On Saturday, the City of Jacksonville cut the ribbon on its newest playground, offering a new place for kids to play Downtown.
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The St. Johns River Park playground welcomed kids for the first time during the city’s Easter Eggstravaganza event.
The history-themed play space features a large sailing ship as a centerpiece.
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Despite the playground’s completion, there’s still more to come to the St. Johns River Park.
The Downtown Jacksonville website says it will have restrooms, a wedding venue, picnic area, and interpretive gardens “to help tell the story of the city’s founding and the American Heritage River at the heart of our city.”
See a site plan and renderings below:
Completion is scheduled for early 2026.
Just two days before the ribbon-cutting, Friendship Fountain reopened following two weeks of maintenance, which added a new coat of paint and mechanical improvements.
The fountain reopened last February after renovations. It originally opened in 1965.
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