Events

Sunshine State Games- Pickelball Tournament

The Sunshine State Games are back in Clay County in June 2022. Join us for a Pickleball Tournament at the Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park on June 10-12, 2022.

For more information, please visit; https://sunshinestategames.com/pickleball/

Sunshine State Games- Disc Golf

The Sunshine State Games are back in Clay County in June 2022. Join us for a Disc Golf Tournament at the Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park on June 10-12, 2022.

For more information, please visit; https://sunshinestategames.com/disc-golf/

Sunshine State Games-Ultimate Frisbee

The Sunshine State Games are back in Clay County in June 2022. Join us for an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at Plantation Sports Complex on June 11-12, 2022 for the Mixed Division.

For more information, please visit; https://sunshinestategames.com/ultimate/

Sunshine State Games- Ultimate Frisbee (Men’s Division)

The Sunshine State Games are back in Clay County in June 2022. Join us for an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at Plantation Sports Complex on June 19-19, 2022 for the Men’s Division.

For more information, please visit; https://sunshinestategames.com/ultimate/

Clay County Watermelon Fest

Family Fun & Festivities Inside & Out, Ice Cold Watermelon, Free Water Slide, Art & Crafts, Free Bounce Houses, Live Entertainment, Vendors, Wacky Watermelon Games, Delicious Food, Watermelon Eating Contest, Pony Rides, Free Watermelon Samples, Yummy Treats, Free Corn Hole, Cutest Baby Contest, Free Petting Farm, Bungee Jump, Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, Face Painting, Free Rock  Painting, Watermelon Fudge, Train Rides, Free Coloring Contest, Free Inside Toddler Play Area, Free Sack Races, Rock Wall, Photo Op, Whole Watermelons & Much More!

Admission $6, Kids 2 & Under Free.     $1 OFF ADMISSION!  Visit our website for coupon or bring a canned good for discount.  Benefits local food bank!

Our Country Day Celebration

The 54th Annual Our Country day Celebration is back! Come and enjoy the Freedom 5K run, live music, parade, Arts & Craft vendors, food vendors, baby crawl contest, volleyball tournament, and a watermelon eating contest.

Come back on the 4th for live music and fireworks!

For more information, please visit https://www.ourcountryday.com/.

40th Annual Fall Festival

Krawl’n For The Fallen

Armed Forces Day

Join us at the Military Museum of North Florida to celebrate Armed Forces Day on May 26, 2022. Our annual Armed Forces day will give you a journey back into time through the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Desert Storm. You can learn about personal accounts and stories of our local heroes.

College Drive Food Truck Night

Join the College Drive community for Food Truck Night. The event will be held at St. John’s River State College on May 27 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. There will be food trucks, games, vendors and live music.

For more information, please contact collegedriveinitiative@gmail.com.

Memorial Day RiverFest

Fleming Island Saturday Market

Come Check out the Fleming Island Saturday Market at the Village Square Shopping Center across from the Fleming Island High school.
First Saturday of the month from 9:30AM-2:00PM.

Orange Park Farmers’ Market

Voted Best Farmer’s Market in Northeast Florida! With over 100 vendors selling fresh, local produce and homemade crafts, live music and great food, it’s sure to be fun for the entire family!

We offer a variety of quality handmade and homegrown items. You will find nearly anything your heart desires from locally grown produce, local honey, cupcakes, pies, plants, meats, raw milk, eggs, hand crafted jewelry, bird houses, pottery pieces, soaps, and much, much more.

For more information please visit; https://orangeparkmarket.com/

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Friday

Sunshine State Games- Baton Twirling

The Sunshine State Games are back in Clay County in June 2022. Join us for a Baton Twirling Competition at Orange Park High School on June 11, 2022.

For more information, please visit; https://sunshinestategames.com/baton-twirling-2/

Sunshine State Games- Canoe/Kayak Marathon

The Sunshine State Games are back in Clay County in June 2022. Join us for a Canoe/Kayak Marathon at the Middleburg Main Street Boat Ramp on June 12, 2022.

