Jax Melanin Market

07/26/2024

Vendor Registration Deadline THIS SATURDAY‼️

Jacksonville's own 95 South will be PERFORMING LIVE, along with Yanna Soul, and Markeyta Williams!

FREE Horse Rides, Petting Zoo and Mechanical Bull Rides!

BEST DRESSED COWBOY AND COWGIRL CONTEST!

This is an event that you don't want to miss!

🗓️ Saturday, August 3rd
🕙 11am - 5pm
📍 822 A. Phillip Randolph Blvd

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com to Register to Become a Vendor!

07/26/2024

THIS SATURDAY‼️Stop by and support Jax Melanin Market Vendors at the Ultimate Tailgate Party, hosted by the !

📍 South Lawn Behind Daily’s Place
🗓 Saturday, July 27
⏰ 4-6 PM
🎟 Statesidecup.com

Enjoy local food trucks, vendors, soccer inflatables, mascots, and live music! 

⚽ After the tailgate, catch the exciting action as the Wolverhampton Wanderers take on the West Ham United of the English Premier League!

🗓️ Saturday, July 27, 2024
🕙 Gametime 7:00 PM
📍 Everbank Stadium
🎟 Statesidecup.com

07/24/2024

Calling all Cowboys and Cowgirls! Come on out to the Melanin Market: Rodeo Edition!! 

🗓️Saturday, August 3, 2024
🕙11am - 5pm
📍822 A. Philip Randolph Blvd
🎟️Free and Open to the Public

🚨VENDOR REGISTRATION DEADLINE THIS SATURDAY - Click the link in our bio to register!

This is a Family Fun Event, with Vendors, Food Trucks, and interactive Rodeo Themed Activities!!

🏇🏾FREE HORSE RIDES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS!!
🐂MECHANICAL BULL RIDES
🐐PETTING ZOO

✨✨✨BEST DRESSED CONTEST!! ✨✨✨
Win prizes for BEST BOOTS, BEST HAT, and BEST DRESSED COWBOY & COWGIRL!! Grab your cowboy gear to enter our contest for some great prizes

Bring your family and share the word with your friends! This is an event you won`t want to miss!

07/22/2024

This Saturday July 27th West Ham United and The Wolves Legends take to the field 6pm for a premier Soccer match. Guess who will be there? 4pm to 6pm Thats right Jax Melanin Market so Come check out a few amazing vendors for this Tailgate party enjoy the sounds of your local artist and we have Starvin like Marvin as the food vendor and cool down in this Florida heat with Cockys real Shaved ice.
Hope to see you there!

Get ready for the ultimate tailgate before The Stateside Cup! Hear from West Ham and Wolves LEGENDS. Enjoy local food trucks and vendors, soccer inflatables, mascots, and live music!
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📍 South Lawn Behind Daily’s Place
🗓 Saturday, July 27
⏰ 4-6 PM
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07/22/2024

Here are more photos from the youth summer splash!

Thanks again to all that was involved







🤣🤣

Let's spread love, peace, and smiles in our community 💫✨ Why focus on what we lack when we can create the life we desire?

Let's make it happen! .

we have the power to create the life we envision. Let's stop complaining and start creating!



Where there is LOVE hate can't survive.

07/19/2024

WE WILL BE POSTING AGAIN THE NEXT MOVIE NIGHT.

MAYBE 7/26 OR 8/9
Be on the lookout.

07/19/2024

Tonight‼️Join us for Movie Night in the Park and feel the vibe as we watch Bob Marley: One Love!

🗓️ Friday, July 19, 2024
📍 A. Phillip Randolph Heritage Park
👉🏾 Gates open at 6:00pm
🌜 Movie starts around sunset

🎟️ Free with RSVP (Link In Bio)

Food Trucks, Live DJ, Games and more!

Come join us for a chill Friday night in the park for our ‘One Love’ movie event and get ready to enjoy a heartwarming film under the stars.

Bring a chair or blanket!

It’s the perfect way to unwind after a long week and spread some good vibes.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to relax and have a great time with your loved ones.

Free Popcorn with the purchase of a drink and hotdog or hamburger!!

✨ Movie Starts after Sunset! See ya there!!

