2024-12-01 Featured Holidays on Amelia Island Featured Holidays on Amelia Island Featured December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 Holidays on Amelia Island Lights, decorations, a historic downtown, and the warmth of Southern hospitality combine to make the holidays especially enchanting on Amelia Island. From the night before Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve, here’s a sampling of holiday happenings that will banish even the strongest case of the “Bah Humbugs.” Annual Ritz-Carlton Christmas Tree Lighting Omni Turkey Trot […]
10:30 am - 1:30 pm RCAI Chefs Theater Presents: Christmas at Salt with Chef Cory December 10, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm RCAI Chefs Theater Presents: Christmas at Salt with Chef Cory Chef Cory presents Christmas at Salt. A Christmas celebration with Salt inspired dishes. The Chefs at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island are presenting a monthly cooking demonstration preparing and cooking a variety of cuisines. Small class sizes create an intimate environment in the gorgeous Salt dining room. After each demonstration, students dine with a matched wine […] $400
Featured 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dickens on Centre Featured December 12, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dickens on Centre Free to the public, this Victorian holiday festival is sure to enliven your Christmas spirit. Throughout the weekend, feel the spirit of the holiday with Victorian-inspired entertainment on two stages. Families will enjoy a plethora of fun including Tiny Tim’s Kids Zone, visits with St. Nick, holiday entertainment and shopping, festive food and drink, costumed […]
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Sprouting Project Dinner | December Theme: Truffle December 13, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Sprouting Project Dinner | December Theme: Truffle Guests will enjoy an intimate southern-inspired true farm-to-table dinner at The Sprouting Project, our culinary team’s answer to hyper-local sustainability. The dinner includes a tour of the resort's state-of-the-art aquaponic greenhouse, expansive organic gardens, the barrel room and large collection of beehives while enjoying passed bites and harvest inspired cocktails, all before a five-course chef […] $249
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Booze and Bites Tour December 21, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Booze and Bites Tour Join us as you stroll through the streets of Historic Downtown, Fernandina Beach. We will take you on an adventure to the restaurants and bars in the area. Get to know the island, find new things to do, and learn about our vibrant history. Explore Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach with a fun guided walking tour […] $89
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Booze & Bites Tour – Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tours May 24, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Booze & Bites Tour – Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tours On this 2.5 hour tour, you’ll stroll beautiful downtown Amelia Island while sampling wonderful food prepared by our local chefs and tasty cocktails by our talented bartenders! Each Downtown Booze & Bites Tasting Tour stops at 2 downtown eateries where you’ll meet the owners and chefs that create the wonderful local food that Amelia Island […] $89
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Currents and Tides: A Musical Tribute to our Waters December 27, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Currents and Tides: A Musical Tribute to our Waters A special concert in honor of the bicentennial of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County will celebrate our majestic sea, marshes and rivers through the arts. Presented by Sonofarious, an eclectic musical ensemble, with guest performers, it will be a fun, spirited experience honoring our history and the critical role of the waterways in our community's […]
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Fernandina Beach Farmers Market February 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Fernandina Beach Farmers Market The "friendliest farmers market in Florida", the Fernandina Beach Market Place, is an inclusive space for you to join your family, neighbors and friends at this weekly event . Meet farmers, growers, and entrepreneurial individuals who produce or grow food and natural products especially for those living in, and visiting, our fantastic community. The farmers’ […] Free
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Cocktail Tour – Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tours September 1, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Cocktail Tour – Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tours It's a mobile cocktail party in beautiful downtown Amelia Island! On this 2-hour guided walking tour, you will enjoy the unique character of our local bars. Each Cocktail Tour has four stops. On each stop, our tour guests will enjoy a tour cocktail and find out about each bar’s history. This local’s experience is a […] $59
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cocktail Tour August 18, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cocktail Tour Join us as you stroll through the historic streets of Historic Downtown, Fernandina Beach. We will take you on an adventure to the restaurants and bars in the area. Get to know the island, find new things to do, and learn about our vibrant history. Explore Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach with a fun guided walking […] $59
Featured 6:00 pm - 11:59 pm New Year’s Eve Shrimp Drop Featured December 31, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 11:59 pm New Year’s Eve Shrimp Drop Join the City of Fernandina Beach and Light Up Amelia for a unique, family-friendly New Year’s celebration! Ring in the new year at the downtown waterfront in conjunction with the Greenwich Mean Time stroke of midnight (7PM). Enjoy holiday food, drinks and party favors all leading up to the dropping of the LED-lighted shrimp followed by FIREWORKS. Free
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Amelia Island Historic Tours August 25, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Amelia Island Historic Tours Ride into the past and learn the stories of Amelia Island and the eight flags that have flown over its historically rich land. We take you on a journey from the time the Timucua Indians inhabited this area into to the modern day shrimping industry. NOTE: Tours run every day at 10.00am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm (Sunday 3.00pm […] $39