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CELEBRATING 88 YEARS! Before Disney and SeaWorld, Marine Studios (Marineland) opened on June 23, 1938 as the world’s fir...
06/23/2026

CELEBRATING 88 YEARS! Before Disney and SeaWorld, Marine Studios (Marineland) opened on June 23, 1938 as the world’s first oceanarium — opening a window to the underwater world. The historic debut changed tourism, science and entertainment forever.

Located 18 miles south of St. Augustine on A1A South, Marine Studios was founded by W. Douglas Burden, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, and Count Ilya Andreyevich Tolstoy. Their original goal was to create an underwater film studio for filming marine life.

Some films made at Marineland:

🎬Marine Circus (1939)
🎬The Sea Around Us (1953)
🎬The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
🎬Revenge of the Creature (1955)
🎬America After Dark (1957)
🎬Sea Hunt 1958–1961 TV Series
🎬Zaat (1975)
🎬Benji Takes a Dive at Marineland (1981 TV)
🎬The Flamingo Rising (2001 TV)
🎬Bernie the Dolphin (2018)

TIMELINE
1938: Opened on June 23, 1938 as Marine Studios.

1940s–50s: Transitioned from a pure filming location to a tourist attraction, with the town of Marineland incorporating in 1940.

1961: The name was officially shifted to Marineland (or Marineland of Florida) in marketing and promotion.

2006: Reopened as Marineland’s Dolphin Conservation Center.

2011-Present: Operates in Marineland Dolphin Adventure.

Fall 2025: Marineland property was nearly sold to developers. It was saved and purchased by a group of owners who continue to operate research projects, educational programming, and interactive experiences.

FOLLOW: Marineland Dolphin Adventure

YOGA + BEACH CLEANUP! 🧘🏻‍♀️🌊🧘🏽‍♂️Bendt Yoga is hosting the 2nd Annual Beach Cleanup & Yoga on Sunday, July 5 at 7:30 AM ...
06/23/2026

YOGA + BEACH CLEANUP! 🧘🏻‍♀️🌊🧘🏽‍♂️Bendt Yoga is hosting the 2nd Annual Beach Cleanup & Yoga on Sunday, July 5 at 7:30 AM at the St. Augustine Beach Pier. 👉🏽 Register here: https://www.bendtyoga.com/store/p/jbwzxjb75q3r45pvm5sq7cyycbl32l

FOLLOW: Bendt Yoga Mobile Wellness Studio

Participants will begin with an all-levels beach yoga class and then come together to help clean up the shoreline after the busy Fourth of July weekend.

This is a community-focused event open to locals and visitors alike. No yoga experience is needed, and all ages are welcome.

💙 $15 Registration
💙 A portion of every registration supports ocean conservation efforts

*Please register in advance for headcount of goodie bags, while supplies last*

🔗 All events: www.bendtyoga.com/store

🎸⚡️THE AMP ROCKS! The St. Augustine Amphitheatre has once again placed St. Augustine on the global live music map, ranki...
06/22/2026

🎸⚡️THE AMP ROCKS! The St. Augustine Amphitheatre has once again placed St. Augustine on the global live music map, ranking No. 1 in the United States and No. 2 in the world for both Tickets Sold and Worldwide Gross Sales in Pollstar Magazine’s 2026 Mid-Year Top 50 Amphitheaters Report.

FOLLOW: The St. Augustine Amphitheatre

The recognition marks a year-over-year climb for the venue, which ranked No. 2 in the United States and No. 3 worldwide in Pollstar’s 2025 Mid-Year Report. The achievement places The St. Augustine Amphitheatre among the most successful amphitheaters in the world and underscores the venue’s continued growth as a premier destination for artists, fans, and the live entertainment industry.

Pollstar, the concert industry’s leading trade publication, compiles its rankings based on tickets sold and gross sales earned between November 2025 and May 2026. During the reporting period, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre sold more than 100,000 tickets and hosted 30 concerts, welcoming world-renowned artists Rod Stewart, Santana, and Styx alongside next-generation artists such as Treaty Oak Revival, Mt. Joy, Ethel Cain, and more. Multi-night runs from Billy Strings, Jon Pardi, Parker McCollum, Widespread Panic, and Goose were additional highlights of the season.

👉🏽See the 2026-27 lineup here: www.theamp.com

☀️2026 Free Entrance Days at National Parks, including the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Fl...
06/22/2026

☀️2026 Free Entrance Days at National Parks, including the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission.

🗓️Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

• July 3-5: Independence Day weekend
• August 25: 110th Birthday of the National Park Service
• September 17: Constitution Day
• October 27: Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday
• November 11: Veterans Day

🏝️📍☀️FREE SUMMER EVENTS in St. Augustine and St. Johns County, Florida: 📍Music & Art by the Sea: Free concerts at the St...
06/22/2026

🏝️📍☀️FREE SUMMER EVENTS in St. Augustine and St. Johns County, Florida:

📍Music & Art by the Sea: Free concerts at the St. Augustine Beach Pier Pavilion every Wednesday from 7-9 pm through June 24 and Aug 19-Sept 30
🔗freebeachconcerts.com

📍Concerts in the Plaza: Every Thursday from 6-8 PM from June 25-Sept 3 in the Plaza de la Constitucion in downtown St. Augustine
🔗https://www.citystaug.com/657/Concerts-in-the-Plaza

📍St. Augustine Music Festival: Free classical music concerts in the Cathedral Basilica at 7:30 PM each night June 26-28 and July 3 at the Castillo de San Marcos
🔗staugustinemusicfestival.org

📍St. Augustine Farmers Market — every Sunday from 10-2 at the Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine. Free admission to the outdoor event.

