2024-2025 Key West Calendar of Events

AUGUST 2024

Key West Lobster Season & Lobster Festival

August 06
LOBSTER SEASON

August 08-August 11
27th ANNUAL LOBSTERFEST

August 29–September 02
KEY WEST BREWFEST

 

SEPTEMBER 2024

Jimmy Buffett in Key West

September 01
IT’S 5 O’CLOCK IN KEY WEST: A CELEBRATION OF JIMMY BUFFETT

September 06
Fantasy Fest: Meet The Candidates: Fantasy Fest Benefiting the FKSPCA

September 11
KEY WEST THEATER: BINGO

September 15
RAMS HEAD PRESENTS: POKEY LAFARGE

September 22
RAMS HEAD PRESENTS: DUBE DIAMOND-DUELING IMPERSONATORS

September 27-28
KEY WEST PADDLE CLASSIC

 

OCTOBER 2024

Fantasy Fest & Goombay Festival

October 2
UKULELE NIGHT @ THE GREEN PARROT with Bobby Howard, Wavy Dave, and Bubba Low Note

October 3
SUNSET CELEBRATION ON THE ROOF: CELEBRATING 4O YEARS OF SUNSET CELEBRATIONS, THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST

October 8
LOCAL STARS AND NEW SHINES @ THE KEY WEST THEATER

October 20
ZOMBIE BIKE RIDE

October 18–27
GOOMBAY FESTIVAL & FANTASY FEST

 

NOVEMBER 2024

RACE WORLD OFFSHORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 03–10
RACE WORLD OFFSHORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 13-17
KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL

November 16
THE GARCIA PROJECT: Performing full, classic Jerry Garcia set lists from 1976-1995

 

DECEMBER 2024

Key West Nutcracker Ballet

December – All Month
BIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION – Nightly @ Key West Historic Seaport Bight

December 04–15
NUTCRACKER BALLET KEY WEST

December 7
THE KINGSTON TRIO

December 7
ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARADE

December 14
LIGHTED BOAT PARADE

December 13-28
WATERFRONT WINTER WONDERLAND

November 26–December 25, 2024
KEY WEST HOLIDAY FEST: THE “BIGHT” BEFORE CHRISTMAS

December 31
Schooner Wharf “Rigging” in the New Year!
Sloppy Joe’s Conch Shell Drop
Bourbon Street Pub Shoe Drop

2025 Key West Calendar of Events

JANUARY 2025

Jan 5-09
KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR

Jan 21-26
KEY WEST FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL

Jan 21-25
MILE 0 FEST

Jan 22
MELISSA ETHERIDGE: 2025 TOUR

Jan 31
CHICAGO – LIVE IN CONCERT

 

FEBRUARY 2025

Key West Arts & Crafts Festival

February 04
STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: WILL KIMBROUGH IN CONCERT

February 6
DEBBIE GIBSON

February 8
GIPSY KINGS

February 14
DIANA’S STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE TOUR

February 22-23
KEY WEST ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL

February 28
THE BEACH BOYS

 

MARCH 2025

Key West Conch Shell Blowing

March 06
KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR:ELIZABETH BISHOP HOUSE & GARDEN OPENING

March 08
CONCH BLOWING CONTEST

March 10-May 5
KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR:ELIZABETH BISHOP HOUSE & GARDEN OPENING

March 18-19
STUDIO OF KEY WEST: BETH CHAPMAN IN CONCERT

March 28
KEITH SYKES

March 29-30
NAS KEY WEST: SOUTHERNMOST AIR SHOW SPECTACULAR

 

APRIL 2025

Conch Republic Days

April 3-24
STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: A FIFTY-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE WITH WORKS BY DAVID WEGMAN

April 18-25
43RD ANNUAL CONCH REPUBLIC DAYS

April 30-May 4
KEY WEST SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL

 

MAY 2025

May 1-29th
STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: ISAAC VALDES-THE WAY IT WAS

 

June 2025

Key West Pride Festival & Flag

June 05-09
KEY WEST PRIDE WEEK

June 05-July 31
STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: MANGO MADNESS ANNUAL SUMMER MEMBERS SHOW

June 28
49th ANNUAL SWIM AROUND THE ISLAND

 

JULY 2024

4th of July Fireworks Cruises

4th of JULY FIREWORK CRUISES-COMING SOON

July 3-7
KEY WEST KEY LIME FESTIVAL

July 23-27
HEMINGWAY DAYS 43rd LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST


July 30-31
LOBSTER MINI SEASON

 

AUGUST 2025

August 7-10
28th ANNUAL LOBSTERFEST