Wildlight & Yulee New Openings Fall 2026: What's Open and Planned

Tasty's Fresh Burgers served its last meal in Wildlight on Sunday, Aug. 23, after seven years in business. In October, Wildlight's own Town District Life page still listed it. The gap between the official guide and the actual street is the main story of Yulee's fall. The businesses changing hands, opening or getting ready to open are on William Burgess Blvd. and Kindred Lane, and Wildlight's published directory, last updated May 26, 2026, doesn't show most of them yet.

The parts of Yulee life that run on a calendar, like the Saturday market and the Halloween events, are as steady as ever. The storefronts are where things are moving.

Two Entries the Directory Got Wrong

Wildlight's "Get Oriented" directory is a useful list. It names Añejo Cocina, Foxtail Coffee, Hana Sushi, Huey Magoo's, Tenkura Sushi & Asian Kitchen, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Rita's Italian Ice and Wawa among the food and drink stops in the Town District. Wildlight's May 26 Town District article counted 15 dining options in total, with Publix as the neighborhood grocer. But it reflects the Town District as of late May, and two changes since then sit right next to each other.

The Tasty's closure came by way of a Facebook post from the restaurant thanking the staff who worked there over seven years. News4JAX reported that the post gave no reason, and that the chain's other locations would stay open. As of early October, no local outlet had reported a new tenant for the space.

Community First, meanwhile, opened on a Thursday in late September. Wildlight announced the completed branch on Sept. 25. A Kindred Lane address for banking, plus one fewer burger option in the Town District, is the kind of change that won't show up in a directory for a while.

The Next Opening Is on William Burgess Blvd.

The most-watched opening of the fall isn't on Tinker Street. It's at 75970 William Burgess Blvd., near the I-95 and SR 200 interchange, where Parker's Kitchen is building its first Florida store.

For anyone who hasn't crossed into Georgia or South Carolina lately, Parker's Kitchen is a Savannah-based convenience store chain known for scratch-made food at breakfast, lunch and dinner. According to the Jacksonville Daily Record, the company runs 111 stores across those two states and is marking its 50th anniversary this year.

Yulee's store is the first of many. The company says six Florida sites should be under construction in the first quarter of 2027, and it plans 12 Florida stores by the end of 2027. At least 11 Northeast Florida locations have been identified: five in Duval, three in Clay, two in St. Johns and one in Nassau. The Yulee store will be the only one in Nassau County, and it opens ahead of all the others.

Timing is still an estimate. The company's Sept. 22 release targeted late October. On Sept. 30, a Florida Times-Union photographer found roofers installing metal panels and contractors on site, and officials said they hoped to open "in about two weeks." Two weeks from Sept. 30 would be about mid-October, a little earlier than the company's late-October target. Neither source confirms a date.

The address also helps explain where Yulee's newer businesses are landing. Bohemian Bull, the sports bar and restaurant listed in the Wildlight directory, operates at 76030-1 William Burgess Blvd. Its Monday trivia and Parker's Kitchen will be neighbors on the same stretch.

What Is Still Only on Paper

Most of the fall's other news is in the planning stage, and it helps to keep these separate from actual openings.

• Dutch Bros, Wildlight. A kiosk is planned off SR 200, about two miles east of I-95. When the Daily Record reported it on Aug. 14, the environmental permit was under review and the project had not yet gone before the county's Development Review Committee. No opening date has been given.
• 95950 Lofton Square Court, Amelia Station corridor. A liquor store, a restaurant with outdoor seating and a cigar bar were presented to the DRC on June 16. The Daily Record noted that the project still needed an application and updated plans. No names or timeline have been announced.
• Garden District amenities. Wildlight's site says the Garden District is "opening late 2026" and describes Oak Hammock as a planned gathering spot with a pool, courts and an amphitheater. The Daily Record's July coverage lists Oak Hammock, the Gear Shed and a 19-mile trail network as amenities that come with the district's build-out over time. They are not fall openings.

One new amenity really has opened, but it isn't for everyone. Suncatch Park at Westerly Park, near 400 Peppervine Way, has a family pool, lap lanes, a playground and a picnic lawn. Wildlight describes it as a "residents-only hub." If you don't live in Westerly Park, it won't be part of your weekend.

The Calendar That Isn't Moving

The businesses keep shifting, but the dated events hold steady. Here is Yulee's October in order:

1. Every Monday, 7 to 9 p.m.: Trivia Night at Bohemian Bull, 76030-1 William Burgess Blvd.
2. Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Wildlight Market Place on Tinker Street. The market runs every first and third Saturday, and Wildlight's event page describes more than 50 vendors.
3. Saturday, Oct. 24, 4 to 6 p.m.: Wildlight Trunk or Treat: A Night of Spooky Fun on Tinker Street. Wildlight's event listing says it is returning this year.
4. Friday, Oct. 30, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Nassau County's annual Halloween Festival at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center, 76347 Veterans Way, Yulee, according to the county notice published by The County Insider.

With the Trunk or Treat on a Saturday and the county festival the next Friday, families get two separate Halloween evenings six days apart that don't overlap. Tinker Street hosts the Market Place and the Trunk or Treat back to back on consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24.

If Parker's Kitchen opens in the late-October window the company has named, its first weeks will overlap with that same stretch of events. Nobody has published a list of Yulee's fall changes in one place. Right now that list is a closed burger spot still shown on a Wildlight page, a credit union branch the directory still calls "Coming Soon," a Savannah chain's first Florida store going up near the interchange, and a coffee kiosk that hasn't reached its county review.

At Traci Crawford, we follow Yulee the same way, one dated report at a time. That includes whether the Parker's Kitchen date holds and whether the old Tasty's space gets a tenant. If a PCS move or a new job is bringing you to Nassau County and you want to know which parts of Wildlight are open now and which are still plans, Schedule a Strategy Session and we'll walk through it with you.