What You Need to Know About St. Augustine NIGHTS OF LIGHTS 2021

[@RavenFeathers90]

Tourists, please remember to be patient, kind, tip generously, and plan your trip ahead of time. Makes everything more efficient on your trip, and helps ease the burden on the workers. The traffic can make things stressful. Planning smart and leading with empathy will make everyone's holiday season Better

[@dottiwheeler747]

From Sedona Az, this was very well done. And, you have the Perfect radio-Broadcasters voice!

[@ChadGallivanter]

Thank you Dotti! I lived down in Scottsdale about 15 years ago and loved Sedona. One of my favorite places!

[@michaelmullis9502]

This makes me miss home sooo bad. Born and raised in St.Augustine. Absolutely gorgeous town. 😭😭😭 I miss home

[@AikenAdventures]

The b-roll and music at the end is pretty epic!

[@kellyclark7517]

INSANE Augustine

[@linarestribe]

You didn’t mention the one red lightbulb in the park. It’s a blast for my son and I to search the park for it. Plus the story of it is cool.

[@lynnjames6629]

It’s a beautiful area. 🎄🌟🎁⛄️🎅🧑‍🎄

[@robinfreyburger1988]

Thanks again for a great video guide. Will be sharing with family coming for the holidays. Parking and driving is a nightmare, I highly recommend Uber, not much more expensive then parking, we have found it easy and reliable. Also if your planning on meals try to make reservations. St. Augustine is magical !!!

[@pjhelbig]

Good luck finding an Uber in this town anymore. They've become pretty much non-existent as of late. That's coming from a local.

[@kellyclark7517]

@@pjhelbig yeah no Uber driver is going to sit in that hot mess you’re better just to walk where are you going👍🏽

[@Nattiekaybudgets]

I went last weekend and I had a great time !! We actually saw the lights late at night and it was less crowded .

[@Tj-fm6nt]

Good stuff! I always enjoy your videos! A thought for future… you may want to include a stroll down “bed & breakfast row”…which is Cedar Street! It’s a quiet side street of 4 BnB s that go all out for NOL

[@chrischeesennancysemiretir5063]

Thank you for the great information. Hope to take my 91 year old mom, and your parking info was great!

[@ChadGallivanter]

That will be a nice treat for your mom! Thanks for watching!!

[@HDHawkins]

The lights seems magical, but as a local, this event is known as a nightmare. Broken property, things stolen, mean tourists impatient with local businesses and their workers, and not to mention physical assault (which happened to several neighbors and local business workers I personally know just on opening weekend, with myself included). Happens every year, and getting worse. Please have fun if you visit, but also please respect the town you’re visiting.

[@HDHawkins]

P.S. Awesome channel by the way. You took some amazing footage with great resolution and did very thorough research 👍

[@ChadGallivanter]

Thank you Hannah. That’s horrible about the disrespectful visitors. Sadly seems to be the norm in a lot of places now where tourists have no regard for the places they visit.

[@KazeMunashii]

more like 8k people are moving near here a day and we cant keep up with. its a nightmare for us when we switch them on because of the congestion in such a small city, and now a private donor has opted to light up everything on the other side of the intersection down towards king street this year....oh god.

[@sarahdodd7645]

Love your videos! Always lots of great info!

[@ChadGallivanter]

Thanks Sarah!

[@cloisterene]

Check out Ocala's lights -- individuals and even whole neighborhoods compete trying to outdo each other with breath-taking, dreamlike scenes based on popular themes. Christmas Castles, lifesize Santas with sleighs and reindeers running through actual forests or fields you can see from miles away; dizzying lightshows set to loud music. Blue Christmas, White Christmas, Snoopy, gorgeous Nativities, Trees, toys, Nutcrackers, sugar-plum fairies, teddy-bears, snowmen, anything you can think of and more. In some neighborhoods every house is lit up. And the rural displays are especially charming. They put so much love and effort into it.

[@kellyclark7517]

Thx that sounds lovely. I think the whole NOL thing here in town is totally overrated imho. I heard Green Cove Springs has a nice little situation that they decorate 40 trees in the little park there by the water, might go check that out as well :)

[@guesswho6946]

Thanks for video

[@michaelcase6620]

Thanks Chad. Flying in for a couple of weekday nights next week. I didn't think about the Villa Zorayda but its on my agenda now, along with the Pints of Lights of course. Appreciate all your stuff.

[@YentlLega]

We're headed that way the end of this month and really looking forward to seeing St Augustine lit up! Thank you for the great tips :)

[@TheOrlandoGuy]

Another awesome episode, Chad. I need to be there during the tree lighting ceremony next year.

[@ChadGallivanter]

Thanks man! Definitely need to get over to Leu next year. We normally do spring events there, but the holidays look extra special.

