Closures and Cancellations

Due to the health and safety of the community, the following closures and cancellations have been made in St. Johns County and surrounding areas.

In the interest of public safety and in an effort to minimize the impact of COVID-19, the following St. Johns County facilities and programs are closed to the public, or have been cancelled, from March 16 through March 29:

• All St. Johns County libraries and the library bookmobile.
• All recreational facilities, recreational programming, recreational events, and all permitted events, including organized youth and adult sports on St. Johns County property.
• The St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier Gift Shop and all permitted events on

associated county property, including the parking lot, volleyball courts and the pier pavilion.

• All events scheduled to occur at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds.
• All events scheduled to occur at the St. Johns County Agriculture Center.
• All events scheduled to occur at the St. Johns Golf Club.
• The St. Johns County Pet Center
• All St. Johns County recycling and community collection events.
• All St. Johns County Fire Rescue community programming.

The St. Johns Golf Club, St. Johns County’s beaches, parks, open green spaces and trails remain open.

In addition, veterans’ services, the Permit Center, health and human services, utilities services, and all other county business services remain open to the public and are operational.

The Beaches Museum is closed until March 31.

The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach is closed until March 30.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is closed until April 3.

The Jacksonville Symphony has canceled concerts through April 1, with possible livestream performances to be aired for the public.

Palms Presbyterian Church has canceled Sunday worship for March 22, but will host a livestream service at 11 a.m.

The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall events that were to take place from March 19 through April 1 have been postponed.

The Ponte Vedra Beach Rotary Club has canceled its upcoming events for the next eight weeks. In addition to regular weekly meetings, this will also include the Local Heroes event scheduled for April 2 and the Mineral City Celebration on May 9. The club still intends to honor this year’s Local Heroes award recipients and will present their plaques privately.

Publix has changed its store and pharmacy hours with all stores now closing at 8 p.m.

The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum is closed until March 30.

The Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts is closed to the public. Events from March 19 through April 1 have been postponed.

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve has canceled all events between now and April 30. As of now, the Guana dam, beaches and trails remain open and operate under normal business hours until further notice.

Christ Episcopal Church is holding its services online only. YouTube live links can be found at christepicopalchurch.org for traditional service at 9 a.m.; contemporary worship at 11:15 a.m. and Spanish language service at 12:45 p.m.

Calendar of Canceled / Postponed Events

March 20

• The Woman's Exchange Spring Luncheon series is canceled

March 22

• Theater Jacksonville’s Big Hat & Jazz Birthday Brunch and 100th anniversary celebration is canceled.

March 24

• Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown baseball game is canceled
• The Music of Cream at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall is postponed with new date TBD.
• The Jacksonville Watercolor Society’s March meeting is canceled

March 27

• The Woman's Exchange Spring Luncheon series is canceled

March 29

• The Jacksonville Watercolor Society’s Spring Show Awards Reception is canceled

March 31

• The Woman's Exchange Spring Luncheon series is canceled

Compiled by Daniela Toporek