DECEMBER
December 2 Jimmy Carpenter Band performs at Cafe Eleven Don ’ t miss the Jimmy Carpenter Band at The Original Cafe Eleven . Show starts at 8 p . m . General admission tickets are $ 20 advance /$ 25 day of show . 501 A1A Beach Blvd ., St . Augustine Beach . 904-460-9311
www . originalcafe11 . com
December 3 Palm Valley Boat Parade Enjoy this annual tradition of lighted boats to celebrate the holiday season in Ponte Vedra Beach . The parade route is seven miles of the Intracoastal and starts one mile south of the Palm Valley Bridge and travels north . It begins at 6 p . m . 6 S . Roscoe Blvd ., Ponte Vedra Beach . 904-395-5217
www . palmvalleyboatparade . com
December 3 Surf Illumination This free holiday event takes place 4-7 p . m . at the St . Johns County Ocean Pier Park and features a ceremonial lighting of the holiday tree , a visit from Santa , music , arts and crafts and children ’ s activities . 350 A1A Beach Blvd ., St . Augustine Beach .
www . staugbch . com / events / page / sab-events
December 3 St . Augustine PAL Day 2022 Local attractions offer free admission for all active-duty servicemen and their families during the Annual USO / St . Augustine Pal Military Appreciation Day . This is a proud local tradition in St . Augustine , and a wonderful opportunity to show appreciation to our troops and their families . Military personnel receive free parking at the
Historic Downtown Parking Garage when they present a Military I . D . 10 W . Castillo Dr ., St . Augustine . 904-778-2821
www . jax . uso . org
December 3 St . Augustine Christmas Parade Experience St . Augustine ’ s annual Christmas Parade with floats , marching bands , cars , horses and the arrival of Santa . The parade starts at 9 a . m . by the Mission Nombre de Dios on San Marco Ave . and continues through the downtown streets of historic St . Augustine . 904-824-9407
www . facebook . com / StAugustineChristmasParade
December 3 Colonial Night Watch Join Historic Florida Militia for activities depicting 18th century combined Spanish , British , French , colonial militia and Native American military arts , culture and lifestyles throughout the day at the Oldest House Museum Complex , 271 Charlotte St ., and Castillo de San Marcos , 1 S . Castillo Dr . The St . Augustine Colonial Night Watch Torchlight Parade is at 7 p . m . from the Castillo to the Governor ’ s House Cultural Center & Museum , 48 King St ., St . Augustine . 732-309-2322
https :// hfm . club / about / night-watch-for-visitors
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