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In 1990, Sam Veal and a handful of friends held the first Springing the Blues Festival in a small pergola near the old Jacksonville Beach Flag Pavilion. The event featured six acts and lasted one day.
Thirty years later, Springing the Blues Festival is one of the most highly anticipated music events in Florida.
Our OCEANFRONT music festivals create days of FUN for THOUSANDS of fans and EXCLUSIVE opportunities to promote your brand!
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In The News
Florida Times-Union
Folio Weekly
Buzz Magazine
All Jax Local News
Blues Review Magazine
Notable Awards
Top 50 Music Festivals
Named by Downbeat Magazine as one of the Top 50 Music Festivals in the World.
Top 20 Destinations
Named by Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 Destination Events in the country.
Best Festival in Northeast Florida
Voted “Best Festival in Northeast Florida” in 2016 by the popular Folio Weekly Magazine annual readers’ poll.
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Customers love businesses who help the local community. Learn more about how Jax Beach Festivals gives back to the local economy.
COMMUNITY GROWTH. ONE FESTIVAL AT A TIME.
Since its inception in 1991, the Springing the Blues Festival has had a tremendous impact on the Jacksonville Beach area, the artists and the concert-goers who come back year after year. Here’s a look back to celebrate 28 years of Blues in Jacksonville and what it has done for the local community.
Management & Staff
Blood, Sweat & Blues
Jax Beach Festivals take over 10 months of planning by volunteers.
It's a Team Effort
100+ volunteers commit their time to make it a great fan experience.
Volunteer Love
Roughly 5,000 hours are generously volunteered each year to make sure the party rocks on.
Economic Impact
Local Communities
Over $5.5 million infused in the local economy each year.
Hotels Love Us
More than 5,300 hotel rooms sold yearly during the festivals.
It's Time to Eat
15,000 restaurant meals bought each year by festival attendees.
Benefits Charities
Giving Back is Good
Proceeds from the festival have been disseminated to various local charities, including:
- Beaches Arts Foundation
- Exchange Club
- Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry
- Fletcher High School Blues/Jazz Band
- Beaches Habitat for Humanity
- Improving Children’s Playgrounds
- Blues in the Schools
- Jacksonville Beach Food Kitchen
- Community Assisted Policing Effort (CAPE)
- Meals on Wheels
- Duval County 4-H
- Entertainment and Arts Collaborative of Northeast Florida
Support Local Talent
We've Got the Blues
Springing The Blues has featured over 298 blues artists in 28 years.
Talented Artists
790 Blues Music Award nominees have played at our festivals.
The Best of the Best
189 Blues Music Award winners have played at our festivals.
World Renowned
18 International Blues Challenge winners and top 3 finalists.
Hall of Fame Artists
10 Blues Hall of Fame inductees.
Jax Beach Festivals Sponsors
Jax Beach Festivals has partnered with Airstream Ventures for all sponsor & advertising opportunities. Contact our sponsor support team using the form. We look forward to working with you. Thank you.
Festival Location
Jax Beach Festivals, Inc. produces festivals and special events at the oceanfront Seawalk Pavilion in the City of Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
