St. Augustine Guest Houses

Founder’s Day
2018-09-08 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Mission Nombre de Dios, 27 Ocean Ave., St. Augustine
Join the city as it commemorates the 453rd anniversary of the landing of the Spanish fleet on its shores. The anniversary of the founding of the city by Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on September 8, 1565 will take place at the Mission Nombre de Dios and the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. Throughout the day, there will be reenactments of the significant moments of the founding – landing on the mission grounds, ceremonies and Catholic mass, the first Thanksgiving, and more. The event is free.

Family Seining
2018-09-08 09:00 (America/New_York) | Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States
On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) hosts classes for the whole family to learn how to use seine nets to collect various fish and crab species. Visitors will get the chance to pull a seine net through Guana Lake, collecting species of fish, crabs and more, and then learn about the animals and their roles in the habitat. The free event is led by a naturalist and all necessary gear is provided. Registration via the website is required.

Amphitheatre Farmers Market
2018-09-08 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
Join the Amphitheatre every Saturday morning under the oaks out front for a gathering of St. Augustine’s finest growers, artisans, and artists. For twenty years this community event has brought together the region’s finest fresh food, prepared goods, and fine art. Come get your groceries and gifts, grab a bite to eat or drink, and stay for a while to enjoy some old-time music from the Free Rangers.

Old City Farmer’s Market
2018-09-08 08:30 - 12:30, 2018-09-06 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
Visit the Old City Farmers Market for fresh produce, baked goods, hand-crafted items and plants directly from the producers. There’s even fresh seafood in season. The farmers market is always a lot of fun for the whole family with live entertainment and much more. The Old City Farmers Market takes place every Saturday morning at the St. Augustine Amphitheater on A1A South in St. Augustine. 8:30am to 12:30pm on Saturdays, Admission is Free.
www.staugustinefm.com

Nocatee Kayak Trip
2018-09-08 08:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Palm Valley Boat Ramp, 383 South Roscoe Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082, United States
Participants in these tours will be able to explore the beauty of the Intracoastal Waterway and its wildlife and ecosystems alongside a park naturalist. The cost of the tour is $30 per person ($20 for St. Johns County residents) for people bringing their own kayaks and $50 per person ($40 for SJC residents) for those who will be using a county kayak. Reservations are required. Email kussia@sjcfl.usor call (904) 209-0335 for reservations.

Nocatee Kayak Trip
2018-09-08 08:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Palm Valley Boat Ramp, 383 South Roscoe Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082, United States
Join us for a guided trip of the Intracoastal Waterway. Participants will learn about the complex salt marsh habitat and the plants and animals that call the marsh home.
Cost:

SJC Resident Providing Own Boat: $20 per person
Non SJC Resident Providing Own Boat: $30 per person
SJC Resident Using a County Boat: $40 per person
Non SJC Resident Using a County Boat: $50 per person

Registration: Please contact Kelly Ussia at kussia@sjcfl.us or 904.209.0335. When setting up a reservation, include a phone number, email, date of the trip you would like to attend, residency status, and if you will be using a county kayak.

Feel the Love 5K
2018-09-08 08:00 (America/New_York) | St Johns County Ocean Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach
Local charity St. Augustine United presents the third annual Feel the Love 5K to benefit the mission of St. Augustine United – helping citizens to aid local charities. The race follows a flat 3.1-mile course through St. Augustine Beach neighborhoods, starting and finishing at the Pier. Awards are given to overall male and female finishers as well as the top three in each age category. Race day registration is $35.

Ancient City Con 2018
2018-09-08, 2018-09-07 | Renaissance World Golf Village Resort, 500 South Legacy Trail, S. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Ancient City Con’s headlining guest list includes Billy West, known for his voice work in Ren and Stimpy, as Fry in Futurama, and in the new Netflix Original series Disenchantment created by Matt Groening. Another featured celebrity actor is Janeshia Adams-Ginyard who’s known for her stunt double work in Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War for Danai Gurira, American Horror Story, and Fear the Walking Dead. She is also a wrestler with Women of Wrestling playing Frost “The Olympian.”
Visitors to the comic convention can dress up in cosplay, partake in table gaming, and attend panels, photo ops, and other scheduled events.
Available tickets include a day pass, a weekend pass, and a VIP pass. Day passes for Friday are $15, for Saturday are $20, and for Sunday are $15. An additional processing fee is added on when tickets are purchased online. The VIP Pass includes weekend admission, 1x custom Ancient City Con t-shirt made on-site by Print Studio Jax. Color and size are chosen at the venue. The VIP Pass also includes a commemorative gift of 1x Limited Edition Art Print by comic artist Jenivieve Broomall. The VIP pass also grants early access to the show and to after-events.

