Key West Pride is theming its June 3–7 events around “Color the Island.” A choice that could be interpreted as a response by the Key West Business Guild, which organizes the official schedule, to recent directives at the state level, which resulted in last year’s removal of the city’s rainbow crosswalks.
Although the rush of summer in the Florida Keys is just beginning, the month of June can feel as busy in Key West with its Pride celebrations, parades, and even solstice gatherings. The following are some of the one-off and nightly events that you might want to attend.
When Rams Head Presents purchased one of the island’s most recognized music festivals a few years ago, operator Kyle Muehlhauser, who has a great appreciation for the art of songwriting and storytelling, already felt connected to the Key West Songwriters Festival.
What started over a decade ago in the nearby parking lot and primarily out of the exhibit at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center has grown into a family-friendly annual event at Truman Waterfront Park in Key West.
In the early 1980s, a federal roadblock along parts of the Florida Keys on US1 resulted in at least one Key West City official issuing the threat of secession, which infamously generated publicity.
The Annual Cuban Sandwich Throwdown invites chefs from the island’s top restaurants to serve the dish that thousands of visitors and locals order every year. In the process, the competition might just nudge eaters closer to answering one of the most asked questions. Who makes the best Cuban sandwich?
Grimal Grove remains a unique attraction and the only breadfruit grove in the continental United States. It's roughly two acres, founded by Adolf Grimal and later revived by Patrick Garvey and Josef Crosby in the 2010s, and remains devoted to preserving its tropical fruit trees and plants. Now, the lush space will be showcased ahead of what should be its busiest season.
In the stories exchanged about Key West cuisine, tales of excellent dinner parties stand out. Now, the Waterfront Playhouse will take guests straight to the stage of its historical theater with inspired menus.
A moment in the Florida Keys can be enough to convince a day tripper or internationally performing group to keep returning.
About two decades ago, when Jimmy Buffett visited Honolulu, he in the process helped another artist make his own eventual connection to Key West. In the early 2000s, ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro was performing in a local surf shop when Buffett stopped by and, impressed, left a note encouraging the young musician to attend an upcoming concert, where he would actually end up playing live.
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