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The Best of the Holiday Season
Around The South

St. Augustine Nights of Lights

by Renee Wright

St. Augustine, Florida combines Spanish traditions with nautical fun during its annual holiday celebrations.

 

St. Augustine Nights of Lights

From late November through early February, Florida's oldest city, named "Best Tourist Town" in the South by FamilyFun magazine, celebrates the holidays with its Nights of Lights Festival with millions of lights festooning the historic district.

The Festival begins near the city's birthday celebration on November 20th and continues for more than two months.

During the festivities, you can

  • carry a candle in the Grande Illumination
  • join the Las Posadas processions celebrating the city’s Spanish heritage
  • visit the St. Augustine Lighthouse amid thousands of luminaries
  • tour the Festival of Trees at the World Golf Village
  • sip wine while you listen to jazz at the roof-top bar at San Sebatian Winery
  • vote for your favorite cheesecake at the annual Cheesecake Challenge
  • view the annual Holiday Regatta of Lights from the Bridge of Lions
  • visit more than 20 Historic Inns during their annual Holiday Tour
  • dance the night away at a New Year's Eve or 12th Night Ball
  • Plus: art openings, concerts, historic reenactments, craft shows and the First Friday Art Walk

For full event details, go to www.visitoldcity.com or call 800.OLD-CITY.

originally published in Square Dancing Today, 2003

Photo credits: Photos courtesy of St. Augustine CVB
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