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5 fun things — other than the Players — to do this weekend in Jacksonville

Jacksonville Florida Times-Union

If you're a big golf fan, your plans for this weekend are pretty much already set; you're either going to be at the Players Championship or parked in front of your TV watching it.

But not everyone is going to the tournament, and even those who are spending their days on the links still need something to do afterward.

That's where we come in. Try one of these.

'Expelliarmus!'

The Jacksonville Symphony plays "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" this weekend.

Love Harry Potter and classical music? The Jacksonville Symphony is playing the musical score to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" while the film is shown on a big screen over their heads. They'll do it twice this weekend, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Jacoby Symphony Hall. $34-$99.

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'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme'

Get the Led Out plays the music of Led Zeppelin.

We wish Led Zeppelin and ABBA were playing concerts in Jacksonville this weekend but, alas, both are long gone. But you can still hear their music. Get the Led Out, which is at the Florida Theatre at 7 p.m. Friday, has been playing Zeppelin songs for more than a decade; they don't necessarily look like the band, but they've got the sound down cold ($29.50-$55). Almost ABBA, which is at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park at 7:30 p.m. Friday, nails both the look and the sound of the Swedish pop stars ($29-$69).

'Sugar, We're Goin' Down'

Fall Out Boy performs this weekend in Jacksonville.

Fall Out Boy seems to be on a quest to play every venue in Northeast Florida. Since ‘03, they’ve played at the arena, the stadium, Metropolitan Park, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, the Jacksonville Fairgrounds and long-gone clubs Freebird Live, Plush and Rock and Roll Pizza. They're at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, with Jimmy Eat World and The Maine opening the show. $57.41-$147.42.

'Bound for Glory'

The Tedeschi Trucks Band makes its St. Augustine Amphitheatre debut in March.

The Tedeschi Trucks Band, a 12-piece rock and soul outfit based in Jacksonville, is shaking things up this year. They apparently won't be playing their traditional summer tour-opening show at Daily's Place in 2024; instead, they're playing Saturday night at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, a venue that's new to them. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39-$129, but the show is sold out.

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Ice dogs

The Icemen and Swamp Rabbits tangle in Jacksonville Sunday afternoon.

If you'd rather watch men wind up and hit a puck instead of a golf ball, the Jacksonville Icemen have two home games this weekend. They play the Florida Everblades at 7 p.m. Friday on Wizard Night, where fans can dress in Harry Potter garb and root for their favorite house. They're back in action at 3 p.m. Sunday, against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for a St. Patrick's Day game where fans are welcome to bring their dogs. Both games are at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. $22-$77.