Calendar of Events
Current Key West Events
- Jan. 1, 2019 - Aug. 31, 2019 Location: Key West Category: Fishing
- Key West Fishing Tournament
- Doris Harris 305-923-5934 Email Website
- Anglers of all ages and abilities can target more than 40 species of fish in the Key West Fishing Tournament, a free-entry multidivision challenge that takes place Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2019. The tournament features divisions for men, women, junior anglers ages 10 to 15 and Pee Wees under 10 years old — making it ideal for extended families and multigenerational groups who want to share the angling experience.
- Feb. 10, 2019 - Feb. 24, 2019 Location: Key West
- Key West Artisan Market
- Website
- Browse among culinary, textile, jewelry, wood, artists & crafters, curiosities, live music, craft beer, wine and art and food concessions. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at a NEW location this year, at Higgs Beach. Bring your own bags. A fantastic, family-friendly, free event. Dates: Feb. 10, 24.
- Feb. 21, 2019 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture
- Studios of Key West presents: Annual Starlight Ball
- 305-296-0458 Website
- Costumes are encouraged, or just dust off your old tuxedo; we expect Hollywood Stars, celestial bodies, and the occasional extra-terrestrial. Plus plenty to eat and drink, and a dance floor that’s out of this world! From 7-10 p.m., at Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St. Tickets $100 for members; $125 for non-members. The Studios of Key West offers studio space, lectures, workshops, residencies, partnership projects and nurtures the creation of work; their mission is to build audiences and support the advancement of established and emerging creative people in the Florida Keys.
- Feb. 22, 2019 - Apr. 30, 2019 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture
- Artist Paul Arsenault Exhibit at Custom House Museum
- 305-295-6616 x112 Email Website
- Presented by Key West Art & Historical Society, the work of artist Paul Arsenault is to be featured at a special opening reception on February 22 from 6–7PM in the Bumpus Gallery at the Custom House Museum, 281 Front St. “Coastal Trade: Bounty, Booty, and Boats of the Gulf and Glades from Naples to Key West” is an exhibit of over 30 of Arsenault’s paintings that are a window into the pioneering days of southwest Florida’s maritime trading networks, presented along with artifacts from Arsenault’s personal collection and the Society’s archives. Exhibit runs through April 30.
- Feb. 23, 2019 - Mar. 30, 2019 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture
- Key West Burlesque presents: Backroom Burlesque
- 305.294.0555 Website
- Key West Burlesque is back and better then ever! It has found its home at the Back Space inside of SideBar, 504 Angela Street. Join the excitement two nights a week (Fri & Sat) for this amazing show. February 23 & March 2, enjoy 'Backroom Rhapsody: A Tribute to Queen,' a dazzling extravaganza of song and dance that can’t be missed. The show incorporates several of the legendary bands greatest hits and unforgettable songs into a high energy, glamour filled production with an all-star cast that includes Tatah DuJour, Moana Amour, and the Key West Burlesque Dancers. March 9, 16, 23 & 30, 'Lets Misbehaves: A Titillating 1920's Style Revue' features a rotating cast of weekly guest performers including Sofia Luna, Moana Amour, and Cheeky Derrière. Tickets sold online.
- Feb. 23, 2019 - Feb. 24, 2019 Location: Key West Category: Arts & Culture
- 54th Annual Old Island Days Art Festival
- 304-294-1243 Website
- The 54th annual juried outdoor fine art festival features oil paintings, watercolors, sculpture, photography and other offerings by more than 100 artists from around the United States and beyond. The event takes place on lower Whitehead Street in historic Old Town.
- Feb. 24, 2019 Location: Key West
- Visit the Family-Friendly Sheriff's Animal Farm
- Farmer Jeanne Selander 305-293-7300 Website
- Looking for a fun place to take the kids? The Sheriff's Animal Farm is open 1 - 3 p.m. Bring the family and come visit the many animals at the farm. It is free of charge, but donations are welcomed because that is how the farm is sustained. The farm is located just off of College Road, on Stock Island, at the Sheriff's Office Headquarters complex. Open house is held the second and fourth Sundays of the month.
