Last weekend to view Nights of Lights

The City of St. Augustine reported to Historic City News that it will be a little bit darker on Monday, February 2nd, as the 21st season of Nights of Lights draws to a close.

The annual winter celebration of light started its 10-week long run on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The last night of the Nights of Lights will be Sunday, February 1.

“Judging by the success of the many holiday events we enjoyed this winter, and the comments I received from visitors, the Nights of Lights is truly one of our most recognizable annual events,” St Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver told Historic City News.

The city is responsible for the installation and maintenance of lighting displays on over 100 public sites, but the enormous impact of the Nights of Lights is dependent on the participation of private property owners who willingly, and at their own expense, participate in the program.

Paul K. Williamson, Public Affairs Director for the City of St. Augustine, told local reporters today, “So much of the credit for the Nights of Lights goes to the hundreds of businesses and home owners throughout the community who participate at their own expense each year.”

The Nights of Lights is funded by the City of St. Augustine and the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council.

Mayor Shaver told Historic City News editor Michael Gold that she is looking forward to Saturday, November 21st, when she will hold her first light-up night ceremony; marking the 22nd Season of the event and celebrating the 450th Anniversary of the City’s founding.