Calendar of Events

December 2019: Florida Keys Events

• Sponsored Event
• Apr 27, 2024 - Apr 27, 2024 Key Largo
• ART & SCIENCE FESTIVAL
• Website REEF Environmental Education
• 98300 Overseas Hwy Key Largo FL 33037
• Amy Lee 305-852-0030 E-mail
• Come see how the arts, science, and conservation are connected in our Florida Keys community and beyond! This family-friendly event includes hands-on activities, interactive displays, take-home art and science kits, and more!
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• Sponsored Event
• Apr 19, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024 Key West
• 42nd Annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration
• Website
• E-mail
• Party with Pirates, Admirals, Generals, Ambassadors & Island Royalty. 10 Days of FUN-Filled festivities for all ages! 20+ events at historic and unique venues in Key West. We Seceded… Where Others Failed!

• Sponsored Event
• Jul 20, 2024 - Jul 20, 2024 Key West
• Hemingway 5k Sunset Run & Paddleboard Race
• Website Start of Paddle Board Race Higgs Beach & Start of 5K Southernmost Point
• Higgs Beach & Southernmost Point Key West FL 33040
• Key West Half Marathon E-mail
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• Runners, walkers and paddleboard enthusiasts can test their skills and celebrate Ernest Hemingway’s sporting lifestyle Saturday, July 20th during the Hemingway 5k Sunset Run and Paddleboard Race. The athletic challenges are part of Hemingway Days!
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• Sponsored Event
• Mar 25, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024 Key Largo
• Fish & Friends Seminar
• Website REEF Environmental Education
• 98300 Overseas Hwy Key Largo FL 33037
• Amy Lee 305-852-0030 E-mail
• REEF Fish & Friends is a free, monthly community social and seminar series. Join us for light snacks and drinks plus an engaging, educational ocean-themed presentation. Seminars are live-streamed and recorded.
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• Sponsored Event
• Jul 17, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
• Sloppy Joe’s 43rd Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
• Website Sloppy Joes
• 201 Duval Street Key West FL 33040
• 305-294-5717 E-mail
• Key West’s most iconic and whimsical tribute to one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century, Ernest Hemingway. This event celebrates Hemingway’s life in Key West and enduring legacy in a way that’s as unique and spirited as the man himself.
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• Sponsored Event
• Dec 04, 2023 - Aug 31, 2024 Key West
• Christopher Peterson's Eyecons at Birdcage Cabaret
• Website SideBar featuring the Birdcage Cabaret
• 504 Angela St. Key West FL 33040
• Birdcage Cabaret
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• Christopher Peterson is a master of impersonations, both visually and vocally, and his comic timing is impeccable. The show is All Live, no lip-sync, and audiences will be thrilled with his many characterizations. Tickets available now!
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• Sponsored Event
• Jun 07, 2024 - Jun 09, 2024 The Lower Keys
• 31st Annual Dolphin Tournament Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce
• Website KOA Sugarloaf Key
• 251 State Rd 939 Summerland Key FL 33042
• Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce 305-872-2411 E-mail
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• The 31st Annual Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce Dolphin Tournament is coming up June 7-9! Enter to win over $35,000 in cash & prizes. Friday the 7th is registration & appetizers at 5pm and Sunday the 9th is dinner & awards at 6pm. Largest Dolphin Wins!!!
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• Sponsored Event
• Jun 05, 2024 - Jun 09, 2024 Key West LGBTQ
• Key West Pride
• Website Key West Business Guild
• 808 Duval Street Key West FL 33040
• 305-294-4603 E-mail
• Celebrate PRIDE on a tropical island that is legendary for its laid-back style and its open and accepting atmosphere. Show us your pride, we will show you our Key West Pride!
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• Jun 3, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019 Islamorada Arts & Culture
• Diving With a Purpose, 15 Year Odyssey: Restoring Our Oceans, Preserving Our Heritage
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• Multiple groups such as Diving With a Purpose, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Biscayne National Park, and more have spent 15 years working together to showcase cultural and natural resources throughout the country. They focus in the protection, documentation, and interpretation of African slave trade shipwrecks and the maritime history and culture of African-Americans. This new exhibit at the History of Diving Museum, mile marker 82.9, highlights several shipwrecks and aircraft and the archaeological processes used to study them.

