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St Johns Town Center Holiday Spectacular & Tree Lighting 2010

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A full day of holiday activities is planned at St Johns Town Center on Saturday November 20, 2010. It all begins around noon with a Holiday Street Festival leading up to the grand finale with Santa, tree lighting and of course fireworks.

The Holiday Street festival includes the Kids’ Family Zone (12 – 7 p.m.) and The Cat in the Hat from WJCT Public Broadcasting will visit. There will also be face-painting, balloon artists and bounce houses. The Holiday Street Festival will feature 40 local artists, boats from Marine Max, the Ashley Furniture SUITE, food vendors,interactive games, obstacle courses and more.

Also, for you arena football fans out there, Jacksonville Sharks players  – and Shark Attack Dancers will be at the event from 2 pm – 7 pm.

Main Stage activities kick off at 6 p.m. with special performances from the Charlie Walker Band, Ryan Star and the University of North Florida Tuba Euphonium Quartet. At 8 p.m., event headliner Vertical Horizon will perform hit songs like their first major release, ” Everything You Want”, as well as seasonal favorites to get everyone into the holiday spirit.

Right after the performance, Santa will lead the countdown to light the dazzling 32-foot Christmas tree followed by a fireworks finale.

During the event, St. John’s Town Center retailers will also offer lots of in-store promotions and specials.

St Johns Town Center – Holiday Spectacular 2010 & Tree Lighting
11/20/2010 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Cinco de Mayo Festival at St. Johns Town Center, Jacksonville

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at St. Johns Town Center, Jacksonville, Florida. On Wednesday May 5, 2010, it’s time for the 3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival which is a fun-filled, family-friendly celebration of live music, authentic Mexican foods and traditional dances.

The schedule of events includes:

3 p.m. – 11 p.m.
95.1 WAPE and X102.9 Street Teams on-site with prize giveaways
Inflatable wacky joust and boxing ring
Tattoo airbrushing and fun for everyone!

3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Live Latin music with Conjucto Tropical
Latin dancing with Flamenco Expressions

4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Face painter, balloon artist and juggler

7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Live music by The Charlie Walker Band

Wednesday, May 5 from 3 p.m. – 11 p.m.

St. Johns Town Center – Town Square
4663 River City Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32246

Cinco de Mayo

St Johns Town Center Tree Lighting with American Idol

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American Idol winner Taylor Hicks is scheduled to headline the third annual holiday event at St. Johns Town Center on November 21, 2009.

This event is  filled with holiday festivities including live entertainment, kids activities and even fireworks. Beginning at noon, you can enjoy a street festival featuring arts and crafts, food vendors, entertainment, giveaways, carnival games, balloon artists, face painting and characters from the popular online community Tootsville. There will also be very merry activities like bounce houses, a magician and jugglers.

The Tree Lighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. with special performances from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville Mass Choir and Charlie Walker. At 8 p.m., the fifth-season winner of American Idol Taylor Hicks will perform his soulful hit songs as well as seasonal favorites to get everyone into the holiday spirit. This season’s concert takes place in a new location in front of the Great Tree in Park Green near Maggiano’s.

Immediately following the performance, Taylor Hicks will join Santa to lead the audience in an exciting countdown to light the dazzling 30-foot tree and a spectacular fireworks finale!

“We’ve had such a great response from the community the past two years, and 2009 is even bigger and better with extended festivities,” said Kristin Balvin, director of mall marketing and business development for St. Johns Town Center. “We are thrilled to bring back the tree lighting again this year and look forward to sharing this holiday tradition with Jacksonville families.”

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St Johns Town Center Farmers Market in Jacksonville

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Visit St Johns Town Center Farmers Market for fresh vegetables, plants, organic food and much more. This is one of Jacksonville’s newest farmers market. It takes place on Fridays from 3 pm to 8 pm.

Our friends Martin and Purity from Grower’s Alliance Coffee are usually there selling their coffee. Make sure to taste the Kenyan coffee – it’s absolutely wonderful. It’s fair trade and shade grown and part of the proceeds goes back to the farmers in Kenya, they can tell you all about it. Make sure to let them know that Joe sent you!

Click here for the calendar entry for St Johns Town Center Farmers Market

St Johns Town Center Farmers Market