St. Augustine Guest Houses

NIGHTS OF LIGHTS WINE AND CARRIAGE RIDES (GROUP)
2020-01-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2020-01-31 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The TastingTours, 24 Cathedral Place, Suite 401, St. Augustine, 32084
GROUP CARRIAGE RIDES
Group rides can accommodate up to 12 guests – with wine and souvenir glasses. MAY be driven by Santa himself! Bring your friends…
​or make new ones! Join us for the SOCIAL event of the season! Approximately 45 minutes.
Ride Includes:
​~ VIP Boarding
~ Complimentary bottle of wine
~ Millions of dazzling lights and numerous holiday displays
~ Souvenir wine glass
Age Recommendation: 21+ years
​(must show ID to consume alcoholic beverages)
​Price: $49 – $59 per person
(6 person minimum to depart. Does NOT have to be within the same party/booking)

Nights of Lights Wine and Carriage Rides
2020-01-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2020-01-31 18:00 - 21:00 | The TastingTours, 24 Cathedral Place, Suite 401, St. Augustine, 32084
PRIVATE RIDES
Private carriage for TWO with wine and souvenir glasses. Enjoy a romantic ride on your own or share a private ride with two additional friends
​(can accommodate up to 4 guests).
Approximately 45 minutes.​
Ride Includes:
~ VIP Boarding
~ Complimentary bottle of wine
~ Millions of dazzling lights and numerous holiday displays
~ Souvenir wine glass ​
Age Recommendation: 21+ years
​(must show ID to consume alcoholic beverages)
Price: $169 couple ride
(additional guests $40 per person – additional wine and glasses included)​​
GROUP CARRIAGE RIDES
Group rides can accommodate up to 12 guests – with wine and souvenir glasses. MAY be driven by Santa himself! Bring your friends…
​or make new ones! Join us for the SOCIAL event of the season! Approximately 45 minutes.
Ride Includes:
​~ VIP Boarding
~ Complimentary bottle of wine
~ Millions of dazzling lights and numerous holiday displays
~ Souvenir wine glass
Age Recommendation: 21+ years
​(must show ID to consume alcoholic beverages)
​Price: $49 – $59 per person
(6 person minimum to depart. Does NOT have to be within the same party/booking)

Nights of Pints
2020-01-31, 2020-02-01, 2020-02-02, 2020-02-03
Get ready St. Augustine, because this year, local breweries around town are offering special deals during Nights of Lights! Those who attend will be able to enjoy a seasonal pint on the house from one of the four participating breweries around town.
Breweries that are participating are Ancient City Brewing, Bog Brewing Company, Dog Rose Brewing, and Old Coast Ales.
For a $30 fee, participants will receive an event T-shirt as well as a passport granting them access to a free pint at any of the four local breweries listed above at any time during the Nights of Lights event.
The proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the H.A.W.K.E. Wildlife local charity, a nonprofit organization that works to rehabilitate injured and orphaned wild birds, mammals, and reptiles, as well as endangered species.

Jam N’ Pepper Festival
2020-02-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Francis Field, W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
The first Annual Jam ‘n Pepper Festival is not for profit festival hosted by the oldest local Hot Sauce shop in Downtown St Augustine, Hot Stuff. They felt the need while supporting local gourmet food brands in their own store, to start this annual festival to help other small family run business to get their name and fantastic products out there. So here we go, please come support and enjoy a whole day of fun, music, Beer Tent, food trucks, and of course the best small batch artisan local foods & St Augustine artisan finds around! A portion a of the Proceeds are going to the St. Francis House for families in crisis.
Admission to this event is $5 for adults and $4 for kids.

Noche de Festival
2020-02-08 18:30 - 22:30 | Founttain of Youth Archaeological Park, 11 Magnolia Avenue, St. Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
Noche de Festival is a spectacular party showcasing the sights, sounds and tastes of St. Augustine’s Spanish heritage. Held in the Pavilion at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 6:30pm.
Featuring Spanish tapas and sangria, traditional music and entertainment, and a dinner of Spanish paella prepared on site. Wear your finest Renaissance or cocktail attire.
Tickets: $60 — click on the event website link to purchase.
Part of Festival de San Agustin, a week long celebration of St. Augustine’s Spanish Heritage presented by The Historic Florida Militia.

10th Annual Hot N’ Spicy Festival
2020-02-09 11:00 - 16:00 | Florida Agricultural Museum, 7900 Old Kings Rd, Palm Coast, FL, 32137
This year’s Hot N’ Spicy Festival welcomes participants to come and enjoy live music, activities, and of course a variety of our cities’ spiciest cuisine. This event will feature the spiciest dishes from local restaurants throughout town and you’ll be able to cool off with a refreshing craft beer afterwards. There will also be a kid’s zone with plenty of fun for the whole family to enjoy. Admission to this event is $5.

Lions Seafood Festival
2020-02-22 10:00 - 21:00, 2020-02-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Francis Field, W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
The annual Lions Seafood Festival is back and better than ever for its 39th year! Be sure to attend this weekend-long event for delicious food, live entertainment, music, vendors, and much more. This event is family-friendly, offering an array of local vendors and artists to browse as well as a designated kid’s zone to keep your little one’s entertained. Admission to this event is $5, kids under the age of 12 get in for free.

