\u2019s free? Yes, please! Head to Cafecito for coffee courtesy of Visit Jacksonville and check out one of Jax\u2019s coolest spots for authentic Cuban coffee. Stick around for live music spun by DJ Amy Tran and enjoy the sleek, artsy, atmosphere (serious Miami or L.A. vibes) that makes this local shop a must-visit.<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. | 2695 Post St. | Coffee provided by Visit Jacksonville | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitjacksonville.com\/events\/coffee-social\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More info<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"465d3d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #465d3d;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/777904396_1769211247729998_2814453594370788537_n.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119170 not-transparent\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Jax Book Fest Writer\u2019s Day<\/p>\n<p>Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Main Library Conference Center | Downtown Jacksonville<\/p>\n<p>Are you an aspiring author who doesn\u2019t know where to start? This event is for you! The Jacksonville Public Library is hosting a full day of free writing and publishing workshops. Choose up to three of the 12 sessions led by authors, agents and publishing professionals covering topics like crafting memorable characters, manuscript formatting, revision, poetry, and AI. Get there early for free totes and books from Kensington Publishing (while supplies last). While you\u2019re there, connect with local groups like Women Writing for (a) Change and Clay County Writers and shop books from Daisy Chain Book Co. and Nefertiti Books &amp; Gifts.<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. | 303 N. Laura St. | Free, but <a href=\"https:\/\/jaxpubliclibrary.org\/blog\/jax-book-fest-presents-writers-day-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">registration is recommended <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"98857f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-19-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119174 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #98857f; width:760px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Tattoo Convention<\/p>\n<p>All Weekend<\/p>\n<p>Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village | St. Augustine<\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville Tattoo Convention brings top-tier talent, industry veterans, and ink fans from around the world together for three full days. Stop by to check out live tattooing sessions, daily ink contests across every style, special guest appearances, and even some activities for the kids.<\/p>\n<p>500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine\u00a0 | Tickets: $40 for the full weekend. Single-day, military, first responder discounts available. Kids under 16 free with adult ticket. | <a href=\"https:\/\/setattoo.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets and more info<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A caffeinated dance party in Riverside, a daylong writers\u2019 retreat Downtown, and an ink convention in St. Augustine&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-376166","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\/376166","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=376166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}