Carriage Way Bed and Breakfast: December 2012 Newsletter

Carriage Way Bed and Breakfast: December 2012 Newsletter

Grand Illumination is the Holiday Event of the Year

If you have never been to St. Augustine for the Holidays, this is hands down the best weekend to travel here.  Grand Illumination weekend brings British reenactors from all over the world for this event and the candlelight parade up and down St. George Street.  Join the festivities as St. Augustine ceremoniously brings in the Holiday season.  There will be a British encampment in town along with a mercantile market.  The Annual Christmas Parade will be Saturday Morning, with a street side view from the veranda of Carriage Way Bed and Breakfast.

Where:  St. Augustine's Francis Field and Historic District
When:  November 30th - December 1st, 2012
Cost:  Free

The "Nights of Lights" begins this Saturday

The "Nights of Lights" celebration begins this Saturday, November 17th and continues through the end of January.  The celebration is recognized as one of the major seasonal events in the Southeast.  Last year National Geographic Magazine listed the St. Augustine celebration as one of the top 10 places in world to see the Holiday lights.  AAA noted St. Augustine as being one their 12 Favorite places to catch the Holiday spirit.  The celebration starts at 4p with Showtime USA performing in front of City Hall and the Lightner Museum.  The Event moves to the Plaza de la Constitucion at 5:30 with the All-Star Orchestra followed by the lighting ceremony at 6:30p in the Gazebo at the Plaza de la Constitucion. For more information go to:  http://www.nightsoflights.com

Come see the celebration, stroll the streets of St. Augustine and stay at the Carriage Way Bed and Breakfast.

What:  "Nights of Lights" lighting ceremony
When:  Saturday, November 17th
Where:  Downtown St. Augustine Historic District

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