Explore Tours Nights of Lights

St. Augustine's Explore Tours and Pickups offer a special Nights of Lights tour starting Saturday, November 16, 2025, and continuing through January 11, 2026. These tours are 45 minutes to one hour in duration. Explore Tours offers 3-D glasses for viewing the lights. The tour tends to wander the downtown area and usually goes into a well-decorated neighborhood or two, in addition to taking you throughout the historic downtown.

The Details

• What: A 45-minute ride in an open-air electric vehicle, with no set route, can be booked for a private group of up to 10 people or a row of three people. The guide offers insights into Nights of Lights and St. Augustine's history. 3-D glasses are included, and the driver plays holiday music on the sound system. If the traffic is heavy, the tour could take almost an hour. Explore Tours and Pickups welcomes well-behaved dogs.
• Admission: $100.00 for a row, seating up to three people. $225.00 for a private tour for up to 10 people.
• When: Nightly, on the hour, between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m., from November 15, 2025, through January 11, 2026.
• Exceptions: No tours on Thanksgiving (November 27), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.
• Where: At 143 Cordova, in the lot behind the Lightner Museum. Parking is not included and may not be available in the lot. See the information below about parking and shuttles.
• Contact: Call (904) 853-1500 or book on their website.

Parking and Shuttle Info

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