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  • 2026 Fort Mose Historical Society Annual Meeting

    Fort Mose State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St Augustine, United States

    The Fort Mose Historical Society invites members, prospective members, and guests to the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Membership—an evening celebrating scholarship, community, and the enduring legacy of America’s first legally sanctioned free Black settlement. This year’s gathering is anchored by the theme “Fort Mose at the Crossroads of History: Africa, Spain, and the Americas,”…

  • First Harvest

    Fort Mose State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St Augustine, United States

    First Harvest at Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, you’re there in 1738. And will witness the processions, pageantry, ceremony, Musket firing and cannon salutes surrounding the first harvest at Fort Mose. The first legally sanctioned free Black community in North America. Join in the celebration as Manuel Montiano, the wise Royal Governor of…

  • 2027 Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series

    St. Augustine Amphitheater 1340C A1A S, St. Augustine, United States

    MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON! The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Festival is happening THIS WEEK, bringing days of smooth jazz, deep blues, and unforgettable vibes to historic Fort Mose.

  • Flight to Freedom

    Fort Mose State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St Augustine, United States

    Event Highlights As you step onto the wooded Freedom Trail, you enter the year 1738. You’re drawn into a dangerous world where men, women and children flee from enslavement on British plantations, and toward the free Black community of Fort Mose. Share the Freedom Seekers’ hopes, fears and sacrifices. Experience their perilous journey of over…

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  • Founders Day – The Founding of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose

    Fort Mose State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St Augustine, United States

    Schedule of Events: 10:00 am  - Ceremony Opening with Respect to the Flag Prayer by the Priest Welcome by Charles Elis (CSO President) 25th Anniversary Announcements by Thomas Jackson (CSO Vice-President) 10:30 am Program Starts Spanish Governor Don Manuel de Montiano Speech Priest Blessing Francisco Menendez Speech 11:15 am Interactive Program Militia / Spanish soldiers…

  • 15th Annual Fort Mose Annual Golf Tournament

    St. Johns Golf Club 4900 Cypress Links Blvd., Elkton, FL, United States

      Event Highlights This ‘best ball’ tournament serves as a major annual fundraiser for Fort Mose Historical Society. Founded in 1738, Fort Mose became the first legally sanctioned free Black community in what is now the United States. It was the destination of the original Underground Railroad, running south. The mission of the Fort Mose…

  • Battle of Bloody Mose

    Fort Mose State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail, St Augustine, United States

    Event Highlights Fort Mose Historical Society Presents  Battle of Bloody Mose EVENT TIME: Park Opens at 8am – with 2 reenactments at 11:00 am & 1:00 pm Fort Mose Historic State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail St. Augustine, FL 32084 When the cannon smoke clears, who will control St. Augustine? Experience the Battle of Bloody…