Calendar of Events
Current Florida Keys Events
- Sponsored Event
- Nov 18, 2024 - Dec 30, 2024 Key West
- Waterfront Winter Wonderland
- Website
- 21 Quay Rd Key West FL 33040
- Liz Love E-mail
- Enjoy Visits with Santa, live music performances, and festive celebrations throughout the season! Home to Key Wests only ice rink, we will also have thrilling carnival rides and fun for the whole family at Waterfront Winter Wonderland!
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- Sponsored Event
- Nov 30, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024 The Lower Keys
- The Island Art Festival 2024
- Website Lower Keys Chamber Grounds MM31
- 31020 Overseas Hwy | Mile Marker 31 Big Pine Key FL 33042
- Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce E-mail
- 'Tis the season for unique finds! Discover hand-crafted treasures, stunning art, and specialty gifts perfect for every holiday wish list. With something for everyone and prices that sparkle, your holiday shopping just got a lot more fun!
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- Sponsored Event
- Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 Key West
- Key West Half Marathon & Runfest
- Website Key West Historical Seaport
- 231 Margaret Street Key West FL 33040
- 305-240-0727 E-mail
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- The 27th Anniversary of the Key West Half Marathon & 5k will take place during the week-end of January 18-19, 2025. On top of previous years race day events, this years race will include the Papa’s Pilar Rum Stroll and Key West Beach N’ Beer Mile!
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- Sponsored Event
- Jan 09, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 Key West
- KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR
- Website Coffee Butler Amphitheater
- 21 Quay Rd Key West FL 33040
- 305-293-9291 E-mail
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- Calling all readers! The 42nd annual Key West Literary Seminar explores “Family” with renowned authors like John Irving, Ayana Mathis, and S.A. Cosby. Four days of engaging talks, book signings, music, and parties celebrating this vibrant literary city!
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- May 17, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 Islamorada Arts & Culture
- History of Diving Museum: Salvaging the Deep
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- Learn about some of the world's deepest wrecks and how salvage divers got there in the museum's featured exhibit, on display through Dec. 31. Mile marker 82.9.
- Sep 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden: Scarecrows in the Garden
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- Get your spooky on at the 6th annual Scarecrows in the Forest Art exhibition and Contest. Around the corner, in a meadow or right in front of you, made from natural, recycled and repurposed material, scarecrows are found throughout the Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. The exhibit runs Sept. 1-Nov. 30.
- Sep 13, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 The Florida Keys Arts & Culture
- Key West Art & Historical Society: The Antic Humor of Richard Weatherwax
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- Richard Watherwax has more than 40 years’ experience in commercial, editorial, advertising and wedding photography. After 25 years shooting in Manhattan for top corporate brand clients, Watherwax found his home in Key West where he took to the easy, laid-back atmosphere of Key West like a duck to water. He developed his own unique style of art that many have called ‘Watherwax Whimsy.' The exhibition marks the photographer's 90th birthday later this year. The exhibition, on display through Nov. 24, is displayed in the Bryan Gallery at the Custom House Museum, 281 Front St.
- Nov 7, 2024 - Nov 28, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Studios of Key West: Memory Lane with works by Catherine Solmo
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- This exhibition features works by Catherine Solo. Inspired by old photographs and her grandfather’s vivid stories, Solmo creates nostalgic paintings that pay tribute to past generations of Conchs and their traditions. She crafts unique stories through her art, presenting the island as it once was. The work keeps the spirit of old Key West alive, weaving narratives with humor and compassion. 533 Eaton St.
- Nov 14, 2024 - Dec 7, 2024 Marathon Arts & Culture
- Marathon Community Theater: Beer for Breakfast
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- This comedy features a group of men who gather for a weekend at a cabin to eat, drink and reminisce about their high school and college days in the 70s and indulge their fondness for drinking beer for breakfast. One of the men, the cabin owner, doesn't show up but his estranged wife does. What follows is a battle of wit and stamina over which is the stronger sex. Showtimes at 8 p.m. 5101 Overseas Hwy.
- Nov 20, 2024 - Dec 14, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Waterfront Playhouse: Into the Woods
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- Into the Woods is one of the late Stephen Sondheim's most well-known musicals. It explores the intertwining of well-known fairytales, but more importantly, the consequences of the actions in those stories. Showtimes nightly at 8 p.m. plus three 2 p.m. Saturday matinees on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 and 14.
- Nov 24, 2024 Key West
- Sheriff’s Animal Farm Open House
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- Visit the family-friendly Monroe County Sheriff's Animal Farm, open the second and fourth Sundays of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Visits are free of charge, but donations are always welcomed. Stock Island Detention Center, 5501 College Rd.
- Nov 26, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series: The Rise of the Sunshine State Mafia
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- While Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone are often associated with organized crime in Florida, the state’s homegrown mafia played an equally significant role in shaping its underworld. Journalist and author L.L. Kirchner's research on on Florida's larger-than-life crime figures reveals a complex tapestry of characters who molded the Sunshine State’s identity and the state's uniquely Floridian brand of organized crime. 6 to 7 p.m., Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St.