Sing Out Loud Festival
2018-09-08, 2018-09-07
For the third year in a row, the Sing Out Loud Music Festival is taking over the Ancient City and bringing in acts of all different genres to entertain the masses. Get ready for the air to be filled with the harmonies of collaborating artists, the dreams of aspiring stars, and the melodious sounds of some of the industries favorite musicians.
The festival will take place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from September 1-23. Venues across the city will hold concerts of various genres – all free and open to the public.
Get all the details on shows and schedules by visiting the website or downloading the Sing Out Loud Festival app.

Comedy Out Loud Showcase
2018-09-07 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, 32084
Stand up comedians Heather Shaw, Shaw Smith, Will Blaylock, Keishod Veney, Zach Bennett, Brian Zeolla, and Chris Buck will be bringing their best to the stage at this comedy showcase. The showcase is a part of the Sing Out Loud Festival lineup.

Butterfield Garage September Artist of the Month Printmaker Debra Mixon Holliday
2018-09-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, 137 King Street, St. Augustine FL, 32084
An Artist Talk, First Friday September 7th at 6pm. is an opportunity to meet the artist hear the behind-the-scenes view of her elaborate printmaking processes.
Debra is a life-long resident of Florida and grew up along the central Gulf coast of the state. As a child, she had free reign to wander her grandparents’ farm and ranch there. Those wanderings began a foundation of watching and observing the flora and fauna of the Gulf Coast and Southeast that now influence her art.
To create images, she looks to the small stories and the special-ness of the creatures and the environments they rely on. Plying woods, backwaters, and even her own backyard, she raids a treasure chest of line, color, pattern, and form. A variety of printmaking techniques, including monotype, relief, collagraph, and intaglio, are employed to bring images to life. Her mixed media work is enhanced with collage and drawing in graphite and colored pencil.

First Friday Art Walk
2018-09-07 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Downtown St. Augustine, 29 West Castillo Drive, St. Augustine
On the first Friday of every month, St. Augustine’s art galleries welcome visitors to browse the latest art exhibits and enjoy refreshments and live entertainment at some 30 participating galleries. Galleries will set out food and wine as many artists are on hand to discuss their work. Explore contemporary and traditional in oils, pastels, sculpture, wood, and more from artists locally and across the country.
Rain or shine, the event takes place on the first Friday of every month from 5-9pm. Galleries are open throughout downtown and even onto Anastasia Island.
Old Town Trolleys and Ripley’s Sightseeing Trains provide complimentary shuttle service to most of the galleries, including the galleries on St. Augustine Beach.

First Friday Garden Walk
2018-09-07 10:00 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Washington Oaks Garden State Park, 6400 N Oceanshore Blvd.,, FL
On the first Friday of every month, take a peaceful and pleasant walk through Washington Oaks State Park. The 45-minute walk is led by a park ranger and introduces guests to the history and variety of the beautiful formal gardens nestled within the maritime hammock at this unique state park.
Regular park entrance fees apply of $5 per vehicle with up to eight people, $4 for single-occupant vehicles, and $2 for pedestrians/bicyclists.

Endless Summer First Friday Art Walk on Anastasia Blvd
2018-09-07 | The Gallery Group, 303C Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 32080, United States
Endless Summer ~ Pop Up Artist Series
First Friday Art Walk
Come by and see us for our end of summer art bash! Mingle amongst the artists and the art, have a cool beverage,enjoy!
Featuring Artists Sam Kates, Lyne St Amand, Pam Geiger, Shari Little, Laine Quinn, Jewelry Artists Teri Blasczkiewicz, & Kathryn Carlyle.
*** Galleries on Anastasia Island, The Gallery Group, WB Tatter Gallery, Simple Gestures, High Tide on Anastasia Blvd, and The St Augustine Beach Gallery on A1A.

