St. Augustine Guest Houses

NIGHTS OF LIGHTS WINE AND CARRIAGE RIDES (PRIVATE)
2019-11-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-28 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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)​​

NIGHTS OF LIGHTS WINE AND CARRIAGE RIDES (GROUP)
2019-11-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-29 18:00 - 21:00 | 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)

Old Town Trolley Nights of Lights Trolley Tours
2019-11-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-11-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Visitor Information Center, 10 West Castillo Drive, St Augustine, 32084
he holidays are popular for enjoying time-honored traditions like gift-giving, bonding with family, and decorating your home in the spirit of the season. Here in America’s Oldest City, we take the latter to a whole different level. Inspired by an ancient holiday practice brought here by the Spanish of displaying lit candles on window sills, The Annual Nights of Lights is set to brighten up the holidays in The Ancient City once again! To experience the glow of the season and the more than 3 million lights adorning every corner of the city’s historic district, take a ride on Old Town Trolley’s Nights of Lights Tour!

Nights of Pints
2019-11-27 - 2020-02-08, 2019-11-27, 2019-11-28 - 2020-02-09, 2019-11-28, 2019-11-29 - 2020-02-10, 2019-11-29
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.

Wednesday Pier Farmers Market
2019-11-27 08:00 - 12:00 | St. Augustine Beach Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach, 32085
The market is a destination, a place that serves as a setting for the community and visitors to the area to gather and learn something new from a farmer, grower, producer or local artist. To build a community where we work and live. We support local economy, increase market opportunities for farmers and small businesses, and provides access to an assortment of local and regional sourced products.

Butterfield Garage November Feature Artist and Handbag Designer Karen Victoria
2019-11-27 11:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-28 11:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-29 11:00 - 17:00 | Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, 137 King Street, St. Augustine FL, 32084
An Artist Conversation will be First Friday November 1, at 6pm. Karen will engage in a lively free wheeling conversation to explain how and where her inspirations evolve from.
Karen Victoria has spent decades devoted to personally designing and expertly crafting top tier handbags. She has displayed her creations at Butterfield Garage for almost 20 years.
A long line of admirers regularly stop by Butterfield to see what new creations have arrived, so they can add to their collections. Bags may be made from tapestries, leather, upcycled fur or whatever captures her imagination. Karen’s eye for materials, and her perspective as as a designer is fed by a life full of adventures and changing directions. As you browse her creations, you can almost hear the stories each bag has to tell. No two are alike, yet they each have the uncompromising care and craftsmanship of a Karen Victoria made bag.
On First Friday expect Karen to share a few stories of her life as a free-spirited woman. (Hint: there are boats, jousting and pirates involved). You will learn a little something about materials and craftsmanship that go into her handbags and have the chance to purchase one-of-a-kind bags that will be admired everywhere you go.
Karen’s sewing skills have been honed since childhood, when at 7 she was allowed to use her mom’s treadle sewing machine. Expert sewing knowledge has served her over the years; she has done custom leather work, sails and canvas work, eventually leading her to creating custom purses. The inspiration for uniquely made handbags began with designing bags for medieval festivals, ornate tapestry purses with velvet, fringe and tassels. As she began showing in Art & Craft shows her designs shifted to appeal to a more contemporary customer, which leads to the handbags hanging in Butterfield Garage today.

Tiny Town: St. Augustine Holiday Village
2019-11-27 12:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-28 12:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-29 12:00 - 16:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
For over 20 years artist and woodworker Lenny Ruel has been hand-crafting scaled replicas of St. Augustine’s historic buildings and monuments. His enchanting “Tiny Town: St. Augustine” display at the St. Augustine Art Association is a local holiday favorite, and every year Lenny adds something new to the village of over 50 iconic replicas that include the Lightner Museum, Cathedral Basilica, Castillo de San Marcos, and Treasury. “Tiny Town” is a must-see for the whole family!
TINY TOWN: ST. AUGUSTINE HOLIDAY VILLAGE at the St. Augustine Art Association – 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat | 12-4pm | Sun | 2-5pm | Closed on Mondays and Holidays | FREE ADMISSION

