Toddler Story Time at the Main Library
2019-07-11 11:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Main Library, 1960 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Let your littles explore the library and be captivated by creative storytelling. Toddler storytime is held in the large meeting room at Main Library. Join Mr. Andy and Mrs. Marcia for singing, dancing and great stories. Toddler storytime is aimed at children ages 1-3, but all are welcome to come and join in the fun. Free.
Every Thursday, 11am, 11:30am

St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market
2019-07-13 08:30 - 12:30, 2019-07-20 08:30 - 12:30 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
Fresh food, artisan goods, local arts and music, and community from vendors that set up each Saturday outside of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Come out to do your weekly shopping or just to explore everything that’s offered by area artisans and growers. No pets please.

St. Augustine Amphitheater Farmers Market
2019-07-13 08:30 - 12:30, 2019-07-20 08:30 - 12:30 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
Every Saturday the St. Augustine Amphitheater hosts the Farmers Market from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Stop by to explore local goods from vendors, including fresh produce, coffee, food trucks, handmade arts and crafts, plants, and more! Walk, shop, eat, and drink with your community to start your day.
Admission is free.
The market is green, so attendees are encouraged to bring reusable bags and containers for their shopping needs.
Please note, pets are not permitted at the Farmers Market.

Second Saturday Plant Sale
2019-07-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Washington Oaks Garden State Park, 6400 N Oceanshore Blvd.,, FL
On the Second Saturday of every month, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park hosts a Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The park offers a variety of rare and beautiful plants for sale, as well as an activity at 11:00 a.m.
Guests can view the beauty of the state park while also enjoying the sale. The event is hosted by the Friends of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, a community-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect, promote, and provide interpretation at Washington Oaks Gardens and Faver-Dykes State Park.
Admission to this event is free. However, regular park entrance fees apply $5 per vehicle with up to eight people, $4 for a single-occupant vehicle, and $2 for pedestrians/bicyclists.
Where: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is located two miles south of Marineland off A1A South, at 6400 N. Oceanshore Blvd. in Palm Coast FL 32137.
When: From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Second Saturday of every month.

6th Annual Summer Craft & Vendor Event
2019-07-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Renaissance World Golf Village Resort, 500 South Legacy Trail, S. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Help us spread the word about the 6th Annual Summer Craft & Vendor Event for a chance to WIN 10 FREE raffle tickets to our raffle fundraiser benefiting local organization Project Balance!
Jacksonville Business Connections is excited to host our 6th Annual Summer Craft & Vendor Event featuring over 140 vendors and crafters at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort July 13th from 10am-4pm
– Free to the public & Indoor event
– First 50 guests receive FREE swag bags!
– Charity raffle
-Kid friendly event – Free Character Meet & Greets
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Minion Character Meet & Greet
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Winnie the Pooh Character Meet & Greet
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Baymax Character Meet & Greet
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch) Character Meet & Greet
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Mickey Mouse Character Meet & Greet
https://www.facebook.com/events/2153943228187838/

6th Annual Summer Craft & Vendor Event
2019-07-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Renaissance World Golf Village Resort, 500 South Legacy Trail, S. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Featuring more than 140 crafters and vendors, this free event is perfectly kid and family-friendly. There will be craft workshops throughout the day as well as meet-and-greets with Winnie the Pooh, the Minions, Baymax, and Mickey Mouse. There will as well be a huge charity raffle with over fifty prizes – products and services from attending vendors. Tickets for the raffle are $1 and proceeds from the raffle benefit the local charity Project Balance. It’s a great place to bring the little ones while you enjoy unique shopping experiences.
www.jacksonvillebusinessconnections.com

