This year will be Key West’s third annual celebration of the Key Lime, and it starts tomorrow, again coinciding with the 4th of July holiday. The festival includes several events celebrating the famed citrus fruit.
We have gone the last couple of years and it is a fun time. But it is hot in Key West this time of year so make sure that you and your pets stay hydrated!
Please have fun and be safe this Independence Day!! And in the midst of all this fun and celebrating, let us remember the purpose of these celebrations. I would like to say thank you to all of those that have and continue to fight for our freedoms!
Check out the events:
Friday, July 3
- 11AM | Key Lime Rum Sampling & Distillery Tour
Key West Legal Rum | 107 Simonton Street – Sample rum made with real Key Limes grown in the Florida Keys and tour Key West’s very first legal rum distillery. Free event. Click here to learn more about Key West Legal Rum Distillery. - 1pm | Book Signing: The Key Lime Pie Cookbook
Green Parrot Bar | 601 Whitehead Street – Chef David Sloan signs the cookbook dedicated to our favorite dessert. More than a 150,000 Key Lime Pie Combinations! - 2PM | Key Lime Cocktail Sip & Stroll
Starts at Green Parrot Bar | 601 Whitehead Street – If you like to drink & judge, this is the event for you. $22 includes souvenir sampling glass, judging card and at least 15 drinks. The Sip & Stroll starts at the Green Parrot Bar, 601 Whitehead Street. Click here to learn more. - 8PM | Key Lime Talent Show Piestravaganza
Green Parrot Bar | 601 Whitehead Street – Sweet and Tasty! See what a talent show was meant to be as Marky Pierson paints the Green Parrot yellow for The Key Lime Talent Show. More fun than you can shake a lime at, and free admission, to boot! Click here to learn more.
Saturday, July 4
- 11AM | Mile-High Key Lime Pie Eatin’ Contest
Sloppy Joe’s Bar | 201 Duval Street – Cheer the champions on at our world famous event! Take a front row seat to see who will be named the “Mile-High Key Lime Pie Eatin’ Champion” as 10 brave contestants tie their hands behind their backs and dive face first into a mountain of Key Lime goodness. Click here to learn more. - 2PM | The Key Lime Pie Championships
Smokin’ Tuna Saloon | 4 Charles Street – Sample the best of the best as our island’s champions compete for the coveted Key Lime Cup. Enjoy 5 different slices for just $10! Click here to learn more. - 4PM | Key Lime Rum Sampling & Distillery Tour
Key West Legal Rum | 107 Simonton Street – Sample rum made with real Key Limes grown in the Florida Keys and tour Key West’s very first legal rum distillery. Free event. Click here to learn more about Key West Legal Rum Distillery.
To see what else is happening on the island during your visit, check out our Key West Events Calendar to see other upcoming special events. For more information about the fun side of Key West… things to do and see in our island city, go to our Key West Web Site.
And for restaurant reviews check out our restaurant review section of this blog as well as our restaurant reviews on www.gotothekeys.com.
Feel free to Email Me if you have any questions about Key West!!
