Jim Staton has been up a ladder at the Landing this week. The operations crew had been preparing Downtown’s riverfront center of shopping and entertainment for the beginning of the concert and party season.
Live music returns to the Landing every Friday and Saturday night beginning March 4 and the Gator Country/Tire Kingdom Free Spring Concert Series kicks off March 11 with Chuck Wicks, Sunny Sweeney and Thompson Square.
On March 18, it’s LoCash Cowboys and JaneDear Girls, followed March 25 by Steel Magnolia and James Wesley.
All concerts begin at 8 p.m. and admission is free.
March is also a big holiday month at the Landing. The 2nd Annual Irishmen’s Dying of the Fountain is 10 a.m. March 16. Beginning at 4 p.m. March 17 is St. Patrick’s on the St. Johns, the Hooters annual green bikini contest and a a raffle to win a $1,000 pot of gold. The 3rd Annual St. PawTy’s Day Yappy Hour for dogs and their people is 2-5 p.m. March 20.
For the complete schedule of events, visit www.jacksonvillelanding.com.