Here are some shows, taking place in Jacksonville and nearby cities, from May 22 to May 26, 2026: • Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2026 (May 22-24, 2026) • Jacksonville Home & Garden Show at Duval Hall (May 22-25, 2026) • Shinedown at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (May 26, 2026)

Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2026 (May 22-24, 2026)

May 22, 2026 Friday
May 23, 2026 Saturday
May 24, 2026 Sunday

Jacksonville Jazz Festival
at Ford on Bay
jacksonvillejazzfest.com

One of the country’s best Jazz music festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival is returning on May 22 to May 24, 2026. Every year the Jacksonville Jazz Festival draws in people from around the globe, and this year, as usual, they have put together an amazing lineup. I’m super excited to see the funkmaster George Clinton, the Prince-royalty Sheila E, and song master Nile Rodgers (he wrote and produced some of your favorites like David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”, Duran Duran’s “The Reflex”, and Madonna’s “Like a Virgin.”

Can you believe it’s all FREE??? I’m hoping to attend all three dates, but I do reserve the right to not attend due to weather (too hot or too rainy!), but if I can keep hydrated, I will be watching the show.

Kool and the Gang

I attended last year’s Jacksonville Jazz Festival in May 2025 and reported back, “What can I say about Kool & the Gang that haven’t been said, before. The band is a legendary band, having been around since 1969. Throughout the years ‘the Gang’ has changed, with mostly new members joining in the early 2000’s as older members retired or died (Kool Bell’s brother Ronald Bell died in 2020). Robert “Kool” Bell is keeping the legacy alive, and the band had him step into the spotlight to say a few words. Kool said that when they first started, in the 1960s, they didn’t know what to call themselves. They had so many band names, including Soul Town Band and The Flames… but they had to change their name, because James Brown objected (Brown’s band was called the Famous Flames). Eventually, as history would have it, they settled on Kool and the Gang. And since then, they’ve had unbelievable success with their name and funk, jazz, hip-hop songs.”

2026 Artist Lineup

Friday, May 22, 2026

Parliament Funkadelic feat George Clinton
Ghost-Note
Butcher Brown
John Lumpkin II

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Andra Day
Esperanza Spalding
Sheila E and the E-Train
Kim Scott
Eliane Elas

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Nile Rodgers & CHIC
Kamasi Washington
Galactic feat Jelly Joseph
Moonchild

Home & Garden Show at Duval Hall (May 22-25, 2026)

May 22, 2026 Friday
May 23, 2026 Saturday
May 24, 2026 Sunday
May 25, 2026 Monday
Jacksonville Home & Garden Show
at Duval Hall
duvalhall.com

Jacksonville Home & Garden Show is a free show at the new Duvall Hall, to connect you to the local area’s leading remodelers, builders, and design professionals.

Details from the organizers:

For one weekend, you’ll find wall-to-wall displays and exhibits. You’ll also have the opportunity to speak directly with experts and receive the advice and inspiration you need to turn your dream home or other home improvement project into a reality.

Learn the latest trends in design, product offerings, maintenance tips, and more on everything to do with kitchen and bath remodeling, roofing, flooring, home security, water conditioning, insulation, windows and exterior products, and much more!

JACKSONVILLE HOME & GARDEN SHOW: MAY 22 – MAY 25
All Ages
Friday, May 22
Add to Calendar
Show: 12 pm
FREE / Day Of : $FREE

Friday, May 22: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 23: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 24: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Monday, May 25: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Admission Price: FREE ADMISSION

Shinedown at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (May 26, 2026)

May 26, 2026 Tuesday
Shinedown
at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
jaxevents.com

One of the biggest bands in the world Shinedown will be headlining the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 26, 2026. The band recently had their single “Searchlight” hitting #1 on two radio charts: Mediabase’s Active Rock Chart and Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart.

SHINEDOWN DANCE KID DANCE ACT II WORLD TOUR DATES

May 13 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center *^%
May 15 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival Headlining
May 16 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center *^%
May 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center *^%
May 19 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena *^%%
May 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center *^%
May 23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center *^%
May 26 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena *^%
May 28 – Estero, FL – Hertz Center *^%
May 30 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena *^%
June 2 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum *^%
June 5 – Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena *^%
June 6 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center *^%
July 11 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle *#%
July 13 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum *%
July 15 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron *#%
July 17 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena *%
July 18 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena *#%
July 20 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena *%
July 21 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center *%
July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena *%
July 25 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center *#%
July 30 – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena *#%
July 31 – Colorado Springs, CO – Weidner Field *%
August 2 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center *#%
August 4 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena *#%
August 6 – Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena *%
August 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena *#%
August 9 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center *%
August 10 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena *#%
August 12 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at Metrapark *#%
August 14 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena *#%
August 15 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Pacific Coliseum *#%
August 17 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place *#%
August 20 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome *#%
August 21 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort *%
August 23 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair #%
September 4 – Dyersville, IA – Velocity Festival
September 10 – McHenry, IL – McHenry Music Festival
October 31 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris – La Villette &
November 2 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz &
November 4 – Tilburg, NL – O13 &
November 6 – Prague, CZ – Forum Karlín &
November 8 – Copenhagen, DK – Falkonersalen &
November 9 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet &
November 11 – Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle &
November 12 – Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle &
November 14 – Birmingham, UK – bp pulse LIVE *&
November 16 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro *&
November 17 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena *&
November 19 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley *&
November 20 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena *&
November 22 – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia Theatre &

* w/Coheed and Cambria
^w/ Black Stone Cherry
# From Ashes To New
& Those Damn Crows
%w/ DJ Rockfeed