CANCELLED – West African Drum Circles
2020-03-19 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Beach Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach, 32085
Come out to celebrate community through dance and rhythm! West African Drum Circles of Saint Augustine is a community-based organization with the intent of sharing their knowledge of “Drum Circles” Rhythms and Dance. They meet every 3rd Thursday during the months of (March -Oct.) at the Saint Augustine Beach Pier Pavilion from 7-10pm. Just listen for the drums! They supply two truck loads of drums & hand-percussion for the community’s use & for the visitors who come to our fair city.
WADCSA-LLC are free, family-friendly events that are sponsored by the Saint Johns Cultural Council & the Saint Augustine Beach Civic Association.

CANCELLED – Owl Prowl Canopy Shores Park
2020-03-19 19:15 - 21:45, 2020-03-20 19:15 - 21:45 | Canopy Shores Park, 804 Christina Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
Join us to learn these fascinating creatures of the night and explore the park at sunset in search of our resident owls. This program is free and open to all ages, but you must register on CivicRec to attend. For more info, contact AyoLane Halusky at ahalusky@sjcfl.us or 904-209-0348.
REGISTER HERE FOR MARCH 19
REGISTER HERE FOR MARCH 20

POSTPONED – A Flea in Her Ear
2020-03-19 19:30, 2020-03-20 19:30, 2020-03-21 14:00, 2020-03-21 19:30 | Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, 32084
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. THE DATES WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS THEY ARE RELEASED.
Come spend a hilarious evening in Paris’s most notorious hotel, the Hotel Pussy Cat, where the bourgeoist of the bourgeoisie let their peccadilloes out to play. Propriety takes a vacation, and ribaldry rules the roost, as a colorful cast of characters runs amok through the corridors, leaving chaos and occasionally clothing in their wake. Shows take place Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm.
Matuza Mainstage
Onstage March 20 – April 11, 2020
Written by Georges Feydeau
Directed by Jason Collins
Preview Night: March 19
Terrific Tuesday: March 24

POSTPONED – St. Augustine Race Week 2020
2020-03-20, 2020-03-21 | 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.

Panel discussion on Recruiting & Interviewing
2020-03-20 08:30 - 10:30 | Hyatt Place St. Johns Town Center, 4742 Town Center Parkway, Jacksonville, FL, 32246
Join the Northeast Chapter of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association for a moderated panel discussion with three Human Resource professionals and a Hospitality Recruiter, offering insight on:
how to apply for a new job
where they recruit for upcoming openings
what makes a resume get their attention
how to interview
This discussion would be exciting for potential applicants, as well as hiring managers looking to grow their knowledge. The training will be followed by a resume building workshop. Bring your resume and let our team coach you on how to improve the communication of your skills.
Each attendee will be provided a certificate of completion for this 90 minute session, allowing the employer to compensate or acknowledge the participants efforts.
This event is free!
As always, we encourage you to bring your line level staff and management teams.

CANCELLED – Loving Beethoven Interactive Exhibition
2020-03-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082, United States
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED UNTIL THE CULTURAL CENTER REOPENS ON MARCH 30.
In 2020, the world will celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday anniversary. The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, in partnership with MIMMA (Interactive Music Museum in Malaga, Spain) is paying tribute to this milestone thanks to the traveling musical installation Loving Beethoven. The interactive music installation will be at the Cultural Center from March 6, 2020 to May 26, 2020.
At the end of June, 2019, Cultural Center Director Donna Guzzo visited the museum in Malaga, Spain to start discussions with the MIMMA Director, Miguel Angel Piedrola. After the visit to MIMMA, Guzzo requested the collaboration with MIMMA to develop a program that will showcase music-related activities and host the exhibit in the United States at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. The interactive nature of the MIMMA exhibits, with galleries full of musical instruments where the public is encouraged to touch and try, is one of the traits the Cultural Center is looking to replicate during the exhibit in Florida.
“Loving Beethoven ties together the Cultural Center’s mission and the Center’s outreach program Sound Connections® Music Therapy perfectly. We are thrilled to be working with Miguel Angel Piedrola and MIMMA on our first collaborative, international project.”
– Executive Director Donna Guzzo

