Every Night from Nov. 21, 2015 to Jan. 31, 2016
ST. AUGUSTINE’S NIGHTS OF LIGHTS 2014 RETURNS TO FLORIDA’S HISTORIC COAST WITH SURF ILLUMINATION, WINTER WONDERLAND AND FESTIVAL OF TREES.
St. Augustine’s holiday season will sparkle to life November 22 with the beginning of the famedNights of Lights holiday festival. The illumination of millions of white lights throughout the historic district of the nation’s oldest city draws tens of thousands of visitors and holiday revelers each year.
The 22th Annual Nights of Lights celebration runs from November 21, 2015, through January 31, 2016, in St. Augustine, Fla. The festival starts with a countdown with Light Up! Night on November 21, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Plaza de la Constitucion. Holiday music and the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree add to the splendor of one of the world’s greatest holiday light displays.
Nights of Lights can be enjoyed on foot or aboard one of the trains, trolleys, carriages or vintage cars that run every evening from November 21 through end of January.
Nights of Lights continues to gather praise from travel leaders worldwide:
- For the last two consecutive years, National Geographic Traveler declared St. Augustine one of the Top 10 Places in the World to view holiday lights
- In 2011, the American Bus Association named the annual spectacle one of the Top 100 Events in the U.S.
- In 2009, AAA called St. Augustine one of the 12 best places in the U.S. and Canada to experience holiday cheer
Many historic landmarks and locations are beautifully illuminated during Nights of Lights. The waters of Matanzas bay glow from the nightly reflections of lights along the bay walk and the Bridge of Lions. The Plaza de la Constitucion shines from the top of trees and throughout the famous center of St. Augustine’s historic district. The 125-year-old Hotel Ponce de Leon, now the campus of Flagler College, is outlined in lights. And the Lightner Museum, once a resort hotel also built by Flagler, is lit so brilliantly it is a favorite among visitors.
Nights of Lights is inspired by the tradition of marking the holiday season with a single white candle burning in a window at each home during the nearly 250 years when St. Augustine served as the capital of Spanish La Florida. Today, Nights of Lights continues that tradition in a grand style reflecting the city’s 448 years of history. Visitors and residents can also enjoy a wide range of memorable holiday events and activities during Nights of Lights.
Check out these local tours during Nights of Lights.
- Holly Jolly Nights of Lights Trolley
- Ripley’s Red Train Nights of Lights
- Nights of Lights Lovers’ Carriage Tour
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