Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance at The Ritz-Carlton
One of the nation's largest classic car shows featuring over 230 rare cars and motorcycles from private collections nationwide. Held on the grounds of The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island and the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach. This car show is a must-see for everyone.

Bausch & Lomb Championships at Amelia Island Plantation
This premier Women's Tennis Association Tour event is one of the favorite stops for both players and fans alike.

Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Celebrate Fernandina Beach as the birthplace of the modern shrimping industry with more than 150,000 visitors as you enjoy fine arts and crafts, antiques, regional and local music acts, shrimp and seafood dishes, parade, fireworks, pirates and family fun. A Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event.

Nassau Sportfishing Kingfish Tournament of Champions
Held at the downtown marina in Fernandina Beach, this has become the third largest event on the Southern Kingfish Association tournament trail drawing in many participants and spectators. This four-day event includes a fish fry community dinner, music, festivities, and fishing fun. Major cash awards ae given to the top angler.

Residents of North Hampton can also partake in various outdoor activities sure to keep you busy all-year long…

Bird Watching
Northeast Florida is a birding paradise. Each season offers its own unique opportunities. The Great Florida Birding Trail begins at Fort Clinch. The trail makes it easy for all birders-whether casual or expert, locals or visitors-to find new birding sites throughout the state. Guides detailing what species to expect at each site and the best times for viewing can be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Centers, Fort Clinch and Little Talbot State Park.

Marine and Mammal Life
Each winter, endangered Northern Right Whales travel from Canada's Atlantic Coast to give birth off Amelia Island's shores. With less than 400 of these huge mammals left, every single calf is vital to the future of this endangered species. The numerous creeks and rivers which feed the Intracoastal Waterway provide wide-eyed onlookers the opportunity for viewing dolphins, manatees, otters and alligators.

Stroll our beaches from May to October and you will discover areas marked with stakes and yellow tape. These are markers for sea turtle nests. Loggerhead, Green and occasionally Leatherback female turtles will deposit a clutch of about 100 ping-pong ball-sized eggs that will hatch 55-60 days later. The hatchlings are instinctively drawn to the lightest horizon, which should be the moon and starlight reflected on the surf. If lights from beachside homes are brighter, the young turtles will head inland and die in the sand dunes. Residents and visitors to Amelia Island are asked to observe the light ordinance from sundown to sunrise during Sea Turtle nesting season.

West Indian Manatees are frequently seen in Amelia Island's creeks and rivers during the warmer months. Boaters should be especially careful since manatees, which are also called sea cows, graze on submerged vegetation in shallow waters. Collisions and cuts from boat propellers are a common cause of death for these endangered mammals.

Fishing
For the fisherman, Nassau County is the place to come and cast a line. Its abundance of rivers, inlets and ocean offers over 100 species of fish. Red Bass, Trout and Flounder can be found in oyster beds along the riverbeds and run year round. Tarpon, Kingfish, Barracuda and Amberjacks are just a few of the many sport fish found in the waters off Amelia Island.

Boating
Amelia Island is a boater's paradise. With endless opportunities to enjoy a day on the water, there are plenty of places to fish and watch wildlife, and great sites to see.

Kayaking and Canoeing
Kayaking and Canoeing are exciting even for a novice paddler. Imagine escaping into a wilderness of warmth and beauty, filled with wildlife and adventure, gliding silently along and coming upon a flock of ibis, or watching an eagle soar above.