📍North City Farmers Market - every Sunday from 9-1 behind Schooner’s Seafood. Free parking and free admission.

📍Father Miguel O’Reilly House Museum & Garden, 32 Aviles Street in downtown St. Augustine. Free museum admission Tuesday-Saturday 10-4

📍Fort Matanzas National Monument (PICTURED), 8635 A1A South. Arrive early to reserve ferry tickets to the circa 1740 fort. 904-471-0116

📍Fort Mose Historic State Park, 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine. The site of the first free African settlement in North America.

📍 Governor’s House Cultural Center and Museum, 48 King St, downtown St. Augustine. Free admission

📍St. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine, 41 St. George Street, St. Augustine. This shrine honors the 1768 arrival of the first Greek settlers in America. Free admission.

📍National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios Museum, 101 San Marco Ave, uptown St. Augustine. Free admission.

📍St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market, 1340C A1A South, from 8:30-12:30 every Saturday, with free parking.

📍Battle of Bloody Mose at Fort Mose Historic State Park on June 27 from 10 AM-3 PM

📍Yankee Doodle Dandy by First Coast Opera and EMMA Concert Association on Thursday, July 2 from 5-6:30 at The Waterworks, 184 San Marco Ave. Free admission

📍Free admission at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - July 3-5 from 9 AM-5 PM

📍First Friday Art Walk in St. Augustine art galleries every first Friday of the month from 5-9 PM

📍Lightner Museum Summer Market - Fri, July 3 5:30-8 PM
Free admission

📍Ximenez-Fatio House Summer Night Market - Fri, July 3 5-9 PM at 20 Aviles Street. Free admission

📍Ripley’s Weirdest Block Party on Saturday, July 4 from 3-7 PM at Ripley’s Believe it or Not! 19 San Marco Ave. Free admission

📍Fireworks over the Matanzas - Saturday, July 4
Music in the Plaza at 6 PM
Fireworks at 9 PM

📸: First Light InSite - Fort Matanzas National Monument

🏝️FIRST DAY OF SUMMER! We love our beautiful beaches in St. Augustine & St. Johns County! 👉🏽🏝️St. Johns County Beachfron...
06/21/2026

🏝️FIRST DAY OF SUMMER! We love our beautiful beaches in St. Augustine & St. Johns County!

👉🏽🏝️St. Johns County Beachfront Parks with Off-Beach Parking:

🐚 Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park
🏝️ Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
🐚 South Ponte Vedra Beach Recreation Area
🏝️ Usina Beach
🐚 North Beach
🏝️ Surfside
🐚 Vilano Beach
🏝️ Anastasia State Park
🐚 St. Augustine Beach
🏝️ Frank B. Butler County Park – East
🐚 Crescent Beach
🏝️ Fort Matanzas National Monument Beach
🐚 River to Sea Preserve

👉🏽See the full beach list here: https://www.sjcfl.us/beach-services/beach-access/

FOLLOW: SJC Beach Services

📸 Photos of St. Augustine Beach by Nick’s Sunrises and Sunsets

💙Happy Father’s Day from St. Augustine, Florida!
06/21/2026

💙Happy Father’s Day from St. Augustine, Florida!

WEIRDEST BLOCK PARTY at Ripley’s on Saturday, July 4 in St. Augustine, Florida! ♥️🤍💙This Fourth of July, Ripley’s Believ...
06/20/2026

WEIRDEST BLOCK PARTY at Ripley’s on Saturday, July 4 in St. Augustine, Florida! ♥️🤍💙

This Fourth of July, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! St. Augustine is throwing America’s Weirdest Block Party — a free outdoor celebration packed with live entertainment, family fun, strange history, and unbelievable moments.

In addition to America 250, Ripley’s St. Augustine is also celebrating 75 years of wonder in the nation’s oldest city.

Guests can enjoy live music, face painting, giveaways, audience trivia, family contests, and a featured performance from Captain & Maybelle. The celebration will also spotlight the grand opening of Ripley’s Mirror Maze and the return of the new and improved Red Trains, now refreshed with an updated experience and all-new storytelling.

One of the day’s most unique highlights will be a live art demonstration from Sunscribes, who will complete the final John Hancock on a massive 4-by-5-foot Declaration of Independence using the power of the sun.

EVENT SCHEDULE

3:00 PM — Event begins
4:00 PM — Emcee welcome and weird history kickoff
4:15 PM — Sunscribes live art demonstration begins
5:00 PM — Family contests, audience trivia, and giveaways
5:30 PM — Featured set from Captain & Maybelle
6:30 PM — Final music and patriotic crowd moment

Select free Red Train rides will also be available during times to be announced.

FOLLOW: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Saint Augustine, Fl

🥸Bring dad to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum on Father’s Day — open from 9 AM-6 PM Sunday, June 21! 📸 Th...
06/20/2026

🥸Bring dad to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum on Father’s Day — open from 9 AM-6 PM Sunday, June 21!

📸 The Lighthouse word a mustached when Mumford and Sons brought the Gentlemen of the Road tour to St. Augustine in 2013.

🎸🎶 FATHER’S DAY LIVE MUSIC in the Secret Garden behind Ben’s Soft Pretzels & Mimi’s Famous Crepes in downtown St. George...
06/20/2026

🎸🎶 FATHER’S DAY LIVE MUSIC in the Secret Garden behind Ben’s Soft Pretzels & Mimi’s Famous Crepes in downtown St. George Street! The musician Bliss will perform from 1-4 PM Sunday, June 21. Free admission.

📍54 St. George Street
St. Augustine, Florida

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🥨Ben's Soft Pretzels
✨Mimi's Famous Crepes

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