🌱 How Fernandina Beach’s Fall Fest is changing its pumpkin patch

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In today's newsletter:

• How Fernandina Beach's Fall Fest is changing its pumpkin patch
• Want to sing Messiah with pros in Fernandina Beach?

Also on today's calendar: Les DeMerle Band "Band Bebop, Blues & Beyond" Show and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 88, low: 74.
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fall Fest back in Fernandina Beach (fbnewsleader.com) — Fernandina Beach families can mark their calendars for the city's second annual Fall Fest, set for Sept. 26 at the Atlantic Rec Center with a special sensory hour at noon. Expect games, hay rides, a floating pumpkin patch with timed pool sessions, food trucks, and pumpkin-decorating stations, though pumpkin patch access and snacks like popcorn and sno-cones require cash.
   

• Amelia Island Opera Receives $15,000 Grant to Fund Community Sing-Along Messiah (operawire.com) — Fernandina Beach residents are invited to sing along with Amelia Island Opera's community performance of Händel's Messiah on Nov. 29, 2026, at Amelia Plantation Chapel. A new $15,000 grant will fund free sheet music for up to 300 local participants, who'll join professional soloists and company co-founders in a community chorus suitable for all experience levels.
   

📸 Around Fernandina Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fernandina Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Les DeMerle Band "Band Bebop, Blues & Beyond" Show →
  Story & Song Bookstore Bistro / Center for Arts & Culture, 1430 Park Ave, Fernandina Beach
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Volleyball Home v. Episcopal
  Yulee Middle School YMS GYM
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• The Dynamic Les DeMerle Band Bebop Blues & Beyond Show Story of Jazz Pt 4 →
  Story & Song Bookstore Bistro / Center for Arts & Culture, 1430 Park Ave, Fernandina Beach
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Fall Picture Day
  Southside Elementary School Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
  7:45 am
Tuesday September 1
• Special Meeting and Executive Session →
  Fernandina Beach Calendar
  4:00 pm
• City Commission Workshop →
  Fernandina Beach Calendar
  5:00 pm
• City Commission Workshop →
  City of Fernandina Beach City Meetings -
  5:00 pm
• City Commission Regular Meeting →
  City of Fernandina Beach City Meetings -
  6:00 pm
• Home Football V. Impact Christian
  Yulee Middle School YHS Hornet Field
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Hearing- CANCELLED →
  Fernandina Beach Calendar
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Mocama Doggie Adoption Event! →
  Nassau County Calendar, 629 S. 8th St., Fernandina Beach
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Development Review Committee →
  Nassau County Calendar, 96135 Nassau Place, Yulee
  9:00 am
• Meeting of the Nassau County Planning and Zoning Board →
  Nassau County Calendar, 96135 Nassau Place, Yulee
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Meeting of the Nassau County-Amelia Island Tree Commission →
  Nassau County Administration James S. Page Governmental Complex - 96135 Nassau Place Yulee FL
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Let's Taco'bout lunch!
  Today we highlight our delicious tacos! That's 2 soft flour tortillas filled with our homemade juicy pulled pork, dressed your way or mine! We also… (Nextdoor Amelia Concourse)
• A night view downtown Fernandina Beach late Summer evening.
  digital art photography by David France-Beverly (Nextdoor Fernandina Beach)

• Omni Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for Banquets & Catering | Steward | Full Time | PM in Fernandina Beach. Apply here.
• Papa John's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Yulee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fernandina Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yulee

• Hornets throttle Baldwin: Vazquez, freshmen trio efforts inspire 42-14 blowout (fbnewsleader.com)
• Peggy Darlene Cook Strickland (theblacksheartimes.com)
• Have you ever hired this man? The Nassau County Sheriff's Office seeks more victims in home improvement fraud case (news4jax.com)

Atlantic Beach

• Tandem Sound Bath in Atlantic Beach, FL by Soundbath Jax & Serenity Sounds (healthylivingflorida.com)
• Jacksonville man accused of assaulting referee after basketball team loses championship (news4jax.com)
• Golf Pro Undergoes Wrist Surgery (fanbuzz.com)

Ok Fernandina Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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