A Message From The Founder

When Better Jax Beach was founded in 2013, it was my intent to work with the City of Jacksonville Beach to help revitalize the Jacksonville Beach Downtown. For seven years, I worked with the city to produce free, family friendly events. These events came at no cost to the taxpayer and used no city staff. All expenses were either covered by myself or other leaders in the community.  During that time, I produced over 170 events through Better Jax Beach. The Jax Beach Art Walk and the Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise were a great success, won multiple awards, and helped bring families back to the area.  It was truly an honor to be able to give back to the community.

 

In March 2020, events in Florida and around the world were put to a halt because of COVID-19. Both the Jax Beach Arts Market and the Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise were put on indefinite hold. When events were allowed to resume, the new parameters put into place by the City of Jacksonville Beach made these events impossible to immediately return. As restrictions were lifted, the passion by the city for these events had faded. As a result, it became time to focus my efforts on different projects. 

 

The Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise has come to an end. We thank everyone who participated over the six years and I look forward to seeing you at other car shows in the future.

 

Likewise, the Jax Beach Art Walk has also come to an end. However, it does survive in a new format as the Jax Beach Arts Market. The quarterly event is a way for artists to sell art at the beach. If you are an artist who would like to participate, please visit the Jax Beach Arts Market website.

 

Better Jax Beach, Inc. will continue to exist as a non profit focused on helping the beaches community. We also retain the trademarks and all associated rights for the Jax Beach Art Walk and the Jax Beach Classic Car Cruise. For now, we are no longer producing events.

 

Thank you for allowing me to serve the community in this capacity over the past decade. I look forward to finding the next way to give back.

 

Jon McGowan

President, Better Jax Beach, Inc.

Attorney, The McGowan Law Firm