For more information, please visit; https://sunshinestategames.com/canoe-kayak-marathon/

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- Hickory Trail Nature Hike

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park’s Hickory Trail on a guided tour from one of our camp naturalists. We will meet at the picnic area to the left of Big Cabin. Bug spray and closed-toe shoes are recommended. Registration is REQUIRED and free! Space is limited to 20 people.

LeAnn Rimes- The Story… So Far Tour

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and author LeAnn Rimes announced her upcoming tour, the story…so far, in support of her 25th music anniversary and forthcoming album, god’s work. Spanning May 13th through July 24th, the 14-date tour (with additional dates to be announced) will be a new, more personal and intimate walk through her musical journey thus far.

Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815.

College Drive Food Truck Night

Join the College Drive community for Food Truck Night. The event will be held at St. John’s River State College on June 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. There will be food trucks, games, vendors and live music.

For more information, please contact collegedriveinitiative@gmail.com.

Freedom Festival

Festival will offer fun for adults and kids alike, while honoring Active Duty, Veterans and First Responders
ORANGE PARK, FL (April 18, 2022) – Orange Park Mall announced the return of their signature event,
Freedom Fest on Saturday, June 25 from 5 – 9 pm. This beloved annual event will feature a variety of
local food and brews, veteran-owned businesses and crafters, as well as an opening performance by the
Navy Band Southeast’s Popular Music Group, “Pride” followed by up and coming musician Emily Earle,
and country music artist Drew Baldridge.

Admission to the festival is free. Other activities include a kid’s zone, silent auction benefiting St.
Michael’s Soldiers, a Veterans Lounge, and a firework finale to end the evening.
A highlight will be the return of Penny Wars, where a local military service organization will vie to collect
coins and bills in an effort to score points based on the denomination collected. The winner will go
home with their collection and a check for $3,000.
Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. and show time will begin at 5pm. Outside food and drink will not be
permitted in the event area, and parking policies will remain consistent with daily mall operations.
This event is made possible through partnerships with Double A Productions, iHeart Radio, Santori
Fireworks, Fields Automotive, and Clay Today.
About Orange Park Mall

Orange Park Mall is Clay County’s premier shopping destination. The town center is home to
more than 120 national and local retail, dining and entertainment options, as well as numerous
events and activities throughout the year. A dynamic offering of things to do along with things
to keep guests engaged and returning often. Orange Park Mall is open Monday through
Thursday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday noon – 6 p.m. For
more information, please call (904) 269-2422 or visit orangeparkmall.com. Like us on Facebook
at facebook.com/OrangeParkMall and follow us on Twitter @OrangeParkMall and Instagram
@orangeparkmall.

American Pride 4th of July 2022

The American Pride 4th of July event will feature the county’s largest fireworks display, food vendors, and local band Bold City Classic. This is a free event.

Fireworks will begin at dusk.

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Friday

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Friday – 20+ Food Trucks and free Music on the bank of the St. John’s River in Spring Park – the heart of GCS!

Cliff Avril 10th Annual Youth Football Camp

Cliff Avril Family Foundation 9th Annual Family Fun Day

The Cliff Avril Family Foundation will be hosting their 9th annual Family Fun Day on Sunday, July 10th from 1 – 5pm.

Cliff Avril himself, along with other NFL players and supporters of the foundation, will be in attendance at Paul C. Armstrong Park to enjoy the day and ensure plenty of family fun!

The day is entirely FREE to the community and consists of food, sports tournaments, face painting, bounce houses, music and much more!

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- Wetlands Hike

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park’s Wetlands on a guided tour from one of our camp naturalists. We will meet at the picnic area to the left of Big Cabin. Bug spray and closed-toe shoes are recommended. Registration is REQUIRED and free! Space is limited to 20 people.

