Time: Every Saturday, 10am-3pm (rain or shine)

From Retention Pond to Community Hub

Originally slated to be a retention pond surrounded by a chain-link fence, this unique, historic event venue was the result of a 15-year effort led by activist and Riverside Avondale Preservation founder, Dr. Wayne Wood. His vision was to capture this riverfront setting as a public, communal marketplace, and we like to think he’s proud of the market as it stands today. The award-winning design of the market, which features pedestrian pathways, landscaping, and picturesque lighting, was created by landscape architect Melody Bishop. The area is a City Park named Northbank Riverwalk Artist Square.

On non-market days, the RAM site is utilized as Black Knight Financial’s parking lot. Throughout the week, the Riverfront Amphitheater is widely used as a public park, commonly known as Northbank Riverwalk Artists’ Square, which forms the terminus for the Northbank Riverwalk. The Riverside Arts Market is a great example of public and private partnership with funding for its extensive infrastructure obtained from FDOT, the City of Jacksonville, JEA, JTA, and Fidelity National.

RAM operates every Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge. Currently, we are booking over 100 makers, bakers, and farmers each Saturday. You’ll find award-winning artists and food trucks under the bridge.

Hopefully, soon we’ll continue our First Saturday Brews. This fun event features a new local craft beer or brewery every First Saturday of each month.

From the Riverwalk, you’ll get the best views in Jacksonville. If you like taking photos of the cityscape, dolphins feeding on the river’s mullet or capturing the beautiful colors of the sky at sunrise and sunset, this is the place.

BE A VENDOR

Join the Riverside Arts Market (RAM), every Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Produced by Riverside Avondale Preservation, RAM features artists, artisans, farmers, makers, musicians, and many other community organizations.

There are several ways to join the market, make sure you are applying based on the type of organization or business you are in! We accept artists, makers, farmers, nonprofits, and small businesses. Artists, Makers, and Farmers apply through our Market spread application and nonprofits and small businesses apply through our Merchant at the Market application!