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The Beach Boys To Appear at St. Augustine Amphitheatre: Tickets on Sale

Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks To Tour Together For The First Time In More Than Two Decades The Beach Boys, one of the world’s most legendary and influential bands, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will [...]

Ripley’s Attempt at a World Record Wedding Weekend

Ripley’s in St Augustine, Fla.  had the wedding event of the new Millennium.  Hundreds of brides to be and there grooms stood in line in frigid tempertures   waiting for photo’s and to recite their vows.  Even with the unseasonal temperatures  everyone was having a great time.                         [...]

The Greatest Show On Earth Comes To St. Augustine’s Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!

“HELLZAPOPPIN” TO PERFORM AT THE ORIGINAL RIPLEY’S IN ST. AUGUSTINE SATURDAY Get ready to travel back in time this Saturday February 18 as the outrageous stage antics of “Hellzapoppin” come to the original Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in St. Augustine, FL. This vaudeville freak show of extreme stunts and dark humor recalls the [...]

Ponce de León and 500 Years of History!

Ponce de León and 500 Years of History!    Florida’s Historic Coast Prepares for Commemorative Events   Long associated with Ponce de León’s momentous voyage of 1513, Florida’s Historic Coast (St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches) will serve as a center of studies and events related to the 500th anniversary of the first major landing by [...]

Blind Pilot Hits the Road…St. Augustine Show

“We Are The Tide blooms agreeably from start to finish…these guys make remarkably sturdy, gorgeous songs.”—NPR Portland-based band Blind Pilot will continue to tour this winter in celebration of their sophomore album, We Are The Tide (Expunged Records). See reverse for complete details. Released to widespread acclaim, the new album debuted at #56 on the [...]

Best Wedding Spots in The World

February is Perfect for Lovers! ROMANCE BLOOMS ON FLORIDA’S HISTORIC COAST The first recorded wedding in St. Augustine is dated January 24, 1594 – 29 years after the city’s founding and 13 years before the English arrived at Jamestown, Virginia. The groom was Gabriel Hernandez and the bride’s name was Catalina de Valdes. Although their [...]

The Weekend in St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra

Friday: February 3 First Fridy Artwalk Enjoy the latest exhibits, music, entertainment and refreshments at more than 20 St. Augustine art galleries.  Don’t miss potter Worley Faver and painter Russ Wilson, along with painters Claire Kendrick, Kristin Hosbein and  Wendy Norton who will display a stunning collection of their work at the Worley Faver Gallery, [...]

EVENTS: CANDLE LIGHT TOURS OF VILLA ZORAYDA

Friday and Saturday: December 16 & 17 Explore the beautiful Villa Zorayda, decorated for the Holiday season, featuring a Christmas tree in the “Court of Lions”, decorated in the Villa’s traditional red and gold and a beautiful crèche nativity scene that that has been a Villa tradition since the 1930s.  On Friday at 6 p.m., [...]

Ghosts & Buried Treasure: St. Augustine is THE Place for Adventure!

When people speak the words “old city” they are not really speaking the truth – unless they are focusing their energies on the truly ‘old city’ in the U.S. that was founded in 1565 by a Spanish explorer and admiral, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. From Spanish to British, until finally the outstanding city ended up [...]

Florida’s Historic Coast This Weekend

Friday: November 18 CANNON UNVEILING AT THE LIGHTHOUSE See history come to life when marine archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum unveil a cannon recovered earlier this summer from a shipwreck found off the St. Augustine coast. This rare cannon was covered in concretion from the shipwreck site that has already produced five [...]