Connection Festival is a an annual music and arts festival centered in Jacksonville, FL. The event is scheduled for each fall with the goals of connecting national and international artists with Jacksonville's finest local artists, connecting the urban core with the surrounding local and regional areas, and eventually connecting other cities with the festival using cutting edge technology. The inaugural festival was held September 12-14, 2014. The 2nd annual Connection Festival is in the works and will likely be in early October, 2015, with a few smaller events in between.