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Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville
"Art Walk is the 1st Wednesday of each month beginning around 5 pm!"(3 Tips)
"Lots.of events, food trucks, people playing chess and dominoes."(2 Tips)
"Great when they have lunch in the park on certain Friday's"(5 Tips)
"Food truck Fridays!"(2 Tips)
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Kimlee DavisAugust 25, 2018It’s never the same, but it’s always fun! Great place to stroll around and admire art and murals. Lots of fun activities to do and little shops and food places to discover! Super cute.
Michelle WorleyNovember 19, 2014Hemming Park is happening! Downtown Art Walk, Jaxson's Night Market, One Spark. BYO lunch, play a game of chess or enjoy quiet time out of the office. Come out and enjoy it!
Joey MarchyDecember 16, 2014Hemming Park is a great place to experience the city and cultural events. You're a few steps from Chamblins (coffee), MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) and Sweet Pete's (chocolate and sweets)
Great place to eat your lunch. They have a lot of events going on here during the year. Love this park. Lots of homeless people hang out here. They usually don't bother you.- Lots.of events, food trucks, people playing chess and dominoes.
Stephen KoontzApril 8, 2015Works as a great place for large-scale community events. Come here for an outdoor concert, oversized chess or an art fair- Christie RadneyMarch 29, 2013Art Walk is the 1st Wednesday of each month beginning around 5 pm! Great displays from local artists and musicians.Duck into MOCA to pick an Art Walk map. Read more
Don't be quick to judge the men here. Put away your suburban fears and strike up a conversation, you might learn something.
Natalie SwaimAugust 6, 2016Check our their calendar for some of their quirky yet always awesome events.- Sara Bell WellesJuly 26, 2014there some homeless, but Ive never ben bothered by them. love the fountain, and they used to hold the jazzfest here.
- Great when they have lunch in the park on certain Friday's
Visit_JaxApril 26, 2010Hemming Plaza is named for Charles C. Hemming, a Civil War veteran and Jacksonville native.
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