# Things to do with kids in St. Johns County, FL

> 18 upcoming family events and 13 places and ongoing programs in St. Johns County, FL, in the Jacksonville area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Creatures of the Night at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/creatures-of-the-night-at-the-st-augustine-alligator-farm--listing-b47d27a9d6076b9414c12764) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 24. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm's two-night Halloween event invites families to explore the zoological park after dark in costume, meet eerie bugs and other night-time…
- [ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail at GTM Research Reserve](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/estuscary-haunted-trail-at-gtm-research-reserve--listing-5dcca68b5aa45211391dd0cc) — Thu, Oct 29 (+1 more date) · 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM · GTM Research Reserve, Guana South Beach Access, Ponte Vedra Beach · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A nighttime Halloween haunted trail at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) Research Reserve, with scares, surprises and festive activities on the trail each evening. Costumes are…
- [Healthy Kids Running Series at Nocatee (Fall 2026)](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/healthy-kids-running-series-at-nocatee-fall-2026--listing-b370e457950b5a1e084e8bb5) — Nov 1 – Dec 6 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Nocatee Community Fields, Ponte Vedra · Ages 2+ · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A five-week Sunday-afternoon running series for children from Pre-K through 8th grade at the Nocatee Community Fields. Each week kids run an age-appropriate race: 50- and 75-yard…
- [Fostering Hope 5K and Youth Fun Run at Fruit Cove](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fostering-hope-5k-and-youth-fun-run-at-fruit-cove--listing-c42fea1e1756c9e5b0d55307) — Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Fruit Cove Baptist Church, Saint Johns · Up to 12 · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Part of Fruit Cove Baptist Church's Hope Weekend supporting children and families in foster care and adoption, this race (formerly the Move 5K) has a timed 5K run/walk at 8 am…
- [Guided Exploration Hike on the Guana Peninsula](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/guided-exploration-hike-on-the-guana-peninsula--listing-ac77c7b32df200b3417a6d57) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · GTM Research Reserve, Guana Trailhead Pavilion, Ponte Vedra Beach · With admission · checked Oct 24. A first-Saturday guided hike at the GTM Research Reserve covering the Guana Peninsula's biodiversity, its cultural history and efforts to protect its estuary resources. The route…
- [Guided Bird Walk at Anastasia State Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/guided-bird-walk-at-anastasia-state-park--listing-8f0ac139a92fc757b70135c6) — Wed, Nov 11 (+3 more dates) · 8:15 AM – 10:00 AM · Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine · With admission · checked Oct 24. A volunteer-led birding walk at Anastasia State Park, part of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail. The group covers the beach, boardwalks, trails and other parts of the…
- [Single-Day Zoo Camps at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/single-day-zoo-camps-at-the-st-augustine-alligator-farm--listing-c9e13e1d700242e1811dc75f) — Wed, Nov 11 (+7 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park · Ages 6–10 · From $65 · checked Oct 24. On school holidays the St. Augustine Alligator Farm runs single-day Zoo Camps for children ages 6 to 10. Campers spend 9 am to 4 pm learning about wildlife and zoo conservation…
- [Family Seining at Guana Lake](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/family-seining-at-guana-lake--listing-4b498c24ab2c0892af15b839) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · GTM Research Reserve, Guana Dam, Ponte Vedra Beach · With admission · checked Oct 24. A guided family seining program at the GTM Research Reserve on the second Saturday of each month: families pull a seine net through Guana Lake and collect fish, crabs, shrimp…
- [St. Johns County Parks & Rec Family Color Run 5K](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/st-johns-county-parks-and-rec-family-color-run-5k--listing-60143c36256fa8e7baa177e9) — Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM · St. Johns County Fairgrounds, Elkton · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. St. Johns County Parks and Recreation's Family Color Run is a 5K for all ages and fitness levels on a mostly off-road, grassy trail around the St. Johns County Fairgrounds…
- [A Celebration of Art and History: Family Traditions at the Ximenez-Fatio House](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/a-celebration-of-art-and-history-family-traditions-at-the-ximenez-fati--listing-35186b5fd03c4d3b102a915a) — Nov 21 – Jan 16 · 11:00 AM · Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, St. Augustine · Paid · checked Oct 24. A holiday-season display on the fireplace mantels of the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, one of St. Augustine's oldest houses, during Nights of Lights. This year's theme, 'Family…