Nights of Lights on Board Schooner Freedom
2019-11-27 16:00 - 18:30, 2019-11-29 16:00 - 18:30 | Schooner Freedom, 111 Avenida Menendez Slip 86, St. Augustine
Departure: 4:15 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Rate: $55 Per Person
** CALL (904)-810-1010 TO MAKE RESERVATIONS **
Enjoy the sunset and then a beautiful moonrise over the perfectly lit historic downtown St. Augustine. Our most popular sail is the perfect addition to your holiday fun and a way to enjoy time with your loved ones and get into the holiday spirit. As the twinkling lights glow over the sunsetting sky, this evening sail with white canvas overhead, dolphins playing in the sea, and gulls flying overhead, is surely an evening to not be forgotten.
Reservations are highly recommended.
Includes complimentary soda, water, beer, wine, and hot chocolate. Blankets provided for chillier evenings, but be sure to dress warm!
Based on availability
Receive $5 off per person when you pay by cash
All rates are subject to 6.5% Florida State Sales Tax

Grand Opening of St Augustine Gallery to honor the Legacy of a Mum
2019-11-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Golden Gypsy, 23 Cuna Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
“Unique. Unusual. Beautiful. It’s everything you are and we are at The Golden Gypsy” said Jason Relph. The Golden Gypsy features an eclectic collection of local & international gifts, boho clothing, stealing silver jewelry and esoteric art. “The focus is on sustainable, repurposed and recycled materials when seeking the unique pieces for the gallery. We are a family established venture and understand the importance, heartache and gifts that family ventures afford, so we like to showcase work produced by individuals and families who create from the heart,”
The Golden Gypsy’s Grand Opening is being held between 7:30pm – 9:30pm on the 27th of November, 2019 on what would have been Wendy’s 80th Birthday! The Relphs are a renowned mother and son team well-established in St. Augustine with Crucial Coffee and The Gourmet Hut in the original blacksmith and harness shops adjacent to Fort Castillo de San Marcos. The Golden Gypsy structure is a 100 year old home and a 3,500-square-foot, two-story commercial business location which has been transformed into an exotic, experiential shopping experience, with venetian plastered walls, repurposed wood from a Buddhist temple, and a real life-size teak canoe inspired by the floating markets of Thailand and spice markets of Istanbul.
Wendy died at home, with Jason at her side, the age of 79 years old on October 17th, 2019. To honor Wendy’s style and aesthetic anyone adorned in gold, black, leopard print or faux fur will receive a $50 gift bag at the grand opening along with refreshments, live musical entertainment and a free metaphysical service.
For more information, call 904 417 0094 or email thegoldengypsylife@gmail.com . Visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/thegoldengypsy. The website and e-commerce site is slated for launch in Spring 2020 at www.thegoldengypsy.com

Run Turkey Run 5K
2019-11-28 07:30 - 09:30 | World Golf Village, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Get your turkey in the oven early, go down to World Golf Village and participate in the Turkey Run 5k, and make it home just in time to eat. The Run Turkey Run 5k is a great way to begin a family tradition for Thanksgiving. All participants receive a custom medal and there will also be fruit and other refreshments provided. There are also chances to win prizes.
The 5K begins at 7:30am and the childrens Fun Run begins at 8:30am.

Shut Up and Run 5K
2019-11-28 08:00 | Treaty Park, St. Augustine
The annual Shut Up and Run 5K is back again for its 17th year and will take place on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. Taking place in Treaty Park, this run is a lovely way to start your day this holiday season, and you’ll have the opportunity to take home a delicious Publix pie if you beat “The Pie Guy” to the finish line. So get your holiday started off on both feet this year and get running.
Registration:
Registration for this event is $25 per runner and $90 for a family of up to four runners. Pre-registrants will receive long-sleeved t-shirts on the day of the race.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the St. Francis House Homeless Shelter.

Toddler Story Time at the Main Library
2019-11-28 11:00 - 12:00 | 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

Lightner After Hours
2019-11-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Guests are invited to enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, and wine, while they browse the fine art on display at this supremely elegant museum. This free monthly social event is open to the public. Donations are appreciated. Visitors may enter the beautiful and unique historic Lightner Museum at the Granada Street entrance (with blue and white awnings, located across from the Corazon Cinema).