• Nov 14, 2019 - Dec 7, 2019 Marathon Arts & Culture
• Marathon Community Theater presents: A Greater Tuna
• Website
• What do Arles Struvie, Thurston Wheelis, Aunt Pearl, Petey Fisk, Didi Snavely, and Bertha Bumiller have in common? In this hilarious send-up of small-town morals and mores, they are all among the upstanding citizens of Tuna, Texas’ third-smallest town. Greater Tuna, the prequel to the Theater’s 2014-15 season’s "A Tuna Christmas,”features two actors creating the entire population of Tuna, Texas. A tour-de-farce of quick change artistry, our two actors travel across the stage like two whirling dervishes donning costume after costume, persona after persona. Two actors, twenty characters, and a barrel of laughs, y’all. Showtimes 8 p.m.; Sunday matinee 3 p.m.

• Dec 1, 2019 The Lower Keys
• I Love Stock Island Holiday Lighting Ceremony
• Website
• Join the businesses and community of Stock Island as they kickoff and celebrate the season with a festive holiday tree lighting ceremony. Free admission; held 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Enjoy a Welcome reception, Tree lighting, Social gathering and refreshments. Hearts are to be available for display in honor/memory of your loved ones. Located at Fishbusterz parking lot, at the corner of Maloney and 4th Street.

• Dec 1, 2019 Key West
• Key West Artisan Market: Red Ribbon Day Edition
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• Enjoy a full bar, coffee, smoothies, natural juices and cut fruit, multiple food trucks and stalls, from 10AM to 2PM. Shop a curated outdoor market offering fine crafts, art and jewelry from talented Florida Keys makers. Stock your pantry and fridge with fresh produce, artisan cheeses, local seafood, honey, pickles and so much more. Free entry & parking. Bring your own bags! We invite you to "Rock the Red Ribbon Together" and wear a ribbon or pick up a free ribbon from volunteers of the Key West Business Guild.

• Dec 1, 2019 Key West
• World AIDS Day Service at the Key West AIDS Memorial
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• Come out and join your friends in celebrating the lives of loved ones in Key West, the first United States City to have an AIDS Memorial. . The Key West World AIDS Day Service will be held at the AIDS Memorial, at the foot of White Street and the Edward B. Knight Pier, on Sunday, December 1 at 5 pm. The service begins with a candlelight Memorial March from the Key West City Hall down White Street to the Memorial.  Marchers will assemble at 4:30 PM.

• Dec 1, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Key West Theater presents: Max Weinberg
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• The longtime drummer of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s previ-ous late-night television show, Max Weinberg, creates a truly interactive experience with “Jukebox”, inviting the audience to choose the set list, in real time, that he and his crack four-piece group will play. Doors open 7 p.m., show starts 8 p.m.

• Dec 4, 2019 Key West
• Key West Lighted Bike Ride
• Claire Hiller at 305-809-5000 E-mail Website
• The Lighted Bike Ride helps to gather the needed toys for the struggling, working families of Key West for the holidays. Families and individuals with lighted and decorated bikes ride through the streets for the community to see. Entry for the bike ride is an unwrapped toy or monetary donation for Holiday Helpers. Wesley House Family Services coordinates this bike ride - registration begins October 1 online. This year the Coke Florida Caravan will be in Bayview Park to provide free photos with Santa along with cookies (from Winn Dixie) and milk - 5pm – 7:30pm. The Lighted Bike Ride will leave Bayview Park at 7pm Entry fee for the Bike Ride is one unwrapped toy for Holiday Helpers or monetary donation

• Dec 5, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Tennessee Williams Theater presents: Sutton Foster
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• Sutton Foster is an award-winning actor, singer and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows – most recently the revival of Violet – and originated roles in the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein, Shrek The Musical, and her Tony Award-winning performances in Anything Goes and Thoroughly Moder. Showtime 8 p.m., Tennessee Williams Theater, 5901 College Rd.

• Dec 5, 2019 - Dec 7, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• COAST is Clear Music & Arts Festival
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• Coast Projects — along with Key West Art & Historical Society, Green Parrot and Blue Heaven — are to host the Third Annual COAST Is Clear Music & Arts Festival throughout Bahama Village. The festival will feature local arts events and music by a top-notch lineup of internationally acclaimed performers including Rayland Baxter, SUSTO and Tim Reynolds, to name a few.

