Florida Fin Fest

Get ready for a jaw-some good time! Florida Fin Fest is a FREE two-day Ocean Conservation, Education, and Music Festival happening in Jacksonville Beach, FL on September 17th & 18th, benefiting OCEARCH. Catch MOSH with a Mobile Planetarium in the Education Village!

The Education Village, presented by The Ocean Conservancy, features an immersive underwater VR experience, a mobile planetarium from MOSH, touch tanks from Jacksonville University, and more. Florida Fin Fest provides a family-friendly environment with one-of-a-kind hands-on learning experiences, talks from renowned guest speakers & science experts, and a festival village full of brands focusing on sustainability, conservation, and environmentally friendly practices. To round off the event, attendees can sit in on panel discussions featuring topics such as Micro-plastics Micro-fibers & Marine Debris, Water Quality, and Marine Conservation at the Blue Jay Listening Room Stage.

Details:
Gates open for Florida Fin Fest on Saturday, September 17, and Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 12:00 pm.

This event is RAIN OR SHINE. In the event of adverse weather, making the event impossible, every effort will be made to reschedule the event for a future date.

The event features 10 different food trucks and a variety of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages

Music Headliners:
Saturday – Moon Taxi
Sunday – John Oates from “Hall & Oates”
Education Village:

The Ocean Conservancy Immersive VR Experience
Touch Tanks form Jacksonville University and OCEARCH
Educational Panels at The Blue Jay Listening Room Stage featuring topics: Micro-Fibers & Marine Debris, Water Quality, Sea-Level Rise Adaption, and Marine Conservation.
And More!

International Coastal Cleanup:
Florida Fin Fest will be the official International Coastal Cleanup site for Duval county in partnership with The Ocean Conservancy & Keep Jacksonville Beautiful. Join the 2-day beach cleanup on Saturday and Sunday morning before the festival with Beaches Go Green.