Calendar of Events

Current Florida Keys Events

• Sponsored Event
• Jul 12, 2024 - Jul 13, 2024 The Lower Keys Fishing
• 40th Annual Underwater Music Festival
• Website Marine Sanctuary at Looe Key
• Looe Key Reef Ramrod Key FL 33042
• Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce 305-872-2411 E-mail
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• The Underwater Music Festival offers a unique & enchanting experience for divers/snorkelers. This year, the festival takes place July 12-13, promoting reef protection & allowing you to explore the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef
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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
• 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
• 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
• 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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• Sponsored Event
• Jul 03, 2024 - Jul 07, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
• Key Lime Festival 2024
• Website
• Key West Key West FL 33040
• Key Lime Festival 305-295-9112 E-mail
• America’s Favorite Citrus Celebration! We like to celebrate the things that make our islands unique. Our celebrations are fun, odd & unforgettable. Come on down to the birthplace of Key Lime Pie for a little taste and you’ll see what we mean Love & Limes!
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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
• 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
• 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 04, 2024 - Jul 04, 2024 Key Largo
• 4TH OF JULY PARADE & FIREWORKS
• Website Rowells Waterfront Park
• 104550 Overseas Hwy Key Largo FL 33037
• 305-451-1414 E-mail
• Key Largo 4th of July Parade 10 AM! Annual Firework Celebration at Rowell’s Marina at 5 PM! Live music, food, and fun activities for the family! Fireworks at 9:15 PM!
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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
• Aug 29, 2024 - Sep 02, 2024 Key West
• Key West Brewfest
• Website Southernmost Beach Resort
• 1319 Duval Street Key West FL 33040
• E-mail
• 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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• Mar 15, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
• Key West Art & Historical Society: Flora & Fauna - Early Naturalists in Florida
• Website
• Enjoy the “Flora & Fauna: Early Naturalists in Florida” exhibit through September 13 at Key West Museum of Art & History's Custom House, Museum, 281 Front Street. The exhibit includes short biographies of the principal naturalists working in the Florida Territory in the early nineteenth century alongside representations of their Florida-inspired works. Their observation of plants and animals was an art as well as a science.

• Apr 28, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
• Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden: Art in the Garden
• Website
• Emphasizing harmony with nature, the return of Art in the Garden showcases local art and sculptures with artistic expressions. Artworks are earth-friendly in the selection of materials and themes and include recycled, repurposed, and natural material. Meander over garden boardwalks and down pathways through dappled shade, colorful blossoms and winged creatures to spot many beautiful works of art. View daily through July 31. 5210 College Rd.

• May 15, 2024 - Aug 11, 2024 The Florida Keys Arts & Culture
• Florida Keys History & Discovery Center: Summer Palette Art Show
• Website
• Get swept away by a wave of vibrant hues and playful compositions that capture the essence of summer at this art show collaboration featuring the works of vibrant local artists from the Jessica Ann Art Gallery. The center is located on the Islander Resort property, mile marker 82 oceanside.

• May 17, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 Islamorada Arts & Culture
• History of Diving Museum: Salvaging the Deep
• Website
• Learn about some of the world's deepest wrecks and how salvage divers got there in the museum's featured exhibit, on display through Dec. 31. Mile marker 82.9.

• Jun 1, 2024 - Sep 1, 2024 Key West Arts & Culture
• Key West Art & Historical Society: Beaches, Creatures & Cowboys - Florida Movie Posters Exhibit
• Website
• Forty classic Florida film posters are on display at the Customs House Museum, 281 Front St., Friday in the "Beaches, Creatures & Cowboys: Florida Movie Posters" exhibition celebrating filmmaking in Florida. The classic posters that form part of the display include artwork for “Beneath the 12 Mile Reef,” “Cocoon,” “Flipper,” “Operation Petticoat and more" The exhibit runs through September 1, 2024.

• Jun 3, 2024 - Jul 24, 2024 Islamorada Arts & Culture
• Hale Gallery: Hot Summer Night
• Website
• The Hale Gallery features a showing of art and photography that evokes the sentiment of our Keys summer season. Featured artists include Thomas Flynn, Michelle Jones, Jul Jankowski, EmmaNorthMich and Ian Wilson-Navaro. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Mile marker 81.8 bayside.

• Jun 7, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024 Islamorada
• Island Home: Local Artisan & Gourmet Market
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• Find baked goods, local honey, homemade jams, oils, nut butters and more plus local crafts. Fridays at Island Home Garden & Nursery, mile marker 88.7 bayside from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Jun 28, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024 The Lower Keys Fishing
• Florida Keys PBA Charity Dolphin Tournament
• Website
• This fishing tournament is hosted by volunteers of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association and headquartered at Oceans Edge Resort and Marina on Stock Island. Cash prizes for first- through fourth-place anglers are based on the number of entries, and increase as participation increases. Cash prizes are also awarded to top junior, female and PBA member. Over $15 thousand in prizes are to be awarded. The angler with the biggest tuna wins a rod and reel combo. Register online. Proceeds primarily benefit the Autism Society of the Keys and the Love Fund.