Key West Events

Key West gets its own region for a reason. On paper it's MM 0 to 9, but really it's an island with its own personality and the densest event calendar in the Keys. Duval Street has live music day and night, often starting around 11 a.m. at the downtown bars with acoustic soloists and running well past midnight. The big annual stuff happens here. Hemingway Days in July, Fantasy Fest in October, the Goombay Festival the weekend before Fantasy Fest, the Sloppy Joe's Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, the Conch Republic Independence Celebration in April, the red shoe drop on New Year's Eve. Beyond the famous ones, there's a steady rhythm of First Thursday art walks, Pier House sunset celebrations, theater at the Red Barn and Waterfront Playhouse, and chamber stuff. If you can only check one region for what's happening tonight, this is the one.