Calendar of Events

April 2025: Florida Keys Events

A young boy painting a paper cutout of a lionfish.
Two men holding up a mahi mahi on a fishing boat. A group posing together at the Nick Sheahan Dolphin Rodeo. A group eating at a table together by the ocean. Three young boys holding up mahi mahi togogether.
Image for Truman Waterfront Farmers Market - Every Thursday
  • Sep 19, 2024 - Sep 25, 2025 Key West
  • Truman Waterfront Farmers Market - Every Thursday
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  • Shop with a view every Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Truman Waterfront Farmers Market located on the harbor by the USCG Ingham Museum. Find great food options including ready-to-eat items, fresh Florida produce and other grocery items, along with gifts, home decor, art and more. Located at the corner of Southard Street and Weech Way.
A painting of people dancing and playing music in a street.
  • Dec 6, 2024 - May 18, 2025 Key West Arts & Culture
  • Key West Art & Historical Society: Collecting Key West - The Works of Mario Sanchez
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  • Mario Sanchez (1908-2005), a Key West native, is among this country’s finest and most-recognized folk artists. In hundreds of intricately painted wood carvings created in a lifelong labor of love, Sanchez has provided a better history of Key West in the first part of the 20th century than any annals or academic texts. His bas-relief carvings, or intaglios, are a visual feast filled with the music, smells and passion of Gato’s Village, the Cuban-American community of Key West where Sanchez spent much of his life. In the carvings, each person, chicken, dog and fish has its own singular expression, attitude and identity. The exhibit is on display at the Custom House Museum daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 281 Front St.
Dive Into Art: Fintastic Fish of Florida. Community art celebrating the diverse fish of the Florida coast, sustainable fishing, and aquaculture. January 15 to April 16, 2025.
  • Jan 15, 2025 - Apr 16, 2025 Islamorada Arts & Culture
  • History of Diving Museum: Art Exhibit - Fintastic Fish of Florida
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  • The History of Diving Museum's latest featured exhibit, "Dive Into Art: Fintastic Fish of Florida" is on display through April 16. The exhibit features artistic creations from students across the Keys, as well as from the Art Guild of the Purple Isles. These works focus on the diverse fish of the Florida coast, along with sustainable fishing, aquaculture, and conservation.
Image for Key West Artisan Market - Sundays through April 27
  • Mar 23, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 Key West Environmental
  • Key West Artisan Market - Sundays through April 27
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  • Shop from local Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Higgs Beach in the parking lot at the Key West Wildlife Center. Local artisans include culinary, textile, jewelry, wood, artists, crafters, curiosities, a Local Author’s Nook, fresh produce and lots of great, fresh food. Each week has a different theme focused on island living and local charities. Go green and bring your own bags. Full bar, great food, live music, pet friendly and fun.
Elizabeth Bishop's Postcards, An Exhibition
  • Mar 25, 2025 - May 5, 2025 Key West Arts & Culture
  • Key West Literary Seminar: Elizabeth Bishop's Postcards, An Exhibition
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  • In partnership with the Archives & Special Collections Library at Vassar College, Key West Literary Seminar presents Elizabeth Bishop's Postcards, an exhibition of the beloved poet's extensive postcard correspondence dating from her early life to her final years. Open March 25 to May 5, Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday from 11am-2pm. 624 White St.
    Friday, April 25 – 4-7:15pm - Opening Reception & discussion with exhibit curators Jonathan Ellis & Susan Rosenbaum
    Saturday, April 26 – 9:30am-10:30am - Poetry reading, discussion with Dr. Heather White and KWLS executive director Arlo Haskell, postcard exhibition open to the public from 10:30am-3:30pm
A painting of a sailboat by David Wegman.
Short Attention Span Theater, 2025 edition.
A playbill for Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Two men blowing conch shells by the ocean.
  • Apr 18, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 Key West Arts & Culture
  • Conch Republic Independence Celebration
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  • The Conch Republic was born on April 23, 1982 in response to a U.S. Border Patrol Blockade of the Florida Keys. Since the U.S. insisted on treating the Keys like a foreign country, Mayor Dennis Wardlow seceded from the Union. Today we stand proudly as a community of who have a “Sovereign State Of Mind” and as the “People who seceded where others have failed.” Celebration activities include parties, commemorative water tours including harbor sails, the staging of the "Great Sea Battle of the Conch Republic," bed races on Duval Street, film screenings and much more.
History of Diving Museum: 2025 Guided Tour Schedule.
A large group of people running down a street.
