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St. Augustine Beach mayor and PIO recap December events, preview Art and Bark and Arbor Day
Summary
Mayor Dylan Rumrell interviewed Melinda Conlon, the city’s communications and events coordinator, about December’s scaled-back fireworks and community events and upcoming celebrations including Art and Bark, an Arbor Day ceremony and a November art walk.
Mayor Dylan Rumrell interviewed Melinda Conlon, the City of St. Augustine Beach communications and events coordinator, in a short “Monday with the Mayor” program about the city’s recent December events and a slate of upcoming community activities.
Conlon said the city adapted its New Year’s celebration during the COVID-19 pandemic and kept some of those changes going. “So we started something called light up the beach, which was several events, an art walk actually, 2 art walks that 1st year and a holiday market,” Conlon said, recounting the 2020 pivot. She said the city brought back a fireworks show in 2021 but “we kept it scaled back more community friendly,” and that the boulevard was kept open so local businesses could receive visitors during events.
Conlon described new and recurring events for 2025. She said she created “Art and Bark in the Park,” held at Lakeside Park Veterans Memorial, which pairs local artists with a dog adoption component featuring Ayla’s Acres. She also said the city will hold an Arbor Day celebration on “the last Friday in April,” plans another Art Walk in November and will resume the holiday-season programming at year’s end.
Rummell also noted a community remembrance scheduled for this week: “this Friday also is the 50 year anniversary of Ron Parker over in the city of St. Augustine Beach at Ron Parker Park,” he said, calling Parker “a great human being.”
The interview was brief (roughly three minutes) and focused on event logistics, community support for local businesses and volunteer involvement. No formal city actions, votes or budget decisions were discussed during the exchange.
Upcoming event details that Conlon mentioned—locations, dates beyond the general timing, and admission or permit requirements—were not specified in the interview. The city’s events web pages and social media were named as the channels Conlon manages for announcements.
