PorchFest concerts, Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair kick off busy weekend

Looking to stroll through an historic neighborhood and watch live music? Or maybe flip and fly and eat food on a stick? Either way, Jacksonville has you covered this weekend with PorchFest and the opening of the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair.

PorchFest

Twenty or so live musical acts, a drag show and the Jaguars drumline are on the bill for Saturday's PorchFest, which sees the streets of Springfield turned into an open-air concert venue, front porches converted into stages and fans sitting on the lawn to watch their favorites.

The event is held on the east side of North Main Street, between 3rd and 8th streets, with the headquarters and starting point at Sesquicentennial Park. It's free and venues are within easy walking distance of one another. The streets will be closed to traffic during the festival, which runs from noon to 8 p.m.

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Bring a chair so you can sit and watch the music, and you can bring your pet along as long as it's on a leash. But don't bring your own beer — outside alcohol isn't allowed, and those who wish to drink must check in at the park to get a wristband. Parking is available at the FSCJ Downtown Campus off Laura Street.

Here's who's playing, and where:

Noon: Jacksonville Arts and Music School at 1636 N. Market St.

Noon: Remedy Tree at 122 E. 7th St.

Noon: Junco Royals at 1438 Hubbard St.

Noon: Eric Carter at 1416 N. Market St.

1:30 p.m.: Til Further Notice at 1416 Hubbard St.

1:30 p.m.: Cathedral Arts Project String Orchestra at 1636 N. Market St.

1:30 p.m.: Folk is People at 225 E. 7th St.

1:30 p.m.: Caribe Groove at 1424 N. Market St.

1:30 p.m.: Ramona + the Riot at Sesquicentennial Park

1:30 p.m.: Moving the Margins art exhibition at 167 E. 7th St.

3 p.m.: John Parkerurban & Friends at 226 E. 7th St.

3 p.m.: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Guitar Ensemble at 1636 N. Market St.

3 p.m.: Dat’s Pressure at 1424 Hubbard St.

3 p.m.: Chillula at 44 E. 5th St.

4:30 p.m.: Canelita Sabrosa at Sesquicentennial Park

4:30 p.m.: The Bridge Street Vibe at 1536 N. Market St.

4:30 p.m.: Dean Winter and the Heat at 249 E. 5th St.

4:30 p.m.: PorchFest Drag Extravaganza at 1407 Hubbard St.

4:30 p.m.: Jacksonville Jaguars Drum Line at 221 E. 7th St.

6 p.m.: Zach Person at Sesquicentennial Park

6 p.m.: Dustin Monk and the Hustle at 150 E. 5th St.

6 p.m.: Mama Blue at 175 E. 7th St.

Jacksonville Fair

If this isn’t the final time the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair is held in its traditional spot in the heart of the Jacksonville Sports Complex, it’s close to the last one. Plans are afoot to move the fair to a spot on the Westside but, for this year at least, you can still find rides, cattle shows, racing pigs, concerts, cake-baking contests and a trash art competition right where you always have, in the shadow of TIAA Bank Field, 121 Financial Ballpark and VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

The fair runs through Nov. 13, with rides suitable for kids and rides better suited for adventurous souls. A seven-foot-tall robot will stroll the grounds greeting fairgoers, and a mobile glass studio, craft beer lounge and an aviary with hundreds of parakeets will be on hand so you don't get bored. There's a slate of free concerts, but not as many big names as the fair has attracted in the past.

Fair admission at the gate is $10 for adults, $6 for seniors and kids age 6-12, and half-price tickets are available online at jacksonvillefair.com.  Armbands that give you access to unlimited mechanical rides are another $30 at the door, but you can get the armband and admission for $25 online.

Here's the daily schedule:

Thursday, Nov. 3: 5-11 p.m., free admission with purchase of $15 ride armband, LPT concert at 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4: 3-11 p.m., seniors 65 and older admitted free, Priscilla Block concert at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5: Noon-11 p.m.. 2 p.m. pie-baking competition

Sunday, Nov. 6: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., free admission with Jaguars-Raiders ticket

Monday, Nov. 7: 5-11 p.m., two admissions for $10, two ride armbands for $30

Tuesday, Nov. 8: 5-11 p.m., $2 admission, $2 rides, $25 ride armband

Wednesday, Nov. 9: 5-11 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10: 5-11 p.m., kids under 12 admitted free with adult, $15 ride armband, Conner Smith concert at 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 11: Noon-11 p.m., active-duty and retired military and veterans admitted free with ID, Bold City Classics with Parris Winningham concert at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12: Noon-11 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13: Noon-10 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair and PorchFest: The lineups