  • Apr 19, 2025 Key West Environmental
  • Earth Day 5k Run/Walk
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  • The Key West Southernmost Runners' 26th annual Earth Day 5k Run/Walk takes place Saturday at Truman Waterfront Park at the end of Southard St. The start and finish line is near the U.S .Coast Guard Cutter Ingham Maritime Museum. Proceeds from the race benefit the Conch Republic Marine Army, a local non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to cleaning and restoring the shallow mangrove habitats of the Florida Keys.
A collection of colorful mosaic tiles.
The bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers posing with their instruments.
Key West Characters in partnership with Williams Hall.
Winners of the REEF Florida Keys Lionfish Derby posing togehter.
  • Apr 24, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 Key Largo Fishing
  • REEF Florida Keys Lionfish Derby
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  • Fish in the REEF Lionfish Derby to help remove this invasive species negatively impacting Florida Keys reefs. Lionfish are also delicious table fare. There is a captain's meeting Thursday, April 24 at the REEF campus in Key Largo, 98300 Overseas Hwy., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fishing takes place sunrise to sundown Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, April 27, the Derby concludes with the Lionfish Festival from 12 to 4 p.m. at the REEF campus, with tournament scoring, awards, lionfish tastings, science and arts exhibits and more that is open to the public along with derby competitors.
A group posing together at the Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament.
  • Apr 24, 2025 - Apr 26, 2025 Marathon Fishing
  • Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament
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  • This sailfish challenge benefits Mission Fishin’, a South Florida nonprofit that helps fund marine adventures for foster children, kids with special needs, and their families. Prizes are to be awarded to the top three boat teams and top male, female and junior anglers.
A black and white photo of a home with palm trees outside.
A black and white photo of a home with palm trees outside.
  • Apr 25, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 Islamorada Arts & Culture
  • Three Waters Resort: Helm to Hearth
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  • Helm to Hearth is a culinary celebration of the ocean’s bounty and marine conservation. The event features six notable chefs who are to showcase their passion for culinary, sustainable seafood through unforgettable dishes during events Friday, Saturday and Sunday. More than just a dining experience—it's a journey that connects guests to the source of their food, from the ocean's helm to the warmth of the hearth. A portion of proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation and the Coral Restoration Foundation. Options include event tickets only, resort packages including event entry, plus an optional VIP fishing experience add-on. Mile marker 84 oceanside.
Tropic Cinema: Movies Under the Stars - A list includes Mary Poppins on November 16, Elf on December 21, War Games on January 25, Princess Diaries on February 15, Freaky Friday on March 8, and Spaceballs on April 26.
  • Apr 26, 2025 Key West Arts & Culture
  • Tropic Cinema: Movies Under the Stars - Spaceballs
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  • Don't miss the monthly free Movies Under the Stars screening - this month, the movie is Spaceballs. The film will be presented free for all, outdoors on Eaton Street. Bring chairs or blankets for seating. Concessions are to be available in the theater lobby. The film begins a half hour after sunset. 416 Eaton St.
  • Apr 26, 2025 - May 1, 2025 Marathon Fishing
  • Tarponian Tournament
  • Rules of this high-energy three-evening tournament mandate that each team fishes with a different captain each outing. Teams also rotate among the three major bridge channels in Marathon, so any potential “hot spots” are shared among all anglers. The tournament's opening and closing events take place at Florida Keys Steak & Lobster House, mile marker 48 bayside. Call 267-210-1952 for information.
Sheriff’s Animal Farm Open House
  • Apr 27, 2025 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. Animals include a capybara, possum, sloths, goats, birds and many more. Visits are free of charge, but donations of cash or fresh produce are always welcomed. Stock Island Detention Center, 5501 College Rd.
Sailboats racing in the Wrecker's Cup Race.
  • Apr 27, 2025 The Florida Keys Arts & Culture
  • Schooner Wharf Bar: Wrecker's Cup Race
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  • Set your sails for the 40th annual Wrecker's Cup Race series season finale. Sailing vessels of all sizes are welcome to join the regatta. A captain's meeting is to be held Sat. night, April 26, with the race beginning Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. An awards ceremony is to follow Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Spectators can view the action on a big screen at the bar, located at 202 William St.
29th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival from April 30 to May 4, 2025.
  • Apr 30, 2025 - May 4, 2025 Key West Arts & Culture
  • 29th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival
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  • The Key West Songwriters Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the world. It revolves around five days and nights where live music bliss introduces crowds to the faces, voices and stories behind the songs. Performances take place at numerous theaters, bars and event spaces around Key West.
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