The party leading up to the Georgia-Florida game Saturday got under way Tuesday, with the designated RV parking area nearest TIAA Bank Field opening its gates to residents.
And close by there it will remain.
The Jacksonville Landing, which has served as the destination for what once was known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” is gone. The Landing, which opened in 1987, was demolished as part of a revitalization project along the St. Johns River.
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The No. 8 Bulldogs face the No. 6 Gators at 3:30 p.m. Saturday (CBS, News 95.5 and AM-750 WSB).
The revelry will move to closer to the game to Adams Street and A. Philip Randolph Boulevard, in front of VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Bulldogs and Gators will play a baseball game at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville —
the home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, a Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. A concert and fireworks show, headlined by country music artist Brett Young and other acts, will follow.
In addition, a fan festival — which includes interactive games, the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame exhibit and 3-on-3 flag football tournament — inside the Daily’s Place flex field, the Jaguars’ indoor practice facility attached next TIAA Bank Field. It will be open from 1-10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
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