Halloween to New Year's

4:00p to 7:00p, Nocatee Station Field, 400 Nocatee Center Way, Nocatee. Local vendors and crafts, live music by the Crescendo Amelia Band, and food trucks.

6:00p to 10:00p, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville, $30 online, $35 at the gate; members $20 online; 2 and under free. Walk-through light displays with Santa photos. Pick a 6:00 to 7:30 or 7:30 to 9:00 entry window. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

10:00a to 5:00p, Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, 20 Aviles Street, St. Augustine. Local artists decorate the museum's fireplace walls around the theme Family Traditions, with a self-guided audio tour.

9:00a to 10:30a, Starts at Mission Nombre de Dios, 27 Ocean Avenue, and ends at the Visitor Information Center, 10 W Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Free. Floats, bands and Santa through the Historic District. Good spots: the west side of San Marco Avenue, Cathedral Place and Cordova Street. After the parade Santa poses for photos in the Plaza de la Constitucion.

7:00p, Starts at the Visitor Information Center, then the City Gate and St. George Street to the Governor's House, St. Augustine. Reenactors march by torchlight; the public can follow from the City Gate. Musket volleys and a carol sing-along at the Governor's House. Living history encampment at the Oldest House Museum Fri Dec 4 and Sat Dec 5.

6:00p to 7:30p, Matanzas River bayfront, from near the Vilano Beach Pier south to the Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine. Lighted boats parade on the water. Watch from the Vilano Beach Pier or the Bridge of Lions; bayfront seawall work leaves less room on the bayfront walk this year.

3:00p to 7:00p, St. Johns County Ocean Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, Free. Local crafts, gifts and food trucks at the pier, with the holiday lights along A1A.

11:00a to 5:00p, Six decorated homes in the Historic District, St. Augustine. A self-paced walking tour of six historic homes decorated with live flowers and greenery. Homes may have steps; wear comfortable shoes.

8:30p to 9:00p, A1A Beach Blvd: the St. Johns County Ocean Pier, A Street and 10th Street, St. Augustine, Free. An early, family-friendly fireworks show on the beach. No festival at the pier. A shuttle runs 5:00p to 10:00p from Anastasia Baptist Church to the three viewing spots.