Promoting children's arts and arts education through a community supported holiday exhibit featuring decorated lifeguard chairs
Public/private collaboration showcasing children's creativity, activating public space, and providing economic benefit to community
Hundreds of volunteers and thousands of community service hours help make JBDTC a nationally recognized display
Get involved with our mission through volunteering, sponsorships, and donations.
A stronger community built on creative collaboration
The holiday season energizes hearts and minds with focus on family and community. Jax Beach Deck The Chairs fulfills a meaningful chance to gather and celebrate. Decorators, concessions support, and community ambassadors are just a few areas where you can help out. Contact us if you would like to help this holiday season.
JBDTC community partnerships are built through public/private commitment to the DTC mission. Strong partnerships help us create a uniquely Beaches, family-friendly experience year after year. Space is limited and chair decorators are assigned on a first come first serve basis.
Deck The Chairs (DTC) is a non-profit promoting children’s arts and arts education.The organization hosts a free, six-week, holiday event in Jax Beach featuring a nationally recognized decorated lifeguard chairs exhibit. Chair sponsorships help underwrite holiday park lighting, supportstudent exhibits, and allow organizers to showcase more than 30 hours of children’s stage programming. Private support...
Kurtis Loftus
March 27, 2023
2022 Jax Beach Deck The Chairs Marks Deckin’ Decade The DTC Board is excited to be working on the 2022 JBDTC Deckin’ Decade — Celebrating Ten Seasons of Jax Beach Deck The Chairs. Free and open to the public, the holiday showcase will feature nightly light and music programming with more than 60 lifeguard chairs...
Kurtis Loftus
May 31, 2022
In early 2019, Beaches Go Green partnered with Deck The Chairs and Artistic Contractors to begin a six month design and fabrication project that would change the way we look at our planet, the ocean, and how humans manage single use plastics. Beaches Go Green Octopus Garden at Deck The Chairs would become one of...
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