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Friday

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- History Walk

Come along on a historical walking tour of Camp Chowenwaw Park. Learn about the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Low, and the history of the park as a Girl Scout Camp from 1933 to 2005. The tour includes a museum visit and a rare inside look of our iconic Big Cabin, built during the Great Depression. The walk will begin at the Big Cabin in the main parking area. Space is limited and registration is required. If you have a group larger than 10, please contact the park directly at 904-529-8058.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Many veteran bands trade on nostalgia, on replication of past glories, and on recycled emotions from younger, more carefree days.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band trades on a mix of reimagined classics and compelling newer works. The group formed in 1966 as a Long Beach, California jug band, scored its first charting single in 1967, and embarked on a self-propelled ride through folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll, pop, blue- grass, and the amalgam now known as “Americana.” The first major hit came in 1971 with the epic “Mr. Bojangles,” which, along with insistent support from banjo master Earl Scruggs, opened doors in Nashville. Behind those doors were Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, and others who would collaborate on a multi-artist, multi-generational, three-disc 1972 masterpiece: Will the Circle Be Unbroken went triple Platinum, spawned two later volumes, and wound up in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Was this a cutting-edge combo or a group of revivalists? Was the goal rebellion or musical piety? Yes, to all these things. In the 1980s, the Dirt Band reeled off 15 straight Top 10 country hits, including chart-toppers “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream),” “Modern Day Romance,” and “Fishin’ in the Dark (co-written by Jim Photoglo, who would join the band in the second decade of the new century). 1989 brought a second Circle album, this one featuring singer-songwriter talents including John Prine, Rosanne Cash, and John Hiatt and garnering two Grammy awards for the band (it later won another, for a collaboration with Earl Scruggs and other fine folks). Circle II also won the Country Music Association’s Album of the Year prize. Circle III was released in 2003, featuring collaborations with Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, and more. Throughout the group’s lifetime, personnel has changed, with each change resulting in positive steps forward, new ways of playing the old songs, and renewed enthusiasm for writing and recording fresh material. The latest Dirt Band lineup is expanded to six members for the first time since 1968. Today’s group consists of founding member Jeff Hanna, harp master Jimmie Fadden (who joined in 1966), and soulful-voiced Bob Carpenter, who has more than 40 years of service in the ensemble. Those veterans are now joined by singer-songwriter-bass man Jim Photoglo, fiddle and mandolin wizard Ross Holmes, and Hanna’s son, the preternaturally talented singer and guitarist Jaime Hanna.
Blood harmony, thrilling instrumental flights, undeniable stage chemistry … these things are part of each Dirt Band show, just as they are part of Dirt Does Dylan, the first recording from the reconfigured, six-strong group. Produced by Ray Kennedy and Jeff Hanna, it’s a remarkable ride through some of the most impactful songs of the past century, penned by Bob Dylan and taken for a blue highway spin by a great American band, with help from genius-level contemporary artists like Jason Isbell and The War and Treaty.
A Dirt Band show is unlike any other. For legions of fans, it’s less about the memories than the moment, crisp as an Autumn apple and rich as a royal flush.
TICKETS
Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $89.00 to $39.00.

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Fridays

Bella Notte, A Night of Art under the Stars

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- Hickory Trail Nature Hike

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park’s Hickory Trail on a guided tour from one of our camp naturalists. We will meet at the picnic area to the left of Big Cabin. Bug spray and closed-toe shoes are recommended. Registration is REQUIRED and free! Space is limited to 20 people.

BASCA CapeAbilities 5K

Fleming Island Saturday Market

Come Check out the Fleming Island Saturday Market at the Village Square Shopping Center across from the Fleming Island High school.
First Saturday of the month from 9:30AM-2:00PM.

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Friday

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- Wetlands Hike

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park’s wetlands on a guided tour from one of our camp naturalists. We will meet at the picnic area to the left of Big Cabin. Bug spray and closed-toe shoes are recommended. Registration is REQUIRED and free! Space is limited to 20 people.

“Weird Al” Yankovic

Almost four years after his first foray into unfamiliar concert territory with his highly-acclaimed Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, “Weird Al” Yankovic will be pressing his luck again, this time with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The tour will launch on April 23, 2022 and run through North America for six months and a staggering 133 shows, culminating in New York City on Oct. 29 with Weird Al’s first-ever concert appearance at Carnegie Hall.

Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $99.00 to $39.00. Limited number of Meet and Greet Passes are available.
The Thrasher-Horne Center is an event center owned and operated by St. Johns River State College. It is located on the Orange Park campus at 283 College Drive in Orange Park, Florida.

