St. Augustine Guest Houses

Wednesday St. Augustine Beach Pier Farmers Market
2021-06-23 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-06-30 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-07 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-14 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | St Johns County Ocean Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach
Every Wednesday, from 8am-noon, enjoy fresh food, live music, craft shopping & fun at the Wednesday St. Augustine Beach Pier Farmers Market.
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. They support local economy, increase market opportunities for farmers and small businesses, and provide access to an assortment of local and regional sourced products.

Toddler Story Time at the Main Library
2021-06-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-08 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

Healthy Eating Every Day Program
2021-06-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-07-01 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | online
Join the free Healthy Eating Every Day Program to learn the right balance of foods for optimal health!
Location: Online Live Webinar or by Phone (Connect using a computer, tablet, or telephone)
When: Thursdays, April 1 – July 1, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
For people 60 years and up.
Registration: Please call, Northeast Florida AHEC at (904) 482-0189 or (877) 784-8486
Sponsored by NEFAHEC, ElderSource and the State of Florida, Department of Elder Affairs. Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center (NEFAHEC) a non-profit organization, works in partnership with ElderSource to improve the health and well-being of adults ages 60 and over. The programs listed are offered at no charge. The service area includes Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns, and Volusia Counties.

Coconut Barrel Farmers Market
2021-06-24 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Coconut Barrel, 3175 US Hwy 1 S, Saint Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
From 4-7 p.m. every Thursday come enjoy fresh food, live music, craft shopping & fun at the Coconut Barrel Artisan Market. 3175 U.S. Highway 1 South, St. Augustine www.coconutbarrel.com/pages/farmers-market

Coconut Barrel Farmer’s Market
2021-06-24 17:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-01 17:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-08 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Coconut Barrel, 3175 US Hwy 1 S, Saint Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
Every Thursday Evening from 5-8 pm. Enjoy Food, Music, Shopping & Fun! The Artisan Market will also have extended hours. Come join the fun! See you at The Barrel!

Drive-By Truckers Front-Man Patterson Hood
2021-06-24 19:00 (America/New_York) | Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, in partnership with Flying Saucer Presents, will proudly welcome Drive-By Truckers front-man Patterson Hood to The Backyard Stage on Thursday, June 24, 2021 for a limited-capacity concert with distanced seating. Enhanced safety measures and protocols are in place, including contactless digital ticketing, face covering requirements, and mobile ordering for concessions. Tickets for An Evening with Patterson Hood go on sale this Friday, April 16 at 10:00am at the venue Box Office or online at Ticketmaster.com. The Backyard Stage is proudly presented by Intuition Ale Works.
Patterson Hood is a prolific writer and performer whose character-driven stories are packed with political subtext. He is best known as front-man, singer, songwriter and guitar player for the critically acclaimed rock and roll band Drive-By Truckers, but is also a writer of essays, columns and short stories.
In addition to his work with Drive-By Truckers, Patterson has amassed three solo albums and co-produced or played on additional albums by Bettye LaVette, Booker T. Jones and The Dexateens.
Alabama is near to Hood’s heart, being born in Florence and raised in the Muscle Shoals area. He attended The University of Northern Alabama before he moved to Athens, Georgia where he lived for twenty-one years.
When he relocated to Athens at age 30, he “felt like he had died and gone to heaven.” Athens is where Drive-By Truckers was born, and where Patterson really hit his stride.
Drive-By Truckers have released 13 albums and played over 2,000 shows in the past nineteen years. They also released a 35-song, career-spanning box set in 2015 that was recorded live at The Fillmore in San Francisco. American Band, their most recent album released in the height of election season on September 30, 2016, takes their political undertones much closer to the surface than ever before.
Praises have rolled in for American Band since its release. NPR has claimed it to be one of the best albums yet from Drive-By Truckers, deeming it “unapologetically progressive” and “a poignant take on what it means to be an American in a time when uncertainty and fear are omnipresent.” Rolling Stone raves, “American Band comes from the very distinct perspective of a group that remains burdened by, and reckoning with, its own bloody southern history.” The record has been also been recognized on several 2016 year-end lists including The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Rolling Stone, NPR, Uncut, and Entertainment Weekly.
Tickets for An Evening with Patterson Hood go on sale this Friday, April 16 at 10:00am at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are sold in pre-configured pods (groupings) ranging from two to six seats per pod. Each pod is at least six feet from one to the next, and all seats within the pod must be purchased together. Additionally, all tickets are digital. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office will be open on Fridays from 10:00am-6:00pm and Saturdays from 8:30am-12:30pm, and will only accept payment via debit or credit card. The Backyard Stage is proudly presented by Intuition Ale Works.
SHOW: An Evening with Patterson Hood
VENUE: Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre
DATE: Thursday, June 24, 2021
TIME: Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM
TICKET PRICE: Tickets Ranging from $54.00 – $94.00
WEBSITES: www.pattersonhood.com; www.theamp.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Ryan Hall, Marketing and Promotions Specialist
rhall@sjcfl.us / (904) 209-3753