CANCELLED – Woman’s Exchange Spring Luncheons 2020
2020-03-20 10:30 | Pena-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Those with reservations will receive a tax receipt for the ticket value to support the Woman’s Exchange Scholarship Fund, a raincheck for the date of choice in the fall luncheon series, or a full refund.
Bring your friends and join us in the spring for the popular twice-weekly luncheon series. Gourmet meals are prepared and served by members of The Woman’s Exchange under a large tented area in the garden. After enjoying a leisurely lunch, browse our expanded shopping areas. Among the exclusive products is “The Woman’s Exchange Entertains,” Volume Four of its members’ and friends’ special recipes, many highlighting local flavors and traditions.
Our luncheon series began in the late 1940s when the city’s hotels and tourist homes reopened after World War II to winter visitors. The gourmet meals, made by Woman’s Exchange members from their own recipes, were served buffet style on steam tables. Patrons then carried their plates to assigned tables covered by colorful garden umbrellas. After lunch, they shopped in the Woman’s Exchange Gift Shop.
Today, there are two series of twice-weekly luncheons for three weeks in the Fall and three weeks in the Spring. All of our members are state-certified food handlers. Just as members before them, they take care of all the preparations − menu planning, cooking, set up, serving and clean-up. Many of the recipes are shared in our Woman’s Exchange cookbook, which is for sale in our gift shop!
The luncheons include a full meal with dessert, coffee or tea, plus a $5 gift certificate on a $10 minimum purchase when you shop the day of the luncheon. In the Fall, shopping spills over from the shop into Christmas in October, where holiday gifts are shown in the expanded Peña-Peck House dining room, visitors orientation center, and the old kitchen. Likewise, in the Spring, the expanded shop, called Miss Anna’s Boutique, features Spring and Summer merchandise. In addition to showcasing the beautiful hand-crafted items made by our consignors, we start searching for unusual and unique items at gift mart. We find that many of our guests plan their shopping, particularly for the holidays, around our annual sales.
Lunch is served at noon and shopping begins at 10:30 a.m. Opportunities abound in the Gift Shop, Dining Room, Visitor Orientation Center and the Old Kitchen for unique gifts.
Guests may bring a bottle of wine to enjoy with lunch. Wine glasses are provided on request.
Tickets are $31.95, which includes Florida Sales Tax and a $5 coupon to use in our expanded gift shop, featuring hand-crafted products and unique items selected at gift mart.

CANCELLED – St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival
2020-03-20 16:00 - 21:00, 2020-03-21 10:00 - 21:00 | 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.

CANCELLED – Steve Hackett
2020-03-20 19:00 | Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra, 32082
Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, that produced acclaimed albums such as Selling England by the Pound (a favorite of John Lennon). With Steve’s extraordinary versatility in both his electric guitar playing and his composing, he involves influences from many genres, including Jazz, World Music and Blues. He is equally adept in his classical albums.
With Genesis, Steve’s guitar playing produced some of the most memorable moments, from the sensitivity of his acoustic sound on “Horizons and Blood on the Rooftops” to the dramatic rock guitar solos of “Firth of Fifth” and “Fountain of Salmacis.” As he embarked on his solo career he developed his exceptional range, pushing musical boundaries into exciting areas, inventing new sounds and also techniques such as ‘tapping’. His solo career went from strength to strength resulting in the highly successful single “Cell 151” in the mid-eighties, as well as the Steve Hackett and Steve Howe super group GTR, highly successful in America.
Genesis’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2010 stands as a testament to the enduring qualities of their music. Steve has always held a torch for the classic Genesis music. His Genesis Revisited II, a double CD, involved several iconic artists and contains many Genesis favorites. It was released in late October 2012. A “Genesis Revisited” worldwide tour in 2013 was followed by a “Genesis Extended Tour” in 2014 and has continued to tour his particular brand of “Genesis Revisited” by popular demand, interspersed with the might and majesty of his own solo material.
With the announcement throughout Europe and the UK, of his climactic 2019 tour “Selling England by the Pound” combined with the 40th anniversary of his inaugural solo album Spectral Mornings, Steve has ignited huge interest throughout the world to witness this spectacular show.