Craig Morgan with special guest Ray Fulcher

A multi-faceted entertainer, Craig Morgan has made a name for himself as a country music icon, TV personality, celebrated outdoorsman and patriotic Army veteran. One of country music’s best-loved artists, Morgan has charted 25 songs on Billboard and thrills massive crowds with signature hits including “Bonfire,” “Almost Home,” “Redneck Yacht Club,” “International Harvester,” “This Ole Boy,” “Soldier,” “Wake Up Loving You,” “That’s What I Love About Sunday” and his faith-filled tribute to his son Jerry, “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost.”

Craig received one of country music’s highest honors when he was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Prior to becoming a country music star and TV sensation, Morgan spent seventeen years serving our country in the Army and Army Reserves. Morgan remains an avid supporter of America’s military personnel and has made 16 overseas trips to perform for our troops. He is a recipient of the 2006 USO Merit Award and in 2018 was awarded the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, one of the highest awards the Department of the Army can bestow upon a civilian, in recognition of his significant dedication to our military men and women around the world.

Watch as Craig puts his survival skills learned in the military to work in the new TV series, “Beyond The Edge” (CBS/Paramount+). Nine celebrities will live in the dangerous jungles of Panama, where they face off in epic adventures and endure the most brutal conditions, as they push themselves to go far beyond their comfort zone and raise money for their chosen charities. Craig, an Army veteran, is competing for Operation Finally Home, which provides custom-built, mortgage-free homes to wounded veterans and their families.

This fall, Craig will release his gripping new memoir —God, Family, Country—in partnership with Blackstone Publishing, he details all aspects from his inspiring life, revealing never-before-heard stories including how he worked alongside the CIA as a soldier in Panama, fought sex traffickers as an undercover agent in Thailand, forged his own path to country music stardom, and lives his life by the deepest values: God, family, country.
TICKETS Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $79.00 to $29.00.

Fleming Island Saturday Market

Come Check out the Fleming Island Saturday Market at the Village Square Shopping Center across from the Fleming Island High school.
First Saturday of the month from 9:30AM-2:00PM.

Green Cove Springs Food Truck Friday

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- History Walk

Come along on a historical walking tour of Camp Chowenwaw Park. Learn about the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Low, and the history of the park as a Girl Scout Camp from 1933 to 2005. The tour includes a museum visit and a rare inside look of our iconic Big Cabin, built during the Great Depression. The walk will begin at the Big Cabin in the main parking area. Space is limited and registration is required. If you have a group larger than 10, please contact the park directly at 904-529-8058.

Fleming Island Saturday Market

Come Check out the Fleming Island Saturday Market at the Village Square Shopping Center across from the Fleming Island High school.
First Saturday of the month from 9:30AM-2:00PM.

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park- Hickory Trail Nature Hike

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park’s Hickory Trail on a guided tour from one of our camp naturalists. We will meet at the picnic area to the left of Big Cabin. Bug spray and closed-toe shoes are recommended. Registration is REQUIRED and free! Space is limited to 20 people.

Always… Patsy Cline

Always …Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger.
Having first heard Cline on the “Arthur Godfrey Show” in 1957, Seger became an immediate and avid fan of Cline’s, and she constantly hounded the local disc jockey to play Cline’s records on the radio.

In 1961 when Cline went to Houston for a show, Seger and her buddies arrived about an hour-and-a-half early and, by coincidence, met Cline who was traveling alone. The two women struck up a friendship that was to culminate in Cline spending the night at Seger’s house–a friendship that lasted until Cline’s untimely death in a plane crash in 1963.

The relationship, which began as fan worship evolved into one of mutual respect. It is the kind of relationship that many fans would like to have with their heroes.
Over a pot of strong coffee, the two women chatted about their common concerns. When Cline finally left for Dallas, her next job, the two women had exchanged addresses and telephone numbers. Seger never expected to hear from Cline again, but soon after she left, Seger received the first of many letters and phone calls from Cline. The pen-pal relationship provides much of the plot of the show.

The play focuses on the fateful evening at Houston’s Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline’s death in a plane crash. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous–Anytime, Walkin’ After Midnight, She’s Got You, Sweet Dreams, and Crazy–to name a few.