Night Under the Stars
2018-09-06 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Frank B. Butler Park, 399 Riverside Boulevard, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
We have partnered with Ancient City Astronomy Club (ACAC) for an educational evening that is out of this world! ACAC will lead an Astronomy 101 class that’s all about the night sky. Bring your friends and family to learn about the constellations, star names, and more. Telescopes and binoculars will be on-hand to view the moon, planets, and other objects. This program is FREE. Space is limited. Registration is required. For more information, contact Kelly Ussia at kussia@sjcfl.us or 904.209.0335.

MC50 presents Kick Out The Jams- The 50th Anniversary Tour
2018-09-06 19:40 (America/Halifax)
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of the pivotal MC5 album “Kick Out the Jams” punk supergroup MC50 (featuring Wayne Kramer of MC5, Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, Brendan Canty of Fugazi, Dug Pinnick of King’s X and Marcus Durant of Zen Guerilla) will perform the album in its entirety plus additional MC5 material live from the Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Thursday, September 6!
Tickets on sale this Friday, April 6 at 10am
Tickets:
$35.00 – Advance Purchase General Admission Standing
$40.00 – Day of Show Purchase General Admission Standing
Gates Open 6:30pm / Show Start 7:40pm
Wayne Kramer, leader of Detroit’s proto-punk/hard rock band MC5, announced 35 North American dates for “Kick Out the Jams: The 50th Anniversary Tour.” Touring with the MC50 – which includes guitarist Kim Thayil (of Soundgarden), drummer Brendan Canty (of Fugazi), bassist Dug Pinnick (of King’s X), and frontman Marcus Durant (of Zen Guerilla) – Kramer will be celebrating the landmark anniversary of the MC5’s incendiary debut album Kick Out the Jams and the release of his memoir The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities, to be published August 14th by Da Capo Press.
The North American tour begins in early September with a September 6th performance at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage and culminates with an October 27th concert back where it all began: in Detroit in 1968, where Kick Out the Jams – recently cited by Pitchfork as one of the 50 best albums of the 1960s – was recorded live in front of a raucous home town audience at the Grande Ballroom on Halloween night. On the MC50 tour, Kramer and the band will play the album Kick Out the Jams in its entirety followed by an encore of MC5 material that will change each night.
As Kramer explains, “This band will rip your head off. It’s real, raw, sweaty, total energy rock and roll, like a bunch of 40 to 70-year-old punks on a meth power trip.” Super Fan Pre-Show Experience Pre Sale starts Wednesday, April 4th at 10AM local time. Details are available at http://www.cidentertainment.com/events/mc50th-anniversary-tour-2018.
Kick Out the Jams is recognized as the galvanizing live document that introduced a major voice of late ’60s counterculture and proved incomparably influential on metal, punk, stoner rock and almost every other form of loud, limitless, long-haired music to come. The recording took place just months after the band’s appearance at Chicago’s riotous 1968 Democratic National Convention — a pivotal moment in modern American politics.
Says Kramer of revisiting Kick Out the Jams, “Today, there is a corrupt regime in power, an endless war thousands of miles away, and uncontrollable violence wracking our country. It’s becoming less and less clear if we’re talking about 1968 or 2018. I’m now compelled to share this music I created with my brothers 50 years ago. My goal is that the audience leaves these concerts fueled by the positive and unifying power of rock music.”
About Wayne Kramer
MC5 founding member and guitarist Wayne Kramer worked for racial and economic equality during the Vietnam War and was a target of the FBI’s counter-intelligence program. After serving a federal prison term, he released 10 solo albums and was named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four-year-old son.

Toddler Story Time at the Main Library
2018-09-06 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

Intermediate Adult Acting
2018-09-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Limelight Theater, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine
This 6-week class will continue with monologue and scene work, along with peer and judge critique.
Prerequisite: Adult Acting with Beth Lambert or participation in previous Limelight Theatre production.
Maximum of 10 students. Tuition is $90.00.

