Calendar of Events
Current Florida Keys Fishing Events
- 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
- Aug 29, 2024 - Sep 02, 2024 Key West
- Key West Brewfest
- Website Southernmost Beach Resort
- 1319 Duval Street Key West FL 33040
- Get ready to raise your glass at Brewfest, the tasting event in Key West! Hosted by Southernmost Beach Resort, soak up the sun, enjoy refreshing brews, and dance to live music. Experience this celebration & discover a variety of craft beers & seltzers!
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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
- Aug 07, 2024 - Aug 11, 2024 Key West LGBTQ
- Key West Tropical Heat
- Website Key West
- Rob & Fritzie 305-294-4603 E-mail
- Tropical Heat is the HOTTEST annual 5-day party for gay men ages 21 and up in Key West! The all-male themed parties, pool parties, clothing optional events, and adult-oriented entertainment promise to be HOT!
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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
- Jul 09, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024 The Florida Keys
- REEF FISH ID Citizen Science Workshops
- Website Reef Environmental Education Foundation
- 98300 Overseas Hwy Key Largo FL 33037
- Amy Lee 305-852-0030 E-mail
- The Volunteer Fish Survey Project at REEF is educating recreational divers on common reef species & families while protecting the marine ecosystem. ID your fish finds & obtain your FISH certification as part of the process!
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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
- Sep 04, 2024 - Sep 08, 2024 Key West LGBTQ
- Key West Womenfest
- Website Key West
- Rob & Fritzie 305-294-4603 E-mail
- Womenfest has a simple goal: to celebrate ALL women! Key West Womenfest offers a wide range of activities for those who want to socialize, feel comfortable being themselves, soak up some sun, then party and dance the night away
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- Sponsored Event
- Jul 17, 2024 - Jul 17, 2024 Islamorada
- Underwater Archeology in the Keys-An
- Website History of Diving Museum
- 82990 Overseas Hwy Islamorada FL 33036
- Lisa Mongelia 305-431-6709 E-mail
- Join maritime archaeologist Matthew Lawrence as he takes us through the history of the HMS Loo, a British royal Navy ship that wrecked in the Keys in the 18th century, as well as the Spanish galleon San Pedro, which fell victim to a hurricane in 1733.
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- Jul 14, 2024 - Jul 17, 2024 The Lower Keys Fishing
- Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament
- Website
- Anglers fly fish on the flats in a challenge that honors the late angling pioneer Del Brown, who caught and released more than 500 permit off the Keys. Professionals and guides are allowed to compete as anglers.
- Jul 15, 2024 Marathon Fishing
- Free Monthly Fishing Seminar
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- The topic of the July 15th free fishing seminar, presented by Captain Chris Still of The Tackle Box, is Recreational Fishing Regulations for saltwater fishing in Florida and especially the Florida Keys. There will be a discussion of state vs. federal waters and the difference in rules for each. The seminar takes place at Marathon Elks Lodge, 8239 Overseas Highway, from 6 to 8 p.m. and incudes door prizes and a raffle. Doors open at 5 p.m. Attendees may eat dinner for $10 dollars.
- Jul 17, 2024 - Jul 20, 2024 Key West Fishing
- Key West Marlin Tournament
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- Coinciding with the 44th annual Hemingway Days celebration, anglers ply the waters once fished by novelist Ernest Hemingway, vying for $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes. The event awards $25,000 to the first-place team with the most points for blue marlin, white marlin and spearfish. Teams can enter one fun fish (dolphin, tuna, wahoo or released sailfish) per day for additional points. Entry is limited to the first 75 boats. Tournament events are based out of Stock Island Marina Village, 7005 Shrimp Rd..
- Jul 20, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024 Key West Fishing
- Key West Lionfish Derby
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- The second annual Key West Lionfish Derby kicks off with a captain's meeting Friday evening at Finz Dive Center, 6003 Peninsular Ave., with the goal of removing as many invasive lionfish from Keys waters as possible. Fishing for lionfish is to take place Saturday and Sunday, with weigh-in each day from 3 to 5 p.m. The awards ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at The Docks, Stock Island, 6840 Front St. Prizes will be awarded for largest, smallest and most lionfish.
- Jul 24, 2024 - Jul 25, 2024 The Florida Keys Fishing
- Lobster Mini Season
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- It's that time of year -- the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July is the lobster sport season, also known as mini season. The limit is 6 lobsters per day, per person in Monroe County. Also, no night diving is allowed during sport season. Remember to measure lobsters in the water, and they must be over 3 inches on the carapace to keep.