Family & KidsSaturday, December 5
Colonial Night Watch Events 2026
Saturday, December 5 · 10 a.m.-4 p.m. · Downtown St. Augustine
- When
- Saturday, December 5 · 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Where
- Downtown St. Augustine3 St George St · St. Augustine, FL · 32084
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About this event
Colonial Night Watch Events 2026 – Encampment and Torchlight Parade
Join the Historic Florida Militia for their Colonial Night Watch Events – Friday and Saturday, December 4 & 5, 2026.
Encampment Information
Friday & Saturday, December 4 & 5 from 10:00am to 4:00pm — visit The Oldest House Museum . You’ll find a military encampment representing British, Spanish and East Florida Ranger troops. Many accoutrements of the period are on display along with musket firings in the Colonial Quarter throughout the day.
Torchlight Parade Information
Saturday, December 5 starting at 7:00pm — take in the Colonial Night Watch Torchlight Parade . This year the procession will most likely begin at the Visitors Center – due to seawall construction at the Castillo. Re-enactors march to the City Gates where the public is invited to join in or watch from the sidelines. The parade proceeds down St. George Street , ending at the Government House where there are speeches of “welcome”. After three “Volleys of Joy” are fired by the troops, all are invited to join in signing old-tyme Christmas Carols.
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Images are used from the HFM website.
Listed by St. Augustine, FL | Oldcity.com (The Events Calendar), gathered by the St. Augustine events calendar.