Palm Coast Times

City of Augustine issued the following announcement on March 4.

The City of St. Augustine’s popular weekend festival season returns with free park and ride shuttle service every Saturday, beginning tomorrow, March 5 and continuing through Saturday, April 16.

Romanza’s Celtic Festival will take place March 11-13, with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 12, followed by the Lions Spring Festival, March 25-27.  In addition to these festivals, downtown St. Augustine will prove to be a popular destination with the Easter parade on Saturday, April 16.

This year’s free park and ride shuttle service will operate from 11:00am to 11:00pm, every Saturday, starting March 5 through April 16, with two exceptions: Saturday, March 12 and Saturday, April 16, the shuttles will begin operations at 8:00am to allow for easier parking and access to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Easter Parade.

The Lions Spring Festival will provide an additional day of shuttle service on Sunday, March 27, operating from 11:00am to 7:00pm.

All shuttle services are available from three parking locations outside of the downtown area:

• 198 & 212 W. King St., located at the intersection of US1 and King Street
• St. Johns County Health Department, 200 San Sebastian View, and
• San Marco Lot, 301 San Marco Ave.

The drop-off/pick-up location is the Visitor Information Center (VIC), located at 10 S. Castillo Dr.  The VIC offers full visitor amenities and is just steps from Francis Field, the city’s primary festival location.

Event inquiries should be directed to the individual event coordinators.  Contact information for each event is available on the Public Events calendar.

Complete times for the park and ride shuttle service are as follows:

• March 5 (Saturday):  11:00am to 11:00pm.
• March 12 (Saturday):  8:00am to 11:00pm, Celtic Festival/Parade
• March 19 (Saturday):  11:00am to 11:00pm
• March 26 (Saturday):  11:00am to 11:00pm, Lions Spring Festival
• March 27 (Sunday):  11:00am to 7:00pm, Lions Spring Festival
• April 2 (Saturday):  11:00am to 11:00pm
• April 9 (Saturday):  11:00am to 11:00pm
• April 16 (Saturday):  8:00am to 11:00pm, Easter Parade

Questions regarding the parking and shuttle service may be directed to the Mobility office at 904-209-4211 or via email.

Media inquiries should be directed to the City of St. Augustine Communications office at 904-825-1053.

Original source can be found here.