St. Augustine History Festival 2025
Calling all history buffs … and everyone else … the St. Augustine History Festival will take place May 7-11, 2025. Events are held at several historic locations/venues in St. Augustine. Those includes Historic Sites, Houses of Worship, Historic Gardens, and Historic Cemeteries.
The festival was created and conceived by UFHSA (University of Florida Historic St. Augustine, Inc.) and the Lastinger Family Foundation for the purpose of generating excitement about the history of America’s oldest city.
St. Augustine has a long and storied past…from its’ founding in 1565 and on. The goal of the Festival is to showcase every era through Special Events and Historic Venues.
Special Events
May 7, 2025
* SJC Parks & Rec – Historic Butler Beach Walk
* St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum – “Meet the Experts” panel discussion
May 8, 2025
* Peña-Peck House – Constance Fenimore Woolson’s 1874 discussion
* Peña-Peck House – “Whatever a Woman is Capable of Doing!” with Sister Suzan Foster
* National Shrine of Our Lady of la Leche – talk of Enslavement in the First Spanish Period
* Evenings at Whitney – “Nature’s Repair Kit: The Science of Sea Star Regeneration”
* Flagler College Ringhaver Student Center – Special Engagement “Flagler College and Minorcan History”
May 9, 2025
* Fort Mose Historical State Park – Cultural Discussions on Fort Mose History
* St. Augustine Historical Society – Spanish Colonial Medical Practices
* Marineland (at Flagler College) – Marineland Historian Terran McGinnis
May 10, 2025
* Florida National Guard Historic Barracks/Museum – Insightful tour opportunity of Nation’s Oldest Militia/Natinal Guard Unit
* Best-Richardson African Diaspora Literature and Culture Museum – Gullah-Geechee & Beyond
* Ximenez-Fatio House Museum & Historic Grounds – Historic Preservation Tour
* St. Augustine National Cemetery — Tour and Discussion
* Duel on Aviles Street – Come to the Spanish Military Hospital to find out if shots will be fired!
* Fort Mose Historic State Park — Cultural Discussions
* Drake’s Raid Re-enactment – City Gates – St. George St – Governor’s House
May 11, 2025
* St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine – History of our Spanish Colonial Quarter
For the complete details of each event and Historical Venue information, please click the event website link.