CANCELLED – Dark of the Moon Tour
2020-03-20 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Augustine Lighthouse, 81 Lighthouse Ave, St. Augustine
The Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour is the only tour that gets you into the Lighthouse at night. The Lighthouse offers two options for this experience, both of which include the option to rent EMF readers.
Ghost tour: This 1.5 to 2 hour tour includes a guided talk through the 1876 Keepers’ House and the 1874 St. Augustine Lighthouse tower. Your guide will share true tales from the history of our Light Station. Tours are offered year round on Friday, Saturday and Sundays and more days during peak times. Purchase a combo ticket with regular daytime admission and save on this tour. Expect larger groups during peak season and holidays.
Investigation Only: See for yourself why we are consistently ranked as one of the most haunted sites in St. Augustine! Investigation Only tours are offered on a more limited basis than the Ghost Tour, with fewer spaces available at each. Rent readers or bring your own equipment.
Space is limited! Purchase tickets online in advance to secure your spot.
On a Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour you not only hear spooky stories based on real history in the lighthouse at night, you also help the Lighthouse investigate our maritime past. Ghost Tours support both maritime archaeology and historic research discoveries at the Museum. Stepping up to shiver down your spine helps save our underwater heritage!

CANCELLED – Improvapalooza – a BIG improv comedy show preview night
2020-03-20 20:30 - 22:00 | Corazon Cinema & Cafe, 36 Granada Street, Saint Augustine, 32084
The Adventure Project – St. Augustine’s home for improv – has been in town for FOUR years now! What better way to celebrate than by hosting one BIG improv comedy extravaganza? Improvapalooza features acts from St. Augustine and beyond. The main event is Saturday, March 21, and this year we have one BIG preview night featuring:
* Spotlight Giant (Jacksonville) – game style improv a la Whose Line is it Anyway?
* From Justin to Kelly Comedy (New York) – a minimalistic monoscene emphasizing silence, eye contact, and total commitment to the moment
Come hungry and thirsty as the Corazon Cinema & Cafe has a bar, and, a full menu!
Tickets: $10 advance/$15 door
For more information about improv shows, events and classes in St. Augustine, please visit: www.adventure-project.com.

CANCELLED – Vilano Bridge 5K & 10K
2020-03-21 07:30 | Vilano Bridge Community Center and Park, 120 Meadow Ave., Vilano Beach, FL, 32084, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL NOW BE A VIRTUAL RACE.
Now in its 24th year, the Vilano Bridge 5K & 10K Run, starts at the Vilano Beach Community Center and Park and winds through the Vilano Beach community, crossing the scenic Vilano Bridge with its sweeping views of the Intracoastal and area beaches. Our 10K run will continue to wind through our Vilano area communities. Both races finish at the North Shores Community Park for the post-race celebration with food, beer, music, drawings & FUN! A family 1-Mile Fun Run will immediately follow the 5K. Come to run, stay to play!
Your registration will go to supporting important projects in the Vilano and North Shores communities. Once again, half of race registration proceeds will be donated to the School for the Deaf & the Blind.
ENTRY FEES

March 1st through March 17th: $40 (10K); $30 (5K); $10 (Fun Run)
March 18th through Race Day: $45 (10K); $35 (5K); $10 (Fun Run)

CANCELLED – Farmers Market at The Amp
2020-03-21 08:30 - 12:30 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
Join us every Saturday morning under the oaks out front for a gathering of St. Augustine’s finest growers, artisans and artists. For 20 years this community event has brought together the region’s finest fresh food, prepared goods and fine art. Shop for groceries and gifts, grab a bite to eat or drink, mingle with friends and stay for awhile to enjoy some old-time music from the Free Rangers on the Front Porch!
Monthly Events at the Farmers Market:

2nd and 4th Saturday of each month – The St. Johns County Public Library Bookmobile
1st Saturday of each month at 9am – Yoga at the Market

CANCELLED – GTM Guided Beach Exploration
2020-03-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States
On the third Saturday of every month, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve hosts a guided walking tour at Guana South Beach from 9 to 11 am. This walking tour is a two-hour long hike and participants will learn about the various species of life that call the area home.
After the tour, guests can return to the visitor center, continue to hike the nearby trails or go to the beach.
Admission is free, but parking is $3
Please note, you must register for a spot in the tour on their website.