07/18/2024

Pictures from Family Movie Night in the Park: Crooklyn! Join us THIS FRIDAY for Couples Movie Night in the Park - Bob Marley: One Love‼️

07/17/2024

Join us tomorrow for a conversation with local School Board District 5 Candidates

🕙 6pm - 7pm
📍 Eastside Brotherhood

07/15/2024

Calling all Cowboys and Cowgirls! Come on out to the Melanin Market: Rodeo Edition!! 

🗓️Saturday, August 3, 2024
🕙11am - 5pm
📍822 A. Philip Randolph Blvd
🎟️Free and Open to the Public

This is a Family Fun Event, with Vendors, Food Trucks, and interactive Rodeo Themed Activities!!

🏇🏾FREE HORSE RIDES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS!!
🐂MECHANICAL BULL RIDES
🐐PETTING ZOO

✨✨✨BEST DRESSED CONTEST!! ✨✨✨
Win prizes for BEST BOOTS, BEST HAT, and BEST DRESSED COWBOY & COWGIRL!! Grab your cowboy gear to enter our contest for some great prizes

Bring your family and share the word with your friends! This is an event you won`t want to miss- 

VENDOR REGISTRATION - Click the link in our bio to register

Deadline: Jul 27, 2024
Visual Artist/Author/nonprofit: $95
Products/services/snacks: $125
Food Truck: $250

07/14/2024

Changing Faces Live Performance at the Juneteenth Melanin Market!

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com to RSVP for our upcoming events!

07/11/2024

NEXT FRIDAY‼️Join us for Movie Night in the Park and feel the vibe as we watch Bob Marley: One Love!

🗓️ Friday, July 19, 2024
📍 A. Phillip Randolph Heritage Park
👉🏾 Gates open at 6:00pm
🌜 Movie starts around sunset

🎟️ Free with RSVP (Link In Bio)

Food Trucks, Live DJ, Games and more!

Come join us for a chill Friday night in the park for our 'One Love' movie event and get ready to enjoy a heartwarming film under the stars.

Bring a chair or blanket!

It's the perfect way to unwind after a long week and spread some good vibes.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to relax and have a great time with your loved ones.

Free Popcorn with the purchase of a drink and hotdog or hamburger!!

✨ Movie Starts after Sunset! See ya there!!

07/10/2024

Mark your calendars 🗓️ Our Jacksonville Small & Emerging Business team are hosting their monthly JSEB Marketplace this Thursday, July 11th at James Weldon Johnson Park. From 11am to 2pm, shop with local participants and learn more about what JSEB can do for your small business.

For more information, please visit: https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/jacksonville-small-emerging-business.aspx

07/10/2024

Calling all Duval County Artists! The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, in partnership with City of Jacksonville, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking, new Artist Grant Program, a first of its kind in Jacksonville! This historic initiative will award 60 talented artists $10,000 each, empowering them to fuel their creative practices while receiving invaluable professional development opportunities throughout the program.

If you are a practicing, professional artist in any medium or discipline, or a creative entrepreneur or cultural worker that works directly, primarily and to the benefit of individual artists such as curators, producers, and presenters, this artist grant opportunity is for YOU!

Applications Open: July 29, 2024
Pre-Application Workshop 1: July 31, 2024
Pre-Application Workshop 2: August 21, 2024
Application Closes: August 30, 2024
Grant Awards Announced: October 2024

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to take your artistry to new heights. Visit culturalcouncil.org/artistgrant for more information.

For questions please email us at [email protected]

07/09/2024

With over 175 , the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration played a key role in boosting the local economy by providing a platform that increased accessibility to the products and services of minority-owned businesses.

See someone you know?

Tag them in these amazing photos by Jasmine Brown Photography & Black Jax Connect

07/05/2024

Calling all Cowboys and Cowgirls! Come on out to the Melanin Market: Rodeo Edition!!

🗓️Saturday, August 3, 2024
🕙11am - 5pm
📍 822 A. Philip Randolph Blvd
🎟️ Free and Open to the Public

This is a Family Fun Event, with Vendors, Food Trucks, and interactive Rodeo Themed Activities!!

