| 📅 FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026 Weekend Edition | Fernandina Beach ☀️ 83°/61° |
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Fernandina
☀️ 83°/61°
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Yulee
☀️ 84°/60°
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Callahan
☀️ 85°/58°
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Hilliard
☀️ 85°/57°
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Beach weather both days. A dry front rolls through Sunday night, so humidity drops and Monday cools into the upper 60s.
| 🎉 | This Weekend |
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SAT
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3rd Annual Sea Turtle Fest
Main Beach Greenspace • 10 AM–4 PM • Free. The Pretend Sea Turtle Hospital is back, plus the unveiling of a 5-foot "Sea the Art Turtle" painted by local artist Tina McDaniel. Upgraded music stage this year.
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Saturday Farmers Markets (Two Spots)
Downtown: N. 7th Street, 9 AM–1 PM. Yulee: Wildlight Market Place at 123 Tinker Street, 9 AM–1 PM (it's a 3rd-Saturday month). Fresh produce, local meats, wild-caught shrimp, plants, and makers at both.
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Free Family Jazz: Just Jazzin' Around with the Gary Motley Trio
Maxwell Hall, Memorial United Methodist Church • 3 PM • Free, with seat reservations at aicmf.org. An interactive intro to jazz for young listeners, part of the Chamber Music Festival's 25th anniversary season. Kids can be kids.
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10th Annual Fish to Fork Main Event
Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa • 6 PM • Acclaimed chefs from DC, NYC, Charleston, Atlanta and Omni's own Chef Omar Collazo face off in an individual challenge and group showdown. Guests vote for the winner. Ticketed ($219).
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FRI–SUN
17–19
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"All the King's Women": Final Weekend at AMP
Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway • Fri & Sat evenings plus a Sunday matinee. Luigi Jannuzzi's comedy about Elvis Presley, told through the eyes of 17 very different women. Last weekend of the run; check ameliamusicalplayhouse.com for showtimes.
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| 🍽️ | Try This |
If you're coming off the beach on Saturday looking for lunch, Timoti's is the call. Tucked a half-block off Centre Street, it's a walk-up counter with covered picnic tables out back and a little playground so kids can blow off steam while you eat. Everything's wild-caught and local where it can be. Get the shrimp tacos, or the Baja Box if you want the best value on the menu, and save room for a slice of key lime pie. It's casual, fast, and the kind of place where sandy feet are very much on theme.
📍 21 N 3rd St, Fernandina Beach • Mon–Sat 11 AM–8 PM, Sun 11 AM–3 PM • timotis.com
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On Wednesday, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners declared a Local State of Emergency and approved a countywide burn ban, citing dry conditions and brush fire risk. Fire Chief Brady Rigdon told commissioners there's no significant rain forecast for at least two weeks, and the dry front moving through this weekend will drop humidity further. All outdoor burning is prohibited except permitted burns from the Florida Forest Service. Grilling on attended barbecue equipment is fine. The ban runs through at least April 22, when commissioners will decide whether to extend it. Phase II water restrictions also remain in effect: irrigation is limited to one day per week, odd addresses on Saturdays and even addresses on Sundays.
Read More → News-LeaderAfter nearly a century of debates, designs, and commission considerations, the Amelia River Waterfront Park officially opened Saturday, April 11 at 251 S Front Street. City staff estimated a few hundred people came downtown between 2 and 4 PM for a celebration that included pirates, music from the Honey Badgers, and a visit from Rep. Aaron Bean. The $2.4 million park is the new home of the Shrimp Festival Kids Zone in two weeks, and it adds a waterfront gathering space the city has wanted for generations.
Read More → Fernandina ObserverThe Fernandina Beach Police Department became the first police force in North Florida to earn Veteran Safe Space certification from The Fire Watch, a regional veteran suicide prevention nonprofit. The certification signals that FBPD is a trained, welcoming place for veterans in crisis to come for help connecting to mental health resources. Regional Programs Director Derek Collins presented the certification to Chief Jeff Tambasco at the station on Monday.
Read More → News-LeaderCatch the Waterfront Park opening last weekend, or been by since? We're curious: what's your first impression of the new space? Hit reply and let us know. We read every response.
Amelia Island is famously known as the "Isle of Eight Flags." Over the centuries, how many different nations' flags have flown over the island?
Answer: Eight. It's the only location in the U.S. to have flown under eight different national flags: France, Spain, Great Britain, the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederacy, and the United States.
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