Duval County, FL Public Records

Duval County Information

The beach is the calling! Duval County, Florida is home to some amazing beaches and ocean views. It is also home to the city of Jacksonville. This city is filled with numerous festivals and activities that occur almost weekly. April is filled with sound of music brought by the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival. This is the country's second largest jazz festival. Also in April is the Springing the Blues festival, which is a free, outdoor festival. July brings fireworks and fishing to the city. The Freedom, Fanfare, and Fireworks celebration is the city's Fourth of July festival and one of the country's largest firework displays.

July also brings in big crowds for the AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament. This tournament originated almost twenty years ago and gives away $500,000 in prize money. The tournament is limited to one thousand participants, but it is the largest Kingfish tournament in the United States.

If you want to get outside and learn some history at the same time, be sure to visit the Timucuan Ecological Historic National Preserve. The Preserve also encompasses Fort Caroline and Kingsley Plantation. Be sure to go by the visitor center to experience the "Where the Waters Meet" exhibit and to gain more information about this fascinating and expansive Preserve area. While the beach is always a great destination, do not underestimate all the rest of the activities that Duval County has to offer.