🏇🏾FREE HORSE RIDES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS!!
🐂MECHANICAL BULL RIDES
🐐PETTING ZOO

✨✨✨BEST DRESSED CONTEST!! ✨✨✨
Win prizes for BEST BOOTS, BEST HAT, and BEST DRESSED COWBOY & COWGIRL!! Grab your cowboy gear to enter our contest for some great prizes

Bring your family and share the word with your friends! This is an event you won`t want to miss-

VENDOR REGISTRATION - Click the Link Below

https://www.eventeny.com/events/mini-arts-market-mam-9123/

Deadline: Jul 27, 2024

Visual Artist/Author/nonprofit: $95
Products/services/snacks: $125
Food Truck: $250

07/04/2024

We're still blown away by ! Thanks again to the community for coming out and supporting Black Owned Businesses!

📸 Were you spotted at the Juneteenth Celebration ⁉️

Visit the photo gallery on www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and take a look at all of the photos from the event!

While there, check out our upcoming events including Movie Night: Bob Marley One Love, Melanin Market: Rodeo Edition, and the October Gullah Festival‼️

07/04/2024

📚🚌 Join the 2024 Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive! 🚌📚

This summer, let's make a difference together! United Way of Northeast Florida and First Coast News are back with our annual Stuff the Bus initiative, and this year, we're expanding to Clay County with Impact Clay and the Clay Education Foundation!

Save the Dates:
📅 Duval County: Friday, July 12, Markets of Town Center
📅 Clay County: Friday, July 19, Staples Orange Park

Let's ensure every student starts the school year with the supplies they need!

It’s time to join with and .

We’re collecting in and ! Two big reasons to get your business involved and take the challenge to raise funds and collections for our kids in need.

For more visit www.unitedwaynefl.org/stuffthebus

https://www.facebook.com/share/syxQ6YZYAaV4MdCL/

07/03/2024

Join us for Movie Night in the Park and feel the vibe as we watch Bob Marley: One Love!

🗓️ Friday, July 19, 2024
📍 A. Phillip Randolph Heritage Park
👉🏾 Gates open at 6:00pm
🌜 Movie starts around sunset

🎟️ Free with RSVP

Food Trucks, Live DJ, Games and more!

Come join us for a chill Friday night in the park for our 'One Love' movie event and get ready to enjoy a heartwarming film under the stars.

Bring a chair or blanket!

It's the perfect way to unwind after a long week and spread some good vibes.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to relax and have a great time with your loved ones.

Free Popcorn with the purchase of a drink and hotdog or hamburger!!

RSVP: https://www.melanincollaborativegroup.org/event-details-registration/movie-night-in-the-park-bob-marley-one-love

✨ Movie Starts after Sunset! See ya there!!

07/03/2024

📸 Were you spotted at the Juneteenth Celebration ⁉️

Visit the photo gallery on www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and take a look at all of the photos from the event!

While there, check out our upcoming events including Movie Night: Bob Marley One Love, Melanin Market: Rodeo Edition, and the October Gullah Festival ‼️

06/28/2024

Congratulations to Nutta Butta, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Hancock Whitney!

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Hancock Whitney by visiting www.hancockwhitney.com

06/28/2024

Congratulations to beeutifulvibes, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Hancock Whitney!

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Hancock Whitney by visiting www.hancockwhitney.com

06/28/2024

Congratulations to Tasty Dream Food Truck, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Hancock Whitney!

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Hancock Whitney by visiting www.hancockwhitney.com

06/28/2024

Congratulations to the Onjolee Boutique, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Hancock Whitney!

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Hancock Whitney by visiting www.hancockwhitney.com

06/28/2024

Congratulations to the Unspoken Treasure Society, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Hancock Whitney!

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Hancock Whitney by visiting www.hancockwhitney.com

06/28/2024

Congratulations to Annette Harris Financial Coaching, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Coca-Cola Beverages Florida! ()

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Coca-Cola Florida by www.cokeflorida.com

06/25/2024

Congratulations to HYE2Life, for being awarded with a $1,000 Micro-Grant at the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration, thanks to Coca-Cola Beverages Florida ()!

The Melanin Market Micro-Grant Program provides funding to vendors, and can be used to help elevate their business by covering the cost of Marketing, Supplies, Equipment, Inventory, or any other business expense that can help grow their business.

Visit www.jaxmelaninmarket.com and subscribe to receive micro-grant announcements and updates.

Learn more about Coca-Cola Florida by www.cokeflorida.com