University of Florida Historic St. Augustine, Inc.

08/11/2026

08/10/2026

So happy to have welcomed a tour group from Oak Hammock this weekend! Dr. Eleanor Laughlin from the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning guided a gallery tour of "Wild Waters" while Dr. Susan Parker gave a keynote talk on the fascinating history of the Governor’s House site and its former inhabitants. Thanks everyone for the wonderful event!

08/07/2026

History comes to life Sept. 5 in St. Augustine - 3rd Annual Aviles Street Festival!

⚔️ A day on Aviles Street might include a sword duel or two.

The 3rd Annual Aviles Street Festival fills the nation’s oldest street with live music, flamenco dancing, sword-dueling demonstrations and plein air artists on September 5.

Visitors can wander through historic sites, admire new heritage plaques, and explore courtyards and renovated spaces that aren't always open to the public.

⚔️🇪🇸 Join this celebration of St. Augustine history and heritage: https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com/events/aviles-street-festival/

📸 Totally St. Augustine

08/01/2026

UF's Historic Preservation students have spent the summer at Preservation Institute Nantucket (PIN). As the summer semester winds down we welcome them back to Florida and their fall studies in Preservation Institute St Augustine (PISA).

07/27/2026

Escape the heat and humidity - stay in the AC and watch our documentary "Secrets of Spanish Florida" now streaming online and in the PBS Passport app. Released in 2017, this documentary uncovers the St. Augustine story of America’s past that never made it into the textbooks. Filmed largely in St. Augustine with support of local reenactors and historians, locals may very well recognize their neighbors in the film! Produced by UF Historic St. Augustine, the film is a Secrets of the Dead presentation for public television of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET.

Join a team of archaeologists, scientists and historians as they reveal the little-known history of America’s Spanish colonists who settled in Florida in 1565, long before Jamestown or Plymouth were founded. Narrated by actor Jimmy Smits. (

07/20/2026

We were thrilled to welcome a full house to the Panel Discussion and Gallery Tour of the exhibit "Florida At War: St. Augustine During the Revolutionary War." We all learned something new and enjoyed hearing the stories from the exhibit curators whose efforts were clearly a labor of love. Their enthusiasm and curiosity are infectious!

07/15/2026

"Florida At War: St. Augustine During the American Revolution" is the topic of our panel discussion and gallery tour this Friday - 7/17/26 at 1PM. The complete digital exhibit is online at https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/staugustine250/home if you want to preview it. We hope to see you at Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum on Friday!

This digital exhibit is based on a physical exhibit of the same name displayed at the Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum from May to December 2026. The exhibit was curated by members of the University of Florida Historic St. Augustine, Inc. (UFHSA) Education, Infrastructure, and Historic

07/12/2026

We are grateful to the Magnolia Garden Club of St. Augustine for their continued care of the Cofradia Archaeological Site and these lovely Red, White, and Blue flowers celebrating America's 250th. Come enjoy this beautiful garden on the corner of Aviles Street and Bravo Lane.

07/10/2026

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07/04/2026

In honor of USA's 250th birthday, UFHSA created this video to tell the story of life in St. Augustine, FL during the American Revolutionary War. It's a story that you have not likely heard before! The video is excerpted from the UFHSA-produced documentary "America's Untold Story" as presented for public television by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET and distributed by PBS.

St. Augustine played an important role in the American Revolution —...