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Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop

Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop

The Waterworks 184 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, FL

Come out to The Waterworks on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 1:00pm-4:00pm for a Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop.  Andrea Cayetano-Jefferson, the acclaimed Charleston-based artist and experienced instructor, will be teaching. Andrea will lead hands-on instruction in the art of sweetgrass basket sewing.  She'll familiarize students with the materials and tools - sweetgrass, bulrush, pine needles, [...]

$60.00
men dressed in 18th century clothing firing muskets during Militia Muster at Fort Mose
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Militia Muster at Fort Mose

Fort Mose Historic State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine, FL

Join us on the first Saturday of the month from 9:30am-11:30am and experience Militia Muster at Fort Mose. Visitors will see the Fort Mose Militia bring the 18th century back to life. Witness the weapons drills, which includes musket firings, and interpretations. Admission to the Park is free. There is a $2.00 admission fee per [...]

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2 images of reenactors in period garb for Colonial Night Watch Torchlight Parade; left side reenactors strolling down the street, one carrying American flag; image to right of soldiers firing the muskets for Volley of Joy
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Colonial Night Watch Events – Torchlight Parade

Colonial Quarter 33 St. George Street, St. Augustine, FL

Join us for Colonial Night Watch Events on Saturday, December 3, 2022. 10:00am-4:00pm -- visit the Colonial Quarter.  You'll find a military encampment representing British, Spanish and East Florida Ranger troops. Many accoutrements of the period are on display along with musket firings in the Colonial Quarter throughout the day.  Colonial Quarter Stage hosts performances [...]

Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival
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Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival

Armstrong Park 4950 Harvey Avenue, Elkton, FL

Join us at Armstrong Park on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from Noon to 5:00pm for the Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival. Celebrating 450 years of West African influence in St. Johns County! Free and family-friendly! Music * Dance * Traditional Foods * Crafts Featured Performers include:  the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters from McIntosh County, Georgia; the [...]

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Image of a kayak on a creek, person's back to the camera on a Fort Mose Kayak Trip
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Fort Mose Kayak Trips

Vilano Boat Ramp 101 Vilano Causeway, St. Augustine, FL

On the Fort Mose Kayak Trips, take a guided trip of the marshes of the Tolomato River and Robinson Creek.  Learn about the unique and diverse wildlife and history of the area.   Meet at the Vilano Boat Ramp. St. Johns County Parks & Rec has partnered with the State Park Service to conclude the trip [...]

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Image of a kayak on a creek, person's back to the camera on a Fort Mose Kayak Trip
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Fort Mose Kayak Trips

Vilano Boat Ramp 101 Vilano Causeway, St. Augustine, FL

On the Fort Mose Kayak Trips, take a guided trip of the marshes of the Tolomato River and Robinson Creek.  Learn about the unique and diverse wildlife and history of the area.   Meet at the Vilano Boat Ramp. St. Johns County Parks & Rec has partnered with the State Park Service to conclude the trip [...]

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A Night of Christmas & Las Posadas
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A Night of Christmas & Las Posadas

Mission Nombre de Dios 27 Ocean Avenue, St. Augustine, FL

Experience Una Noche de Navidad - A Night of Christmas, a true "Silent Night" complete with a Live Nativity, Eucharistic Adoration, Cookies and Hot Cocoa.  Saturday, December 17, 2022 from 5:00pm-9:00pm Historic Florida Militia will present a 16th Century Spanish procession of "Las Posadas".  "Las Posadas" commemorates St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary in [...]

Historic Timeline Saunter
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Historic Timeline Saunter

Downtown St. Augustine St. Augustine, FL

Join members of the Historic Florida Militia for a Historic Timeline Saunter from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Historically clad reenactors "saunter" down St. George Street and the historic area in St. Augustine to Aviles Street.  Along the way, they speak with visitors and residents presenting a timeline of St. Augustine's colonial history. Participants wear historically accurate [...]

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Flight to Freedom
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Flight to Freedom

Fort Mose Historic State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine, FL

Join us at Fort Mose on February 2-4, 2023 for Flight to Freedom; 9:00am-3:00pm each day. Honoring and remembering all those who risked everything in search of freedom and the opportunity to live their own lives. For many decades before the founding of Fort Mose, Africans were fleeing enslavement on the British rice and indigo [...]

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Flight to Freedom
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Flight to Freedom

Fort Mose Historic State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine, FL

Join us at Fort Mose on February 2-4, 2023 for Flight to Freedom; 9:00am-3:00pm each day. Honoring and remembering all those who risked everything in search of freedom and the opportunity to live their own lives. For many decades before the founding of Fort Mose, Africans were fleeing enslavement on the British rice and indigo [...]

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