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Sun-Sational Summer Fun Abounds with Key West’s Tropical Heat

The free-spirited island of Key West is famed for its lively celebrations and balmy year-round subtropical weather — but in August the party scene really heats up. The reason for this “Island Fever” is the Tropical Heat festival, which will entertain revelers Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 15-19, with a sizzling long weekend of all-male adult events.

By |2021-05-13T15:49:55-04:00July 18, 2018|

Bring Your Key West Memories Home

Key West and the Florida Keys are defined by a laid-back vibe, an atmosphere of welcome and acceptance, and an approach to living that blends individuality and a near-reverence for relaxation. And once you get home, you can create a space that allows you to recapture that magical Key West mindset.

By |2021-05-13T15:41:43-04:00June 18, 2018|

Authors and Artists Make Key West a Creative Haven

Artists, authors, playwrights and poets have been lured to Key West and seized upon its one-of-a-kind environment of creativity, natural beauty and sometimes eccentric qualities — making it the muse for some of their most acclaimed career accomplishments.

By |2020-04-09T15:12:26-04:00June 6, 2018|

LGBT Mixologists Show Off Skills in Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic

The June 5-11 finale of the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic features 14 regional bartending champions from the U.S. and Canada — all converging on the island city and competing to create the most luscious Key West cocktail. The renowned challenge, one of North America’s largest annual LGBT bartender competitions, takes place during Key West Pride.

By |2018-04-11T22:01:38-04:00April 11, 2018|

It’s a Car; It’s a Plane … No, It’s a Speeding Drag Queen!

In Key West each April, "drag racing" takes on a whole new meaning — as the island city's exotic drag queens don outlandish sporting costumes, lavish wigs and towering high heels to vie for victory in the Great Conch Republic Drag Race. The wacky competition is scheduled Saturday, April 21, on Duval Street (known, of course, as the island's "main drag").

By |2020-04-07T13:25:13-04:00March 28, 2018|

‘Remembering Lenny’ Unveils Bernstein’s Key West Connection

"West Side Story" composer Leonard Bernstein also had a "Key West-side story" -- a connection with the island that most people never knew about. It will be revealed in “Remembering Lenny” and other offerings that explore the American musical legend’s work and the ways the island city influenced it. And it's all part of a national celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of Bernstein’s 1918 birth.

By |2018-03-13T22:36:00-04:00March 13, 2018|
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