City Council to consider ordinance to allow downtown Jacksonville bars to serve alcohol until 3 a.m.

The Jacksonville City Council will consider an ordinance to allow some downtown bars an extra hour to serve alcohol, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record. Introduced by Council member Raul Arias, Ordinance 2026-0063 would allow bars in certain areas of Downtown to continue serving alcohol until 3 a.m. Those bars would be restricted to the NorthCore, Central Core, and Sports and Entertainment districts. Reporter Chris Will has the latest on the matter.