The fifth annual St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival has announced its new home for its signature weekend events. The events scheduled for Friday, May 9, through Sunday, May 11, will now take place at Ancient City Farmstead, located in St. Augustine, just 10 minutes from the downtown historic district.
“An opportunity recently presented itself to move the festival’s weekend events planned for this year to Ancient City Farmstead from World Golf Village,” said festival founder Jan Gourley. “In moving the festival this year, we were able to establish a permanent location for the 2026 and 2027 festivals. It’s a beautiful venue, surrounded by 1,500 acres of lush Florida greenery, which just opened in December 2024, designed with premier wedding and event facilities/parking, restored farmhouse and barn, and a brand-new luxury barn that will open in April, which will become the festival’s new indoor and air-conditioned VIP Lounge. We are extremely excited about this venue, location and partnership with Ancient City Farmstead. It’s a chance to help showcase this new St. Augustine hidden gem to the Southeastern regional market and attendees/visitors coming in town for the festival.” The St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival, takes place May 7-11, presented by Publix. It kicks off with its River Walk Tastings event on Wednesday, May 7, at San Sebastian Winery, followed by the Harvest Awards & Tastings on Thursday, May 8, at the Hyatt Place in Vilano Beach.
The festival’s weekend signature events will all take place at Ancient City Farmstead including Friday, May 9, Smoke on the Walk; Saturday, May 10, Grand Tasting; and the Sunday, May 11, Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch. The festival is made possible in part by support from St. Johns Cultural Council, Florida’s Historic Coast: St. Augustine/Ponte Vedra and a 2025 St. Johns County Tourist Development Grant.
The most up-to-date festival information is available at staugustinefoodandwinefestival.com and the festival’s social media channels, facebook.com/StAugustineFoodWine and instagram.com/staugustinefoodwine.
Ancient City Farmstead is located at 395 St. Marks Pond Blvd., St. Augustine.
