Zoo lights, blue crabs and other fun this weekend around Jacksonville

We're going to assume you're already familiar with the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, which offers tons of free music at Metropolitan Park and Daily's Place on Saturday and Sunday. So here are five more fun things to do in Northeast Florida over the long holiday weekend.

Blue Crab Festival

The St. Johns River waterfront in Palatka comes alive for a weekend of water skiing shows, vendors, food trucks, children's games and live music from Mark Wills (Friday evening), Trick Daddy (Saturday evening) and 95 South (Sunday). The festival opens at 6 p.m. on Friday and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. Info: palatkabluecrabfestival.com

Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind and Fire/NF

Traffic is already going to be a problem in downtown Jacksonville Saturday and Sunday with the Jazz Festival at Met Park and Daily's Place, so if you have tickets to Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind and Fire at 8 p.m. Saturday ($57.86-$242.87) or NF to 8 p.m. Sunday ($36.41-106.42) at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, you should probably plan accordingly and leave a little early.

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IllumiNuits

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens closes daily at 5 p.m., but will reopen at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (and select dates throughout the summer) for the third year of IllumiNights Summer Show. Colorful lighting installations are featured throughout the zoo grounds, and they will feature shows and animal encounters every evening. $25-$30.

Randy Houser

Country singer Randy Houser plays a show Saturday night in a barn. The Concerts for a Cause show, which raises funds for the Jacksonville festival Rethreaded The organization's fight against human trafficking begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at Tringali Barn at Heritage Farms at 7310 US 1 in St. Augustine. $100 or $1,000 for a module of eight people.

Dave Matthews Group

OK, technically this isn't a weekend event. But when you have the Dave Matthews Group, who can sell out almost every arena in the country, performing two shows in a 5,500-seat venue is worth the exception. Matthews and guitarist Tim Reynolds were one of the first bands to play the venue when it opened in 2017 and this won't be the first time the whole band has returned. They play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and there are a handful of tickets available for each of the shows.

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