Category: Community

This is the weekend for the 54th Annual St Augustine Festival of Art November 30 and December 1, 2019 – The St Augustine Art Association, with the support of many community volunteers and partners, has been hosting the annual St Augustine Festival of Art for decades.

Historic City News is informed weekly about road and lane closures in Northeast Florida from the District Two offices of the Florida Department of Transportation.

Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History reminded Historic City News local reporters of something almost all our readers already know — the story of the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving in 1621 has a catch.  The Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving wasn’t the first.

The St. Augustine Art Association informed local Historic City News reporters that during the months of November and December, they will host an exhibition of the works of Virginia Nolan (1921-1996), a twentieth century artist who spent the last decade of her life in St. Augustine.

Historic City News is informed weekly about road and lane closures in Northeast Florida from the District Two offices of the Florida Department of Transportation. 

The Nao Santa María, a 200-ton replica of the ship on which Christopher Columbus first traveled to North America, is visiting St Augustine this weekend.  In case any Historic City News readers and their families would enjoy seeing this example of living history, you will find tickets available for sale dockside.

The City of St. Augustine kicks-off the 26th Annual Nights of Lights season on Saturday, November 23, beginning at 4:00 p.m. with a Showtime USA dance troupe performance in front of City Hall, followed by the All Star Orchestra in the Gazebo at the Plaza de la Constitución at 5:30 p.m.

On Sunday, December 1, 2019, for the third consecutive year, the Museum Store at Lightner Museum is thrilled to participate in Museum Store Sunday.  This signature annual initiative is celebrated by more than 1,200 museum stores located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 15 countries, on four continents worldwide.