Events in St. Johns County today

An open Co-Dependents Anonymous gathering offers a literature-focused discussion for anyone exploring recovery from codependence through the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. Participants read from approved CoDA literature, reflect together, and may either share personal experiences and insights or simply listen in a supportive setting. Newcomers are welcome, and the meeting welcomes people of all genders. The conversation centers on building healthy, loving relationships and mutual support. Membership is based solely on the desire to nurture such relationships. This listing is provided for informational purposes and is not affiliated with any sect, denomination, political group, organization, or institution.

Enjoy a complimentary lunch at the Stephen R. Chapman Family Community Campus in Saint Augustine while hearing from a panel of Community Hospice & Palliative Care professionals. They will share meaningful stories and practical insight into programs and services that support patients, families, and the broader community. Learn how compassion, expertise, and innovation work together to create lasting impact. RSVP is requested. For more information, contact Betsy Miller at 904.407.6137 or Emiller1@communityhospice.com.

An in-person, English-language discussion meeting for Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families that studies the ACA Fellowship Text, known as the Yellow Book, and works the Twelve Steps. Held in the meeting room at CSL First City Teaching Chapter, this open meeting welcomes anyone who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home. Participants share how experiences of abuse, neglect, and trauma continue to shape daily life, and they support one another in grieving the past, examining family patterns, and learning to nurture and reparent themselves. Conversations may reference common ACA traits described in The Laundry List, such as isolation, approval seeking, fear of criticism and anger, taking on excessive responsibility, confusing love with pity, numbing feelings, low self-esteem, abandonment fears, and reactive behavior. The focus is healing shame and core trauma through shared experience, fellowship, and step-based work with the Yellow Book.

Trade numbered balls for chart-topping tracks in a music-powered twist on bingo. Expect crowd-pleasing hits, singalong classics, and nostalgic throwbacks that keep the energy high. Each round brings prizes up for grabs while you test your music smarts. Arrive early to snag a spot and get ready for a lively night at Guy Harvey Oceanfront Resort St. Augustine Beach.

At the Friday farmers market at Palm Valley Outdoors, shoppers can explore a spread of fresh flavors, including pico de gallo, authentic guacamole, bright ceviche, sweet and savory mango salsa, and crisp corn chips. It is a convenient stop for party prep, family gatherings, or satisfying a craving for something fresh and flavorful. It offers an easy way to stock up on crowd pleasing snacks and kick off the weekend on a tasty note.

Local grass-fed beef and pork are delivered straight to Ponte Vedra Beach for a convenient way to stock your kitchen. Enjoy locally sourced meats with an emphasis on grass-fed quality, brought right to the community.

Set sail with Schooner Freedom Charters for a scenic cruise along the Intracoastal Waterway, watching for dolphins, sharks, sea turtles, jellies, birds, and other wildlife native to Northeast Florida. The trip departs from St. Augustine Marina. Beverages are provided, and guests may bring a picnic lunch. Tickets are $55 plus tax for adults and $35 plus tax for children ages 3 to 16.

St Benedict Blues Festival brings three days of live music with sets by Ken Jensen Blues Ensemble, Mama Blue, JW Gillmore and the Blues Authority, Gitlo, Duffy Bishop Band, and Rosy Blue and the Dreamers. The weekend concludes with a gospel brunch featuring Americana Gospel Revival and Hot Club Saint Augustine. Admission is $10 and includes parking while space is available. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and relax beneath the oaks, and pets are not permitted.

Celebrate Halloween with a family friendly Trunk or Treat and a not so spooky haunted maze at The Little Gym of Fruit Cove. The festivities take place in the shopping center parking lot with participation from neighboring businesses. Children can visit creatively decorated trunks to collect candy, so a treat bag will come in handy. Guests can vote in the trunk decorating contest, and the winning entry receives a $160 TLG credit that covers one month of tuition plus the annual membership fee. Inside, kids can explore The Little Gym’s gentle Halloween maze created with young revelers in mind. Families and small businesses are invited to host a trunk, and space is limited. Advance sign up is available.

Yoga teacher Jamie Stanish leads a 75 minute gentle flow suitable for all levels, accompanied by live acoustic guitar from Chelsea Saddler. After the session, enjoy light refreshments and a chance to mingle.

Settle in for a relaxed clay session focused on sculpting a picture frame to showcase favorite memories. Using real clay, participants shape and design a custom frame, starting with a Polaroid size example as a guide, or adjusting the dimensions to fit a larger photo up to 4 by 6. An instructor provides step by step guidance while you sip your favorite drink and enjoy the company of fellow makers. Keep the design clean and simple, or personalize it with added embellishments. After shaping, choose a finishing color. The studio will glaze and fire the piece, and the finished frame will be ready for pickup in 4 to 6 weeks.

