This document provides information about Jacksonville, Florida as a destination for meetings and events. It highlights Jacksonville's 300 days of sunshine per year, mild temperatures, extensive park system and waterfront access. It then discusses transportation options for attendees, including the airport, highways, and rail system. The document proceeds to discuss downtown Jacksonville's amenities, venues, and activities that could be part of meetings or events, such as riverfront spaces, street festivals, stadiums and performing arts centers. It also promotes Jacksonville's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, arts and cultural options. In summary, the document portrays Jacksonville as an ideal year-round destination for meetings and events, highlighting its transportation access, downtown venues and amenities

2. 300 days of sunshine a year, mild temperatures
and extensive park system you can be out
golfing, surfing, boating, and meeting by the
water year-round.
The Decision Is Yours…

3. Riverfront or Beachside

4. Getting Here For Your Attendees
Our location, accessibility and natural wonders make us an
ideal destination any time of year.
Let's Fly
• JAX provides non-stop flights to more than 30 major U.S.
cities and offers 175 daily arrivals and departures on all
major domestic air carriers and a network of regional
carriers.
Let’s Drive
• Located at the crossroads of Interstate 10 and Interstate
95, Jacksonville is less than a day’s drive from major
destinations like Atlanta, Charlotte, Pensacola,
Charleston, Birmingham, Mobile and all of Florida.
Let’s Hit the Rails
• Daily railroad passenger service to and from Jacksonville
is provided by Amtrak, connecting the city with all other
locations in the Amtrak system.

5. Perfect Climate for Business
Average
Annual
Temperature
72
Annual
Number of
Sunny Days
300
Average
Year-Round
High
Temperature
72

6. Getting Around Town
Ground Transportation Options:
- Skyway
- River Taxi
- Bus Transit System
- Taxis
- Uber

7. The Ambassadors are here to
assist with visitors, clean
Downtown, provide directions
and escort folks to locations
around Downtown.

8. Riverfront meetings overlooking the St. Johns River provide
picturesque views and unique meeting space options.

9. At Your Service
Visit Jacksonville’s experienced Sales and Services
Team works with over 400 groups annually to plan,
promote and execute their meetings, conventions
and events in our exciting city.
Summary of Services:
• Attendance builders/pre-promotion
• Customized micro-site with conference details
• Media assistance
• Group welcome
• and more

10. Unique Offsite Venues
• EverBank Field
• Street Party on Bay Street
• The Times-Union Center for Performing Arts
• Autobahn Speedway
• The Jacksonville Landing
• Prime Osborn Convention Center
• The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville

11. Downtown Street Party - Imagine a
private party within walking distance
from the Hyatt, you could throw your
own private street party with food
trucks, craft breweries and access to
the many bars on Bay St.
Live band, fire dancers, and more
could be entertainment.

12. Newly renovated EverBank Field,
home of the Jaguars, offers
several memorable party spaces.
From the party deck to the
terrace suites, the stadium offers
an iconic Jacksonville experience.

13. The Jacksonville Landing, right next door
to the Hyatt, offers great off-site
entertainment within walking distance for
a unique opening reception. Space
includes private stage and Jumbotron for
customized messages.

14. The Times-Union Performing Arts Center offers riverfront
party spaces with breathtaking views of the river. The venue
offers both indoor and outdoor spaces.

15. • Over 20 bars in the Downtown Area
• Over 90 restaurants in the downtown area
• Or create your own customized offsite event
After your meeting, get out on the town,
Downtown Jacksonville offers:

17. The San Marco Area – Just minutes from Downtown, offers a
unique dining, shopping and entertainment for open evenings
during the conference.

18. The Riverside/Avondale area is the hottest and newest nightlife and
dining district. Within minutes of Downtown immerse yourself in a
dining and bar experience you can find “Only In Jax”!

19. Attendees can enjoy their
free night at The Beaches
Town Center—a hip and
trendy area within feet of
the Atlantic and some of
Jacksonville’s hottest
restaurants and bars.

20. • At 840 square miles, Jacksonville is the
largest city in the continental United
States.
• Jacksonville is the Florida city with the
most headquartered companies on the
Fortune 500 list.
• Jacksonville is a Top 20 Arts Destinations
• In the early 1900s the Ostrich Farm,
located on what is today's Southbank of
Downtown, was the city's biggest tourist
draw.

21. • Jacksonville is the youngest city in the state of
Florida with a median age of 35.5
• The military employs over 30,000 active-duty
personnel and nearly 20,000 civilians in the
Jacksonville area.
• Jacksonville has a Symphony, a ballet, a Museum
of Contemporary Art, a Museum of Science &
History, a Broadway Series and the oldest
continuously operating community theater in
the country, Theatre Jacksonville.

22. Things to Do in Jax

23. Find nature and
water adventures
everywhere in Jax!

24. Outdoors & Nature
• Jacksonville boasts the largest urban park system in the
nation, it is 4x the size of the island of Manhattan.
• 80,000 acres of parks, including 7 State Parks, 2 National
Parks, a National Preserve, 400 City Parks and Gardens,
and an Arboretum.
• We are home to 1,100 miles of shoreline—more than any
other city in the nation, not to mention 22 miles of white-
sandy beaches.

25. Arts, Culture, Music, Sans The Snobs.

26. Life is Short, Eat
Well in Jax!

27. Local Flair
• There are 19 chefs from Jacksonville on
America’s Best Chefs List
• Pick your flavor at any one of our 90+
licensed Food Trucks
• Jax has 19 locally owned, farm-to-table
restaurants
• Drink your trail off on the Jax Ale Trail
at 8 local craft breweries and counting

28. Northeast Florida is home
to over 1200 holes of golf,
the World Golf Hall of
Fame and THE PLAYERS
CHAMPIONSHIP.

29. • Jacksonville was No. 9 on the list of the
Top 25 Best Shopping Cities in America,
as ranked by Forbe’s Magazine
• St. Johns Town Center has more than
170 retailers and 1.2 million square feet
of open air shopping
• Discover the past through vintage and
antiques in the eclectic Five Points
• Attendees can shop the trendiest
boutiques in San Marco and Avondale
or the latest in must-have retail at The
Avenues Mall
Shopping

30. Fun, Family Activities!

31. •TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
•26.2 with Donna
•Greater Kingfish Tournament
•Jacksonville Jazz Festival
•Fourth of July Fireworks
•Amelia Island Concours
d’Elegance
•Jacksonville Film Festival
•Gate River Run
•Georgia vs. Florida Football
Classic
•Great Atlantic Seafood Festival
•Sea & Sky Spectacular
•Springing the Blues Festival
•Veterans Day Parade
•Jacksonville Light Parade
•Florida's Birding & Fotofest
•New Year’s Eve Celebration
•World of Nations
•Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp
Festival
•THE PLAYERS Championship
•Jax Beach Summer Jazz Series