Events and Festivals in Key West
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Rudy MolinetTop Key West Realtor Key West Market Leader |
There's always something exciting to do in Key West. |
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Rudy Molinet, Broker/Owner
Marquis Properties Realty 933 Fleming Street Key West, FL 33040 Direct: 305-240-1090 Fax: 305-768-0808 rudy@rudymolinet.com |
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Key West's most famous event is Fantasy Fest, a wild, week long extravaganza of events and parties, culminating in an all-out costume parade and street party on the Saturday night closest to Halloween. If Mardi Gras style celebrations are for you, Fantasy Fest is not to be missed.
Womenfest. This September week long festival has attracted gay women to Key West from all over the world for more than 20 years. A wide range of activities, including wild clothing-optional pool parties, a hot dance club scene with steamy, competitive bull riding competitions, women-only water excursions, films, live music, and comedy shows appeal to a wide range of interests. Nothing is more Key West than Jimmy Buffet and his tropical tunes celebrating our tropical island lifestyle. Each November, Parrotheads in Paradise (why isn't it Parrotdise?) attracts several thousand fans to Key West to live the tropical thrills his music describes. Is boat racing your thrill? November's Key West World Championship Race, also called the "Indianapolis 500 of powerboat racing", will make your heart race for five days. Locals take their boats out on the water to watch the rip-roaring races and you can charter a boat to do the same at any of the city's marinas. Or find a place along the shoreline: bleachers are set up along the waterfront at Fort Zachary Park ($15 /seat). You can also join the crowds at Mallory Square for a free spot to watch. Another popular way to catch the trials, practices, and races is from a table at one of the waterfront restaurants at the Hilton Hotel, Ocean Key, or Pier House. A lazy Sunday brunch is ideal for watching the races.  Pirates Aboard a Key West Schooner Today an annual Pirates in Paradise Festival celebrates the city's maritime heritage with an emphasis on the life of swashbuckling buccaneers. Theatrical reenactments tell the tales – including the story of two famous female pirates -- and participants are invited to join in on the Pirate's Olympics and the Walk the Plank Championships. Usually held the first week of December. January heralds one of Key West's most famous, yet most intimate festivals, the Key West Literary Seminar. Each year celebrates the literary heritage established by America's first celebrity writer, Ernest Hemingway, and continued by a host of writers who have called Key West home including Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost, John Hersey, and James Merrill. The Seminar which explores a different literary theme through lectures, panel presentations, readings, informal gatherings, and discussions draws a sophisticated international audience of readers who'd like to rub elbows with the next Ernest Hemingway, as well as established writers and those just starting out to write the great American Novel.  2009 Key West Songwriters' Festival Poster Songwriters' Festival. This annual musical extravaganza features more than 100 performers in 30 plus shows during the five day festival traditionally held the last weekend of April. One of Key West's wildest events takes in all of the Florida Keys. For more than 3 decades, Peterson's Harley Davidson of Miami has been sponsoring a Poker Run down the Overseas Highway. Bikers cruise the keys, making five stops to pick up cards and raising money for charity along the way. At the end of the run, Duval Street is closed to traffic and the street party begins! Event PlanningCare to create your own special event in Key West? The southernmost city is a popular destination for weddings and corporate incentive travel events. We've Got The Keys will attend to all the details while you have all the fun!Other Notable Special Events
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