Key West comes alive with the nationally recognized Mile 0 Fest that brings Red Dirt and Americana music to iconic venues across the island. This has rapidly become a huge draw for tourists, selling an overwhelming majority of tickets to visitors. The festival is produced by Mako Moco, which puts on shows year-round in other states.
Whether they are hanging around some bars, lighting up local parades, or in the baskets of cyclists, everywhere you turn, there is a dog on the island.
Award-winning and best-selling authors, poets, and editors will gather for the next edition of The Annual Key West Literary Seminar (KWLS) for the theme: "Pay Attention! The Novel, or The Long Form in a Time of Short Attention."
When Jack McDonald assumed the role of teaching Rick Worth’s popular painting bootcamp at The Studios of Key West, he was honored and nervous about taking over from his teacher, friend, and “partner in crime.”
The "Red High Heel Shoe Drop" at Bourbon St. Pub in Key West by owner Joe Schroeder saw female impersonator "Sushi" lowered in an oversized shoe on New Year's Eve for 25 years. An event that was seen by tens of thousands and broadcast to even more.
The start of every holiday season sees the iconic old Custom House, now the Key West Museum of Art & History, transformed into a bustling annual Holiday Concert & Bazaar with artisans, musicians, and future filmmakers.
Key West is a town that just can’t seem to put its decorations and costumes away. Wesley House Family Services’ Annual Holiday Village and BeLighted Bike Ride is a great way to get into the season. A starting line comprising a “village” out at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in Truman Waterfront sees costumed riders take to Whitehead and Duval Streets for one of the most colorful displays all year.
The Annual Offshore World Championship in Key West fills hotels, packs bars and restaurants, and provides an important bump to the start of the season. Each year sees even more boats and global teams participating in the week of races and special events in a community where the roar of engines can be heard from just about every major spot.
Visitors and locals can now spot a splash of color in downtown Key West following this summer’s state-mandated removal of the rainbow crosswalks at Duval and Petronia Streets.
As repeat visitors have come to know, there is a party in Key West for just about anyone. Adorable pets in costumes strutting before a live audience? That’s the pet masquerade. Into skulls, monsters, and Day of the Dead tributes? Check out the Zombie Bike Ride. Colorful floats with enough hurled beads to trigger Mardi Gras flashbacks? Watch the Fantasy Fest parade.
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