35th Annual Cathedral Festival
2020-02-28 17:00 - 22:30, 2020-02-29 12:00 - 22:30, 2020-03-01 12:00 - 21:00 | Mission Nombre de Dios, 27 Ocean Ave., St. Augustine
It’s a classic carnival festival at its best! The festival features a traditional carnival midway with rides by Deggeller Attractions to thrill all ages.
They’ll have a little bit of everything food-wise, too. So come hungry! Pizza slices, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, sausage & peppers, french fries, onion rings, corn on cob, wings, cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn, baked goods, ice cream, our ever-popular funnel cakes, and BBQ chicken dinners. Shrimp dinner is served Sunday afternoon from noon until 8:00 (or until sold out). Drinks, featuring Coca-Cola products, beer & wine (we ID – please drink responsibly), are available throughout the weekend.
Admission to the festival grounds is adults $5; children 11-17 and adults 65+ $3; children 10 and under and active duty military are admitted free. Purchase advance ride tickets at a discounted rate to get the most for your money. Ticket prices are $15 for a sheet of 20 in advance, and $20 per sheet of 20 at the festival. Most rides take 4 to 6 tickets. Tickets are available at the Cathedral Parish School office, Early Education Center, Ameris Bank locations, Carmelo’s Marketplace, and from many CPS families.

St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival
2020-02-28 18:00 - 22:00, 2020-02-29 14:00 - 2020-03-01 17:00 | 74 King St. Saint Augustine, FL, 74 King St, St. Augustine, 32084
The St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival will kick off Friday evening on Feb. 28 with the Cava Reception and Wine Pairing Dinner at Flagler College’s Solarium. Guests will experience an elegant evening featuring a Spanish-inspired dinner with each course paired with fine Spanish wine. The St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival concludes on Saturday, Feb. 29 with the Grand Tasting at the Flagler College Markland House, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, and Alumni House. At the Grand Tasting guests will be able to sample more than 100 authentic Spanish wines. Knowledgeable wine professionals will provide interesting information and answer any questions about the wines.

St. Augustine Fashion Week – Season 6
2020-03-06 20:00 - 23:00, 2020-03-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Bozard Ford Lincoln, 540 Outlet Mall Blvd., St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
For the sixth season, St. Augustine Fashion Week is back in the Ancient City, showing off the talents of local designers and exploring international trends. The week has a lot in store for the stylish elite, and you want to make the most of the event. So don your sunglasses and your best Anna Wintour expression and get ready.
St. Augustine Fashion Week (STAFW) returns for Season 6 March 1-7. A week full of Fashion Industry events and social gatherings that entice the fashion culture enthusiast. STAFW features Regional, National and International Designers on main runway events March 6 & 7.

STAFW kicks off Sunday, March 1 2020 with “Student Design Showcase” presented by St. Augustine Premium Outlets Featuring 20+ Emerging Student Designers! Bartram Trail Fashion Academy Student Design Competition and Student Design Teams present their fabulous collections. 6-9pm 904tix.com for ticket purchase $25 Admission
March 4 VIP Preview Party .. VIP ticket holders Invite Only
March 5 Boutique Day – Night 11am – 11pm
Area Boutiques and Retail join STAFW and host events in their establishments.
3/5 Boutique Day – Night Events ( Free)
***Boutique day to night line up
St. Augustine Locations
11am – 2pm Linen + Waves
1pm – 3pm Declaration & co.
2pm – 4pm The Closet
3pm – 5pm Market Street Boutique
5pm – 8pm Rochelles Clothing
8pm – 11pm Paper Root Clothing
Jacksonville Locations
5:30- 8:30pm Kendra Scott St. Johns Town Center
March 6 & 7
Runway Events featuring 12 small brand designers of Womenswear, Menswear, Jewelry, Handbags, Swimwear, Ready Wear, Artistic Fashion. Delicious tapas, & Lavish libations.
8-11pm
Location: Bozard Ford Lincoln
Join us for the most Fashionable Events of the Season!

CANCELLED Whiskey Tasting – Celtic Music & Heritage Festival
2020-03-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Francis Field, W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Kick off the Celtic Music & Heritage Festival with a Whiskey Tasting! The Tasting includes SEVEN fine Irish Whiskies and Scotches. You’ll savor different whiskies as you hear the background of each. You’ll also learn the history and facts about the different regions and the whiskies from the Jameson Brand Ambassador. Seating for this one of a kind event is limited. Be sure to get your ticket today!
The Whiskeys for Tasting Event will be:

Chivas Regal Mizunara Blended Scotch Whisky
Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey
The Glenlivet 14 Year Cognac Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Redbreast Lustau Edition Irish Whiskey
Yellow Spot 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey
Midleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey

Tickets are $50 (Whiskey Tasting Event Tickets Sold Separately – Not Included in the VIP Ticket Price)

