Jumbo Shrimp to hold Opening Day Street Festival

A. Philip Randolph Blvd to be closed from 4-7 p.m. on April 5 for climbing wall, street games

The first Jumbo Shrimp Opening Day Street Festival was held in 2019. (Eldy Mendez/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

March 24, 2022

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Crustacean Nation is invited to celebrate Opening Day even earlier in 2022, as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are hosting an Opening Day Street Festival from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 on A. Philip Randolph Blvd leading up to the club’s season-opening 7:05 p.m. game at 121

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Crustacean Nation is invited to celebrate Opening Day even earlier in 2022, as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are hosting an Opening Day Street Festival from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 on A. Philip Randolph Blvd leading up to the club’s season-opening 7:05 p.m. game at 121 Financial Ballpark.

A. Philip Randolph Blvd will be completely closed off on the block between the ballpark and VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena for several attractions, including a climbing wall, street games and interactive vendor booths. A DJ and local high school drumline will provide music on-site for the festivities.

With the street festival running from 4-7 p.m. outside the ballpark, gates open at 6 p.m. for fans to get inside the ballpark. The first 3,000 fans through the gates will receive a 2022 magnet schedule presented by DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Riverfront. The Jumbo Shrimp 2022 season presented by FIS will get underway at 7:05 p.m. when Jacksonville hosts the Worcester Red Sox, Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Following the game, fans can enjoy the first of 22 postgame fireworks shows this season.

Season tickets, mini plans, and group outings for the 2022 season are on sale now. Visit www.jaxshrimp.com or call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 for more information.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at 121 Financial Ballpark. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League’s Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by general manager Harold Craw. The club added its second Promotional Trophy in three years following the 2019 season. The 2021 season marked the return of Triple-A baseball in Jacksonville. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.