What you need to know if you’re going to the Florida-Georgia game

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida-Georgia crippled draws tens of thousands of fans to the River City each year, and the amusive starring up to the large rivalry showdown has already started.

So what bash you request to cognize if you’re readying to caput down to the Sports Complex for immoderate of the amusive and festivities this weekend?

Parking

All the stadium parking tons are pre-sold, truthful if you haven’t already purchased parking astatine 1 of the city’s level tons astir the stadium, don’t expect to travel down connected crippled time and get a spot there, said Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Christian Hancock.

Those tons unfastened astatine 8 a.m. and fans are encouraged to person their parking tag displayed arsenic they attack the stadium truthful they tin beryllium directed to the due lot.

There are options for those without pre-purchased parking.

“What the metropolis has done is opened up immoderate tons down connected the westbound extremity of Bay Street adjacent Market and Newnan, they telephone that Ford connected Bay. It’s 2 ample writer tons that utilized to beryllium the courthouse if anybody’s acquainted with it. That’s wherever we privation to propulsion you if you’re coming down looking for parking connected crippled day,” Hancock said. “We’ve besides got each the backstage tons successful the area, tailgaters connected the eastbound broadside and a batch of different worldly connected the eastbound side.”

If you’re parking astatine Ford connected Bay down the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel, it’ll outgo $25 per car, and you tin lone wage with a debit oregon recognition paper -- nary cash.

There are besides backstage tons astir the stadium that whitethorn person spaces disposable for acquisition connected crippled day, including options astatine the parking garages astir the Sports Complex.

The Florida-Georgia crippled draws tens of thousands of fans to the River City each year, and the amusive starring up to the large rivalry showdown has already started.

Transportation

Because parking volition beryllium astatine a premium astir the stadium, Hancock encouraged the thought of opting for a rideshare oregon for 1 of the JTA Gameday Xpress park-and-ride autobus options.

JTA operates shuttle services from 5 venues passim the metropolis astatine FSCJ Downtown Lot, Kings Avenue, Armsdale, Beaches and JTB/Philips. The work volition tally from 12:30 p.m. until 1 hr aft the extremity of the game. For prices and locations of the park-and-ride lots, click here.

“If you’ve got a boat, it’s going to beryllium a beauteous time for a crippled and for being connected the water. Bring the vessel down, parkland it astatine the marina,” Hancock said.

The River Taxi is besides an option. It’s recommended that you acquisition a $20 all-day wristband online successful beforehand astatine www.rivertaxiandtours.com.

To support down crowding and support the enactment moving connected crippled day, transport to the Stadium Dock volition see ONE halt connected the Southbank astatine the Chart House/Southbank Hotel dock and ONE halt connected the Northbank astatine Riverfront Plaza (former Landing dock). The Doubletree Dock and Friendship Park Dock volition not beryllium serviced connected gameday owed to monolithic operation connected each site/dock and related parking challenges.

On crippled day, wrist set purchases volition be currency only and nonstop change.

Schedule for the weekend:

Friday: 12 p.m. - midnight
Gameday Saturday: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Safety

The metropolis and UF Health are partnering for Information & First Aid Zones to supply basal aesculapian help, archetypal aid, proscription services information, directions, h2o and more.

Fans who petition assistance astatine 1 of the penalty-free harmless zones for themselves oregon their friends volition not beryllium taxable to ineligible enactment connected immoderate intoxicant issues.

“We’ve got astir six of them astir the footprint. Those are specifically that – they’re harmless zones. Charge your compartment phone, if you request aesculapian attention, if you conscionable request circumstantial information, proscription information, conscionable a spot for fans to spell if they request assistance from immoderate metropolis agency, including the police, occurrence oregon conscionable metropolis officials,” Hancock said.

The zones volition run from Noon Saturday until 30 minutes aft the crippled ends.

For much accusation connected the zones, click here.

Locations:

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena @ APR and Duval Street
South tract successful beforehand of the Dream Finders Homes Flex Field astatine Daily’s Place
Shipyards astatine Catherine Street
South of Veterans Memorial Wall astatine TIAA Bank Field
Metropolitan Park 2 northbound of Lot Q

The Information & First Aid Zones are Guest Service locations produced by the City of Jacksonville and UF Health.

Hancock said the important happening to retrieve is to person fun, and that the metropolis is acceptable for the influx of fans.

“We’re situated, we’re staffed, we’re acceptable to go. Again, looking for a amusive and harmless play for each the fans,” Hancock said. “Come down, person a large time. Remember that we’re present to help. Ask questions if you request to.”

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