Tale Tellers Present: Too darn hot!: Stories that sizzle
2019-07-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Main Library, 1960 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Adults! Come hear St. Augustine’s own Tale Tellers and cool off with hot stories about swimming with sharks, revelations at family reunions, smokin’ hot barbecue, first love fever, first date agony, heat waves, and fabulous vacations in the sizzling summer time!
Tellers include :
Rose van der Berg – “Feverish First Love.”
Debra Weller – “The Great-White Man-Eating Shark.”
Natalie Beltrami – “Henrietta, the Pig.”
Drew Sappington – “Uncle Brother.”
Kathy Kniery – “Summer Vacation.”
Kathy Duffy – “Camping with the Girl Scouts.”
George Bennis – “My First Date.”
Margaret Kaler – “Heat Waves: The Perilous Sea.”
Tale Tellers of St. Augustine practices the craft of storytelling as artful entertainment. This program is intended for adults. Think MOTH meets St. Augustine Tale Tellers. To learn more about Tale Tellers please visit taletellers.org
Registration is not required. This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Main Library at 904.827.6940 for more information.
Tale Tellers of St. Augustine practices the craft of storytelling as artful entertainment. This program is intended for adults. Think MOTH meets St. Augustine Tale Tellers. To learn more about Tale Tellers please visit taletellers.org
Registration is not required. This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Main Library at 904.827.6940 for more information.

Let’s Talk Turtle
2019-07-17 09:00 - 10:00 | Anastasia State Park, 300 Anastasia Park Rd, St. Augustine, 32080
Anastasia State Park is hosting a presentation about the different kinds of sea turtles that can be found at the park on July 17 from 9-10am.
These talks include all the fascinating facts about sea turtles, including how to identify them, how they nest and hatch, and how we can help them survive the many dangers they encounter in our oceans.
This free program is free and family friendly and will take place at the Sea Turtle Pavilion near the Island Beach Grill.
For more information, call (904) 461-2033 or visit here.

Sharks: Misunderstood Creatures of the Sea
2019-07-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082, United States
Come and learn about one of the most feared animals on the planet: Sharks! Education leads to understanding and once people understand the movements and existence of sharks, fear should dissipate! This event is free of cost and open to all ages so bring your wide-eyed children to learn of the ocean’s most feared predator!
http://www.sjcfl.us/CountyNaturalist/index.aspx

Ripley’s Summer Movie Series 2019
2019-07-17 20:30, 2019-07-24 20:30 | Colonial Oak Music Park, At the north end of St. George Street. 27 St. George Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Ripley Entertainment in St. Augustine is bringing back their popular Summer Movies Series at Colonial Oak Music Park on Wednesdays in June and July 2019. Family-friendly movies are shown at 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday from June 12 through July 31, 2019 (with the exception of July 3, 2019).
Guests should bring a chair or blanket to relax and enjoy these special movie showings, which begins on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, with a special screening of Smallfoot. Click here to view the full movie listing.
Ripley’s Red Train Tours will offer complimentary shuttles to the venue from the Visitors Information Center at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum on movie nights. The shuttles run from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m., and will also return guests to their stop after the movie.
Admission to this event is free.

West African Drum Circle
2019-07-18 19:00 - 22:00 | St. Augustine Beach Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach, 32085
On the third Thursday of every month running from March to October of 2019, the West African Drum Circles of Saint. Augustine comes together at the St. Augustine Pier. This event provides guests with a vibrant evening of music and community.
All guests are encouraged to participate and play on an instrument or percussion of their choice. The group provides additional drums and handheld instruments for guests to use, and musicians, dancers, and spectators are all welcome. Additionally, all guests may bring chairs to the event.
Admission for this event is free.

Tolomato Cemetery Guided Tour
2019-07-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Tolomato Cemetery, 14 Cordova Street, Saint Augustine, 32084, United States
The historic Tolomato Cemetery hosts guided tours of the grounds on the third Saturday of every month from 11 am to 3 pm. The grounds were in use as a cemetery from the 18th century until 1864 and is the final resting place to some 1,000 St. Augustinians.
This guided tour encourages attendees to come and learn about the rich history of the cemetery, and those from an array of cultures who rest there. Some including Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Minorcan, African, Irish, and Haitian. This event is an opportunity to learn about the true stories of the people, as well as the tales of our oldest city.
Admission is free.

