The St. Augustine Lions Membership has introduced the dates for the thirty ninth Annual St. Augustine Lions Spring Pageant, which might be held at Francis Area on March 26-27.
Beforehand referred to as the Seafood Pageant, the St. Augustine Lions Basis has rebranded the favored occasion with a recent look and expanded choices.
The brand new theme will assist the pageant develop and prosper after the 2020 and 2021 festivals being canceled as a result of pandemic. The occasion is the first fundraising occasion for the St. Augustine Lions Basis annually since 1981 — producing funds for charitable wants and companies to the neighborhood, with a deal with youth, the deaf and the blind, catastrophe aid, veterans and extra.
With greater than 28,000 individuals anticipated to attend in 2022, the St. Augustine Lions Spring Pageant is at the moment the biggest pageant held in St. Augustine.
The first draw of the pageant is its abundance of nice meals and stay music. There might be seafood supplied, in fact, with the addition of extra cuisines and county honest dishes.
Different enjoyable actions embrace children’ rides, household exhibits and humanities & crafts distributors.
“We’re very excited to announce the dates for 2022,” stated Dominic Mercurio, pageant chairman. “That is actually a neighborhood occasion, and Lions, whose motto is ‘We Serve,’ are in a position to elevate the funds wanted to satisfy our declare that ‘The place there’s a want, there’s a Lion.’ We invite everybody out to Francis Area to affix us in giving again to the neighborhood. After two years of cancellations, we are able to’t wait to all be collectively once more and shout, ‘Hey, we’re havin’ enjoyable now!’”
Pageant hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. March 26 and 10 a.m. to six p.m. March 27. The humanities & crafts village closes at sunset.
Francis Area is situated at 25 W. Castillo Drive in downtown St. Augustine. No pets might be allowed aside from service animals.
There might be free parking and shuttle service, with shuttles selecting up and dropping off guests at areas to be introduced.
Extra data on parking and shuttles might be posted at lionsfestival.com and Fb @staugustinelionsfestival.
For additional data on the St. Augustine Lions Membership, go to staugustinelions.com.
