MARATHON, Florida Keys — The waters off Sombrero Beach are to transform into a swift racecourse for the Battle in the Bay Dragon Boat Festival set for Saturday, May 8.
Marathon’s Sombrero Beach offers spectators a pristine setting and a unique direct-from-the-beach launch for the sleek, 40-foot-long race boats whose elaborate designs originated in ancient China.
Dragon [...]

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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — The U.S. Navy’s renowned Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron is to showcase its members’ dynamic flying skills Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11, during the Southernmost Air Spectacular presented by Naval Air Station Key West.
Admission is free to the air show, scheduled to take place at NAS West’s Boca Chica [...]

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ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys — Kiteboarders from around the United States are set to kick it into high gear as they skim and slide during the Islamorada Invitational ’10 set for March 25-29 at Whale Harbor Marina, mile marker 83.5 in Islamorada.
Dubbed the “II ’10″ and hosted by Islamorada’s Seven Sports, a part of Islamorada Watersports [...]

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KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — Divers visiting the Florida Keys around the Easter holiday are likely to trade in their “tank-head” personas for one more suitable to the season: “egghead.”
This year marks the 10th annual — and unusual — Underwater Easter Egg Hunt, set for Sunday, April 4, in the warm, clear waters off Key [...]

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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — The southernmost island chain’s vibrant marine environment is to be celebrated with live music, artistry, kids’ activities, educational exhibits and more during the Florida Keys Ocean Festival, set for noon to sunset Saturday, March 27.
The event takes place at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, located on Key West’s Truman Waterfront [...]

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BIG PINE KEY, Florida Keys — Contemporary and traditional offerings and original tunes by Florida Keys performing songwriters are to highlight the musical menu during the Island Grass Music Fest, set for 1-6 p.m. Sunday, March 28.
The musical afternoon benefits Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower Florida Keys. The event is to [...]

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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — For decades Key West has been renowned for the creativity of its artists, and its culinary artists are no exception. From 6-9 p.m. Monday, April 19, the island city’s top chefs are to display their prowess in a palate-pleasing feast called Taste of Key West.
Now in its 15th year, the [...]

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ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys — The annual Bay Jam music festival is slated for Saturday, March 20, at the TIB Bank of the Keys Amphitheater at Founders Park, mile marker 87 bayside on Plantation Key. Concertgoers can revel in the sounds of an eclectic range of musicians from midday through sunset and into the night from [...]

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FLORIDA KEYS — Officially Earth Day is celebrated April 22, but in the Florida Keys, surrounded by a national marine sanctuary and paralleled by the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, a variety of events take place leading up to the planet-wide celebration.
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, mile marker (MM) 102.5 oceanside [...]

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KEY WEST, Florida Keys — The work of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Robert Frost is to be celebrated Sunday, April 11, on the grounds of the Key West cottage where Frost wintered for more than a dozen years.
The 16th annual Robert Frost Poetry Festival, a celebration of poetry, is to be highlighted by the announcement of [...]

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