CELTIC MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL COMING TO ST. AUGUSTINE On March 11-17, many of the greatest Celtic musicians, artists and poets from Ireland, Spain, and the U.S. will converge on the wonderfully romantic city of St. Augustine, Florida, for the Celtic Music and Arts Festival. The week-long festival will arguably be the finest international collaboration

UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT * SATURDAY 2/26/11 From 5 to 9 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month, experience live music, refreshments, new exhibits, book signings and much more at the galleries, antique stores and unique shops on St. Augustine’s San Marco Avenue between Ripley’s Museum and the Mission Nombre de Dios. The Mission Nombre

What are you doing this weekend? How about this weather? Loving St. Augustine! (picture thanks to news4Jax.com)

President’s Weekend is almost here and, along with the Daytona 500 on Sunday (just 45 minutes south of St. Augustine), there are lots of events here in town and nearby. Stay with us! We still have a few rooms available! BALD EAGLE BIRD WATCHING TOUR * SAT & SUN 2/19 & 2/20 Experience something like

Just 30 minutes south of St. Augustine lies a beautiful and unique state park: Washington Oaks State Park. The park extends from the ocean – with unique coquina rock formations – to the Matanzas River – with formal gardens and trails through the live oak trees. A great way to spend a morning or afternoon!

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH ON SUNDAY’S NBC TODAY SHOW! This Sunday’s broadcast of NBC TODAY will feature St. Augustine’s Fountain of Youth. The segment discusses the archaeological importance of the site, Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth. The weekend edition of NBC TODAY is broadcast nationally beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday. The story

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK * FEB 4 Enjoy the latest exhibits, music, entertainment and refreshments at more than 20 St. Augustine art galleries. Park for free at the San Sebastian Winery, 157 King Street, where sightseeing trains and trolleys offer free round-trips to the heart of the art district – or go on your own

Article and Picture from the St. Augustine Record January 16, 2011: Every morning for the past week, St. Augustine city archaeologist Carl Halbirt and a handful of volunteers worked in the cold to uncover what may be a very big part of St. Augustine’s colonial history. Halbirt and his team spent the past few days

MIRANDA LAMBERT* APRIL 15 Going to the Concert? Stay at the St. Francis Inn, mention “Miranda Lambert Concert” and receive 20% off your room for Friday, April 15th! Miranda Lambert with Justin Moore and Josh Kelly at the Saint Augustine Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, February 4th at 10:00am. The