• Dec 6, 2019 Marathon
• Marathon Lighted Bike Ride
• Claire Hiller at 305-809-5000 E-mail Website
• The Lighted Bike Ride helps to gather the needed toys for the struggling, working families of Marathon for the holidays. Families and individuals with lighted and decorated bikes ride through the streets for the community to see. Begins at the Frontage Road at the Marathon Airport. Entry for the bike ride is an unwrapped toy or monetary donation for Holiday Helpers. Wesley House Family Services coordinates this bike ride - registration is available online. This year the Coke Florida Caravan will be at the Marathon Airport to provide free photos with Santa along with cookies and milk 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Lighted Bike Ride will leave the Frontage Road at 7pm.

• Dec 7, 2019 Key Largo
• Light Up Key Largo!
• 305-451-1414 Website
• Come get into the spirit of the holidays with the lighting of the Key Largo Xmas tree and loads of fun activities for the kids. Sponsored by the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce, holiday happenings with live music, decorations, food and drinks are to spark the seasonal spirit. The annual tree lighting is to be held at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center and Key Largo Cultural Center, MM 102, from 5-9 p.m. Eggnog, caroling and an appearance from Santa and Mrs. Claus are virtually guaranteed to put everyone in a festive mood.

• Dec 7, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• TRIKW Sprint & Olympic Triathlon
• E-mail Website
• The Key West Triathlon expects up to 1,000 participants and some of the sport's best known triathletes; TRIKW allows you to bask in the warm weather and the waters of the Atlantic Ocean while the rest of the country is experiencing winter. Olympic and Sprint distances. Event highlights feature an Aquabike competition this year, along with a .76 km Atlantic Ocean swim from Higgs Beach, a 20km U.S. 1 cycling ride along South Roosevelt Boulevard and a 5km run along Smathers Beach.

• Dec 8, 2019 Islamorada
• Fifth Annual Islamorada Half Marathon and 10K
• Robbie McClung 305-587-0901 E-mail Website
• Winter distance runners in the Florida Keys can welcome warmer climes and the return of Islamorada's annual Half Marathon, 10k and the run-for-fun Beach N' Beer Mile. The subtropical road race is open to bucket list runners or newbies of all ages and skill levels. Registration is open for the half-marathon and 10k events Saturday, Dec. 7. At noon the fun-while-you-run Beach N' Beer Mile kicks off from the iconic Robbie's Marina, mile marker 77.5 bayside. The main half-marathon and 10k events Sunday also begin at Robbie's Marina.

• Dec 8, 2019 Marathon
• Tucker Degraw Memorial Christmas Boat Parade
• Website
• Christmas lights on outriggers, Santa's elves and brightly lit deck displays highlight the beautiful festivities during the Key Colony Beach Boat Parade. Set to begin at dusk from the 7th Street canal, the parade is open to all boats, and the route visits canals and cuts, and passes city hall three times. Great viewing spots include Sadowski Causeway at MM 53.5 and the dock area behind city hall and the post office. The public is welcome. Sponsored by the Key Colony Beach Fishing & Boating Club

• Dec 8, 2019 Key West
• Heirloom Art Auction
• Website
• Staged at the Hemingway Rum Company, 201 Simonton St., this evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with appetizers prepared by Iron Chefs and signature rum drinks, followed by a live art auction of pieces from the estate of Judge Tegan Slaton and his widow Rosemary Enright. Proceeds are to benefit the Wesley House. Admission is $20, and is applied toward any art purchase.

• Dec 8, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Third Annual Eaton Street Christmas Stroll
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• Key West Theater, The Studios of Key West, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Tropic Cinema, Keys Choral Arts & Key West United Methodist Church reunite for a “new” Christmas tradition! During this new holiday tradition on Eaton Street, each venue will host a short Christmas-themed performance with caroling as you walk from presentation to presentation. The evening will begin at 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church. Tickets are $25 per person, available online

• Dec 12, 2019 Key West
• Full 'Cold' Moon Kayak Tour and Adventure with Blue Moon Kayak
• SIGN UP 305-209-8303 E-mail Website
• Paddle under the glowing sunset and the rising moon. Perfect for all ages and skill level. This trip will have you howlin’ at the moon with the cool breeze and sounds of water splashing against your kayak as you paddle. During the paddle, we break for our popular S’Mores, an American tradition consisting of graham cracker, marshmallow and Hershey chocolate sandwiched together. A delight with everyone. Guests are welcome to bring small coolers filled with favorite beverages and snacks. From 6-8 p.m., depart from Sunset Marina, 5555 College Rd. Book online or call to reserve.

