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Historical Events

History is the backbone of St. Augustine and is ever present in many of the local events. Living history takes visitors back in time to imagine what life was like in the colonial days of St. Augustine. Historic re-enactments take place often to re-create the significant events in St. Augustine’s past. Annual re-enactments like the Founder’s Day event in St. Augustine or the Spanish Colonial Grand Muster both commemorate notable events during the Spanish colonial period. It is the history in St. Augustine that ties each visitor and resident together and is common in all of us since St. Augustine’s successful port helped shape the country.

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Historical Events

Friday, May 2nd, 2025

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Historic reenacts brings the 1740 Battle of Fort Mose to life during an all-day event in St. Augustine, FL.

Fort Mose Militia Muster & Training

First Saturday of the month except July | 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Experience authentic 18th-century weapons demonstrations.

Alpine Groves Park hosts a birthday celebration for American naturalist William Bartram in St. Johns County Florida.

Bartram Living History Festival - 2025

Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Celebrate William Bartram's Florida exploration.

Cannon Firing at the Castillo de San Marcos

Weekend Cannon Firing

Saturdays and Sundays | 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., and 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.

Be a part of history at the Castillo de San Marcos every weekend.

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Sunday, May 4th, 2025

Cannon Firing at the Castillo de San Marcos

Weekend Cannon Firing

Saturdays and Sundays | 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., and 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.

Be a part of history at the Castillo de San Marcos every weekend.

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

The Government House will be featured as part of the St. Augustine History Festival.

St. Augustine History Fest, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

St. Augustine hosts the fourth annual history festival in May of 2025.

The stained-glass windows and chandelier in the First Congregation Sons of Israel in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine History Fest Special Tours, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

These historic properties offer free tours during one week in May.

The oldest U.S. city at sunset, as seen from the Argo, while near the Bridge of Lions

Romanza: Tale Tellers with "Stories from Florida's Past"

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Augustine Tale Tellers members relate stories of St. Augustine's past.

Thursday, May 8th, 2025

The stained-glass windows and chandelier in the First Congregation Sons of Israel in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine History Fest Special Tours, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

These historic properties offer free tours during one week in May.

The Government House will be featured as part of the St. Augustine History Festival.

St. Augustine History Fest, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

St. Augustine hosts the fourth annual history festival in May of 2025.

Friday, May 9th, 2025

The Government House will be featured as part of the St. Augustine History Festival.

St. Augustine History Fest, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

St. Augustine hosts the fourth annual history festival in May of 2025.

The stained-glass windows and chandelier in the First Congregation Sons of Israel in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine History Fest Special Tours, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

These historic properties offer free tours during one week in May.

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Saturday, May 10th, 2025

The Government House will be featured as part of the St. Augustine History Festival.

St. Augustine History Fest, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

St. Augustine hosts the fourth annual history festival in May of 2025.

A couple sitting at their tent in the School for 16th Century encampment

Florida Historic Militia Encampment

Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Members of Florida Historic Militia set up camp at the Oldest House Museum.

The stained-glass windows and chandelier in the First Congregation Sons of Israel in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine History Fest Special Tours, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

These historic properties offer free tours during one week in May.

Cannon Firing at the Castillo de San Marcos

Weekend Cannon Firing

Saturdays and Sundays | 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., and 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.

Be a part of history at the Castillo de San Marcos every weekend.

Reenactors participate in Drake's Raid on St. George Street in St. Augustine.

Drake's Raid Reenactment

Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Members of Florida Historic Militia reenact Sir Francis Drake's siege of San Agustin in 1586.

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Sunday, May 11th, 2025

The stained-glass windows and chandelier in the First Congregation Sons of Israel in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine History Fest Special Tours, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

These historic properties offer free tours during one week in May.

The Government House will be featured as part of the St. Augustine History Festival.

St. Augustine History Fest, 2025

Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | Times and Locations Vary

St. Augustine hosts the fourth annual history festival in May of 2025.

Cannon Firing at the Castillo de San Marcos

Weekend Cannon Firing

Saturdays and Sundays | 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., and 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.

Be a part of history at the Castillo de San Marcos every weekend.

The exterior of Beluthahatchee Cottage.

Sundays at Stetson's

One Sunday a Month | Music Starts at 2:00 p.m.

Enjoy concerts at the former home of writer, activist, and conservationist, Stetson Kennedy.

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Wednesday, May 14th, 2025

The St. Augustine Waterworks Building is once again a theater and venue

Romanza: Stories about Holding Down the Homefront

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The Storytelling Sims, present tales of St. Augustine during WWII.

Thursday, May 15th, 2025

Author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at her table with a typewriter, showing a copy of the book "The Yearling"

Deborah Dickey on Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Learn about the letters Rawlings shared with her husband during World War II.

Friday, May 16th, 2025

The top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse lit by a full moon

Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour

Select Dark Nights | Times Vary

Armed only with glowsticks, guides tell tales of history and ghosts.

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

Cannon Firing at the Castillo de San Marcos

Weekend Cannon Firing

Saturdays and Sundays | 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., and 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m.

Be a part of history at the Castillo de San Marcos every weekend.

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Editor's Note: We encourage you to verify event times and details with the organizers, as they may change.