St. Augustine Race Week 2020
2020-03-14, 2020-03-15, 2020-03-16 | St. Augustine Municipal Marina, 111 Avenida Menendez Slip 86, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Once again the First Coast Sailing Association and its associated yacht clubs are proud to bring to St. Augustine the premiere sailing event of the spring season. It’s an eight-day celebration of all types of sailing set in America’s oldest seaport city. In 2020 we’ll continue that great combination of competition and entertainment with spectator events and entertainment the entire city can enjoy. As always, St Augustine Race Week offers Challenging Offshore Yacht Racing, Exciting Inshore Yacht Racing and Inspiring Bayfront Youth Sailboat Racing for sailors from 12 – 92 arriving from up and down the Atlantic coast. Sailers will race their yachts on the Ocean in the River and on the Bay! FAST, FUN and FRIENDLY events for Sailors, Spectators and Party People on the Water and on the Land for a full week in St Augustine, Florida. It’s the world-famous St Augustine Race Week – March 14-21, 2020.
Race Week 2020 includes all the features everyone loves including the best live local bands, great food, delicious rum drinks and convivial socializing with all your sailing friends – public is invited too – downtown in the Meehan’s Big Party Tent at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina. To get your 2020 shirts, hats, sail bags and other paraphernalia, check the merchandise page on the Race week website. And, like the 2019 event, hundreds of spectators will see the delightful spectacle of youngsters racing right off the Bayfront in their One-Design 420’s. We will even have a Dragon Boat demonstration on the Bayfront, too!
Something for Every Boat. You don’t have to own an ocean-going boat to participate. Slightly smaller yachts and even trailerable sailing boats are invited to race in the popular Inshore Series in the Tolomato River just North of the Vilano Bridge. The Offshore Series is for serious racers who like lots of traditional round-the-buoys, upwind-downwind racing. The Tactical Challenge Series presents a set of coordinates to be reached by any route sailors choose.
Kids – The Best Thing about the Regatta: In the summer of 2019 proceeds from St. Augustine Race Week enabled us to send nearly 40 underprivleged kids to various summer sailing camps around the area free of charge! That’s what we’re all about – giving less fortunate children a great summer experience and training the next generation of sailors. We’re looking forward to increasing that amount in 2020 and giving even more kids their first experience at the helm of a real sailboat. The 2020 SARW One-Design 420 Youth Regatta sails in the Matanzas Bay on its own special weekend, March 14th & 15th.
For all the week’s racing events – from actual races to the parties and socials – visit this events page.

Visit the website for more details and a full race events schedule.

CANCELLED St. Patrick’s Day Parade
2020-03-14 10:00 | Downtown St. Augustine, 29 West Castillo Drive, St. Augustine
Celebrating the 420th anniversary of the First St. Patrick Day celebration in America -1600, and the first recorded St. Patrick Parade in the WORLD, right here in 1601 ! And the only St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Northeast Florida! On Saturday, March 14, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will wind through downtown St. Augustine as we get ready to start the Celtic Music & Heritage Festival. Consult the parade route below to pick out the best seats –

The Sisters of St. Joseph are being honored as the 2020 Parade Grand Marshal for their contributions to the community. The Sisters of St. Joseph will be represented in the Parade by Sr. Bernard Joseph, Curator of the Sisters of St. Joseph O’Reilly House Museum, Sister Kathleen Carr, General Superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph Congregation, Sister Catherine Bitzer, archivist, and Sister Carol Stovall, a member of the Congregation’s leadership team.

CANCELLED St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival
2020-03-14 10:00 - 22:00, 2020-03-15 10:00 - 19:00 | Francis Field, W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Celebrating its 10th anniversary on March 14-15, 2020, the award-winning St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is recognized by audiences, bands, athletes, clans, and vendors, for its uniqueness and superior quality as one of the best in the U.S. This two-day event, which attracts an average crowd of 15,000 each year (to a town of 14,000), featuring top international touring Celtic bands like Albannach, The Dublin City Ramblers, Emmet Cahill, Jamison, Seven Nations, Steel City Rovers, and Syr.
General admission tickets are only $10 until March 10 then the price increases to $15.

Whiskey Tasting Event on Friday, March 13 from 7-9pm
(limited seating, tickets sold separately)
St. Patrick Parade on Saturday March 14 at 10am Downtown
Celtic Festival on Saturday March 14 from 10am-10pm AND Sunday, March 15 from 10am-7pm on Francis Field
The St. Augustine Highland Games Saturday & Sunday begin @ 10am and live musical performances start @ noon.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is produced by Romanza – St. Augustine, Inc. and is funded in part by the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural, Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and by Visit Florida.

TrailMarket
2020-03-14 12:00 - 16:00 | TrailMark Community, 805 TrailMark Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32092
Join the TrailMark Community for a Craft & Vendor Festival! Enjoy live music by Cat 5. Good Food 247, IceBusters, lawn games & more! If you are interested in providing a booth, please contact Katie Wyble at KWyble@Evergreen-LM.com for more information and get your spot reserved today!

POSTPONED – St. Augustine Race Week 2020
2020-03-17, 2020-03-18 | St. Augustine Municipal Marina, 111 Avenida Menendez Slip 86, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
