Local Things to Do

Visitors can search this section for all the up and coming hotspots, new events, local happenings and things to do. Find out where the locals go in St. Augustine and why. The area’s family-friendly events are listed as well as local ongoing events for adults. While on a trip to the nation’s oldest city visitors can experience the town from a resident’s point of view and enjoy the variety of things to do in the downtown district, at the beaches, on Anastasia Island and beyond. Local farmers markets, guided tours, special events, outdoor activities and more await visitors in this small coastal town.

E.g., August 14, 2022

Sunday, August 14, 2022

Live Music on Sundays

Every Sunday

These St. Augustine restaurants and bars offer live music on Sundays throughout the year.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Picturing a Nation

May 9, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
William Francis Snow, Florida Landscape, ca. 1930, oil on canvas. Lightner Museum.

This late19th early 20th century collection gives visitors an appreciation, through paintings and sculptures, of the natural wonders of St. Augustine.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Bouke de Vries War and Pieces

Friday, April 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
The Lightner Museum will showcase artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021, to March 7, 2022.

Lightner Museum showcases artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021 - March 7, 2022.

Dark of the Moon Tour at the Lighthouse

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, After Dark (Times will vary)
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum
(904) 829-0745

The St. Augustine Lighthouse after dark explores the history and the tales of ghosts as guests tour armed only with a glowstick.

Monday, August 15, 2022

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Picturing a Nation

May 9, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
William Francis Snow, Florida Landscape, ca. 1930, oil on canvas. Lightner Museum.

This late19th early 20th century collection gives visitors an appreciation, through paintings and sculptures, of the natural wonders of St. Augustine.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Bouke de Vries War and Pieces

Friday, April 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
The Lightner Museum will showcase artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021, to March 7, 2022.

Lightner Museum showcases artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021 - March 7, 2022.

Live Music on Mondays

Every Monday

These St. Augustine restaurants and bars offer live music on Mondays throughout the year.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Picturing a Nation

May 9, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
William Francis Snow, Florida Landscape, ca. 1930, oil on canvas. Lightner Museum.

This late19th early 20th century collection gives visitors an appreciation, through paintings and sculptures, of the natural wonders of St. Augustine.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Bouke de Vries War and Pieces

Friday, April 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
The Lightner Museum will showcase artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021, to March 7, 2022.

Lightner Museum showcases artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021 - March 7, 2022.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Live Music on Wednesdays

Every Wednesday

These St. Augustine restaurants and bars offer live music on Wednesdays throughout the year.

Wednesday Pier Farmers Market

Every Wednesday
St. Johns County Ocean Pier
(904) 315-0952
Free Event

Find fresh, local foods, hand-crafted items, fresh herbs, and much more at this beachfront farmers market.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Picturing a Nation

May 9, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
William Francis Snow, Florida Landscape, ca. 1930, oil on canvas. Lightner Museum.

This late19th early 20th century collection gives visitors an appreciation, through paintings and sculptures, of the natural wonders of St. Augustine.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Bouke de Vries War and Pieces

Friday, April 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
The Lightner Museum will showcase artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021, to March 7, 2022.

Lightner Museum showcases artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021 - March 7, 2022.

West King Wednesdays

Third Wednesdays through Dec. 21, 2022 | 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
233 West King St.
Free Event
West King Street Wednesdays located in St. Augustine, FL.

Merchants on West King Street will host special events on the third Wednesday of each month to promote the neighborhood.

Music and Art by the Sea 2022

Select Wednesdays, May - June and August - September 2022
St. Johns County Ocean Pier
(904) 347-8007
Free Event
Music and Art By the Sea concerts in 2022 take place for twelve weeks from May through September.

Music and Art By the Sea brings an art exhibition and local musicians to the St. Johns County Ocean Pier on select Wednesdays throughout the summer.

Sunset Dolphin Beach Walk

Wednesday, Aug.17, and Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Vilano Beach
(904) 209-0335
Free Event

Enjoy a guided beach walk at sunset with a St. Johns County naturalist.

Improv Night at Colonial Oak Music Park

Wednesdays through 2022 | 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Colonial Oak Music Park
No two shows are the same since the audience takes the lead at Improv Night in Colonial Oak Music Park.

No two shows are the same since the audience takes the lead at Improv Night in Colonial Oak Music Park.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Picturing a Nation

May 9, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
William Francis Snow, Florida Landscape, ca. 1930, oil on canvas. Lightner Museum.

This late19th early 20th century collection gives visitors an appreciation, through paintings and sculptures, of the natural wonders of St. Augustine.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Bouke de Vries War and Pieces

Friday, April 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
The Lightner Museum will showcase artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021, to March 7, 2022.

Lightner Museum showcases artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021 - March 7, 2022.

Friday, August 19, 2022

Live Music on Fridays

Every Friday

These St. Augustine restaurants and bars offer live music on Fridays throughout the year.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Picturing a Nation

May 9, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
William Francis Snow, Florida Landscape, ca. 1930, oil on canvas. Lightner Museum.

This late19th early 20th century collection gives visitors an appreciation, through paintings and sculptures, of the natural wonders of St. Augustine.

Lightner Museum Art Exhibit: Bouke de Vries War and Pieces

Friday, April 1 - Dec. 31, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lightner Museum
(904) 824-2874
The Lightner Museum will showcase artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021, to March 7, 2022.

Lightner Museum showcases artwork by Tom Schifanella from Oct. 29, 2021 - March 7, 2022.

Nocatee Sunset Kayak Trips

Friday – Sunday, August 19 – 21, 2022 | 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
(904) 209-0335
Tolomato Road

Explore the marshes of the Tolomato River at sunset on one of these kayak tours led by a St. Johns County Naturalist.

Sunset Dolphin Beach Walk

Wednesday, Aug.17, and Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Vilano Beach
(904) 209-0335
Free Event

Enjoy a guided beach walk at sunset with a St. Johns County naturalist.

Dark of the Moon Tour at the Lighthouse

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, After Dark (Times will vary)
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum
(904) 829-0745

The St. Augustine Lighthouse after dark explores the history and the tales of ghosts as guests tour armed only with a glowstick.

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