POSTPONED – Festival of Chariots
2020-03-21 09:30 - 17:00 | Plaza de la Constitucion, St. Augustine, FL, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY POSTPONED FOR OCTOBER 17, 2020.
Come join this vibrant Festival of Chariots or Rathayatra to celebrate the Hindu and Indian culture and participate in singing, dancing, and parades, Mantra Meditation, henna tattoos, art vendors, vegetarian food, and live entertainment. The Festival of the Chariots is also referred to as Rathayatra, which means Chariot Festival. The Rathayatra festival first started in the ancient city of Jagannatha Puri in India to celebrate the Hindu Lord of the Universe. Bring your friends and family to celebrate and learn more about the Hindu and Indian cultures while you sing and dance! Admission to this event is free.
Event Schedule:
9:30am – Chariot Procession
12:00pm – Lunch Prasadam
1:00pm – Chanting Party
2:30pm – Cultural Program

CANCELLED – A Historical Look Into the Old Spanish Quarries
2020-03-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Anastasia State Park, 300 Anastasia Park Rd, St. Augustine, 32080
This historical look into the Old Spanish Quarries will give guests an inside perspective of how the quarry was used and how the use of coquina influenced the architecture and history of St. Augustine. For the tour, check in at the ranger station then head to the quarry parking area. The tour is free with park admission. This event is weather permitting and subject to cancellation.
Park admission is $8 per vehicle (limit 8 people), $4 per single-occupant vehicle, and $2 for pedestrians, bicyclists, and extra passengers.

Nocatee Farmers Market
2020-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Nocatee Town Center, Ponde Vedra Beach, FL, 32081, United States
Open air market featuring local vegetables, fruit, flowers, baked goods and custom creations of talented artists. Live music, local performers and demonstrations take this market beyond the norm.

CANCELLED – STA City Market
2020-03-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Eddie Vickers Park, 399 Riberia Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
With food trucks, live music, and local artisans as well as all the fresh produce and goods that you’d expect, the STA City Market is so much more than just a farmers market. So grab your bags and basket, make your way to the park, and plan to spend the day.

CANCELLED – Pellicer Creek Raid 2020
2020-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Florida Agricultural Museum, 7900 Old Kings Rd, Palm Coast, FL, 32137
The annual Pellicer Creek Raid gives visitors a unique view into military life in 1864. Taking place over two days, the historic demonstrations will include Civil War battle reenactments and military parades, as well as an authentic re-creation of a Civil War encampment. Reenactors will tell stories of the lives of soldiers in Florida as visitors wander through the encampment re-creation. Vendors in period dress will be selling historical clothing, baked goods, and lots more. There will also be a Ladies’ Tea formal ball as well as a new gift shop.
Tickets are $5. Children 3 and under are free.
Image via Facebook.

Tolomato Cemetery Guided Tour
2020-03-21 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.

Fashion Show and Luncheon
2020-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Marsh Creek Country Club, 169 Marshside Dr., St.Augustine, 32080
Altrusa of St. Augustine presents its annual Fashion Show and Luncheon. This event will also recognize Nancy Shaver as Altrusa’s Woman of the Year. Featured will be fashions from Cato and our always popular silent auction items and 50/50 raffle. All proceeds benefit our scholarship fund and other community projects. For ticket information call 904-829-0823.

CANCELLED – Improvapalooza – a BIG improv comedy show
2020-03-21 18:00 - 22:00 | Corazon Cinema & Cafe, 36 Granada Street, Saint Augustine, 32084
The Adventure Project – St. Augustine’s home for improv – has been in town for FOUR years now! What better way to celebrate than by hosting one BIG improv comedy extravaganza? Improvapalooza features acts from St. Augustine and beyond:
Appetizer Show (6 pm):
* Lemon Mafia (St. Augustine) – Kid*Prov from Limelight Theatre
* It’s All About Amy (St. Augustine) – an autobiography … but what’s fact and what’s fiction?
* More Cowbell Musical Improv (Jacksonville) – a full on musical improv experience
Main Course Show (8 pm):
* genNOW (St. Augustine) – game style improv a la Whose Line is it Anyway?
* Tiny Town (St. Augustine) – secrets of St. Augustine revealed via YOUR suggestion
* Antfarm (Delray Beach) – a one-man musical improv extravaganza
Come hungry and thirsty as the Corazon Cinema and Cafe has a bar, and, a full menu!
Single Show: $10 advance/$15 door
Both Shows: $18 advance/$28 door
For more information about improv shows, events and classes in St. Augustine, please visit: www.adventure-project.com.

CANCELLED – Owl Prowl Vaill Point Park
2020-03-21 19:15 - 21:45 | Vaill Point Park, 630 Vaill Point Road, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
Join us to learn these fascinating creatures of the night and explore the park at sunset in search of our resident owls. This program is FREE and open to all ages, but you must register to attend. You can find the online registration at the link below. For more info, contact AyoLane Halusky at ahalusky@sjcfl.us or 904-209-0348.
