City of St. Augustine: Annual Fireworks Over the Matanzas
- When: Friday, July 4, 2025, 6:00 pm
- Location: Historic Downtown, St. Augustine, FL 32084
- Cost: Free
Fireworks Over the Matanzas, the City of St. Augustines annual Independence Day celebration, returns Friday, July 4, starting at 6:00pm with The All-Star Orchestra performing a two-hour concert in The Plaza de la Constitución performing Big Band and popular tunes with a patriotic flare.
The 20-minute fireworks display will reach high over Matanzas Bay starting at 9:30pm, choreographed to a stirring soundtrack of popular and patriotic music delivered over an extensive sound system. The entire Bayfront between the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and the Bridge of Lions will be transformed into a theatre of sight and sound.
Fireworks and American Flag Schedule of Events:
6:00pm - The All-Star Orchestra will provide two hours of Big Band Music with a Patriotic Flair in the Plaza de la Constitución Gazebo, in the heart of downtown.
9:30pm - Fireworks Over the Matanzas, a stunning 20-minute fireworks display with a stirring soundtrack. See it all from the downtown Bayfront, the Bridge of Lions, Vilano Beach, and more!
Remember: Alcohol is prohibited on public property, including parks, streets, and sidewalks. Possession of fireworks that explode or leave the ground is illegal.
Parking and Traffic
Parking in city-owned lots and in on-street spaces is free on July 4, as it is on all federal holidays. Drivers are encouraged to confirm that they are parked in a city-owned lot and not a private lot where towing may be enforced by the lot owner.
The Historic Downtown Parking Facility, adjacent to the St. Augustine and St. Johns County Visitor Information Center at 1 Cordova St., offers parking for $20.00 per car, per entry or $3.00 with a ParkStAug registered license plate.
Parking in the lot at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is not free and is enforced by the National Park Service from 8:00am - 9:00pm, seven days a week, including federal holidays. There will be no vehicular access to or from the Castillo’s parking lot on July 4th from 6:00pm until approximately 11:00pm.
Shuttle Service on Anastasia Island
The free park and ride shuttle service on Anastasia Island only, is provided by the city with support from Old Town Trolley Tours will be available from 6:00pm until midnight from parking locations along Anastasia Blvd: (View Map)
Anastasia Baptist Church (1650 A1A South),
St. Augustine Amphitheatre (1340-C A1A South),
R.B. Hunt Elementary School (125 Magnolia Dr.) and
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (999 Anastasia Blvd.).
NOTE: The Alligator Farm is parking-only location. Those who park there will need to access the shuttle at the R.B. Hunt Elementary School stop by crossing Anastasia Blvd. at the lighted crosswalk just east of the attraction where law enforcement officers will assist pedestrians to cross the road safely.
Street Closures
Rerouting of traffic begins at 8:00pm and continues until 11:00pm and includes prohibiting vehicular traffic on the Brid
- Website: www.citystaug.com
- Contact Phone: (904) 825-1000
- Category: Free
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