The 73,000-seat EverBank Field, 1 Stadium Place, at East Duval and Haines streets (tel. 904/633-6100 for tickets), hosts the annual Florida-Georgia football game every October, and other college football games September through December. It's also the home field of the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars (tel. 877/452-4784, or 904/633-2000 for ticket information; www.jaguars.com). One of the stadium's biggest draws is the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, usually held on New Year's Day.

The 16,000-seat Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Phillip Randolph Blvd. (tel. 904/630-3900 for information, or 904/353-3309 for tickets), hosts National Hockey League exhibition games, college basketball games, ice-skating exhibitions, wrestling matches, and family shows.

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