St. Augustine Music Festival Celebrates 15 Years
2021-06-24 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-06-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, 38 Cathedral Plaza, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
THE ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY
WITH FREE, WORLD-CLASS MUSIC CONCERTS AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE
AND THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA
June 19, 24, 25, 26 & August 20-21
St. Augustine Music Festival Chamber Orchestra & the Ritz Chamber Players,
Plus Multi-Community Choirs
After our kick-off concert at the AMP on June 19, St. Augustine Music Festival (SAMF) moves to the Cathedral Basilica for the remainder of its concerts. The SAMF is excited to present a full slate of amazing concerts in celebration of its 15th Anniversary. SAMF continues its commitment to only presenting the very best, professional musicians at its concerts and offering the highest quality music to our audiences.
On June 19 we kick off the Festival with our Let Freedom Sing! Concert in honor of the end of slavery in collaboration with the Ritz Chambers Players and Multi-Community Choirs, with two concerts at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, one at 3 pm and one at 7.30 pm.
At 3 pm SAMF Artistic Director, Jorge Peña is joined by RCP’s artistic director, Terrance Paterson in a resounding concert featuring African American composers, spirituals and gospel music. Choir directors for these concerts are the renowned Deborah McDuffie and Dr. Herbert Vincent-Ricardo Pea’dro Jones. Works include words by Dr. Martin Luther King and Jr, and compositions by Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Jesse Williams and Keith Hampton.
The 7.30 pm concert will feature music from Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Jessie Montgomery, Igor Stravinsky, and Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 5 performed by internationally renowned pianist Terrence Wilson. An African-American Art exhibit curated by the Lincolnville Museum and the St. Augustine Art Association will take place between concerts.
The St. Augustine Music Festival continues at the Cathedral Basilica on June 24, 25 and 26 with music from Mozart, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and guitarist Stephen Robinson performing music by Joaquin Rodrigo. Other superb musicians for June include Jin Kim on cello, Patrick Graham on clarinet, Sarah Jane Young on flute and Nigel Armstrong and Gabriela Peña on violins.
Also at the Cathedral Basilica, on August 20 and 21, we end the Festival with music from Paganini, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Liszt. Our incredible musicians in August include Justin Dawn Tiu on harp, Jorge Peña on viola, and Ingang Han on violin.
Thanks to our sponsors and individual donors, tickets are complimentary but please register at www.staugustinemusicfestival.org. Here you will also find more information on musicians and the music programs for each night.
The sponsors for the 2021 Festival are the St. John’s Cultural Council, the Community Foundation, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, the Benjamin & Jean Troemel Arts Foundation. The Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center and the St. Augustine Art Association and the St. John’s County Tourist Development Council.
Visit www.staugustinemusicfestival.org

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market
2021-06-26 08:30 - 12:30, 2021-07-03 08:30 - 12:30, 2021-07-10 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
From 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. shoppers stroll up and down the vendor-lined pathways of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market, browsing more than 100 tents loaded with local produce, flowers, baked goods, handmade arts and crafts and more. Admission into the market is free. 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine 904-315-9252 www.theamp.com/community/farmers-market

Flea Market
2021-06-26 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Coconut Barrel, 3175 US Hwy 1 S, Saint Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
With the overwhelming response to our first Flea Market, we have decided to do it again in June! Come enjoy the Food Trucks, Music and findings of great treasures! Then come inside the Artisan Market and experience local talent!!