[@auntmanvlogs]

Wow! What a fun place to visit! I wonder how long it takes for them to set that all up.

[@sofiarosamusic]

This is my hometown, and my brother still works here at the ice plant as a bartender. Please be kind to locals, and tip accordingly. Most places share tips, and a lot goes into the experience and sights. Also please do NOT ride the horses, it gives them extreme anxiety with all the traffic, and they are not taken care of properly!

[@talmadgemew5400]

Do this during the week if possible, much less crowded. Arriving early not only helps with parking, it allows for dining and shopping before nightfall.

[@BraceFamAdventures]

We were just out there in September and October. Would love to see the Festival of Lights though! Thanks for sharing 👏

[@Christ-is-the-Lord33]

How many people attend this annually ?

[@oliviabrantley183]

What is the weather like during this time of year? Me and my husband are going next weekend and I'm so excited! But I'm wondering how we should dress?? Thanks for the helpful video!

[@sofiarosamusic]

Very warm, especially lately. 60-70 degrees

[@__33__33]

It will be in the 60's at night

[@PrincessArielAngel]

ayyy i live here

[@chriscornelius2518]

How is the festival the week between Christmas and New Years?

[@ChadGallivanter]

My experience has been that’s a pretty busy week. Lots of families in town and visitors on their way to college bowl games.

[@MAGA-Trump2024Vote]

It fucking SUCKS, stay home instead. We hate terrorists

[@chriscornelius2518]

@@MAGA-Trump2024Vote You're smart

[@MAGA-Trump2024Vote]

@@chriscornelius2518 cool story, maybe you’re smart to. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@chriscornelius2518]

@@MAGA-Trump2024Vote not smart enough to stay away from the night of lights. We will be down.

[@BBsAdventures]

Parking is FREE in the City parking lot if you have a Handicap Decal , Must show proof the person is in the Vehicle

[@noahpierce792]

I avoid this area like the plague during this time of year. I take 312 to get to the island instead

[@EXTRAoRDINARYoUbySusanMyers]

We truly appreciate Nights of Lights Tours following the CDC guidelines this year. We purchased the row of 4 and invited a friend and her son to celebrate her birthday on Dec. 4th, whom are both vaccinated and always wear masks as well as avoid large crowds indoors.

[@johnharchar6731]

Help! I recently found your channel and subscribed and maybe you can answer my question. Is there a place to make a traditional weekend place to cut down your Christmas tree in central Florida? Looking for a new family Christmas tradition in Florida. Thanks and love your work! A

[@ChadGallivanter]

The main place I know of is Santa’s Christmas Tree Forest in Eustis. Reservations are required and there is an admission charge. Thanks for the question and watching our content!

[@EyeAM138]

I saw a place on SR-16 across from the Publix. I dunno if you can actually cut the tree but they do have live trees.

[@barberfamily3367]

We went this evening , just two of us. There were two very large groups at the same time. Because we were not in the groups you had to wait until the two groups were loaded first. Long wait. Will not go again. You would think they would have a section for groups and a section for small families. Very disorganized.

[@jameswhitman8710]

Just got back from st Augustine’s Night of lights. Sorry this was very disappointing. Parking is an Absolute nightmare. If you do choose to come, I would arrive VERY early especially if u come on a weekend. My kids and I got there rather “late” at 5 pm and the parking garage was closed already. They do have park and ride lots but even then one was closed and the one at a the health cent 3 miles north of town required a half hour wait for the shuttle. I will say though heading back wasn’t a problem at all. The lights for me were not that impressive other than the downtown square and some of the hotel lights on the main drag. It was very crowded reminding me almost light the Mardi gras crowd in New Orleans. Sorry to disappoint but maybe my expectations were too high..

[@ChadGallivanter]

Yes, parking at this time of year is definitely a struggle. We try to get there early in the day, secure a spot in the garage and find things to keep us busy until nightfall. Funny about the lights. I sometimes think there are TOO MANY lights. I would like to see the city have more of an old-fashioned holiday vibe with simple candles in the windows and a more traditional “old world” approach.

[@jameswhitman8710]

@@ChadGallivanter yeh more colorful lights

[@annebonny8865]

Very disappointed that I as a single person, have to buy a whole row on the trolley for 70.00, or 60.00 on the train trolley, as I been doing this for years at about 20.00 for the trolley, I know St Augustine pretty well as I go there a lot because I live in Daytona, so I will do my own tour....not a good move from the city of St Augustine using the Covid BS as an excuse....

[@kellyclark7517]

$70.00 to sit in traffic lmao😂😂😂 have at it

[@jordantrivette6463]

Overrated! Not even close to the coolest lights I’ve seen. St Augustine as a whole was just gimmicky….. ancient city of old farts!