• Dec 12, 2019 - Dec 28, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Waterfront Playhouse presents: Around the World in 80 Days
• Website
• Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Characters such as Phileas Fogg, Detective Fix, Passepartout, Sir Francis, Aouda and the British Council make for an evening of live entertainment. Showtimes 8 p.m.

• Dec 13, 2019 The Lower Keys
• Stock Island Lighted Boat Parade
• Website
• Kick off the holiday season and the start of the I Love Stock Island Festival at the Stock Island Marina with a procession of lighted vessels in all sizes – kayaks, dinghies, fishing boats, sailing ships, private yachts and more!  Get merry with plenty of free parking, food from Matt's Stock Island, Salty Oyster, The Barrel House, food trucks and more, along with easy viewing of the parade of watercraft. Free, family-friendly and open to the public! Starts at 7 p.m.

• Dec 13, 2019 The Lower Keys
• Taste of Stock Island
• Website
• Get off the beaten path and eat your way across Stock Island in a matter of hours as part of the annual I Love Stock Island Festival. From 4-7 p.m., taste a selection of curated plates and beverages at the locals’ favorite spots, and experience one of the Keys’ hidden gems. Plus, be some of the first to experience The Perry's new BBQ & Brews restaurant, The Barrel House! Limited tickets available, purchase online here.

• Dec 13, 2019 - Dec 15, 2019 The Lower Keys Arts & Culture
• Third Annual I Love Stock Island Festival
• Jill Snodgrass 573-680-5468 E-mail Website
• Celebrate Stock Island's culture and heritage with culinary offerings featuring fresh-off-the-boat seafood, wine and beer tastings, history and art studio tours, live music and other elements that showcase the eclectic island and its working waterfront. Highlights include a lighted boat parade from Stock Island Marina Village; kid's activities & Little Mr. & Miss contest, and more.

• Dec 14, 2019 Key West
• Sixth Annual Parade of Paws and Shopping Bazaar
• 305-294-4857 Website
• Bring your dogs, wear a t-shirt with a picture of your kitty with pride, or walk with a paddle displaying your pet's photo! Shopping Bazaar inside the dog park features entertainment, food vendors, a Kissing Booth, holiday gifts for that special snuggle bug and more! A unique opportunity to support the lifesaving mission caring for the Keys' community's homeless animals, the event supports the Florida Keys SPCA. Check in is 9 a.m. Event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Higgs Beach, at the Higgs Dog Park. Bring four-legged friends to meet the reigning King and Queen.

• Dec 14, 2019 Key West
• 12th Annual Rudolph Red Nosed 5k Run
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• Don your festive holiday running attire, affix your ruby-red nose, and join in the fun, starting and ending at the Southernmost Beach Café,1405 Duval St. Race day check-in starts at 7 a.m. with 8 a.m. start time. After the race, enjoy refreshments, fun, prizes and a huge silent auction.

• Dec 14, 2019 Islamorada Arts & Culture
• Free Outdoor Pops-in-the-Park Band Concert: Suite Dreams
• Website
• Florida Keys Community Concert Band Presents its 2019-2020 season at Islamorada Founders Park, Bayside, MM 87, Plantation Key. Performances are outdoors; no chairs provided. Starts at 4:00 p.m. Admission free for all concerts.

• Dec 14, 2019 Marathon
• Boot Key Harbor Christmas by the Sea Lighted Boat Parade
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• Hosted by Marathon Marina and Resort, boats of all sizes, dinghies to yachts, sail or power, are invited to show off their holiday decorating skills. Parade starts at 6 p.m. and winds through Boot Key Harbor and ends with a festive gala at Marathon Marina and Resort at 8:30 p.m. Spectators welcome! A $500 Grand Prize is up for grabs with additional prizes for best in each division.

• Dec 15, 2019 Marathon
• Winter Wonderland at Crane Point Museum & Nature Center
• Website
• Did someone say Reindeer Ponies? From 4-8 p.m., families of all ages can visit with Santa, who will be there to meet with the kids. Other events include: sleigh rides, hot chocolate bar, chocolate fountain, Keys Dance Academy Dancers and more. There are even predictions of snow!

