Tag: St. Augustine
Free Festivities on St. Augustine Beach
Enjoy a dance party, food and other types of fun at a free family event New Year’s Eve in St. Augustine. Live music, ice sculptures and a fireworks display are among the highlights. The Beach Blast Off event is St. Augustine Pier State Park. A Fire and Ice Chili Cook Off is 4 p.m. to [...]
U.S. parks free on Veterans Day
Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans, and that means free admission to all national parks and other federal public lands. In Florida, those parks are: Canaveral National Seashore (one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida). Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, in St. Augustine. Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. Gulf Islands National Seashore, [...]
Print A Getaway Card For Deals
Here’s an offer for a variety of discounts in the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra area. The deals are for attractions, dining lodging and more at participating merchants. Download the Getaway Card from the website for the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau. The deals are valid through December. To browse [...]
Free admission to National Parks
Saturday, Sept. 26, is National Public Lands Day, and that means free admission to all national parks. Technically, it’s a day of service designed to improve the parks. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, cleared trails of trash and invasive plants and planted trees. Even if you don’t want to participate in the [...]
Free Admission on Museum Day
Free admission. A total of 64 museums in Florida are offering that invitation on Sept. 26 as part of the nationwide Museum Day festivities. To obtain a Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day admission card, go to this website. The various establishments participating include these in northeast Florida: * The Florida Agricultural Museum in Palm Coast, which [...]
Freebies, Deals in St. Augustine
St. Augustine is throwing a bash. A 444th birthday bash, with free events and activities. The free history-themed events, Sept. 3 to Sept. 5, include a Pow Wow. The Inns of Elegance, five historic bed and breakfast venues, are offering a third-night-free to the first 444 guests who book reservations for a stay sometime within [...]
Free weekends at National Parks
The National Park Service is offering three free weekends at U.S. national parks this summer, including this weekend, July 18-19, and Aug. 15-16. The park service will offer free admission to the parks that normally charge an admission fee. In Florida, those parks are: Canaveral National Seashore (one of the most beautiful beaches in Florida). Castillo [...]
$19 snow crab brunch in St. Augustine
The Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine , an 1888 landmark that is the city’s only AAA four-diamond hotel, has a summer brunch special running May 17 through September at its restaurant, Ninety-Five Cordoba. The Sunday Summer brunch, which includes snow crab legs, is $19 per person, $9 for children 6-12 and free to children [...]
