St. Augustine Ponte Vedra 2008 Travel Planner - (Page 39) THE PLAYERS Championship. PGA TOUR members recognize this event as “their” championship. As a result, it features the strongest field in golf competing at the beautiful and challenging PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. 888-425-8222 Fall Art & Craft Festival JUNE Drake’s Raid. The English corsair Sir Francis Drake and his raiders return to St. Augustine in an authentic re-creation of the 1586 sack of the city. The raiders’ camp, featuring displays of the arms and armor, craft skills and lifestyle explained by costumed interpreters, will open to the public at the Fountain of Youth. In the late afternoon, Drake and his followers will descend on the city’s historic district. 904-829-3168 Kingbuster Fishing Tournament. Premier southern kingfish competition of the year with kingfish as the main seafood fare. 904-992-9926 OCTOBER Colonial Folk Arts & Crafts Festival. Craftspeople in Colonial clothing gather to display their talents and wares. “Lost arts” such as blacksmithing, spinning and weaving are demonstrated and entertainment is performed at the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum. 904-829-6728 DECEMBER British Nightwatch. An 18th-century reenactment of the Governor’s holiday proclamation, musket fire salute to the season, and caroling in the town’s historic plaza. The encampment of 18th-century British troops at the Spanish Quarter Colonial Museum includes field demonstrations of marching, musket firing, bayonet drills, cannon firing, changing of the guard and a parade of fashions. 904-829-5318 Holiday Tour of Historic Inns. St. Augustine’s historic inns will open their doors and invite ticket holders to visit their beautiful inns decorated in all their holiday finery. Although it is primarily a walking tour, special shuttles will take ticket holders around the city. During the tour, refreshments and holiday treats will be available. 904-543-0785 Regatta of Lights. Various lighted vessels parade in Matanzas Bay along the bayfront between the Castillo de San Marcos and the Bridge of Lions. 904-824-9725 New Year’s Eve Beach Blast Off! Hot chili, ice sculptures and a fiery fireworks display at St. Augustine Beach Pier. Festivities get underway at 3 p.m. with the Fire & Ice Chili Cook-off, where local restaurants compete. At 7:30 p.m. a massive fireworks show blasts into the night sky from the St. Augustine Beach Pier. Admission is free. 904-829-5681 www.Getaway4Florida.com JULY Fourth of July Celebrations. One of the East Coast’s largest fireworks shows bursts over the oldest masonry fort in the nation and reflects in St. Augustine’s Matanzas Bay. Special patriotic events also take place at the World Golf Hall of Fame, usually a day or two prior to July 4. 904-829-5681, 904-940-4123 NOVEMBER Nights of Lights. Millions of tiny white lights outline the historic city. The St. Augustine beaches offer nautical-themed displays that provide a festive backdrop to a host of holiday happenings: Christmas tours of bed and breakfast inns, caroling, a lighted boat parade and more (through January). www.nightsoflights.com World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. A new group of golfers will be immortalized at the prestigious World Golf Hall of Fame during special outdoor ceremonies on November 10, 2008. 904-940-4123 Fall Art & Craft Festival. More than 160 artists display their creations at the Special Events Field on Castillo Drive during this two-day, Thanksgiving week juried festival. 904-824-0716 SEPTEMBER St. Augustine Birthday Celebration. The day’s events begin with a reenactment of the landing by the city’s founder, Don Pedro Menéndez de Aviles, followed by a Catholic Mass. The day concludes with a variety of musical entertainment and birthday cake for all in the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum. St. Augustine Birthday Celebration dancers 39 http://www.nightsoflights.com http://www.Getaway4Florida.comFlorida.com
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