Father's Day 2027 is Sunday, June 20, the day after Juneteenth. Zoo deals from past years, pools, the Saturday market and where to find brunch.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Sources: the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Father’s Day promotion and visit page, the City of Jacksonville’s JaxParks aquatics and oceanfront parks pages, the Solid Waste holiday schedule and the Riverside Arts Market. Where a 2027 detail is not out yet, we say which year it is from.

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20, 2027. It comes the day after Juneteenth, Saturday, June 19, so the weekend doubles as a holiday weekend in Jacksonville. No events, car shows or restaurant menus for Father’s Day 2027 had been announced when we checked in October; this page lists what we can confirm and what ran in past years, and will be updated as 2027 plans are posted.

At a glance

  • Juneteenth: Saturday, June 19, 2027
  • Father’s Day: Sunday, June 20, 2027
  • Riverside Arts Market: Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Jacksonville Zoo: open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • City pools, 2026 Sundays: 2 to 6 p.m.

Events and deals

  • Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway. On Father’s Day 2025 the Zoo offered buy one, get one free general admission for the day, with the second ticket of equal or lesser value handed out at the gate, according to its promotion page. It had not posted a 2027 Father’s Day offer when we checked. The Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last tickets at 4 p.m.
  • Riverside Arts Market, 715 Riverside Ave., under the Fuller Warren Bridge, is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, so it runs on Saturday, June 19, the day before Father’s Day. Local makers, food and a farmers row. riversideartsmarket.org.

Hosting a public Father’s Day event in Jacksonville? Send the date, time, address and link through our contact page.

Car shows

We list car shows only when the organizer publishes the date, time and place on its own site. We had not found a Jacksonville Father’s Day car show for 2027 when we checked. Car clubs and hosts can send details through our contact page, and we will add them here once confirmed.

Brunch

No Jacksonville restaurant had posted a 2027 Father’s Day menu when we checked. We list holiday brunches only from the restaurant’s own site. Restaurants that serve brunch every weekend, with days and hours, are in our brunch in Jacksonville guide.

Outdoors with Dad

  • Pools: in 2026 the city’s 31 outdoor pools ran their regular season June 6 to Aug. 2, open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, with 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Juneteenth. See summer camps and pools.
  • Hanna Park, 500 Wonderwood Drive: 1.5 miles of beach, the surf break known as The Poles, a 60-acre fishing lake and more than 20 miles of bike and hiking trails. $5 a car.
  • Trails: the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail and the riverwalks are on our walking and biking trails guide.

What is open and closed

  • Juneteenth, Saturday, June 19: a city holiday; in 2026 the Tax Collector closed for it. Its 2027 list was not out when we checked.
  • Trash and recycling: collected as normal. The city moves pickup only for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

What this means for you

  • Father’s Day and Juneteenth share a weekend in 2027; our things to do this month page lists June events.
  • Check the Zoo’s events page in June for any 2027 Father’s Day offer.

Related: Mother’s Day, summer camps and pools and Fourth of July fireworks.

Frequently asked questions

When is Father’s Day 2027?

Sunday, June 20, 2027, the third Sunday in June. Juneteenth falls the day before, Saturday, June 19.

Does the Jacksonville Zoo have a Father’s Day deal?

On Father’s Day 2025 it offered buy one, get one free general admission. The Zoo had not announced a 2027 offer when we checked; its moms-free deal ran on Mother’s Day 2026.

Is there a Father’s Day car show in Jacksonville?

We had not found a 2027 Father’s Day car show in Jacksonville with its own published details when we checked. Organizers can send details through our contact page.

Are Jacksonville city pools open on Father’s Day weekend?

In 2026 the regular pool season ran June 6 to Aug. 2, with Sunday hours of 2 to 6 p.m. and Juneteenth holiday hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.