January
Plena
Libre
Held
in early January
Location:
East Martello
305-292-4646
Admission
Charged
Put on your dancing shoes! The rhythms, sounds and island soul shake the town
during the Founders Plena Libre outdoor festival at East Martello.
Sculpture
Key West
Held
mid January – late March
Location: Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
305-295-3800
Sculpture
Key West is an annual exhibition of contemporary outdoor
sculpture that takes place every winter at Fort Zachary
Taylor Historic State Park in Key West.
February
Founders
Society Annual Anniversary Gala
Held in early February
Location:
Key West
305-292-4646
Join
the Founders Society as it celebrates its anniversary
of bringing quality music, dance and theater to the
Key West stage.
May
Key
West Songwriters Festival
Held
in mid May
Location:
Key West
305-296-4222
Showcases some of America's foremost performing songwriters, staged in audience-friendly
island settings.
Dolphin
Masters Invitational
Held in late May
Location: Key West
305-296-7511
Annual fishing tournament with a large purse.
June
Tavernier
Creek Marina Dolphin Rodeo
Held
in early June
Location: Key West
305-852-5854
Amateur
Tournament Cash Prizes with a Jr. Angler Division
Pridefest
Key West
Held
early – mid June
Location:
Key West
305-292-3222
Event honoring diversity, openness and freedom in the city that is consistently
recognized as one of the world’s top gay and lesbian vacation destinations.
Cuban
American Heritage Festival
Held in mid June
Location:
Key West
305-295-9665
Showcases
the culture and customs Cubans brought to Key West.
Key
West Gator Club Dolphin Derby
Held
in late June
Location:
Key West
305-296-7511
Event raises money for college scholarships.
July
Lower
Keys Permit All-Tackle Tournament
Held
early – mid July
Location:
Islamorada
305-664-2444
All-release tournament featuring trophies and prizes in fly, spin and artificial
categories.
Geiger
Key Dolphin Tournament
Held
in mid July
Location:
Key West
305-296-3553
Modified release with four categories: combined weight, bull, cow and junior.
Hemingway
Days Festival
Held in mid – late July
Location: Key West
Annual celebration of the legendary author’s work and lifestyle highlighted
by the Sloppy Joe’s Look-Alike Contest.
Drambuie
Key West Marlin Tournament
Held
in mid – late July
Location: Key West
305-292-2710
Catch-and-release tournament held in conjunction with Key West’s annual
Hemingway Days Festival.
Reef
Awareness Week
Held
in late July
Location: Key West
305-294-3100
Spearheaded by the organization Reef Relief, the weeklong event showcases North
America's only living coral barrier reef with activities for all ages.
August
Key
West Summer Food & Wine Festival
Held
in early August
Location: Key West
305-296-6909
Showcases
the talents of Key West’s master chefs as well as the quality and diversity
of the island’s culinary offerings.
Key
West Fishing Tournament's Swordfish Tournament
Held
in early August
Location:
Key West
305-295-6601
Key
West Fishing Tournament’s Flats S.L.A.M.
Tournament
Held
in mid – late August
305-295-6601
Anglers receive citations noting their catches and qualify for a variety of
trophies.
September
Women
Fest
Held in early September
305-296-2491
A lesbian-oriented festival of art shows, sailing and snorkeling, comedy performances
and other activities.
Annual
Key West Poker Run
Held
in mid September
305-292-1170
Motorcycles cruise from Miami to Key West to raise funds for local charities.
October
Florida
Keys Birding & Wildlife Festival
Held
in early October
Location:
Marathon and Lower Keys
305-743-3900
A celebration of the natural wonders of Florida wildlife at the peak of the
fall birding season. Presentations and field trips focus on education.
Goombay
Festival
Held mid – late October
Location:
Key West’s Bahama Village
305-747-4544
Two-day street fair in Key West's historic Bahama Village.
Fantasy
Fest
Held
in late October
Location:
All of Key West
Each
year there is a different theme for this costumed,
fun-filled event. Come enjoy the costume competitions,
grand parade and wacky sights and sounds.
November
Key
West Old Island Days
Held
in early November
Location: Key West
305-294-9501
Events include an art festival, crafts show, conch shell blowing contest and
house and garden tours celebrating Key West culture and history.
Key
West Offshore World Championship
Held
in early November
Location:
Key West
305-296-6166
High-speed powerboats continue Key West's longstanding tradition.
Annual
Talent Show
Held
in mid November
Location:
Tennessee Williams Theatre
305-292-4646
The Founders annual talent show is a dream come true for many of the talented
community performers. Watch as rising stars, both young and old, perform everything
from show tunes to modern dance routines, rock n' rock, hip hop and magic tricks
before a captivated crowd and prestigious panel of local celebrity judges.
Pirates
in Paradise
Held
late November – early December
Location: Key West
305-296-9653
Historic Seaport and other venues throughout Key West are transformed into
a pirates' stronghold with mock sea battles, a thieves' market featuring arts,
crafts and more.
December
Key
West Holiday Parade
Held
in early December
Location:
Old Town
305-292-8101
Family-friendly parade through Old Town celebrating the holiday season.
Islamorada
Fishing Club Sailfish Tournament
Held
in early December
Location:
Islamorada
305-664-4735
First leg of the Florida Keys Gold Cup Sailfish Championship.
Key
West Lighted Boat Parade
Held in mid December
Location:
Key West Harbor
305-292-3773
Event features decorated and lighted boats cruising through Key West Harbor
and the waters of the Historic Seaport.
New
Year’s Eve Key West Celebration
Held on New Year’s Eve
Location:
Various locations in Key West
305-292-9520
Southernmost
City celebrates New Year's Eve with conch shell drop
at Sloppy Joe's Bar, "wench" drop at Schooner
Wharf Bar, and red high heel drop with drag queen Sushi
at Bourbon Street Pub/ New Orleans House.
Arts & Entertainment
Tennessee
Williams Theatre
Performing Arts Centers for Key West
5901 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
305-296-1520
Call for
performance schedule
Key
West Pops Orchestra
Key West, FL 33041
305-293-7658
Call
for performance schedule
The
Key West Pops Orchestra has three concerts per season
filled with Pops music, Opera, and Broadway favorites
to enrich the cultural performance of the Florida Keys
residents.
The
Waterfront Playhouse
310 Wall St
.Key West,
FL 33041
305-294-5015
Call for performance schedule
The Key
West Players have been presenting the magic of live theatre for over 65 years!
Key
West Symphony Orchestra
1025
White St
Key
West, FL 33041
305-292-1774
The Key West Symphony is proud to be the center of cultural activities on beautiful
Key West. Only in Key West can you swim with a whale in the morning and conduct
the great masters that evening.
The
Red Barn Theatre
319 Duval Street, Rear
Key
West, FL 33040
305-296-9911
Enjoy
great live theater productions at the Red Barn Theatre
in Key West, Florida. See live comedy, drama, musical
theater, and cabaret shows in an intimate small theater.
Great stage shows featuring the finest professional
actors, dancers, singers and directors from Key West's
own famous arts community, as well as visiting stars.
Enjoy fabulous theatrical entertainment in a unique,
casual, romantic Island setting.
