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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

Sunday, May 11th, 2025

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.

Tolomato Cemetery Tour

Third Saturdays | 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Open to the public only on the third Saturday of each month.

The historic Castillo de San Marcos can be seen from inside the Huguenot Cemetery in St Augustine, FL

Huguenot Cemetery Guided Tour

Third Saturday of Each Month | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Regular monthly tour of St. Augustine's first non-Catholic burial ground.

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 18th, 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.

Friday, May 23rd, 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 24th, 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.

Sunday, May 25th, 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.

Friday, May 30th, 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 31st, 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.

Sunday, June 1st, 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, June 4th, 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.

Thursday, June 5th, 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.

Friday, June 6th, 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, June 7th, 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.

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, June 8th, 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.

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