- [Beach Exploration Walk at GTM Research Reserve](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/beach-exploration-walk-at-gtm-research-reserve--listing-0ff101eada05b58439cbcd5f) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center, Ponte Vedra Beach · Free · checked Oct 24. A docent-led 'Beaches 101' walk at the GTM Research Reserve that the reserve says the entire family will enjoy. It starts at the Visitor Center with a look at the reserve's…
- [Nights of Lights and Light-Up! Night in St. Augustine](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/nights-of-lights-and-light-up-night-in-st-augustine--listing-39aab74a4ff26da7c4d93b90) — Nov 21 – Jan 18 · 4:00 PM · Plaza de la Constitución and historic downtown St. Augustine · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. St. Augustine's Nights of Lights season wraps the historic downtown in about 3 million white lights. It opens on Light-Up! Night, Saturday, November 21, in the Plaza de la…
- [First Coast Turkey Trot at Mickler's Landing](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/first-coast-turkey-trot-at-mickler-s-landing--listing-0875968430c7069ce18e7398) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · Mickler's Landing Beachfront Park, Ponte Vedra Beach · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 24. A Thanksgiving-morning 5K and 1-mile fun run on the beach road at Mickler's Landing Beachfront Park in Ponte Vedra Beach. Kids and adults in each distance run at the same time…
- [Psych Ed Connections Thanksgiving Turkey Trot and Kids Fun Run at Nocatee](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/psych-ed-connections-thanksgiving-turkey-trot-and-kids-fun-run-at-noca--listing-bd054c9009348ec443779467) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Nocatee Splash parking lot, Ponte Vedra Beach · From $20 · checked Oct 24. The 11th annual Thanksgiving morning race in Nocatee offers a 5K, a 10K and a 1K Kids Fun Run. The kids' run goes first at 7:30 am, and every child who finishes gets a medal and…
- [Black Friday Run Off the Turkey 5K and Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/black-friday-run-off-the-turkey-5k-and-fun-run--listing-8cf965447dfd0282b03beb7b) — Fri, Nov 27 · 9:00 AM · John's Creek Amenity Center, Saint Augustine · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. The day after Thanksgiving, the St. Johns Creek neighborhood hosts a chip-timed 5K and a 1-mile fun run or walk starting and finishing at the John's Creek Amenity Center. Kids 10…
- [Hope for Lillian Grace Reindeer Run 5K and Kids Mile](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/hope-for-lillian-grace-reindeer-run-5k-and-kids-mile--listing-badb50a63dec941c39aaa09d) — Sat, Dec 5 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Race start, 140 Landing Street, Saint Johns · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The 10th annual Reindeer Run in the St. Johns area raises money for Hope for Lillian Grace, a charity helping a local family whose two daughters live with the kidney disease…
- [Holiday Night Market at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/holiday-night-market-at-the-st-augustine-alligator-farm--listing-9dcdf286a874e6c65cccc64d) — Fri, Dec 11 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A one-night, three-hour holiday market at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm where local artists and craft vendors sell their work, a chance for families to shop for handmade gifts…
- [Jingle Bell Jog 5K and Reindeer Glow Run](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jingle-bell-jog-5k-and-reindeer-glow-run--listing-74a31a922eb678540986ef3d) — Fri, Dec 18 · 6:00 PM · Saint Johns Golf and Country Club, St. Johns · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. An evening holiday race through the Christmas-lit streets of Saint Johns Golf and Country Club. Choose the chip-timed 5K or the 1-mile fun walk, both starting at 6 pm after dark…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Anastasia State Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/anastasia-state-park--listing-602eb725fe3a9c6e079095db) — Open 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year · Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 24. More than 1,600 acres of beach, tidal marsh, maritime hammock and ancient sand dunes on Anastasia Island, just across the bridge from downtown St. Augustine. The park has 4 miles…
- [Castillo de San Marcos National Monument](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/castillo-de-san-marcos-national-monument--listing-d7ebee56e56b9e61593215b0) — Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; first admission 9:00 a.m., last… · Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Saint Augustine · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The 17th-century Spanish stone fort on St. Augustine's bayfront, run by the National Park Service. Children can explore the fort's lower rooms and historic weapons, climb to the…
- [Children's Art Classes — Ponte Vedra Beach](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/children-s-art-classes-ponte-vedra-beach--listing-bc36f302f77b6ee29bab8ae2) — Weekly, Sept 1, 2026–May 29, 2027. Tue: Intro to Art 4–5 pm, Art 1 & 2 5–6:15 pm… · Children's Art Classes - Beaches, Ponte Vedra Beach · Ages 3–18 · From $129 · checked Oct 24. The Beaches studio of Children's Art Classes runs its 2026–27 school-year art program from September to late May, with one weekly class per student grouped by age and level…