Spirit Circle offers an entry point into the unseen, creating a setting that nurtures healing, intuition, and deep inner wisdom. It is intended for those who feel called to move beyond surface level work into something more potent. It begins with an opening that centers and steadies the body through grounding, prayer, breath, and somatic practices. These practices help shift your energy and bring you into alignment, like stepping over a threshold. The experience then turns to intuitive and energetic exploration that supports you in sensing, interpreting, and trusting what already lives within. Rather than simply receiving, participants awaken their own inner knowing.

Live Dead and Brothers celebrates the music of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, with a focus on the formative years from 1969 to 1973. The lineup features bassist Berry Duane Oakley, son of ABB co-founder Berry Oakley, alongside guitarists Les Dudek, heard on Brothers & Sisters, and Mark Karan of The Other Ones and RatDog. Keyboardist Scott Guberman, known for work with Phil Lesh & Friends and Communion, is joined by drummer Pete Lavezzoli of Jazz Is Dead and vocalist Gabe Woodside, The Big Gabe. Together they revisit the early, sometimes overlapping chapters of these two storied bands with a performance built around that classic era.

Beau Knott and The Burners deliver live honky-tonk rock and roll at the Milltop on St. George Street.

Intera Yoga hosts a fall sunrise session amid the serene, green surroundings of Terra Nurseries. After class, explore the nursery and pick out plants to bring home. This is a welcoming option for anyone who enjoys pairing yoga with time among plants.

Discover Anastasia from the water on a new Salt Run outing created for explorers, families, and those looking for festive fun. This four hour experience begins with a one way guided paddle along Salt Run, with instructors sharing insights about local wildlife, area history, and coastal life. On arrival at the St. Augustine Lighthouse, climb for sweeping views, explore the Maritime Museum, and take your time with the exhibits. When you are finished, transportation back to Anastasia State Park is provided. Pricing is $55 and up with rental, or $35 if you bring your own boat. Park entry fee is not included.

West Augustine Keep Calm and Walk for Cancer brings the community together for a walk centered on hope, strength, and awareness. Participants can dedicate their effort in honor of someone special, in memory of a loved one, in faith, or in support of a cure. Pink and gold attire is encouraged to show solidarity. The focus is on uplifting survivors, remembering those lost, and raising awareness in the fight against cancer. Details on location and registration will be announced when available.

Meet at the Haunted Coffee Shop inside St. Augustine Coffee House to enjoy spooky decorations along with seasonal coffee, matcha, and sweet treats. Afterward, make your way to the Pumpkin Patch at First United Methodist Church by walking or driving, whichever is more convenient. Expect plenty of photo opportunities. If you plan to walk, consider bringing a backpack so you can carry any pumpkins back to where you parked.

Hosted at Ragga Surf Cafe in Saint Augustine, this Silent Book Club gathering welcomes readers to bring whatever they like to read, whether that is an ebook, audiobook, comic, or textbook. Participation is free. Guests may order food or drinks if they wish, share a bit about their current read, then enjoy an hour of quiet, focused reading together. After the reading time, socializing is completely optional. Ragga Surf Cafe strives to be a warm, community minded space that pairs sustainability with great food, supporting neighbors and environmental care through local efforts and global outreach. Gatherings like this reflect that mission by contributing to work that strengthens the community and protects the environment.

Ancient City Kids Day brings families together at Francis Field for a free festival coordinated by EPIC Behavioral Healthcare in partnership with many agencies. Children can dive into hands-on fun with games and activities, arts and crafts, and friendly contests presented by over 40 youth service organizations. Giveaways for kids, including T-shirts and goody bags, are available while supplies last, and parents can connect with information about community resources. Live entertainment continues throughout the event. Admission is free, and the only cost is for food and drinks, which helps support the festival. Recognized as one of St. Augustine’s largest youth events, it offers a full day designed for families.

Release the intensity of summer and welcome the softer feel of autumn during a two-hour restorative workshop centered on slowing down and deep relaxation. The experience begins with about 45 minutes of Yin Yoga, a gentle, unhurried practice that uses foundational postures to support mobility, hydrate the body’s fascial network, and guide attention inward into a calm, meditative space. You will then settle into a comfortable resting position for a 45 minute Yoga Nidra, a guided practice that invites effortless meditation. Yoga Nidra includes creating a Sankalpa, or personal vow, to encourage a positive bhavana. Bhavana, meaning cultivating, is a way to intentionally strengthen internal feelings, energy, and attitudes. Often called yogic sleep, Yoga Nidra calms the nervous system and supports the parasympathetic response so body and mind can restore deeply without actually sleeping. The workshop closes with a soothing sound bath using crystal singing bowls and chimes to further ease the mind and body. Comfortable clothing is recommended, and layers can help if you tend to cool down in stillness. A journal can be brought for any reflections you may wish to note.

Turnpike Troubadours take the stage at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre with Muscadine Bloodline and Drayton Farley also on the lineup. This live show brings all three artists together on one stage.

