Free events in Nassau County, FL

An open S.O.S. Al-Anon Family Group meeting offers a confidential, no-cost space for anyone whose life has been impacted by another person’s drinking. Al-Anon is a mutual support fellowship for relatives and friends, separate from Alcoholics Anonymous, and it focuses on the needs of loved ones rather than the person with the drinking problem. In this meeting, attendees share personal stories, practical insights, and encouragement, which can help reduce isolation, build understanding of how alcoholism affects families, and support healthier ways to respond. Family members and friends are welcome, including spouses, parents, children, siblings, partners, and other loved ones. Observers may attend as well, including professionals, medical personnel, students, reporters, and others who wish to learn about alcohol’s impact on families. The gathering is held at the Alachua Club, is accessible to people with disabilities, and welcomes newcomers. S.O.S. Al-Anon Family Group, AFG #2564, North Florida District 3.

People affected by someone else’s drinking will find a welcoming, open Al-Anon meeting offered by the S.O.S. Al-Anon Family Group in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island. Meetings are free, confidential, and friendly to newcomers. Al-Anon is a peer support fellowship for families and friends of alcoholics. It is separate from AA and is intended for those impacted by another person’s drinking, whether that person is a spouse, parent, child, sibling, friend, partner, or other loved one. Participants share their stories and support one another, which can ease isolation, build understanding, and encourage healthier ways to respond. This is an open meeting, so relatives and friends are invited, and observers are also welcome, including professionals, medical personnel, students, reporters, and anyone seeking to learn about how alcohol affects families and loved ones. The gathering takes place at the Alachua Club and the space is accessible for people with disabilities. S.O.S. Al-Anon Family Group, AFG #2564, is part of North Florida District 3.

S.O.S. is an Al-Anon Family Group that gathers weekly in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, offering a free and confidential open meeting at the Alachua Club. Anyone whose life has been touched by another person’s drinking is welcome, and newcomers are encouraged to attend. The space is accessible to people with disabilities. Al-Anon is a peer support fellowship for relatives and friends of people with alcohol problems. It is separate from AA and is not intended for the person who drinks. The focus is on those affected by someone else’s drinking, whether that person is a spouse, parent, child, sibling, friend, partner or other loved one. There is no quick solution to alcoholism, but Al-Anon provides tools to cope, to better understand its impact on families, and to respond in healthier ways. Meetings center on members sharing personal stories, practical tools and encouragement. By hearing from others who have faced similar challenges, many find connection, fresh perspective and a steady, day by day approach. Because this is an open meeting, observers may attend as well, including professionals, medical personnel, students, reporters and anyone interested in learning more about how alcohol affects families and loved ones. S.O.S. Al-Anon Family Group, AFG 2564, is part of North Florida District 3.

An open meeting of the S.O.S. Al-Anon Family Group offers a confidential, cost-free setting for people whose lives are affected by someone else’s drinking. Participants share experiences to support one another, ease isolation, and learn healthier ways to respond to the impact of alcoholism on families and friends. This fellowship is for relatives and friends rather than the person with the drinking problem, and it is separate from Alcoholics Anonymous. Observers are also welcome, including professionals, medical staff, students, reporters, and others interested in how alcohol use affects loved ones. Newcomers are welcome. The meeting is held at the Alachua Club in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island. The group is AFG #2564 in North Florida District 3, and the location is accessible to people with disabilities.

Presented by the City of Fernandina Beach Parks & Recreation Department, this Summer Sunset Concert Series event at the new Amelia River Waterfront Park features Alrighty Then performing by the water. Expect sunset views, live music, food and local vendors, and activities for children in a relaxed setting where guests can spread out on blankets or settle into lawn chairs. Admission is free. Rip Tide will offer chair rentals for a $5 donation. Keep Nassau Beautiful will provide complimentary water refill stations, so bring a reusable bottle.