• Dec 15, 2019 Key West
• Key West Artisan Market: Holiday Shop Local edition
• Website
• Enjoy a full bar, coffee, smoothies, natural juices and cut fruit, multiple food trucks and stalls, from 10AM to 2PM. Shop a curated outdoor market offering fine crafts, art and jewelry from talented Florida Keys makers. Stock your pantry and fridge with fresh produce, artisan cheeses, local seafood, honey, pickles and so much more. Free entry & parking. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Clarence H. Higgs Memorial Beach. Bring your own bags. A fantastic, family-friendly, free event. The show will be stocked with keys-made items perfect for gift giving this holiday season.

• Dec 15, 2019 Key West
• Christmas on the Sheriff's Animal Farm
• 305-293-7300 Website
• From 1-3 p.m., kids and adults can visit the furry, fluffy and feathered residents of the Animal Farm and petting zoo and get a photo taken with Santa. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm is situated at the county's detention center just outside Key West at 5501 College Road. This event is free and open to the public. The Sheriff's Animal Farm is open the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

• Dec 15, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Rams Head Production presents: Bret Michaels at Key West Theater
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• As front man for the legendary rock band Poison, Bret Michaels has sold 25 million records and scored an amazing 15 chartbusting Top 40 singles including "Talk Dirty To Me," "Something To Believe In," "Nothing But A Good Time" and the timeless #1 smash "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." After more than 25 years in the business this award winning, multi platinum superstar's career continues to move at warp speed. Doors open 7 p.m., show starts 8 p.m.

• Dec 17, 2019 Key West
• South Florida National Parks Trust presents 'Tortugas Tales'
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• Staged at the Florida Keys Eco Discovery Center, 35 E. Quay Rd., the event is to feature stories from the Dry Tortugas as presented by award-winning authors James Kushlan and Kirsten Hines and updates on Dry Tortugas National Park and its education programs by park manager Glenn Simpson and lead ranger Curtis Hall. 'Tortugas Tales' coincides with the release of a new history book on the Dry Tortugas as an opportunity to feature Dry Tortugas National Park, its human and natural history, current stewardship, visitor opportunities, and to highlight Dry Tortugas National Park educational programs supported by the South Florida National Parks Trust. Event is free and open to the public. Doors open 6 p.m., presentations begin 6:30 p.m. RSVP online.

• Dec 18, 2019 Marathon
• Paint Night Class: Keys Style Holiday Ornaments
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• Follow along for step-by-step instructions to paint a mermaid and starfish ornament, or choose from several stencils and create your own. Starts at 5:30 p.m., at Overseas Pub & Grill, registration required, cost is $35 pp, sign up online here. A $5 donation per painter benefits the Florida Keys SPCA of Marathon.

• Dec 19, 2019 - Dec 20, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Tennessee Williams Theater presents: The Play That Goes Wrong
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• This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Showtimes 8 p.m., Tennessee Williams Theater, 5901 College Rd.

• Dec 19, 2019 The Lower Keys Arts & Culture
• Pop & Pour at The Perry: Holiday Ornament Edition
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• Join artist Jasmine Jones of Ocean Blues Studio for The Perry's version of a 'paint & sip’ class! In true island style, attendees will be painting under the palm trees, but with a holiday twist. This class starts at 7 p.m. at the Salty Oyster, will feature ornament painting, perfect for decorating your own home or for gift-giving. Great for all-ages, and 21+ get a complimentary drink ticket with class purchase! Class $50, includes three ornaments. Limited seats, reserve spot online.

• Dec 21, 2019 Key Largo
• Key Largo Boat Parade
• Marlen Weeks 305-394-1680 Website
• Blackwater Sound will shimmer as decorated boats parade along the shoreline in celebration of the holiday season.  The best viewing and libations are to be found at Jimmy Johnson’s Big Chill, Sundowner’s Restaurant and the Caribbean Club, MM 103-104 Bayside.  The parade is free to enter; one grand prize winner and one randomly selected lucky boat are to receive $500 each.  Hosted by The Rotary Club of Key Largo Sunset, the parade starts at 7:30 p.m.

