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Nassau is turning 200.
In honor of Nassau County’s Bicentennial, the Board of County Commissioners invites you to celebrate with us all year long with exciting events and activities throughout the County!
Check out the upcoming Bicentennial events included below!
Do you have questions or are you a business or organization interested in sponsoring an event?
Please contact the Department of Strategic Advancement at (904) 530-6010 (select option 7) or email Brandy Carvalho.
Check out upcoming Bicentennial Events.
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The Nassau Board of County Commissioners invites you to a festive evening of joy and wonder at the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center (76347 Veterans Way) in Yulee.
More details to come!
Check out this page for updates as we plan Bicentennial scavenger hunts, school programs, a traveling history exhibit, library programming, and so much more!
Thanks for celebrating Nassau with us!
Our first event, the Bicentennial Kick-off, was brought to you by Wildlight.
Thanks for joining us for live music, kids zone, farmer’s market, vendors, chili cook-off, cornhole tournament, and more!
Featured on the music stage, brought to you by Residence Inn by Marriott | Amelia Island was our very own flipturn.
With other special guests:
Honey Hounds
The Band Be Easy
The Firewater Tent Revival
Date: Saturday, January 13th
Time: 1 pm - 9 pm
Location: Wildlight
Tinker Street
Wildlight, FL 32097
Nassau Pride presented Nassau Night.
Thanks for joining us as we celebrate Nassau County’s 200th Birthday! Attendees visited with Elected Officials and provided input for the Nassau Vision 2050. We appreciate you sharing your vision to help plan the future of Nassau County.
Date: Saturday, February 17th
Time: 6 pm
Location: Yulee High School Gym
85875 Miner Road
Yulee, FL 32097
A healthy future for Nassau County - Healthy Kids Day!
Thanks for joining us at Healthy Kids Day, a FREE community event at Tributary Regional Park. The event included sports skills and drills, soccer games, family fitness activities, STEM project collaboration, vendors, archery from the Y’s friends from overnight camp, and more.
Date: Saturday, April 20th
Time: 9 am - 1 pm
Location: YMCA at Wildlight
Tributary Regional Park
75433 Edwards Road
A beautiful day for the 19th Railroad Day Fest & Car Show.
The West Nassau Historical Society thanks you all for attending the 19th Railroad Day Festival & Classic Car Show at the historic Callahan Train Depot. The event included live entertainment, antique machines, model trains, exhibits, caboose tours, and more. The Classic Car Show was hosted by Callahan Cruisers and Cochrane's Collision Center, and the kids' area was hosted by Joel Pace Piano and Music.
Date: Saturday, April 20th
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Callahan Train Depot
45383 Dixie Avenue
Callahan FL 32011
Thanks for kicking off summer with the Opening of the Beaches!
This FREE, family-friendly event featured activities for all ages including a Kids Zone, Touch-a-Truck, Skateboard Competition, Food Trucks, Beer Garden, and more!
Featured on the music stage – brought to you by The Amelia - was live music by local favorites, The Honey Badgers, and special guests Laid Back and The Liberty Blues Band.
The Opening of the Beaches Event was paired with the 15th Annual Wild Amelia Nature Festival, brought to you by Keep Nassau Beautiful, which included exhibits and live animals at the Wild Amelia Eco-Expo!
Special thank you to our partners the Amelia Island Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Fernandina Beach.
Further south from 8 am to 11 am at Peters Point (4600 Peters Point Road) was the Isle of 8K Beach Run, presented by the Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Location: Main Beach Park
32 N Fletcher Ave
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Hilliard, Callahan, & the County enjoyed celebrating America’s birthday with you!
We hope you enjoyed the live music, pie bake-off contest, watermelon eating contest, food/drink vendors, carnival games, ‘most patriotic’ dressed contest!
The sounds of Nassau County took the center stage as local bands:
Four Barrel + Whiskey Heart!
The event highlight music produced, mixed, and engineered by our very own Nassau County resident, Rodney Mills.
Date: Thursday, July 4th
Time: 4 pm - 9 pm
(fireworks after 9pm)
Location: Northeast Florida Fairgrounds
543378 US-1
Callahan, FL 32011
'Resin'ating facts about one of Nassau's former primary industries!
Thanks for joining us at the Yulee Branch Library on Thursday, September 12th at 6 pm. This community event was presented by John Hendricks and the West Nassau Historical Society, and sponsored by The Friends of the Yulee Branch Library.
Date: Thursday, September 12th
Time: 6 pm
Location: Yulee Branch Library
76346 William Burgess Blvd.
Yulee, FL 32097
Conners A-maize-ing Acres Nassau County Corn Maize Revealed!
Conner's celebrated its 2024 Corn Maze Grand Opening Event on Saturday, September 28! Thanks for being part of the County's 200th birthday celebration!
This beautiful farm has been operating since 1949. It opened its doors to the public 22 years ago to bring wholesome, family fun to the community through its annual corn maze, sunflower festival, field trips, and more!
To learn more about Conner's Amaizing Acres, visitors can visit their website at www.connerscornmaze.com.
Video created by Omari Matlock, Multimedia & Communications Manager for the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners.
Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 10 am
Location: Conner's Amaizing Acres
19856 Baldwin and St George Road, Hilliard, Florida 32046
Thanks for exploring Nassau County to learn more about all its wonders!
As part of our year-long Bicentennial Celebration, the County hosted a Scavenger Hunt featuring photo challenges, quizzes, and information about Nassau County's history. The Scavenger Hunt was designed to take the community over the County to places never seen or heard about.
The Scavenger Hunt took place from October 1 to November 2, 2024. Participants had a whole month to complete the challenge at their own pace. Each participant who completed the challenge earned a special Bicentennial Challenge Coin and was entered into a drawing for a hotel stay on Amelia Island.
