December 9 Holiday Regatta of Lights This is an annual holiday parade, hosted by the St. Augustine Yacht Club, of motorized vessels- sailboats, trawlers, shrimp boats and many other vessels decorated with brilliant lighted displays. Awards are presented for best theme, most colorful, best in class and best overall. Beginning at 6 p. m., the boats will light up St. Augustine’ s Matanzas Bay between the Bridge of Lions and Castillo de San Marcos. 904-824-9725 www. staugustineyachtclub. com
December 9-13 St. Augustine Historic Inns Bed & Breakfast Holiday Tour This year’ s holiday tour in downtown St. Augustine by St. Augustine Historic Inns offers a self-guided walking tour of inns, restaurants, museums and galleries. There are different tour options available, including the extended weekend tour, tour lite and five-day relaxed tour. The tour times are 1-5 p. m. on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday and noon-4 p. m. on Monday. Tickets range from $ 50- $ 25 and include a tour booklet with a map of each day’ s tour. Visit the website for a list of tour locations. sahistoricinns @ yahoo. com www. staugustinebandbtour. com
December 10 Holiday in the Gardens Holiday in the Gardens at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park features live entertainment on stage all day, children’ s arts and crafts, photos with Santa, tea with Mrs. Claus, plant sales and holiday arts and crafts vendors from 10 a. m.-4 p. m. The park will be decorated for the perfect family holiday photo. Event entry is free with canned goods or Toys for Tots donation. 6400 N. Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast 386-446-6783 www. washingtonoaks. org
December 10 St. Augustine Maker’ s Fest The St. Augustine Maker’ s Fest returns from 11 a. m.-5 p. m. at the Mark Lance National Guard Armory and features local artisans selling their crafts, workshops for hands-on learning, makers stations to do make-andtake projects, craft beer, local food vendors, music and more. Admission is $ 1 per person. All proceeds from the event benefit the St. Augustine Public Montessori School. 190 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine staugustinemakersfest @ gmail. com www. staugustinemakersfest. org
December 13 River-to-Sea Trail Walk Take a free guided trail walk at the River-to-Sea Preserve and learn how Native Americans lived in the area. An interpretive guide will share information about the indigenous plants found throughout the trail. The trail is located on A1A south of the Town of Marineland, across from the ocean. The tour will begin at 9 a. m. from the parking lot. Reservations are available through the website or by phone. 7115 Flagler Beach to Marineland Trail, Palm Coast 904-823-4500 www. gtmnerr. org
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