- Nov 27, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Lighting of the Key West Harbor Walk of Lights
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- Gather on the Harbor Walk plaza at Greene and Elizabeth St. to best see the official lighting of the 2024 Key West Harbor Walk of Lights with lights and creative displays reflecting the Maritime History of Key West. The Key West Harbor Walk of Lights stays lit nightly through New Year's Eve, stretching along the Key West Historic Seaport and Key West Bight Marina. Festive music starts at 5 p.m., by the Fishing Buoy tree, with the tree lighting at 6 p.m. Music at the Lobster Trap tree begins at 6 p.m. with the tree at 7 p.m. The displays are to remain illuminated nightly through Dec. 31.
- Nov 27, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Key West Holiday Fest
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- A merry range of celebrations during Key West's busy holiday season traditionally includes the Harbor Walk of Lights, Holiday Historic Inn Tours and a lighted boat parade with festively lit vessels and good cheer. Other events include the annual hometown holiday parade, festive island lights tours via the Conch Tour Train and Old Town Trolley, seasonal artisan markets and bazaars, and New Year’s Eve “drops” that spoof New York City’s annual Times Square “ball drop.”
- Nov 28, 2024 Key West
- Southernmost Turkey Trot 5k & 1-Mile Rooster Romp
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- Have some fun with family and friends and work up an appetite with the 2nd annual Southernmost Turkey Trot 5k or the 1-mile Rooster Romp walk. Races begin at 8 a.m. at the Southernmost Point Buoy, 1400 Whitehead St. Proceeds benefit Reef Relief.
- Nov 29, 2024 Key West
- Black Friday Shopping Extravaganza
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- This Black Friday, get outside instead of online and join the Key West Artisan Market, the Truman Waterfront Farmers Market and shop Mom & Pop Key West along with local Keys artists, crafters, makers and providers for the fourth annual Black Friday Shopping Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Truman Waterfront Park. Score one-of-a-kind gifts, unique handmade items, exquisite art and meet awesome people offering delicious culinary delights, yummy beverages and the views you won't find at any mall for a memorable shopping experience.
- Nov 29, 2024 - Dec 7, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Key West International Dance Co.: Fiesta de Navidad Tropical
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- Fiesta de Navidad delivers a festive extravaganza to ignite the holiday spirit. With world-class Latin dance and vibrant costumes, this joyful celebration also offers the opportunity for audience members of all ages to dance on stage with a live band! Performances take place at 8 p.m. at San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St.
- Nov 30, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Key West Theater: The Broken Hearts - Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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- The Broken Hearts were created by former Tom Petty and Mudcrutch band mate, bassist Charlie Souza, along with singer/songwriter Shawn Scheller as a tribute to Petty's passing in October of 2017. Originally intended only as a temporary project, the group of musicians including keyboardist Robin Swenson (Air Supply, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, 3 Dog Night), guitarist Joe Sanders, drummer Scott Lockhart, Souza and Scheller became continuously requested to return to events in Tom's honor. In 2018, the decision was made to become an official touring tribute project paying respect and honor to his life and music. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show at 8 p.m. 512 Eaton St.
- Nov 30, 2024 Islamorada Arts & Culture
- Green Turtle Comedy Show
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- This month nationally touring comedian Dougie Almeida (SiriusXM, FOX Sports, World Series of Comedy Finalist) headlines with South Florida favorites Zach Bugarin featuring and Lando Gonzalez hosting. Showtimes at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Seating starts 30 minutes prior to shows. Come early for drinks and dinner. MM 81.2
- Nov 30, 2024 Islamorada Arts & Culture
- Island Grill: Fall Fest Beach Party
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- Two live bands; a DJ, live dancers; food specials including sushi, BBQ and stone crab claws; and drink specials. Admission tickets available on Eventbrite.
- Nov 30, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
- Hogfish Bar & Grill 22nd Anniversary Party
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- Hogfish Bar & Grill, home to fresh seafood, great drinks, panoramic waterfront views, outdoor dining and plenty of local characters for a truly authentic Keys experience, is celebrating its 22nd anniversary Sat. Nov. 30. Enjoy great food and special musical guests Mac McAnally - 10-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band - along with Scotty Emerick and Eric Darken. 6810 Front Street, Stock Island.
- Nov 30, 2024 The Lower Keys Arts & Culture
- Lower Keys Island Art Festival
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- Get your holiday shopping off to a fun and festive start at the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce's Island Art Festival. Find beautiful, one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted art items by many talented artisans from both near and far at reasonable price points. Enjoy great music and food throughout the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at the Chamber of Commerce grounds, MM 31 oceanside.
- Nov 30, 2024 Key West
- Hog Trot 5k
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- Sign up for the 30th annual Hog Trot to run or walk to burn off those Turkey Day calories. The race begins and ends in front of Hogs Breath Saloon, 400 Front Street. Proceeds benefit the Florida Keys SPCA, dedicated to protecting animals and providing them with a safe, loving environment. Race starts at 8 a.m.
- Nov 30, 2024 Marathon Arts & Culture
- Marathon Garden Club: Holiday Bazaar
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- The club's annual Holiday Bazaar includes a huge plant sale, including many native Florida plants perfect for Keys landscaping and butterfly gardening, along with orchids, craft vendors, holiday attire, baked goods, holiday decor and unique gift items. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5270 Overseas Hwy, across from Publix.
- Nov 30, 2024 Key Largo Environmental
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park: Campfire Program - Taming Lionfish
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- Join a ranger for "Taming Lionfish," a campfire program about one of the most notorious invasive species in Florida. Enjoy some s'mores while you're at it! The program takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the park's Campfire Circle near Snook Pavilion. Arrive before 5 p.m. to enter the park. Program is free with regular park admission.