First Coast Register August/September 2015 | Seite 27

The countdown is on.
St. Augustine, the nation’s
oldest city, will be marking
the 450th year of its founding
in the year 1565 this
September, and it’s a big deal
as far as anniversaries go.
The 450th anniversary
has been much anticipated
over the past several years.
Momentous
occasions
leading up to the anniversary
that celebrate the diverse
cultural influences in St.
Augustine include the 200th
anniversary of the Spanish
Constitution in 2012, the
500th anniversary of the
discovery of Florida by Ponce
de Leon in 2013, and the
50th anniversary of the Civil
Rights Act in 2014.
The city has big plans
for the commemorative
celebration that will take
place Sept. 4-8 at various
locations throughout St.
Augustine, a celebration that
will highlight the city and
showcase its rich history,
diverse culture as the nation’s
oldest city as it pays homage
to the past and looks towards
the future.
Included in the festivities is
a free 3-day street and music
festival will take place Sept.
4-6 with live entertainment
on five stages throughout
downtown St. Augustine.
Local
and
national
headliners have been booked
for concert performances
including Aaron Neville and
Mavis Staples, Justin Townes
Earle, JJ Grey and Mofro, and
Emmylou Harris & Rodney
Crowell.
Admission is free to all cityorganized events. Events and
times are subject to change.
For more information about
any of the 450th anniversary
celebration events, visit
www.staugustine-450.com.
To stay informed on 450th
events via social media
on Facebook, go to www.
facebook.com/450th or on
Twitter at www.twitter.com/
staugustine450.

El Galeon by Kelli McDaniel

Tours and Exhibits
Sept. 1 through Sept. 30: Historic Tours of
Flagler College Daily historic tours of Flagler
College, located at 74 King St., St. Augustine,
are available. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8
for active military and seniors ages 60 and
over, $1 for children 4-12, children 4 and
under are free. St. Admission is free for St.
Johns County residents and students with
ID. For more information, call (904) 8233378 or visit legacy.flagler.edu.

Sept. 4 through Sept. 5:
Paranormal
Investigations at the Old Jail Guided
paranormal tours of the Old Jail take place
every Friday and Saturday night from
10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The cost is $80 per
person. Reservations are required. The Old
Jail is located at 167 San Marco Ave. in St.
Augustine. For more information or to make
a reservation, call [phone] or visit
www.2ghouls.com.

Aug. 19 & 26 and Sept. 2, 9, 16 & 23: Veneration
and Viewing of the Relic of St. Augustine
On select Wednesdays in August and
September starting at 7 p.m., the Cathedral
Basilica will be open for the public to view
a first-class relic of Augustine of Hippo, the
city of St. Augustine’s patron saint. The relic
is on loan from the Vatican Treasury in Italy
to the Diocese of St. Augustine for the 450th
celebration of the City of St. Augustine and
the founding of America’s first Catholic
parish. The cathedral is located at 38
Cathedral Place in St. Augustine. For mo ɔ)