Calendar of Events
Current Islamorada Events
- Jan 15, 2020 - Mar 18, 2020 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture
- History of Diving Museum NEW Featured Exhibit: Dive Into Art, The Beauty of Recycling
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- Visitors to the museum can enjoy this new Featured Exhibit's opening reception and ribbon cutting Jan. 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The museum's regularly scheduled 'Immerse Yourself!' free lecture series is to follow at 7 p.m. 'Dive Into Art, The Beauty of Recycling' is a creative combination of marine and nautical themed artwork created by members of the Purple Isles Art Guild, along with sculptures made from repurposed materials by Keys school children. Exhibit is to be on display through March 18.
- Jan 24, 2020 - Jan 26, 2020 Location: Islamorada Category: Fishing
- Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament
- Lisa Thornhill 305-517-4512 Email Website
- Second in the Gold Cup series. Anglers put 20-pound line and light-tackle skills to the test during the two-day challenge against the high-flying acrobatic fish, known for tail-walking the waves. Only circle hooks can be used. "The Presidential" typically awards sophisticated sculpture trophies to top anglers who release the most sailfish.
- Jan 27, 2020 - Jan 30, 2020 Location: Islamorada
- Tibetan Monks' 2020 Sacred Arts Tour, Upper Keys
- Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery return to the Upper Keys to share their ancient cultural teachings, artistic expressions and unique vocal chants with sacred instruments. A series of events include a Tibetan marketplace with handcrafted items.
- Jan 28, 2020 Location: Islamorada Category: Arts & Culture
- Florida Keys Concert Association presents: Rising Star Concert
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- Each year the Florida Keys Concert Association presents a “Rising Star” in the classical music field. Meet Pianist Youlan Ji, born in 1999 in Beijing, China. At the age of four, she began studying the piano with her mother, and between the ages of nine and twelve, continued her piano studies with Professor Yuan Ling at the Affiliated Middle School of Central Conservatory of Music at Beijing. In 2012, Youlan moved to New York to attend the Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division, where she continues to study with Yoheved Kaplinsky. Performance at Island Community Church. Performance 7:30 p.m. Tickets online.
- Jan 29, 2020 - Jan 30, 2020 Location: Islamorada Category: Fishing
- IFC Sailfish Tournament
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- Presented by the Islamorada Fishing Club, the event is the last leg this year of the three-pronged Florida Keys Gold Cup Championship series and typically draws a field of up to 30 boat teams of elite sport fishermen. Kickoff is 1/29 and fishing day is 1/30. A total cash payout for a full field at the IFC Sailfish Tournament could reach $30,000.
- Jan 31, 2020 - Feb 1, 2020 Location: Islamorada Category: Fishing
- Swamp Guides Ball
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- Sponsored by the Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association, this all-release event offers team and individual awards to anglers for bonefish, redfish and snook. Anglers fish the shallows of the Florida Keys and the saltwater fringes of the Everglades. Social events are to be headquartered at the Lorelei Restaurant & Cabana Bar.