SurfQuest
2019-07-20 13:00 | Mary Street Beach Ramp, 60 Dune Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
SurfQuest empowers people with disabilities by providing adaptive surfing instruction and therapeutic educational programs on water recreation and enriches lives by assisting families to access the beach and ocean together in a barrier-free environment. They act as an advocate for accessibility to the water that will allow people with limited mobility to reach the beach (i.e. wheelchairs, assisted devices, strollers, etc.). This monthly beach day is free and open to all ages and disabilities. They provide adaptive equipment with education and training for the advancement of adaptive surfing.
www.arcsj.org/surfquest

From Asia to the Americas: the Art of Jean Wagner Troemel
2019-07-20 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-07-21 12:00 - 16:00, 2019-07-22 12:00 - 16:00, 2019-07-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2019-07-24 12:00 - 16:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Take an extraordinary journey through the art and travels of Jean Wagner Troemel! Selections include original oils, watercolors, alkyds, and mono prints representing Jean’s travels and adaptations of artistic movements. All artwork in the exhibition will be offered for sale with proceeds supporting the St. Augustine Art Association Jean Wagner Troemel Award in perpetuity. The exhibit will be on display at the St. Augustine Art Association starting July 20th, with an Art Auction ($ reservations required) and running through August 25, 2019.
About the Artist
Born in Alma, Michigan in 1921, Jean Wagner Troemel was a versatile and prolific artist whose prized works are included in collections worldwide. She specialized in landscapes and also produced over 600 portraits, many of historical figures. Troemel was an honored Fellow of the Royal Society of Art, London. Her works were shown in prestigious museums across the U.S. and throughout Florida, including the Mennello Museum of American Art, a subsidiary of the Smithsonian, which purchased five of her paintings in 2007. She was included in the World’s Who’s Who of Women and The Directory of American Portrait Artists.
A champion of the arts, Troemel founded the Winter Haven Ridge Art Association in 1950, the PAStA Art Gallery in St. Augustine, and served on the Florida Arts Group Board (FLAG). She spearheaded St. Augustine’s First Friday Art Walks and funded the Best in Show Award that continues to be presented monthly at the St. Augustine Art Association. Jean Wagner Troemel passed away on January 18, 2018, leaving behind an enduring and inspiring legacy of art.
GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday, 12pm-4pm; Sunday 2pm-5pm; Closed on Mondays. Free Admission July 21-August 25, 2019.

To Mars and Beyond Vacation Bible School
2019-07-22 08:45 - 2019-07-26 12:00, 2019-07-23 08:45 - 2019-07-27 12:00, 2019-07-24 08:45 - 2019-07-28 12:00, 2019-07-25 08:45 - 2019-07-29 12:00 | Shores United Methodist Church, 724 Shores Boulevard, St. Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
Blast off with the first VBS to land on Mars! Kids become Voyagers on a journey through space, exploring where God’s power can take them. They’ll lift off to distant planets on special missions to collect power sources. Along the way, they’ll learn how God walked with heroes of the Bible, and that God is always with them. During the adventure they will enjoy out-of-this-world fun games, crafts, science, music and timeless Bible stories that inspire kids to give glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine! We are now open for pre-registration!
To Mars and Beyond Vacation Bible School is for children starting Pre-K 4 to 5th grade and rising 6th graders. Students entering the 7th grade can register as helpers. VBS is Monday thru Friday, July 22 – July 26, 2019 from 8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. There is no registration fee, but pre-registration is appreciated for planning supplies and snacks. Download the registration form at www.shoresumc.org. Shores United Methodist Church is located at 724 Shores Blvd, between the Shores Golf Course and Hartley Elementary. For more information, call 797-4416.

Night Market At The St. Augustine Amphitheater
2019-07-23 18:00 - 21:00 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre offers a Night Market on the second and the fourth Tuesday of the month from March through October from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The Night Market hosts food trucks, and up to 90 vendors specializing in handmade arts and crafts and other goods. There will also be live entertainment and other activities. Visit here to view the entertainment lineup.
Admission to The Night Market is free and open to all ages.
For more information on this event, please contact the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market here or call (904) 315-9252.

Kids Nature Journaling
2019-07-24 03:00 - 16:00 | Anastasia Island Public Library, 124 Seagrove Main St, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
No matter their level, bring your children to the library to draw with an instructor and other children. This event is geared around the interactive drawing of nature. Journaling is timeless and it is rewarding to have your children’s progress kept forever in journals and notebooks. This event is free and registering is not necessary! Don’t miss out!
http://www.sjcfl.us/CountyNaturalist/index.aspx
