Ponte Vedra Concert Hall sits at 1050 A1A North. Visit St. Augustine's profile of The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach calls the venue within walking distance and puts it about 0.6 miles away. So the hall's calendar works almost like a neighborhood amenity, and over the next six weeks it changes character.
November is mostly a month of general-admission floors and touring bands. December is seated from start to finish, and every show sits between Wednesday, Dec. 2, and Sunday, Dec. 13. After that the venue's calendar is empty until Jan. 7, 2027. If a holiday show is on your list, you have a 12-day window to catch it.
November mostly sells floor space
Of the 12 performances on the hall's calendar between Nov. 6 and Nov. 29, seven are standing shows. One is listed as standing only, and the other six as general-admission standing with some reserved seats. Ticket prices below are the ranges the venue listed in late October, and they can change.
- Saturday, Nov. 7: A Flock of Seagulls, 8 p.m., standing, $52.79 to $81.14
- Sunday, Nov. 15: Here Come The Mummies, 7 p.m., $74.34 to $103.82
- Tuesday, Nov. 17: Spafford, 7 p.m., $40.15 to $62.84
- Thursday, Nov. 19: East Nash Grass with Remedy Tree, 7 p.m., $48.26 to $58.46
- Saturday, Nov. 21: Honey Hounds with Nether Hour and Twin Suns, 7 p.m., $48.26 to $69.80
- Sunday, Nov. 22: Matt Maeson, Watch My Step, with Sam Macpherson, 7 p.m., $52.79 to $134.68
- Sunday, Nov. 29: American Aquarium with David Wimbish, 7:30 p.m., $48.26 to $74.34
The five seated nights in November tend to be the evenings built around a single artist or a story. Bruce Cockburn opens the month on Friday, Nov. 6, with Livingston Taylor as special guest, at 8 p.m. Paula Cole brings THIS FIRE: 30 on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. Davide De Pierro plays Saturday, Nov. 14, and Buena Vista Orchestra plays Wednesday, Nov. 18. The most unusual booking of the fall is Friday, Nov. 20, when John Cusack appears alongside a screening of High Fidelity. It also has the widest listed price range of the season, $63.56 to $325.90.
December turns seated, all at once
Once November is over, the format changes. All nine December shows are seated, and three of them are holiday programs.
| Date | Show | Starts | Listed price range | Holiday program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed., Dec. 2 | A.J. Croce Presents Croce Plays Croce | 7:30 p.m. | $69.23 to $285.24 | No |
| Thu., Dec. 3 | Samantha Fish, Cedric Burnside and Daddy Long Legs | 7:30 p.m. | $64.13 to $153.71 | No |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Winter Nights with Matteo Bocelli | 8:00 p.m. | $86.24 to $188.29 | Seasonal title |
| Sun., Dec. 6 | Kenny G, The Miracles Holiday and Hits Tour | 7:30 p.m. | $97.58 to $244.99 | Yes |
| Tue., Dec. 8 | Mindi Abair's I Can't Wait For Christmas | 8:00 p.m. | $81.14 to $160.51 | Yes |
| Wed., Dec. 9 | Jim Norton | 8:00 p.m. | $37.98 to $61.69 | No |
| Thu., Dec. 10 | Tommy Emmanuel, CGP, with Trey Hensley | 7:00 p.m. | $63.00 to $165.05 | No |
| Sat., Dec. 12 | Shaun Cassidy, UNWRAPPED: Songs & Stories For The Holidays | 8:00 p.m. | $69.23 to $165.62 | Yes |
| Sun., Dec. 13 | The Fab Four | 7:30 p.m. | $52.23 to $120.26 | No |
The three explicitly holiday shows land on Dec. 6, Dec. 8 and Dec. 12, inside a single week. Doors open 90 minutes before each start time. As of late October, the hall listed every one of these shows as on sale, with none marked sold out. Because the season is so compressed, anyone hosting family over the holidays will find no hall show to take them to after Dec. 13.
Three nights when the neighborhood calendar overlaps the hall
A short walk from the hall also means short trips to everything else going on in Ponte Vedra Beach and Palm Valley. On three dates this fall, enough happens nearby that you will have to choose.
Friday, Nov. 6
The hall's day begins well before the music. Rock The Pantries, a food drive, runs at the venue from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. On the same Friday, the Ponte Vedra Farmers Market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Palm Valley Outdoors Bar & Grill, 377 S. Roscoe Blvd. Bruce Cockburn takes the stage at 8 p.m., so you could drop off pantry donations, shop the market and still make the show.
Saturday, Nov. 14
This is the busiest day of the fall. First Coast Cultural Center's Holiday Shoppes runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6000B Sawgrass Village Circle and continues Sunday, Nov. 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with local and handmade goods that include wood carvings, jewelry, local honey and glasswork. The visitor bureau lists admission at $5, and a private preview night on Friday, Nov. 13, runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for $45.
In Palm Valley the same Saturday, Hydaway Collective hosts Harvest at Hydaway, a fall celebration on the farm that is open to the community for $10, as the Ponte Vedra Recorder reported. That evening, Davide De Pierro plays the hall at 7:30 p.m., with doors at 6 p.m. Holiday Shoppes wraps up at 4 p.m., three and a half hours before De Pierro starts.
Saturday, Dec. 5
This one is a true conflict. The Palm Valley Boat Parade is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the Intracoastal Waterway, and a local listing names the Palm Valley Bridge on CR 210 as its location. Winter Nights with Matteo Bocelli opens its doors at 6:30 p.m. and starts at 8 p.m. With only two hours between the parade start and the downbeat, most people will pick one. If you don't, Kenny G plays the following night.
The 0.6 miles and the parking lot
Parking on site is free and first come, first served. For events not produced by SJC Cultural Events Inc., though, the producer decides whether to charge. The lot opens two hours before gates, and its posted rules ban tailgating, alcohol, pets, scalping and vending. The directions page does not mention overflow parking or a rideshare drop-off, so on a well-sold seated night, an early arrival or the 0.6-mile walk from The Plantation are the dependable options.
Whichever way you get there, the hall's other rules apply:
- Bags can be no larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches, all bags are searched, and backpacks are not allowed.
- Will Call is at the box office and opens about two hours before doors on show day. Bring a photo ID, and the account holder must be there.
- The box office is open Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and it accepts credit and debit cards only.
- Children's admission varies by event. Generally, children under two get in free on an adult's lap, but check with the box office for the specific show.
What the year looked like before this stretch
This compressed holiday run caps a busy 2026 for the venue. In February, the Ponte Vedra Recorder reported that the hall and THE PLAYERS Championship had launched the Sounds of Sawgrass series, with Tracy Lawrence and Robert Earl Keen booked for tournament week in March. In July, the Recorder reported a free Stage to Screen concert-film series on August Fridays and the hall's recognition in the 2026 MONDO-DR Awards, where it was the only venue in the Americas recognized in the Concert Hall category. The Jacksonville Business Journal covered that shortlisting and noted the venue's $12.9 million renovation.
After The Fab Four on Dec. 13, the next listed show is Donna The Buffalo with Cyril Neville on Thursday, Jan. 7, followed by Danny Gokey on Sunday, Jan. 10. That leaves 24 days in between with nothing on the hall's calendar.
A concert hall 0.6 miles from the gate is part of what living in The Plantation actually looks like day to day. If you'd like to talk about how that kind of nearby detail figures into your plans for the year ahead, Laura Worrell would be glad to talk it through. Request a Consultation.