- [Fort Matanzas National Monument and Ferry](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fort-matanzas-national-monument-and-ferry--listing-41203be3ad2374febf7d8091) — Park open daily 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ferry… · Fort Matanzas National Monument Visitor Center, Saint Augustine · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A small Spanish watchtower fort on Rattlesnake Island at Matanzas Inlet, reached by a free National Park Service passenger ferry from the visitor center dock. The round trip…
- [Fort Mose Historic State Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fort-mose-historic-state-park--listing-0c987b4ec05849d79c12e348) — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 365 days a year · Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Augustine · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A 40-acre waterfront historic site north of downtown St. Augustine marking Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what…
- [Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fountain-of-youth-archaeological-park--listing-7d6f50a19bda7c9f0ec15a8c) — Open 9 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; last entry and last ticket sold at 5 p.m. · Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, St. Augustine · All ages · From $9.95 · checked Oct 24. A riverside archaeological park in St. Augustine on the site of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés's 1565 settlement, the start of the oldest continuously occupied European city in the…
- [GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center and Exhibit Hall](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/gtm-research-reserve-visitor-center-and-exhibit-hall--listing-6b4930c8b438333b1c55be32) — Visitor Center Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday and state holidays · GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center, Ponte Vedra Beach · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The visitor center of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve on the Guana peninsula between Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine. Its Exhibit Hall has…
- [Lightner Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/lightner-museum--listing-bb86306bd2d36d9883821d1d) — Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.; upper floors close 4:30 p.m.); closed Easter… · Lightner Museum, St. Augustine · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. An art, architecture and history museum in the former Hotel Alcazar, a Gilded Age resort hotel that Henry Flagler commissioned and that was built in 1888 in downtown St…
- [St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/st-augustine-alligator-farm-zoological-park--listing-f85e4293d829dcbe296ddb4f) — Open 365 days a year, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (until 6 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day). Shows… · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A long-running zoological park on Anastasia Island known for its crocodilians, along with birds, reptiles and other animals. Daily presentations fill the day: Florida's Forest…
- [St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/st-augustine-lighthouse-and-maritime-museum--listing-8bf4716e26f0861778406562) — Oct 1–Feb 28: daily 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (last ticket 5:30 p.m.); Mar 1–Sept 30: daily… · St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A working lighthouse and maritime museum on Anastasia Island. General admission includes climbing the tower for the view over St. Augustine, the restored Lightkeepers' House, the…
- [St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/st-augustine-pirate-and-treasure-museum--listing-13e2506de2e73d8a2ffceb16) — Daily 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; closed Christmas Day · St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A museum of piracy history across from the Castillo de San Marcos in downtown St. Augustine, with more than 800 authentic artifacts from the 1600s to the present. The galleries…
- [Swim Lessons, Family Swim and Open Swim at Goldfish Swim School — Saint Johns](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/swim-lessons-family-swim-and-open-swim-at-goldfish-swim-school-saint-j--listing-5f1d26284d999acbcd3b8f07) — Lessons Mon 1–7 p.m., Tue 11 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Wed–Thu 9:15 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Fri 12–4 p.m… · Goldfish Swim School — Saint Johns, St Johns · Ages 0–12 · From $31 · checked Oct 24. An indoor swim school in a warm pool on County Road 210 in St. Johns. Weekly lessons are one 30-minute class each week, with flexible scheduling and up to 12 free make-up…
- [Youth Climbing Clubs at Stone Climbing St. Augustine](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/youth-climbing-clubs-at-stone-climbing-st-augustine--listing-047d7f86db16009cdbcb9eb4) — Fall 2026: Monday 3:30–4:30 p.m. early elementary (5-6 yr olds); Monday 5:00–6:30 p.m… · Stone Climbing St. Augustine · Ages 5+ · From $129 · checked Oct 24. Stone's St. Augustine gym runs its own weekly youth climbing clubs, where kids new to climbing learn basic and intermediate skills with a coach and a regular group of peers. The…

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