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Jacksonville Guide

Venues & Things to Do in
Jacksonville

Event spaces, museums, golf, fitness, bowling, and family entertainment in Jacksonville, Texas.

Major Venues & Attractions

The anchor venues of Jacksonville — researched and verified with official links.

Civic Center · capacity 450

The Jackson Event Center

The city's event center at the former Cherokee Ranch Golf Course clubhouse, rentable for local and out-of-town gatherings.

Official site ↗

Museum

Vanishing Texana Museum

Free museum in the 1940 WPA library building — Roman coins, Civil War quilts, and the only Texas flag that's been to the moon.

Official site ↗

Historic Stadium · capacity 8,300

The Tomato Bowl

1938 WPA-built stone stadium in downtown Jacksonville, freshly renovated and still home to Friday-night football in the Tomato Capital.

Official site ↗

More Venues & Recreation

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Wedding & Event Venues (3)

Movie Theaters (1)

Family Fun & Games (2)

Bowling & Skating (2)

Directory researched & verified by East Texas Online, 2026-07-05.

Venues Near Jacksonville

More spots within about 10 miles, in neighboring East Texas towns — worth the short drive.

Attraction

Texas State Railroad — Rusk Depot

The steam-excursion railroad's headquarters depot — Victorian-style station where rides depart through the Piney Woods to Palestine.

in Rusk · 7.8 mi away · Official site ↗

Community Theater · capacity 260

Cherokee Civic Theatre

Cherokee County's only live-performance theater, staging four productions a season in downtown Rusk since 1972.

in Rusk · ~9.9 mi away · Official site ↗

Landmark

Rusk Historic Footbridge

546-foot 1861 footbridge — the second-longest in America — spanning the valley east of downtown.

in Rusk · ~9.9 mi away · Official site ↗

Wedding & Event Venues (3)

  • Pistol Creek Ranch in Bullard · ~8.5 mi · red barn ranch venue on FM 855, 20 min from Tyler
  • Eagle's Bluff Country Club ↗ in Bullard · ~8.5 mi · gated Lake Palestine country club with the Grand Chateau event hall, up to 175 indoors
  • The Old Foundry ↗ in Rusk · ~9.9 mi · historic iron-ore foundry turned industrial event venue on US-84, 5,000 sq ft, up to 400

Golf & Country Clubs (2)

Nearby venues are drawn from neighboring towns within 10 miles of Jacksonville.

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