The show combines humor, sadness and reality. It offers fans who remember Cline while she was alive a chance to look back, while giving new fans an idea of what seeing her was like and what she meant to her original fans.

“Sweet dreams again” -USA Today
“A song-filled valentine” -Los Angeles Times “Always…Patsy Cline. Always a hit.” -Biloxi Sun Herald

TICKETS
Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $69.00 to $29.00.

Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Rumours, (also known as RumoursATL) calls Atlanta, GA home and has built a solid fan base there and throughout the eastern United States. While traveling across the United States and selling out venues the band continues to collect an even larger and devoted fan base on a national level. Selling out shows to standing room only crowds, fans have seen Rumours at venues including The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC, Daryl’s House in Pawling, NY owned by music icon Daryl Hall, a weeklong residency at Epcot Center in Walt Disney World, the 310 Room Austin City Limits and multiple Live Nation venues. Rumours have quickly become one of the most sought after and highly regarded tribute bands in the genre.

Rumours lead singer Mekenzie Jackson, in the part of Stevie Nicks was bewitched by the music of Fleetwood Mac at a young age and as it turns out she can duplicate the iconic singers voice so well that she and Rumours effortlessly transport audiences to the height of Fleetwood Mac’s amazing success. The sensational voices of Rumours accomplished musicians recreate the signature harmonies; and along with their expert instrumentation, stage moves and wardrobe, replicate those magical moments in music history that Fleetwood Mac fans cherish and can now relive again and again.

The passion for the music of Fleetwood Mac is what makes Rumours a success. The band’s members have been influenced and admired Fleetwood Mac for many years and strive to not only recreate their unmistakable, enchanting sound but to give it the honor it so rightly deserves. Fans attending Rumours concerts can feel the love!

In 2018 Fleetwood Mac will embark on their farewell tour. Rumours are determined to keep the music of the legendary band alive and look forward to playing for larger audiences both nationally and internationally.

Rumours is composed of band members Mekenzie Jackson (lead vocals), Denny Hanson (lead and backing vocals, guitar and percussion), Alex Thrift (lead guitar), Adrienne Cottrell (keyboards, lead and backing vocals), Nick Whitson (bass) and Daniel Morrison (drums).
Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe in the ways of magic? Rumours does!

TICKETS
Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $59.00 to $29.00.

Wings: Dublin Irish Dance

WINGS is a brand new Irish dance production created in Ireland by a critically acclaimed artistic team. Like no other genre, WINGS features exquisite Irish and World champion dancers together with Ireland’s finest musical and vocal virtuosos.
Complete with original music and choreography, this ground-breaking production, infused with world dance and musical influences, will thrill audiences with its transformative emotional energy and imaginative design.
A vivid and illuminating production portraying rich Irish heritage themes, in spectacular dance and musical performances by this superb cast.

Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $79.00 to $29.00.

Fleming Island Saturday Market

Come Check out the Fleming Island Saturday Market at the Village Square Shopping Center across from the Fleming Island High school.
First Saturday of the month from 9:30AM-2:00PM.

Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago

Brass Transit was formed in 2008 and brought together 8 of the most talented and accomplished award-winning musicians. Their sole purpose was to pay tribute to one of the world’s greatest and most successful pop/rock groups of all time, CHICAGO.

Since then, the group has toured North America dazzling audiences with their flawless performances and spectacular attention to every detail of the CHICAGO songbook. Hits like: Saturday in the Park, 25 or 6 to 4, If You Leave Me Now, You’re the Inspiration have left crowds in awe and on their feet more than once during a show, evoking comments like “Spine–‐Tingling,” “Brought me back to my youth” and “Perfect in every detail.” Brass Transit goes far beyond just imitating the songs, they embody the music.

They recently produced their first CD taking top hits from the 70’s and recording them with horns in the CHICAGO style. The result is a fresh approach to some of the greatest hits of that era. They have also just recently scored their show for full Symphony with luscious orchestral arrangements that are truly spellbinding. Brass Transit will bring you back to the most memorable times of your life.

Tickets are available at THcenter.org or at (904) 276-6815. Prices range from $59.00 to $29.00.