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Free Park and Ride Spring Shuttle 2025
2025-03-08 08:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Free Park and Ride Spring Shuttle 2025
The City of St. Augustine’s popular weekend festival season returns with free park and ride spring shuttle service!
Every Saturday March 8 through April 19, 2025.
Dates | Times:
March 8 — 8:00am-10:00pm (St. Augustine Celtic Festival / Parade)
March 15 — 11:00am-9:00pm
March 22 — 11:00am-9:00pm
March 29 — 8:00am-10:00pm (St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival)
April 5 — 11:00am-9:00pm
April 12 — 11:00am-9:00pm
April 19 — 8:00am-9:00pm (Easter Parade)
Shuttle Services are available Broudy’s Lot at 198 W. King Street.
Drop-off/pick-up location: Visitor Information Center, 10 S. Castillo Drive – just steps from Francis Field. The VIC offers full visitor amenities.

Castillo by Candlelight
2025-03-08 18:30 - 19:45 | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Castillo by Candlelight – The Mose Story
Join us at the Castillo de San Marcos on Saturday, March 8, 2025 for Castillo by Candlelight – The Mose Story. This special evening event is in honor of the important African American heritage of this community. Made possible through a partnership with the Fort Mose Historical Society and the Florida Park Service.
Volunteers bring to life the important legacy of Fort Mose, the first legally-sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States.
Follow the dangerous journey of a Freedom Seeker escaping from a life in slavery to a new life of freedom in Spanish Florida. Overhear the conversations of people met along the way – some wanting to help the Freedom Seeker, others hoping to return them to owners in the English colonies to the north. Meet Governor Montiano and hear his reasons for establishing this important settlement. Learn how Fort Mose and its’ militia played a critical role in turning the tide of the 1740 British siege on St. Augustine.
Tour Information
Tours begin every 15 minutes from 6:30pm, until the final tour at 7:45pm. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes prior to tour time!
Ticket Information:
Special Event Ticket is required – Reservations are recommended!
Ticket Prices: $15.00 per Adult (16 & older) | $5.00 per Child Ages 5 to 15 | $1.00 per Child 5 and under – Must be accompanied by an Adult.
Please be aware of uneven surfaces during this event. Guides will have lanterns to illuminate inside the fort. Sudden loud noises are to be expected with cannon firings.
Please Note: this event was originally scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Colonial Craft Weekend
2025-03-15 09:00 - 17:00 | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Be sure to stop in the Castillo de San Marcos for the Colonial Craft Weekend – Saturday and Sunday, March 15 & 16, 2025.
Enjoy a weekend of Spanish Colonial crafts and artistry highlighting civilian roles in St. Augustine. That includes blacksmithing, leatherworking, textiles, and children’s games.
Operating hours: 9:00am first admission | 5:00pm last admission. Visitors must exit by 5:15pm.
Ticket Prices: $15.00 per Adult (16 & older) | Free of charge for Children 15 and under – they Must be accompanied by an Adult.

Women’s History Month Lunch & Learn Event
2025-03-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Peña-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Join us for the Women’s History Month Lunch and Learn Event … “Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Influence and Time in St. Augustine, Florida”. Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and a lecture on how Harriet Beecher Stowe left her mark on St. Augustine.
When: Thurday, March 20, 2025 — 11:30am-2:00pm
Where: Peña-Peck House Museum & Garden
Guest Speaker Brittany Cohill, Executive Director of the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society will discuss Harriet Beecher Stowe’s deep ties to Florida, where her writings not only captured the state’s natural beauty but also helped shape its early tourism industry.
Beyond her literary legacy, Stowe’s time in St. Augustine connected her to a hidden history — the imprisonment of 73 Plains Indians at the Castillo de San Marcos (1875–1878). During her visits, Stowe accompanied her friend Sarah Mather. Alongside educators like Anna Peck-Burt and the Sisters of St. Joseph, she taught imprisoned Native Americans under the direction of Richard Henry Pratt. It was in St. Augustine that Pratt’s controversial philosophy of cultural assimilation took root, forming the foundation for Federal Native American boarding and reservation schools.
Tickets: $45.00
Click the event website link to purchase your tickets.

Women’s History Month Lunch & Learn Event
2025-03-21 11:00 - 14:00 | Peña-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Join us for the Women’s History Month Lunch & Learn Event … “The Far-Reaching Consequences of Richard Henry Pratt at the Castillo”. There will be a delicious buffet lunch and a talk on the complicated impact of Richard Henry Pratt in St. Augustine & American history.
When: Friday, March 21, 2025 — 11:00am-2:00pm
Where: Peña-Peck House Museum & Garden
Guest Speaker Sarah Kathryn Pitcher Hayes – PhD Professor of English, Seminole State University – will discuss the complicated story and legacy of Richard Henry Pratt and his time at the Castillo de San Marcos impact on St. Augustine. It was in St. Augustine that Pratt’s controversial philosophy of cultural assimilation took root, forming the foundation for Federal Native American boarding and reservation schools.
Tickets: $45.00
Click the event website link to purchase your tickets.