At Arnold’s, Glory delivers a high energy showcase of standout hits by leading female artists, filling the night with sing along hooks and continuous dancing. The atmosphere is inviting, the bar offers ample pours, and the dance floor invites you to move.

This community yoga session is part of a special series featuring guest instructors from Inner Guidance Yoga School’s foundational 200-hour teacher training program. Emily S leads this class. All are welcome, and additional sessions in the series feature Avery, Claudia, Megan, Emilie V, and Cat.

This community walk in St. Augustine brings people together to confront suicide through awareness and mutual support. It provides a moment to remember and honor loved ones, while helping fund critical efforts focused on protecting mental health and preventing suicide.

This secular circle fosters candid conversation, connection, and the sharing of wisdom across generations. It welcomes cis and trans women, as well as nonbinary and gender-expansive people who feel at home in a women-centered space. Together, participants explore how varied experiences of womanhood are shaped by culture and systems, with room to talk about relationships, identity, caregiving, bodies, work, aging, patriarchy, misogyny, and the everyday realities of moving through the world. Each gathering invites reflection on the highs and lows of the past month and on what is present in participants’ lives, with attentive listening that builds intergenerational connection. There is no set agenda. Conversations grow from what people are actually living. The space welcomes multiple truths at once, whether joy, transition, grief, anger, uncertainty, or possibility, and nothing shared needs to be fixed or turned positive. No specific expression of femininity is expected, and no previous circle experience is required. This is a true pay-what-you-can gathering. Contributions, including zero, support shared items such as snacks and drinks and may also cover materials like crafts or flowers provided by the facilitator.

Get ready to rock at Arnold's Lounge in St Augustine, Florida.

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This open, co-ed Marijuana Anonymous meeting centers on reading and discussion of MA literature, including Life with Hope, as a way to share practical tools and personal experience. Built on the Twelve Steps, Marijuana Anonymous offers peer support where people with lived experience help one another in recovery. No prior answers are required, only a sincere desire to stop using.

This guided nighttime kayak paddle explores Salt Run at Anastasia State Park in St Augustine under the light of the full moon. Paddlers move through calm, reflective estuary waters while a guide shares light interpretation about the ecosystem, local wildlife, and the park’s character after dark. Expect quiet conditions, moonlit reflections across the water, and sky views that offer a peaceful way to connect with nature. It suits a relaxed evening outdoors, a memorable date on the water, or a simple adventure under the stars. A park entrance fee is required for entry, capacity is limited, and launch times may vary with sunset and moonrise.

At Cut Up and Sew in Saint Augustine, the Quilts of Valor sewing group gathers for a hands-on workshop focused on creating high quality, handmade quilts for Service Members and Veterans who have been touched by war. Quilts may be stitched by machine or by hand, and each one is a heartfelt expression of gratitude for service and sacrifice. Participants of all experience levels are welcome, and an RSVP in advance is requested to ensure there is enough space for volunteers. This recurring gathering takes place on the second and fourth of each month, offering a regular opportunity to connect with the community while supporting a meaningful cause.

An in person Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families study and discussion meeting that uses ACA literature, including the daily reader and the Fellowship Text often called the BRB. The meeting is held in English and is open to all. Participants share about growing up in dysfunctional homes, how those experiences still shape daily life, and what recovery can look like today. Guided by the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as practiced in ACA, the group offers a supportive, nonjudgmental place to grieve the past, take an honest look at family patterns and personal behaviors, identify and heal core trauma, find freedom from shame and abandonment, and learn how to become their own loving parents. Conversations may also touch on The Laundry List, the set of common traits many adult children recognize, with time for personal sharing and fellowship.

Celebrate the season with a hands-on coastal crafting workshop at Coconut Barrel in St. Augustine, where participants create a Sea Glass Christmas Tree using genuine sea glass and beach inspired accents. Choose from a 9 inch illuminated tree for $60 with warm LED lights, a 12 inch illuminated tree for $75 with warm LED lights, or a three tree coastal centerpiece for $105 that features a 9 inch center tree flanked by two 6 inch trees on a stained wood base with decorative glass snow and seaside details. The centerpiece does not include lights. The workshop includes your selected project, authentic sea glass in ocean toned colors, a starfish topper with coordinating embellishments, LED lights for the individual tree options, and all tools, supplies, and step by step instruction. No prior experience is required, and guidance is provided throughout so you can craft a unique holiday piece for your home or a thoughtful handmade gift. Class size is limited to 12 participants for personalized instruction, and this workshop typically sells out each year.

Ancient City Rock brings a dynamic classic rock performance to Trade Winds Tropical Lounge. This St. Augustine group features both male and female lead singers, layered harmonies, and a full lineup of lead guitar, bass, and drums. The set spans rock and roll standouts by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Tom Petty, Southern rock staples from Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers, and enduring favorites from Led Zeppelin.