WasabiCon’s Geek Marketplace
2021-06-26 11:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | World Golf Village Renaissance Resort, 500 S Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, 32092
WasabiCon’s Geek Marketplace is a one-day event for fans of anime, cosplay and gaming to get together for a day of shopping, socializing and seeing fellow fans in a fun and casual environment. The next Geek Marketplace will take place Saturday, June 26, 2021.

Uptown Saturday Night
2021-06-26 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | Between Ripley’s and the Mission Nombre de Dios on San Marco, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Last Saturdays Uptown Saturday Night – on the last Saturday of each month, experience live music, refreshments, new exhibits, book signings and much more at the galleries, antique stores and unique shops on St. Augustine’s San Marco Avenue between Ripley’s Museum and the Mission Nombre de Dios. The Mission Nombre de Dios provides FREE PARKING.

Brunch & Bubbles Tour (Chauffeured)
2021-06-27 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | The TastingTours, 24 Cathedral Place, Suite 401, St. Augustine, 32084
Become part of our Brunch Bunch!
Wake up to a culinary experience presented by some of the best venues in St. Augustine! This three-hour rolling tour provides a scrumptious variety, that will be a perfect way, to start your Sunday Funday!
Tour Includes:
3 hours of glorious food and bubbly cocktail pairings
5 fabulous venues
Fully guided by a licensed and knowledgeable tour host
Exciting, chauffeured city exploration on route to each amazing venue
All-inclusive of food and pairings

Legendary Rock Vocalist Ann Wilson of Heart
2021-06-27 19:30 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
On Sunday, June 27, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is thrilled to welcome legendary rock vocalist Ann Wilson, of Heart, to The Amp stage for a limited-capacity concert with distanced seating. Enhanced safety measures and protocols are in place, including contactless digital ticketing, face covering requirements, and mobile ordering for concessions. Tickets for Ann Wilson go on sale Friday, April 23 at 12:00pm at the venue Box Office or online at Ticketmaster.com.
She is, simply, one of the greatest voices in the history of rock n roll. Period. For the past 40 years, Ann Wilson has been lead singer for the rock band Heart (35 million records sold), thrilling audiences with her vocal power and her natural gift to wrap her voice around an emotion in a song and lay it at the listener’s feet. Ann carved out a place for women to dominate a rock stage, and her icon status was cemented when Heart was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Ann’s early fascination with blues-based music culminated when she discovered Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. She conquered his howls, his wails, and put her own female stamp on them. (In 2012, Ann would bring Robert Plant to tears at the Kennedy Center Honors as he watched her masterful performance of his classic “Stairway To Heaven”.)
After touring the big stages of the world with Heart, Ann is eager to re-visit the bluesy fertile ground that gave rise to her one-of-a kind voice. She can bring intimacy to the stage, breaking hearts along the way. And inevitably, she will repair them as she transforms the moment into an up-on-your-feet, Rock Party. Every audience walks away, with wobbling knees, knowing they have witnessed a legend in her prime. Tickets for Ann Wilson go on sale next Friday, April 23 at 12:00pm at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are sold in pre-configured pods (groupings) ranging from two to six seats per pod. Each pod is at least six feet from one to the next, and all seats within the pod must be purchased together. Additionally, all tickets are digital. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office will be open on Fridays from 10:00am-6:00pm and Saturdays from 8:30am-12:30pm, and will only accept payment via debit or credit card.
SHOW: Ann Wilson of Heart
VENUE: St. Augustine Amphitheatre
DATE: Sunday, June 27, 2021
TIME: Doors 6:30pm / Show 7:30pm
TICKET PRICES: Tickets Ranging from $47.00 – $82.00
WEBSITE: www.annwilson.com; www.theamp.com
LOCAL CONTACT: Ryan Hall, Marketing & Promotions Specialist rhall@sjcfl.us/ (904) 209-3753

Washing Away History: Changing Tides At Fort Mose
2021-07-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
More than 250 years ago, Fort Mose in St. Augustine, Florida, became the first legally sanctioned free Black town in the present-day United States. Now a Historic State Park, it is a critically significant site for Black American history.
Registration is free, but required: ufl.to/climateftmose
This virtual panel event, first in a two-part series, will discuss the historical and cultural significance of Fort Mose, as well as the ways in which its interpretation and advocacy have impacted the site over time.
Panelists for this event are:
+ Dr. Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
+ Dr. Jane Mahoney, Executive Director, Fort Mose Historical Society
+ Darcie MacMahon, Director of Exhibits and Public Programs, University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History
+ James Bullock, local St. Augustine interpreter and actor
This virtual event is brought to you by the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida, the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, and Florida Museum of Natural History. This event is part of the Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine collaborative project.

