Florida Keys Events
November 23rd, 2008
It’s the Christmas season again and here in Florida Santa does things a little differently, instead of a using a sleigh, Santa takes to the waters and arrives by boat. And it’s no wonder with all the boat parades going on they are ‘decked’ out in their holiday best everything from traditional lights and greenery to off beat themed decorations. If you’d like to see the parades for yourself or with your family they can be viewed from shore, on bridges, or from other boats in the water. We have a list of some upcoming boat parades you can check out this year.
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November 21st, 2008
Islamorada, Florida Keys - On a subtropical island where fall and winter daytime temperatures average in the 70s, it’s hard to imagine sandal-clad kids playing in the snow. But that’s the plan for the annual Florida Keys Holiday Festival set for 4-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Islamorada’s Founders Park, mile marker 87 bayside.
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November 2nd, 2008
Islamorada, Florida Keys - Names like Blue Devil, StingRay and SS have been considered for upcoming models of this authentic American sports car, but an upcoming Islamorada show focuses less on its muscle than on its grace, style, beauty and nostalgia.
The 15th annual Corvettes in Paradise show is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, at Holiday Isle Resort, mile marker 84 oceanside in Islamorada.
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October 26th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - When Jimmy Buffett discovered Key West in the early 1970s, he couldn’t have known that he would inspire millions of people to share his love for the easygoing subtropical island. Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 30 through Nov. 2, more than 3,000 fans of the legendary singer, songwriter and bestselling author will flock to Key West to celebrate their hero’s music and the lifestyle it promotes.
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September 28th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - Key West’s wildest party is to turn bipartisan when Fantasy Fest, the island city’s outrageous annual costuming and masking festival, takes aim at America’s upcoming presidential elections. Set for Friday, Oct. 17, through Sunday, Oct. 26, the rowdy revel is themed “Pirates, Pundits and Political Party Animals.”
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September 24th, 2008
Marathon, Florida Keys - Nature enthusiasts can get acquainted with some of the unique birds and wildlife native to the Florida Keys at the 10th annual Florida Keys Birding and Wildlife Festival, set for Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26-28. The family-friendly event is to be staged at the quiet oceanfront preserve of Curry Hammock State Park, mile marker (MM) 56.2 in Marathon, with field trips scheduled throughout the Florida Keys.
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September 6th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - Motorcyclists from throughout the United States are to travel one of America’s most scenic highways for charity starting Thursday, Sept. 18, during the 36th annual Key West Poker Run.
Riders on as many as 10,000 bikes are expected to traverse the Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), which stretches 113 miles from mainland Florida to Key West and crosses 42 bridges — one of them nearly seven miles long. The Atlantic Ocean lies on one side of the highway, with Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, providing Poker Run participants breathtaking vistas of open sea and sky.
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August 19th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - Visitors began returning to the Florida Keys Tuesday after Keys officials lifted a precautionary visitor evacuation order that was initiated prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Fay.
The return of visitors came a day earlier than officials originally projected because the region’s infrastructure was in even better shape than anticipated.
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July 23rd, 2008
Marathon, Florida Keys - A multiagency safe-diving initiative designed to enhance sport diving and boating safety is to be highlighted at the second annual Lobster Rodeo & Dive Safety Expo set for Sunday, July 27.
The free event is to be staged on Knight’s Key, mile marker 47 at the Seven Mile Bridge, three days prior to the July 30 opening of Florida’s two-day lobster miniseason - a period that traditionally attracts large numbers of divers to the Keys.
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July 15th, 2008
 Key West, Florida Keys - The late Mel Fisher, one of the 20th century’s best-known shipwreck salvors, is to be honored with a Key West festival that also commemorates the 23rd anniversary of his most famous find.
Mel Fisher Days is set to begin Thursday, July 17, and continue through Sunday, July 20 — the anniversary of Fisher’s discovery of the shipwrecked Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha in the waters off Key West.
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