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Sixth annual Pride festival features live music, drag show, free HIV testing, more

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Rock, run, disc golf to support 10 charities

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Annual festival of the bells draws world’s top carilloneurs

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New family-friendly outdoor music series comes to Jacksonville this summer

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DSI’s bacon bash partners with Bedrock 66 Live! concert series to feature top-notch musical talent

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Climb and bounce your way through the largest inflatable obstacle course of its kind

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