First Friday Garden Walk
2021-07-02 10:00 (America/New_York) | Washington Oaks Garden State Park, 6400 N Oceanshore Blvd.,, FL
On the first Friday of each month, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park hosts a Garden Walk beginning at 10 a.m. The 45-minute walk is led by a park ranger and will educate guests on the history and variety of the beautiful formal gardens nestled within the maritime hammock of the park.
Fees for the event are listed below:
$5 per vehicle with up to eight people, $4 for a single-occupant vehicle, and $2 for pedestrians/bicyclists.

Then and Now: 50 Years of Veteran Experiences
2021-07-02 13:00 - 2021-08-22 16:00 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
The St. Augustine Art Association is proud to provide a voice and stage for Veterans with a riveting, sometimes raw, emotionally-charged exhibition, entitled Then & Now: 50 Years of Veterans Experiences, on display July 2 through August 22, 2021.
This exhibit demonstrates the healing power of art by showcasing eight individuals who use painting, sculpture, photography, poetry and other creative outlets. These Veterans share their experiences from subtle murmurs of anguish to cries for support and understanding. Then and Now merges St. Augustine’s art and history with today’s global military awareness and experiences, providing both an educational narrative and outreach. During the exhibit, the Art Association will open its gallery for Veterans and military groups to host meetings or workshops, field trips, lectures and other special events.
A focal point of the exhibit will be a replicated five-by-eight-foot holding cell. This is a special “shout out” to American Hero, Army Major (RET) Theodore Gostas, a former POW held in captivity for over five years, four-and-a-half spent in solitary confinement. The cell will be surrounded by a visual narrative of two Vietnam veterans, Gostas and exhibit curator Jerome Domask, supporting each other for over 50 years as Foxhole Buddies after Gostas’ return to active duty.
There are numerous ways for our St. Augustine community to get involved in Veteran support, and this exhibit is just one of those. If this is something you’d be interested in supporting, let us know! Details on the exhibit, artists, and the ways you can get involved, can be found a www.staaa.org/then-and-now-2021 or by contacting the St. Augustine Art Association at (904) 824-2310 or info@staaa.org.
The St. Augustine Art Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization founded in 1924. The Gallery is located at 22 Marine Street in historic downtown.

Guided Exploration Hike at GTM Research Reserve
2021-07-03 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | GTM Research Reserve, 505 Guana River Rd, Ponte Vedra
On the first Saturday of every month, from 9-11am, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) hosts a Guided Exploration Hike, where attendees can learn about the cultural history of the Guana Peninsula, as well as the natural ecosystem of the Reserve.
A GTM naturalist will lead the hike and teach about the peninsula’s 5,000 years of human history, including how native peoples made use of the estuarine resources, what European plantation life was like, and current efforts to save those resources.
The hike is free, but there is a $3 per vehicle parking fee at the reserve.
Please call (904) 823-4500 or visit here to reserve a spot on the tour.

Second Saturday Plant Sale
2021-07-10 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Teen Summer Improv Camp
2021-07-12 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Now & Zen Yoga Studio, 224 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, 32084, United States
Attention Teens!
(And parents of teens)
You’re invited to laugh A LOT this summer at The Adventure Project’s summer improv camp for teens!
Join our week-long summer program, where teen improvisers will build their improv skills, learn new games, and play with an ensemble of peers. Led by The Adventure Project’s Amy Angelilli who has more than 20 years of improv experience, this camp is suitable for teen improvisers of all experience levels. Campers will share their new-found improv skills in a friends & family showcase on Friday as camp wraps up.
Camp runs 2 – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, July 12 – 16 at Now + Zen Studio in St. Augustine.
Early bird registration: $195 (through July 5)
Regular registration: $215 (July 5 – 11)
For more information about improv classes, events, shows and camps, please visit www.adventure-project.com.