St. Augustine Race Week 2025
2025-03-22 12:00 - 16:00 | FL
St. Augustine Race Week 2025
St. Augustine Race Week 2025 is March 22-29, 2025. Be sure to mark your calendars! Presented by the First Coast Sailing Association.
Eight days of multiple sailing events: Ocean Racing * River Racing * Bayfront Racing * Youth Sailing Regatta * Award Ceremonies & Parties!
Schedule
Youth Sailing Regatta — youth sailors sail in the Matanzas Bay between the Castillo de San Marcos and Bridge of Lions.
Saturday, March 22 — 12:00pm-4:00pm
Sunday, March 23 — 10:30am-2:30pm
Free Day — Monday, March 24 — Who knows…Maybe the Dragon Boats will show up!
Inshore Racing Series — sailors race their yachts in the Tolomoto River, North of the Vilano Bridge.
Tuesday, March 25 — 9:55am First Warning/Class 1 | 10:10am First Warning/Class 2
Wednesday, March 26 — 9:55am First Warning/Class 1 | 10:10am First Warning/Class 2
Performance Yacht Offshore Series and Cruiser Offshore Series Racing – the “Big Boats” race off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean – outside St. Augustine Inltet. *(Public invited to watch from The Reef Restaurant, Noon – 2:00pm. Limited seating | Call for reservations!)
Thursday, March 27 — 9:55am
Friday, March 28 — 9:55am
Saturday, March 29 — 9:55am
Thursday & Friday, March 27 & 28 — 5:30pm-9:00pm
After Party Race in the SARW Events Tent at St. Augustine Municipal Marina — Public Event with Live Band, Food & Drink
Click the event website link for all additional information: confirmation of event times, registration and the after-race party details. Questions? Call 904-687-5145

Historic Weapons Demonstrations
2025-04-05 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-14 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-15 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-21 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-22 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-28 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-29 10:30 - 15:30, 2025-07-05 10:30 - 15:30 and 10 more dates | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Be sure to check out the Historic Weapons Demonstrations at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument … every week on Saturday and Sunday! Join park staff and volunteers (usually dressed in period garb). Hear history come alive with the boom of cannon or musket fire!
Demonstrations are usually on the Castillo’s gundeck and last approximately 15 minutes. Occasionally, they take place on the grounds outside of the fort.
Demonstration Times: 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm
All demonstrations are subject to weather and staffing conditions.
Please note: regular admission fees apply to watch demonstrations from inside the Castillo.
Click the event website link and scroll down for additional information.

Royal Transfer of Office
2025-04-10 18:00 - 18:30 | Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, 38 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Join the St. Augustine Royal Family as they welcome the new Royal Trio for 2025-2026 during the Royal Transfer of Office. The transfer will be held at the Cathedral Basilica West Courtyard on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:00pm.
​Since 1959, the St. Augustine Royal Family has promoted the City of St. Augustine by portraying the Spanish Royal Trio of King Carlos II, Queen Marianna, and Princess Margarita Maria. The Royal Trio was in reign when the Castillo de San Marcos was decreed to be built in 1672.
Each year, we commemorate this Royal Trio by choosing three heritage natives to portray them and represent St. Augustine throughout the year in various events.

Free Admission to Castillo
2025-04-19 09:00 - 17:00 | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Mark your calendar so you don’t miss the Free Admission to the Castillo de San Marcos – Saturday, April 19, 2025 — First Day of National Park Week! Come experience this National Park.
In fact, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Please Note: other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply.
Operating Hours:
First admission is at 9:00am | Last admission is at 5:00pm
The Castillo closes and visitors must exit at 5:15pm

2025 St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out
2025-04-23 09:00 | Downtown St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
2025 St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out
Artists and art lovers … mark your calendars for the 2025 St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out in historic St. Augustine is April 23-27. Celebrate St. Augustine’s Old-World charm as well as its’ architectural and coastal beauty through painting en plein air (outdoors). Be inspired!
Observers can watch artists as they paint at various locations in and around St. Augustine. Works-in-progress and finished works may be viewed and purchased in the St. Augustine Art Association Wet Room. Open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm during the Plein Air Paint Out.
Locations for the 2025 Paint Out:
* Anastasia Island Beaches
* Avenida Menendez & Bayfront
* Aviles Street
* Castillo de San Marcos (only on exterior grounds)
* Charlotte Street
* Dog Rose Brewing Co.
* Henry Flagler Model Land Company Neighborhood
* Lightner Museum Gardens
* Oldest House Museum
* St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library Courtyard
* St. Augustine Yacht Club
* St. George Street (South of Plaza)
* Ximenez-Fatio House Museum
* And More!
Keep checking back for updated details as they become available … or click the event website link.
Note: times are tentative.

Free Admission to Castillo
2025-06-19 09:00 - 17:00 | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Mark your calendar so you don’t miss the Free Admission to the Castillo de San Marcos — Thursday, June 19, 2025 for Juneteenth National Independence Day! Come experience this National Park.
In fact, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Please Note: other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply.
Operating Hours:
First admission is at 9:00am | Last admission is at 5:00pm
The Castillo closes and visitors must exit at 5:15pm

2025 Bridge of Lions 5K
2025-07-12 07:30 | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
2025 Bridge of Lions 5K
It’s time once again for the annual Bridge of Lions (BOL) 5K … Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:30am. Don’t miss this annual tradition!
The 41st annual 5K begins at the historic Castillo de San Marcos (The Fort) and proceeds over the Bridge of Lions and through Davis Shores. The race finishes at Oglethorpe Park on Anastasia Island where participants will receive a custom-designed finisher medal as well as snacks, refreshments and more.
5K USATF Certified Course # FL23030JK
Registration Fee: $35.00 + sign-up fee through April 30 | $40.00 after 11:59pm on April 30
Click event website link to register and for all additional information.

Free Admission to Castillo
2025-08-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Mark your calendar so you don’t miss the Free Admission to the Castillo de San Marcos — Monday, August 4, 2025 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act! Come experience this National Park.
In fact, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Please Note: other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply.
Operating Hours:
First admission is at 9:00am | Last admission is at 5:00pm
The Castillo closes and visitors must exit at 5:15pm