• Dec 21, 2019 Key West
• Discovery Saturday Educational Series: Coral Crafts
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• Kids in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to join the free, fun-filled Discovery Saturday at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center (35 East Quay Road, Key West) from 10-11 a.m. Hosted by Reef Relief, children will make candy coral crafts and learn. Free admission, free parking. Discovery Saturday is held the third Saturday of every month. Pre-registration is recommended. The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is located at 35 East Quay Road on the Truman Annex waterfront in Key West.

• Dec 22, 2019 Key West
• Candy Canes and Kayaks
• Website
• From 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Blue Moon Kayak Key West will take you on the Gulf and around Stock Island to view the twinkling holiday lights across the water. Join a family-friendly event with candy canes for everyone! $50 per person. Departs from Sunset Marina, 5555 College Rd.

• Dec 26, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Fringe Theater presents: An Evening Lost with Lillian Baxter
• 305-731-0581 E-mail Website
• 1970s TV icon Lillian Baxter just had her show cancelled. What’s a "everything's coming up roses" girl to do? Industrial musicals, game shows, sitcoms, and Broadway for a start! Lillian reminds us that what is lost can always be found. Performance 7 p.m. at Little Room Jazz Club, 821 Duval St. Fringe Theater is Key West's community-focused theater providing unique opportunities for people to see and do theater. 

• Dec 28, 2019 Key West Arts & Culture
• Rams Head Productions presents: Blackberry Smoke
• Website
• Scorched-blues and Southern rock fans are going to love this show! Performances also from Georgia Satellites and Bishop Gun, of Natchez, Mississippi, rooted in the history and sounds of their home and the surrounding Delta, featuring a blend of rock and roll, soul and blues. Starts at 4 p.m. Key West Amphitheater, Truman Waterfront at 21 Quay Rd. Tickets available online.

• Dec 29, 2019 Key West
• Key West Artisan Market: Bring in the New! edition
• Website
• Enjoy a full bar, coffee, smoothies, natural juices and cut fruit, multiple food trucks and stalls from 10AM to 2PM. Shop a curated outdoor market offering fine crafts, art and jewelry from talented Florida Keys makers. Stock your pantry and fridge with fresh produce, artisan cheeses, local seafood, honey, pickles and so much more. Free entry & parking. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Clarence H. Higgs Memorial Beach. Bring your own bags. A fantastic, family-friendly, free event. The artists will be stocked with keys-made items perfect to treat yourself to the gift you always wanted! Plus check out the selection of wine by the bottle, great snacks for your New Year's Eve festivities and fabulous cuisine worthy of a special dinner celebrating 2020.

• Dec 31, 2019 Marathon
• Isla Bella Beach Resort's New Year's Eve Dinner, Dancing & Celebration
• Website
• Ring in the New Year at Marathon’s new Isla Bella Beach Resort for a night of food, spectacular views and dancing the night away.  Evening includes a one-hour cocktail reception overlooking the water, dinner buffet featuring a seafood bar, carving station, creative sides, and dessert bar, followed by dancing the night away. Open to the public, reservations required. Per person fees apply.

• Dec 31, 2019 The Lower Keys
• Sun Salutations and Health & Fitness Fair
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• Enjoy the new event lawn at The Perry Hotel for '108 Sun Salutations' from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to end 2019 on a fit note! This donation-based event is open to the public with donations to benefit the Florida Keys SPCA animal rescue shelter. Celebrate your practice with a mimosa toast, then shop health & fitness booths including FYT Key West, Amber Air Essentials, and more. Booths open at 9:30 following yoga - please BYOM (bring your own mat).

• Dec 31, 2019 Key West
• Old Island Restoration Foundation presents: 1860s or 1960s Costume Gala
• Website
• Travel back to the 1960’s for our 60th year anniversary themed NYE party. The fabulously dressed 21-plus crowd sets the scene. This is an exclusive event at the Garden at the Oldest House Museum, 322 Duval St. Limited Seating. The porch will also be open to watch the revelers promenade on Duval Street. Gate opens 6:00 pm; Dinner 8:15pm; Countdown at midnight. Tickets $225pp, available online.

• Dec 31, 2019 Key West
• Key West Dachshund Walk
• Website
• Frost-free Key West becomes a "wiener wonderland" when about 200 dachshunds and their owners take a noontime New Year's Eve stroll through the island's picturesque downtown. Spectators can watch the fun and meet the canine participants on Fleming Street between Whitehead and Duval streets.