Ponte Vedra Beach arts to mid-December: Best of JAM at First Coast Cultural Center, Ragtime at Players by the Sea from Nov. 20 and 20 Concert Hall shows.

Last checked Nov. 7, 2026, against the First Coast Cultural Center, the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Players by the Sea, the library calendar, Deck the Chairs and the GTM Research Reserve. This page covers the next six weeks and is refreshed each week. For everything else, see things to do this month and this weekend.

The arts in Ponte Vedra Beach run through two venues: First Coast Cultural Center in Sawgrass Village, where Best of JAM is up until Jan. 2, and the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on A1A North, with 20 shows between Nov. 7 and Dec. 13. The nearest community theater is Players by the Sea in Jacksonville Beach, about two miles north, where Ragtime runs Nov. 20 to Dec. 13.

Plan ahead

  • First Coast Cultural Center: 6000B Sawgrass Village Circle; 904-280-0614
  • Ponte Vedra Concert Hall: 1050 A1A North; tickets through the hall’s calendar
  • Players by the Sea: 106 N. Sixth St., Jacksonville Beach; box office

Exhibitions now showing

  • Best of JAM, First Coast Cultural Center, to Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027. A group exhibition of the center’s juried artist members. $5 suggested entry fee, the center’s exhibitions page says. The next show, the 2027 Juried Artist Member Exhibition, opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2027.

Theater and dance

  • Davide De Pierro, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Tickets.
  • John Cusack, with a screening of High Fidelity, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall; tickets.
  • Ragtime, Players by the Sea Mainstage, Jacksonville Beach, Friday, Nov. 20, to Sunday, Dec. 13. The theater says information and tickets are coming soon; see its season page.
  • The Nutcracker by Florida Ballet is the featured program of Deck the Chairs’ Students in the Arts Week, Dec. 2-8, at the Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach, its event guide says; times are not posted yet.

Concerts and classical

All at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, from the hall’s calendar:

Date Show Starts
Saturday, Nov. 7 A Flock of Seagulls 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 12 Paula Cole: This Fire 30, with Rett Madison 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14 Davide De Pierro 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15 Here Come The Mummies 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 17 Spafford 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 18 Buena Vista Orchestra 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 19 East Nash Grass, with Remedy Tree 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20 John Cusack, with a screening of High Fidelity 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21 Honey Hounds, with Nether Hour and Twin Suns 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 22 Matt Maeson: Watch My Step, with Sam Macpherson 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 29 American Aquarium, with David Wimbish 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 2 A.J. Croce Presents Croce Plays Croce 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 3 Samantha Fish, Cedric Burnside and Daddy Long Legs 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5 Winter Nights with Matteo Bocelli 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 Kenny G 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 8 Mindi Abair’s I Can’t Wait For Christmas 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Jim Norton 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10 Tommy Emmanuel, with Trey Hensley 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 Shaun Cassidy: Unwrapped, Songs and Stories for the Holidays 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13 The Fab Four 7:30 p.m.

Outside the hall, the library holds a free Live Music! Holiday Sing-Along from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at 101 Library Blvd., with registration required, from its listing, and Deck the Chairs’ Dec. 9-15 week features Tuba Christmas, holiday favorites played by 150 tubas, its event guide says. No classical concerts are listed in Ponte Vedra Beach for the next six weeks.

Classes and workshops

  • Nature Journaling, 9:50 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 3, GTM Research Reserve, 505 Guana River Road, from the reserve’s calendar.
  • Holiday Music Workshop, 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 7, 14 and 21, Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library; adults, free, registration required, from the library’s listing.
  • DIY Ornament Workshop, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the same library; free, registration required, from its listing.
  • First Coast Cultural Center lists its adult classes on its adult programs page.

Regular events

  • Holiday Shoppes, the center’s annual handmade and gift market, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, after a $45 preview night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, the center says. More in Black Friday and holiday shopping.
  • Deck the Chairs in Jacksonville Beach runs Nov. 25 to Jan. 1, with student stage programs each week and a Sunday Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; see holiday lights and Christmas events.

Send us your event

Galleries, studios, choirs and theater groups can email hello@pontevedrabeachnews.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. We list only events whose organizer publishes the date, time and place.

Frequently asked questions

What art exhibitions are on in Ponte Vedra Beach?

Best of JAM, a group show of First Coast Cultural Center’s juried artist members, runs to Jan. 2, 2027, at 6000B Sawgrass Village Circle, with a $5 suggested entry fee, the center says.

Who is playing at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in November 2026?

A Flock of Seagulls Nov. 7, Paula Cole Nov. 12, Here Come The Mummies Nov. 15, the Buena Vista Orchestra Nov. 18, John Cusack Nov. 20 and American Aquarium Nov. 29, among others, the hall’s calendar shows.

Is there live theater near Ponte Vedra Beach?

Yes. Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St. in Jacksonville Beach, stages Ragtime on its Mainstage Nov. 20 to Dec. 13; Ragtime times and tickets are not posted yet.

Where can I see The Nutcracker near Ponte Vedra Beach?

Deck the Chairs in Jacksonville Beach features The Nutcracker by Florida Ballet during its Dec. 2-8 Students in the Arts Week, its event guide says; times are not posted yet.