Music by the Sea: JW Gilmore
2018-09-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | St. Johns County Pier Park, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
Enjoy the 16th season of the annual Music by the Sea concert series, every Wednesday from 6-9pm. Each week features different musical entertainment along with a local restaurant pairing. Concert guests are welcome to bring a cooler, lawn chair, and blankets. Dogs are permitted and welcome but must be on a leash. Due to limited parking at Pier Park, attendees are encouraged to ride the Trolley, which runs continuously from City Hall. The first trolley runs at 5:45pm and the last trolley leaves at 9:45pm. Food service begins at 6pm and music begins at 7pm.
This concert will feature JW Gilmore, playing blues. Food will be provided by Mellow Mushroom.

Beach Cleanup at Vilano Beach
2018-09-05 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Beach Access at Vilano Beach, 2750 Anahma Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Join Park Naturalist Kelly Ussia in being good stewards of our beaches and participate in a beach cleanup at Vilano Beach. All necessary supplies will be provided. Plan accordingly for water, weather, sun, and bugs. This program is FREE. For more information, contact Kelly Ussia at 904.209.0335 or kussia@sjcfl.us.

Preschool Drama Class
2018-09-05 10:00 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Kidzfactory at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Use body, imagination, and voice to explore and breathe life into popular pre-school stories. In this class we introduce many aspects of the theatre arts: acting, singing, costume & props building as well as building comprehension, confidence and trust through individual & team exercises.

Lightner Museum Curator’s Tour
2018-09-05 10:00 (America/New_York) | Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
The Lightner Museum offers special Curator Tours on the first Wednesday of every month. Led by Curator Barry Myers, the tours feature a behind-the-scenes look at some of the unique treasures in the Lightner Museum’s eclectic collection.
The tour is included with regular admission. $10 for adults, $6 for active-duty military, $5 for college students and youth ages 12 – 18, and free for anyone under 12.

Farmer’s Market at the Pier
2018-09-05 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | St. Johns County Pier Park, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
Shop and support local vendors every Wednesday at the St. Johns County Pier Park on St. Augustine Beach, featuring baked goods, hand-made gifts, jewelry and home décor.
The Market is sponsored by the Saint Augustine Beach Civic Association. Anywhere from 60 to 80 vendors participate each Wednesday morning year round from 8 AM until 12:30 PM. Vendors, most local and others from as far away as Orlando, Florida display an array of produce, prepared foods, local seafood, art, crafts, jewelry and fair trade goods. Vendors & artists provide a wide variety of goods with a heavy emphasis on home grown, hand picked, and hand crafted items that are unique. It’s shopping in the most beautiful setting in the world. Join the fun and shop local… shop Florida at The Wednesday Market
www.thecivicassociation.org

Painting with a Purpose
2018-09-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Colonial Oak Music Park, At the north end of St. George Street. 27 St. George Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Colonial Oak Music Park will host an evening class presented by staff from “Painting with a Twist,” who will guide budding artists as they paint the magnificent Colonial Oak under the stars. Every student can take home their own original canvas painting.
The cost is $40, which includes painting supplies and refreshments provided by Taberna del Cabello and the St. Augustine Seafood Company. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Oak Outreach Program, which helps to fund hand-selected charities such as Ayla’s Acres and St. Augustine Youth Services.

Fishing Clinic 101
2018-09-04 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Trout Creek Marina, 6550 State Road 13, St. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
We are offering a series of five free clinics exploring the basics of fishing in Florida. Fishing 101 covers everything from fishing regulations, what bait to use, different nets, fish identification, fish cleaning, and how to tie a knot. Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, and a water bottle, as well as a fishing rod and reel with fishing line. For more information or to register, contact Josh Bratovich at jjbratovich@sjcfl.us or 904.209.0320.

Fishing Clinic 101
2018-09-04 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Trout Creek Marina, 6550 State Road 13, St. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Fishing 101 covers everything from fishing regulations, what bait to use, different nets, fish identification, fish cleaning, and how to tie a knot. Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, and a water bottle, as well as a fishing rod and reel with fishing line. The program is free. For more information or to register, contact Josh Bratovich at jjbratovich@sjcfl.us or 904.209.0320.

Guided Beach Walk
2018-09-04 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States
Wander the beaches near Marineland alongside a GTM Research Reserve Guide. The guide will point out shorebirds, mollusks, and shells, as well as local geology and teach about sand and its composition, what causes it to be different colors, and the dynamics of the movement of the shore. They’ll also discuss the local flora and fauna and rock systems. The tour is free, but reservations are required.
