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Kid-friendly Events

Kids love St. Augustine too.

Family-friendly events include festivals, shows, concerts, and more. Browse the Calendar of Events to find fun activities for the whole family to enjoy together. Summer acting camps, Ancient City Kids Day, living history events, Potter's Wax Museum, and Marineland are just a few activities that kids love. Visiting families (as well as residents) can take advantage of the huge variety of educational and fun events for kids to do in St. Augustine.

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Friday, October 6th, 2023

A candle set on a table in an old museum

Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century

Fridays & Saturdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 27, 2023 | Two tours per night

This spooky candlelight tour focuses on healing practices and death rituals.

Saturday, October 7th, 2023

SJC Exploration Hike in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

GTM Research Reserve: Guided Exploration Hike

First Saturday of the Month | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Guests explore the flora and fauna of the Guana Peninsula during a Saturday hike at the GTM Research Reserve.

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 to 11:30 a.m.

Experience authentic 18th-century weapons demonstrations with the Fort Mose Militia.

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!

A pumpkin with a painted spooky face, being held in the arms of a costumed child

2nd Annual Trunk & Treat Halloween Bash

Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Cars of Purpose offers a car show and costume party for the kids.

Drum Runner Series Barrel Racing

Select Saturdays Jan. - Nov., 2023 | 2 - 5 p.m.

These monthly Drum Runners equestrian competitions are free for spectators.

Three food trucks are positioned in front of a row of benches.

St. Augustine Food Truck Warz

Saturday, October 07, 2023 | 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Food truck competition with family fun activities.

A family of three walks among the tall, bright sunflowers at Sykes Family Farm in the fall

Sykes Family Farms Crop Maze

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 7 - 29, 2023 | Times Vary

Explore the "a-mazing" crop maze and enjoy lots of other fun fall activities.

A candle set on a table in an old museum

Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century

Fridays & Saturdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 27, 2023 | Two tours per night

This spooky candlelight tour focuses on healing practices and death rituals.

Sunday, October 8th, 2023

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!

A family of three walks among the tall, bright sunflowers at Sykes Family Farm in the fall

Sykes Family Farms Crop Maze

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 7 - 29, 2023 | Times Vary

Explore the "a-mazing" crop maze and enjoy lots of other fun fall activities.

Friday, October 13th, 2023

A family of three walks among the tall, bright sunflowers at Sykes Family Farm in the fall

Sykes Family Farms Crop Maze

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 7 - 29, 2023 | Times Vary

Explore the "a-mazing" crop maze and enjoy lots of other fun fall activities.

A candle set on a table in an old museum

Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century

Fridays & Saturdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 27, 2023 | Two tours per night

This spooky candlelight tour focuses on healing practices and death rituals.

Saturday, October 14th, 2023

The GTM Research Reserve hosts a family seining event on the second Saturday of each month.

GTM Research Reserve: Family Seining

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Families can learn how to cast a seine net to collect various fish and crab species.

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!

Mom and young son enjoying a pumpkin patch at Horseplay Therapy on a sunny day

HorsePlay Therapy Fall Festival

Saturday, October 8, 2022 | 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

This fundraiser offers pony rides, food, and dunk tanks.

The St. Augustine Aquarium will host an outdoors Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021.

Halloween Bash Under the Sea

Saturdays, Oct. 14, 21, & 28, 2023 | 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

A haunted nature trail in the woods and mermaids in the aquarium create Halloween fun.

A family of three walks among the tall, bright sunflowers at Sykes Family Farm in the fall

Sykes Family Farms Crop Maze

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 7 - 29, 2023 | Times Vary

Explore the "a-mazing" crop maze and enjoy lots of other fun fall activities.

A candle set on a table in an old museum

Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century

Fridays & Saturdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 27, 2023 | Two tours per night

This spooky candlelight tour focuses on healing practices and death rituals.

Sunday, October 15th, 2023

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!

A family of three walks among the tall, bright sunflowers at Sykes Family Farm in the fall

Sykes Family Farms Crop Maze

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 7 - 29, 2023 | Times Vary

Explore the "a-mazing" crop maze and enjoy lots of other fun fall activities.

Friday, October 20th, 2023

A person in a Beetlejuice costume with two onlookers

Marineland Monster Mash

Fridays & Saturdays, October 20 - 28, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

A spectacularly spooky and totally terrifying family-friendly Halloween celebration.

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm will host three evenings of trick-or-treating Oct. 22–24, 2021.

Creatures of the Night

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 20, 21, & 22, 2023 | 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Go trick-or-treating at the zoo in costume and meet strange creatures.

A family of three walks among the tall, bright sunflowers at Sykes Family Farm in the fall

Sykes Family Farms Crop Maze

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 7 - 29, 2023 | Times Vary

Explore the "a-mazing" crop maze and enjoy lots of other fun fall activities.

A candle set on a table in an old museum

Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century

Fridays & Saturdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 27, 2023 | Two tours per night

This spooky candlelight tour focuses on healing practices and death rituals.

Saturday, October 21st, 2023

Jail Break 5K 2023

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 | 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

The annual Jail Break 5K benefits Investing in Kids, an organization that supports St. Johns County students and teachers.

The GTM Research Reserve will host a guided beach hike on the third Saturday of each month.

GTM Research Reserve: Beach Exploration

Third Saturday of the Month | 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

The GTM Research Reserve will host a guided beach hike on the third Saturday of each month.

The St. Johns County Parks Department will host an all-day fishing clinic for women by women on March 12, 2022.

Women's Fishing Clinic

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The St. Johns County Parks Department hosts an all-day fishing clinic for women.

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!

A person in a Beetlejuice costume with two onlookers

Marineland Monster Mash

Fridays & Saturdays, October 20 - 28, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

A spectacularly spooky and totally terrifying family-friendly Halloween celebration.