{"id":481690,"date":"2025-12-31T05:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/481690\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T05:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:37:11","slug":"heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-years-eve-fireworks-show-in-downtown-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/481690\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what you need to know about the New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks show in downtown Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Say goodbye to 2025 and ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display over the St. Johns River. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Make your way down to the waterfront on Dec. 31 with friends or family before midnight to snag a great seat for the festivities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Fireworks will begin exactly at midnight and will be launched from a barge on the St. Johns River just east of the Main Street Bridge, as well as from Lot S at the Shipyards. <\/p>\n<p><b>Viewing \ud83c\udf86 <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The fireworks presentation, which will last about 12 minutes, will be visible from both the North and South riverbanks, as well as from Brooklyn and portions of Riverside. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Please note that due to active construction zones along both riverbanks, public viewing access may be limited in certain areas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Boaters will not be permitted to access or remain on the St. Johns River between the Acosta Bridge and the Main Street Bridge during the fireworks display.<\/p>\n<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks viewing (City of Jacksonville)<b>Traffic, road closures \ud83d\ude97<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and follow posted detour signage and directions from law enforcement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The city said that to ensure public safety during the New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks display, the following road and bridge closures will be in effect:<\/p>\n<p><b>Riverfront Plaza Area<\/b><b>Main Street Bridge (Northbound &amp; Southbound)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>11:45 p.m.\u201312:30 a.m. <\/b>All lanes closed beginning approximately 15 minutes prior to the fireworks show<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>Affected segments include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 ehhZIC\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Main Street (northbound) from\u00a0<b>Riverplace Blvd. to Bay Street <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Main Street (southbound) from\u00a0<b>Bay Street to Museum Circle<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Main Street Bridge on-ramp (southbound) from\u00a0<b>E. Independent Drive to Museum Circle<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Acosta Bridge (Northbound &amp; Southbound)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>11:45 p.m. \u2013 12:30 a.m. <\/b>All lanes closed beginning approximately 15 minutes prior to the fireworks show<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>Affected roads and detours:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 ehhZIC\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>I-95 North Downtown exit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Mary Street<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Museum Circle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Water Street<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Riverside Avenue<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Say goodbye to 2025 and ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,5864,3188,723,7310,145751,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-481690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fireworks","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-new-years-eve","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115812567862149641","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}