Radar: To Do in Jax 10.27-30
We’re committed to a weekend that is jaunty and spooky. Choose between a day of the dead or a night of duels (pianos that is). Hang with a ghost or a W.I.T.C.H. Whatever your tastes are, we’re here to guide you on your journey. Note: Most descriptions courtesy of event hosts and edited for clarity.
10.27
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Amelia Musical Playhouse
Who’s shivering with anticipation for AMP’s annual production of “The Rocky Horror Show”? Let’s do the Time Warp again! $15; 7:30 p.m.; 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina Beach, FL; ameliamusicalplayhouse.com // @ameliamusicalplayhouse
Pumpkin & Pints at Alewife Craft Beer Bottle Shop & Tasting Room
Join us for another edition of our annual Pumpkins & Pints night! Your tickets gets you a mini pumpkin to paint and take home with you, an array of supplies to paint and decorate your pumpkin, and includes your first beverage. Beer, cider, mead, wine, and NA options available though some restrictions may apply. $15; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; 1035 Park St., Jacksonville, FL; alewifebottleshop.com // @alewifebottleshop
10.28
River City Haunts at Bold City Downtown
River City Haunts exposes the darker side of Jacksonville with tales of how the city has endured many epidemics, horrors, and injustices. Led by the ghost of Isaiah Hart or his son Ossian, you will be guided by lantern through the streets and back alleyways. About a 15 block walk. After the Downtown walking tour, you are also welcome to join your guide for an optional saunter through Old City Cemetery, the first public burial ground to see the final resting place of many early settlers as well as Large Marge. The tour starts at 8pm from Bold City Downtown brewery (109 E Bay St); arrive early to try the rotating selection of craft brews. Private groups can schedule tour buyouts on any nights. $20; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.; 109 East Bay St., Jacksonville, FL; boldcitybrewery.com // @boldcitybrewery
Farm to Fork at Green Legacy Farm
The evening will start with a farm tour led by Ashantae Green, FarmHer/ Co-Owner of Green Legacy Farm at 5:30 PM. During the tour, you will have a unique opportunity to see where food comes from & to learn how the specific ingredients to be enjoyed during dinner were grown. Dinner will begin after the tour with the 1st course served at about 6:00 PM. Andrea Bryant-Smith Award-winning chef, owner of Mena’s Legacy Kitchen & Co/Owner of Farmery Bakery & Bodega will take guests through each course and share more about their flavors to guide the farm-to-fork experience. Not only do we grow & share some amazingly delicious organic produce… but ” We Grow Community” as well. Throughout the night, guests will have the opportunity to network, converse with new people from all walks of life and career fields & share a seat at our community table*. $60 each; 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; 9200 Plummer Rd., Jacksonville, FL
10.29
Nerd Night – Halloween Edition at Six Three Four Jax
As with the previous events cosplay is encouraged but not required. This is a hangout event when you can come hangout and chat with fellow nerds about anime, video games, music, business, etc. Event is Halloween themed so wear your best costumes. There is also a cosplay/costume contest so may the best costumes win. There will be Vendors, Cosplay Contest, Video Games, Raffle Prizes, Scavenger Hunt, Board Games, and Food and Drink! $15; 7 p.m. to midnight; 4228 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, FL; sixthreefourjax.com // @sixthreeefourjax
Halloween Bar Crawl
Join us for the annual Halloween Bar Crawl! Top Shelf Crawls has put together the premier list of bars and nightclubs for our crawlers! Check out the event page for a complete list of bars! $15+; 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.; multiple venues
10.30
Nightmare on Bay Street : Jacksonville’s First Annual Fright Fest at The Justice Pub, Element & Myth Nightclub
Jacksonville, It’s time to face your fears ….. Nightmare on Bay Street is a spine-chilling, interactive block party hosted by the city and your favorite promotions companies throughout Northeast Jax. Be cautions while you walk through the Nightmare Zones, as you never know who might end up behind you! $25+; 7:30 p.m.; 315 E Bay Street Jacksonville, FL
Secret Jacksonville walking tour
Writer Bill Delaney, co-owner of TheJaxsonMag.com and Edible Northeast Florida Magazine, has spent years researching Jacksonville’s underknown and underrepresented stories. His book Secret Jacksonville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure is dedicated to profiling the forgotten, mysterious and just plain interesting spots across Jacksonville and the First Coast. Join him for a walking tour of of some of these places around Downtown Jacksonville. Hear the stories of Jacksonville’s underground tunnels, the locomotive buried beneath a skyscraper, a lost (and fictitious) Native American city, a long destroyed sculptural masterpiece that will soon be reborn in Jacksonville, underknown Jax music history and much more lying just off the beaten path. $20; 10 a.m.; James Weldon Johnson Park; 135 West Monroe St., Jacksonville, FL