St. Augustine, FL: Calendar of Events

There are always wonderful things going on in the old city of St. Augustine—pirate invasions, British and Spanish soldiers of old parading through the streets, weapons demonstrations, festivals, and all kinds of celebrations.

Pirates in the streetsIn spending so much time there doing research for The St. Augustine Trilogy, I’ve been involved in many such events and loved every minute of it. It’s my turn now to share information on those happenings and spread the wealth of enjoyment even further.

Listed below by month are most of the larger, annual events in St. Augustine that will link you into further details. I won’t give exact dates because they change from year-to-year.

But first, let me offer you a connection to the most current information and single events that may only by offered once:

St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & Beaches Convention Bureau

Scroll to What’s Happening for immediate events, then down to planning/events/see full calendar.

Now to Doug’s itemized and abbreviated version:

All Year Long

(Weekends) National Park Service

(Selected Saturdays – south of St. Augustine) National Park Service

(First Friday of Every month) St. Augustine Art Galleries

September

  • Concerts in the Plaza

(June-early September) City of St. Augustine

  • Founders’ Day Celebration

City of St. Augustine

October

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

November

(November-January)

St. Augustine Art Association

December

(November-January) City of St. Augustine

  • 1770’s British Encampment, Nightwatch and Grand Illumination Parade

Committee for the Night Watch

  • Holiday Regatta of Lights

St. Augustine Yacht Club

January

(November-January) City of St. Augustine

Spring (Sometime from March thru May- check Website)

The Grand Muster and Parade (Spanish Soldiers)

March

Searles’ Buccaneers

  • Blessing of the Fleet

(March/April depending upon Easter/Palm Sunday dates) City of St. Augustine

(Arts & Crafts too)

April

  • Blessing of the Fleet

(March/April depending upon Easter/Palm Sunday dates) City of St. Augustine

  • Gamble Rogers Folk Festival

(April/May)

May

  • Gamble Rogers Folk Festival

(April/May)

  • St. Augustine Air Show
  • Concerts in the Plaza

(Late May- early September) City of St. Augustine

June

  • Concerts in the Plaza

(Late May- early September) City of St. Augustine

  • Drake’s Raid, St. Augustine 1586

Searles’ Buccaneers

 July

  • Fireworks over Matanzas Bay at the Castillo on the Fourth of July

City of St. Augustine

  • Concerts in the Park Plaza

(June-early September) City of St. Augustine

August

  • Concerts in the Park Plaza

(June-early September) City of St. Augustine

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