Key Lime Festival: America’s Favorite Citrus Celebration! In the Florida Keys we like to celebrate the things that make our islands unique. Citrus, eccentrics, people & pie. Our celebrations are fun, odd & unforgettable. Our people are too. Come on down to the birthplace of Key Lime Pie for a little taste and you’ll see what we mean. Love & Limes!

Join us 2025 is shaping up to be the best Key Lime Festival yet. We’re pleased to offer a full 5 days of culinary events for every taste, including favorites from past years like the Key Lime Cocktail Sip & Stroll and Key Lime Pie Hop and new favorites for Key Lime lovers! We’ve also added a few intimate culinary events for our VIP Key Lime lovers!

Schedule of Events:

5:00 - 8:00 PM: Key Lime Kick Off!  Live Music & Spirited Key Lime Entertainment! - The Avalon | 1317 Duval St

Welcome keynote speech by Key Lime Festival co-founder and Key Lime Pie Historian & Cookbook author, David L. Sloan. Toast with cocktails on the veranda and kick up your heels on Duval Street to our Americana band. Free To Attend!  Full Cash Bar & Festival Merchandise Available For Sale.

Key Lime Spirit Pageant!  
Help us cheer on the contestants in our 1st annual - “Key Lime Spirited Pageant!’  - OR enter the competition yourself if you’ve got the ZESTE! Individuals will compete in (3) Three Categories to be crowned the Key Lime Festival Emperor or Empress! 
(1) Most Limey (2) Most Americana (3) Most Key West

5:00 - 9:00 PM: Living The Key Lime Life Dinner

Kaya Island Eats cordially invites you to join us for a celebration of the Key lime life we all enjoy here in paradise! A beautiful 4 course meal prepared by Chef Scott Taylor and the Kaya culinary team.

1st Course : Hurricane seasoned fresh Key west pinks and key lime cocktail sauce
2nd Course : Cuban Hand Roll / mojo Roast pork /Swiss cheese /pickle/ egg roll cilantro key lime sauce
3rd Course : Floribbean Fish - Locally caught fish, Jamaican **** seasoned Mahi Mahi, Fresh Pineapple/mango salsa, Goat cheese / coconut saffron rice
*Chicken or Portobello options available
4th Course : Made from scratch Key lime pie
After dinner join us for live entertainment in the backyard bar.

$75/Person + Tax
Text or Call to book your reservation (305) 395-0213

7:00 - 10:00 PM: Tropicado’s Havana Nights - Key Lime Cocktail Party - Free
Newly Remodeled Tropicado at Historic La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval St

Keep that Key Lime energy going!  Salsa, rumba, and cha-cha the night away while you enjoy some specialty crafted key lime cocktails.