Going local has never tasted so good...

Online tickets will be available until 3 pm today, with some tickets available at the door!

GastroJax and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Northeast Chapter, present Moon Over the Market on November 9, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Jacksonville Farmers Market. Held under sparkling lights, our area's food and drink will shine with live music, produce shopping, beer from Engine 15, daiquiris from Island Oasis, local restaurants, and a culinary competition featuring the next generation of chefs. Trasca & Co. as well as Black Sheep, are among the restaurants that will be giving their time to mentor the students. There will also be cocktails from Manifest Distilling.

Tastes included are Front Porch Pickings, Black Sheep Restaurant, Blue Bamboo, Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine, German Schnitzel Haus, Magnolia's Pub on Edgewood, The Pear, PIE 95 PIZZA, Rummies and Yummies, Seagull Bakery, and Sunshine Grindz. . Our sponsors are Heartland Payment Systems, Infinite Energy, Blue Bamboo, Sawyer Gas, Island Oasis, and Engine 15. Media sponsors include EU Jacksonville, I Know Jax and Yelp Jacksonville.

Included in your ticket price of $35: 10 tastes from the food providers named, 5 tastes from the student competition. Unlimited cocktails from either Island Oasis or Manifest Distilling. Plus a voucher for one beer or wine. Tastes from the Farmers Market Vendors, however many of those that decide to cook and give out samples.

Not included-- $2 extra per vote in the student competition. All proceeds of your vote go directly to the school's culinary program.

Part of the Jacksonville Farmers Market will stay open until 7 p.m. so that you can experience the vendors, both local and exotic, but the party continues to 8:30 p.m. Normal price tickets are $35 before online ticketing fees.