Event Type: Charity

It’s that time of year again. Time to appreciate our Tabletop games with Extra Life. We will be celebrating Tabletop Appreciation Day at Darby’s Dungeon beginning at 1pm. We’ll be introducing all levels of gamers to an excellent selection of some of the most fun and interesting board games of our time. Come join us and find some new passions, or simply connect with people looking to play together.

Our Play to Win’s are returning and player’s will have a chance to take home some brand spanking new boardgames did we mention raffle prizes, well there will be raffles. A $5 contribution is requested for participation in the Play to Wins. Extra Lifers feel free to donate it to your personal page. I know you may be thinking “Five Dollars” but 100% will go towards our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

The start times for Play to win’s are at 1:30p. How do you get a raffle ticket? Glad you asked. There are three ways to get a raffle ticket:

1. Sign up for Extra Life
2. Every $10 spent in store
3. Every $10 donated to Extra Life

Never Played before? No problem we will teach attendees the basic rules, set up, and how to play each of the games, perform demonstrations of the newest games, and be close at hand in case players have questions while they play on their own.

We’d love to have you on our team! Visit the Extra Life home page, Check out the Extra Life Jacksonville Guild at https://www.extra-life.org/team/ExtraLifeJax2022 then click “Join Our Team”. So come join us, Play Games, and Heal Kids. Even if you can’t make a contribution, you can still support the team by cheering us on, and spreading the word.

Jacksonville PorchFest, presented by Springfield Preservation and Revitalization (SPAR), is a FREE event held in Historic Springfield, a community just north of downtown Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, November 5th.

Throughout the day, we’ll have over 25 performers on a variety of porches on the east side of this beautiful neighborhood. The main entrance to the event will be Sesquicentennial Park (1527 N Main Street).

You’ll see headliner performances from Zach Person and Canelita Sabrosa as well as amazing talent from all over Northeast Florida including:
Mama Blue
The Jacksonville Jaguars D-Line
Ramona + the Riot
Chillula
Junco Royals
Groove Coalition
Eric Carter
Folk is People
Dustin Monk and the Hustle
John Parkerurban and Friends
Dat’s Pressure
Caribe Groove
Til Further Notice
Dean Winter and the Heat
Moving the Margins Hosted by the MPN Network
Remedy Tree
The Bridge Street Vibe
A PorchFest Drag Extravaganza
Douglas Anderson Guitar Ensemble
Cathedral Arts Project
Jacksonville Arts Music School

Family and dog friendly. You’ll also enjoy over 70 vendors ranging from food trucks to fine art. Proceeds of PorchFest support arts related activities in the Springfield community.

Want to support PorchFest? PorchFest is a FREE event for the entire community, but we need your support through sponsorships, donations, and buying beverages and merchandise at the event.

*Jacksonville PorchFest is funded in whole or part from the City of Jacksonville, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Local Initiative Support Corp. (LISC), and the Department of State, the Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Art and Culture with the State of Florida.