Half-day and full-day sessions

This program is for children birth to 5 years with an adult caregiver. The program includes stories, books, fingerplays, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote language development, vocabulary building, and comprehension. 

All programs are free and open to the public.

Free with Paid Admission, No registration required

Join the Museum every Tuesday and Thursday for a guided tour of the historic Cummer Gardens, beginning in the Museum lobby.

Beginning Thursday, January 10th, join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for a fast-paced 30-minute walk in downtown Jacksonville, led by Friends of Hemming Park staff. We will meet near the “Opposing Forces” sculpture in Hemming Park at the corner of  Monroe and Laura Streets. Our route will change daily, and we will visit a variety of Jacksonville landmarks during this fun, free, twice-weekly event. For more information, email [email protected]

In this school-age program, participants will run a relay race while they answer questions about famous women in history.  They will learn about famous women inventors, and get a chance to have build their own invention.

This program is for children birth to 5 years with an adult caregiver. The program includes stories, books, fingerplays, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote language development, vocabulary building, and comprehension.

One-on-one assistance with downloadable media, email, the Internet, online applications, and basic technology instruction. For downloadable media support, please bring your charged laptop or mobile device. Times and locations vary. You can now sign up for your appointment online at https://jpl.libcal.com/booking/techtutor. Please visit or call your local branch if you need help booking an appointment.

This is an ongoing class that meets every Friday for all artists levels. The class will focus on pastels, materials and techniques.

Students will work from a live model and still life setups on a rotating basis using various types of soft pastels and supports. Check our website for the recommended supply list.

Questions can be directed to Kevin Arthur @ 904-327-7439

For clean-up sites:

http://www.coj.net/departments/neighborhoods/clean-it-up,-green-it-up/st-johns-river-celebration

The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast, The Jaguars Foundation and Bold Events are teaming up to present the largest citywide family group exercise event—Family Fitness Fusion—on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The entire community is invited to take part in this unique FREE experience at Daily’s Place Flex Field at the home of the Jaguars.

The event will offer something for everyone including a mashup of group fitness favorites, free YMCA childcare, bounce houses, slides and games, plus the NFL Play 60 Football Challenge for adults and children hosted by The Jaguars Foundation.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

The group exercise portion of the event will offer a wide variety of classes such as Zumba, yoga, line dancing and more. Adults and children older than 5 can also participate in the NFL Play 60 Football Challenge. Free childcare will be available on site for kids ages 1 – 4. They will be supervised by the First Coast YMCA’s certified, professional KidZone staff. Because space is limited for childcare and the NFL Play 60 Challenge, registration is required by texting FITNESS to 91999.