Imagine this, you wake up on a Saturday and think ‘what is something different that I can do that involves, food, culture, and supporting small business in Jax?’ The answer is ‘visit The Riverside Arts Market.’
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This is Jacksonville’s award winning farmer’s market featuring local artists, farmers, and makers selling their finest products to the public. The best part it’s completely free to attend. If you’ve never been, keep reading I’m here to give you the run down of these amazing event and what to expect.
What Is The Riverside Arts Market (RAM)
Also known as RAM , the Riverside Arts market is a outdoor market event held every Saturday from 10:00am – 3:00pm. It happens weekly rain or shine. It’s a amazingly curated conglomerate of the city’s best artists, artisans, makers, and farmers posted up with their finest products on display for sale to the public. It located under the bridge at 715 Riverside Ave, Jacksonville, Fl 32204. The location is beautiful whereas when you first arrive you see concrete and booths but as you proceed further you will notice the outline of the market is lush greenery with a backdrop of the St Johns River.
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Here you will find hundreds of tents and pop up booths with the most unique items for sale, I mean, you can get fresh asparagus and scrunchies for your kids under the same roof. It’s beautiful see people shopping and enjoying the scenery and shopping.
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The best part? The FOOD. Every weekend you can expect no less than 10 food trucks to be posted up serving up fresh made to order eats. You can get anything from Korean BBQ and boba tea to ice cream. Seating is not a problem. Although the picnic style tables in the food court area can feel up fast, you can perch yourself in the vast seating near the stage overlooking river. Here there’s a stage highlighting live entertainment. Every week there is a featured artist or band. They have 2 sets be sure to visit the website for times.
Another thing to highlight is the live entertainment. Every week there is a featured artist or band there to showcase music and get the people going.
Ways To Get To The Market and Parking
Surprisingly there are multiple ways for you to arrive to the bridge to enjoy the festivities.
Car – Free parking is offered at the Black Knight Financial Building parking lot, adjacent to RAM. Free on street parking on Post Street is available and located between the Cummer Museum and the Jacksonville Garden Club. Parking is also available throughout the neighborhood.
Boat – A boat dock located north of the market is available for docking at Black Knight and just South of the market at Post St. Please be aware to not block the designated space for the St. Johns River Taxi (another boat option)!
Bike – There are plenty of bike racks located near RAM. Bike down the North Bank Riverwalk or through Riverside to get to RAM
Go Tuck’n – A new shuttle service in Jacksonville that offers a quick and convenient way for you to visit RAM. For additional information please visit their website at https://gotukn.com.
[All descriptions noted are directly from the RAM website]
With the Riverside Arts Market around, you can’t say Saturdays are boring. Bring the family, yourself, or a date out grab some food, shop, and perch a seat around to listen to tunes. For more information visit the RAM online. When you go, let me know what you think.
If you’re looking for something else unique to do in town, head over to the San Marco neighborhood and visit the Wick candle bar.
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