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2005 Calendar of Event for Marathon
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January Events
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival
Free event features work of local artists. |
| Florida Keys Watercolor Society Judged Exhibition |
| Paws for Cause Bridge Walk |
February Events
| Middle Keys Concert Association presents "A Night at the Opera" |
| Island Opera Theatre Presents "An Evening of Love" |
Pigeon Key Art Festival
11th annual art festival on historic Pigeon Key under the Old Seven Mile Bridge, a camp for workers of Henry Flagler's Overseas Railway. |
| Miami String Quartet Presented by Middle Keys Concert Association |
| 7th Annual Capt. Leon Shell Memorial Billfish Tournament |
Middle Keys Concert Association Presents Pianist
Frederick Moyer |
"Kiss Me Kate" at Marathon Community Theatre
A musical presented by a skilled local theatre group. |
23rd Annual Judged Exhibition by the Florida Keys
Watercolor Society
Free display features work of local artists. |
March Events
29th Annual Marathon House & Garden Tour
Presented by Marathon Garden Club. |
| Annual Bike-Kayak Event |
Middle Keys Concert Association Presents Ashu Kejariwal
Saxophonist performance. |
Original Marathon Seafood Festival
Gourmet delicacies from the waters of the Florida Keys highlight this 23rd annual event. |
April Events
Mercury Redbone@Large Sunset Tarpon Tournament
Celebrity fishing tournament that aids in raising money for cystic fibrosis. |
Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival
Free event features works of local artists. |
| 29th Annual Ladies Tarpon Tournament |
Seven Mile Bridge Run
Fifteen hundred runners participate in the 24th-annual foot race across the longest segmental bridge in the world. |
May Events
19th Annual McDonalds Invitational Tarpon Tournament
Fishing for silver kings, one of Florida's greatest game fish events, it takes place during the migration of the tarpon through the Keys. |
39th Marathon International Tarpon Tournament
Fishing for silver kings in one of the island chain's oldest tournaments. |
Marathon Offshore Grand Prix
World-class high-speed powerboats compete in the waters surrounding Marathon and the historic Seven Mile Bridge. Part of the Florida Keys Offshore Triple Crown. |
Marathon Surf and Turf
Bikes, boats and bands. |
Marathon Community Classic Inshore/Offshore Championship
Inshore and offshore anglers compete for $22,000 in cash prizes and trophies in the waters of the Middle Keys. The Championship benefits veterans and youth programs Sponsored by Indigo Reef Marina Homes Resort and other area businesses. |
June Events
City of Marathon Super Boat Grand Prix
High-speed powerboats race in the heart of the Florida Keys. |
Father's Day Dolphin Derby
The 19-annual event unfolds over Father's Day weekend with prizes for adults and children. Anglers will pursue dolphin fish, as well barracuda and others. |
Burdines Waterfront 5th Annual Dolphin Black fin Tuna Fun Fishing Tournament
The locally-renowned restaurant plays host to this event focusing on three of the most prized game fish in the blue water beyond the Keys reef. |
July Events
| Lobster Mini Season |
| “The Vagina Monologues” at Marathon Community Theater |
August Events
| “The Vagina Monologues” at Marathon Community Theater |
| Regular Lobster Season Begins |
September Events
| Marathon International Bonefish Tournament |
October Events
Fantasy Fest
Key West, Florida |
November Events
Marathon Bike-a-Thon
Challenge for cyclists to include 20- to 100-mile rides across historic bridges. |
| Florida Keys Art Guild Outdoor Art Festival |
December Events
D'Asign Source's Annual Christmas Gala
A benefit for Habitat for Humanity. |
| Boot Key Lighted Boat Parade |
For more information about any of these events, please call the Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce at (305) 743-5417, or visit online at www.marathonflorida.org.
2005 Calendar of Events for Key West
January Events
Kwanza.
Celebration honoring the ancestors of the African diaspora |
| Literary Seminar |
| Old Island Restoration Foundation House & Garden Tours |
| Sculpture Key West Outdoor Exhibit |
| Nautica Sailboat Racing Regatta |
| Key West Craft Show |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
February Events
| Old Island Days House & Garden Tour |
Heritage Festival
Civil War re-enactments and tours of historic Fort Zachary Taylor. |
| Key West Antiques Show |
| Sculpture Key West Outdoor Exhibit |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
March Events
| Old Island Days House & Garden Tour |
| Conch Shell Blowing Contest |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
| Open Air Art and Music Affair |
| Key West Fishing Tournament |
| Key West Garden Club Flower Show |
April Events
| World Sailfish Championship |
| Taste of Key West |
Conch Republic Independent Celebration
Commemorates the founding of the Conch Republic on April 23, 1982, in response to a U.S. Border Patrol roadblock that halted traffic in and out of the Florida Keys. |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
May Events
| Key West Song Writers Festival |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
June Events
Pride Fest
Event honoring diversity, openness and freedom. |
| Cuban American Heritage Festival |
ChickenFest
Honoring the vivacious, living, breathing, squawking chicken. |
| Southernmost Swordfish Tournament |
Tropical Fruit Fiesta
Presentations by tropical fruit experts, samplings and kids’ activities. |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
July Events
| Key West Fishing Flats Slam Tournament |
| Key West Marlin Tournament |
| 4th July Picnic |
Hemingway Days Festival
Twenty-fifth annual celebration of the legendary author includes readings, theatrical premiere, short story competition, unveiling of life-size bronze, fishing tournament and Sloppy Joe’s Look-Alike Contest. |
| Key West Food and Wine Festival |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
September Events
Women Fest
A female-oriented festival of art shows, sailing and snorkeling, comedy performances and other activities celebrating women. |
| Redbone Fishing Tournament |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
October Events
Fantasy Fest
Outlandish costume competitions, grand parade and wacky sights. |
Goombay Festival
Island-style food, handmade African arts and crafts, nonstop live entertainment and dancing in the streets. |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
November Events
Key West Old Island Days
Celebrating Key West culture and history. |
| New Town Craft Festival |
Off Shore World Championship
The Indianapolis 500 of powerboat racing. |
Cayo Carnivale Outdoor Party
To benefit Reef Relief. |
Pirates in Paradise Fest
Historic Seaport and other venues are transformed into a pirates stronghold with sea battles, a thieves market, sunset pirate sails, a living history encampment and nonstop entertainment. |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
December Events
Key West Old Island Days
Celebrating Key West culture and history. |
Night on White Gallery Walk
Tour Key West’s art district with galleries open late and streets closed to automobile traffic. |
| Key West Holiday Parade |
| Children’s Holiday Parade |
| Key West New Years Celebration |
For more information about any of these events, please call the Key West Chamber of Commerce at (305) 294-2587, or visit online at www.keywestchamber.org.
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