Free Boat Show & Nautical Market

Various types of boats and  boat-related items are featured at this free family-friendly event in Key West.
Items for sale include marine equipment, art and apparel. Entertainment also is featured.
The Key West Boat Show & Nautical Market is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Feb. 27 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at Truman [...]

Free Gardenfest In Key West

Enjoy demonstrations, lectures, raffles, art and a plant sale at Gardenfest Key West at Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden.
The festivities are 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, for members or joining members only; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21.
Admission is [...]

Ticket Stub = Free Ferry Ride

Folks who go to the Pigeon Key Art Festival should hang on to their admission stubs.
The stubs entitles them to a free ferry excursion to Pigeon Key.
The art festival is Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7  in Marathon.  The event features art displays, live music and food and beverage booths.  Admission is $7  for adults, [...]

Free Florida Keys Holiday Festival

Snow, a pet parade and art exhibits are among the activities at the Florida Keys Holiday Festival in Islamorada.
Youngsters are able to frolick in a mountain of snow during the event Friday evening, Dec. 4.
The event is at Founder’s Park, mile marker 87.
Other highlights include a holiday parade featuring a high [...]

Free Art Festival in Big Pine Key

Enjoy the work of artists and artisans from The Florida Keys.
The Big Pine & Lower Keys Island Art Festival
is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
Along with the art, the event features activities for youngsters and live music.
The festival is at the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce, mile marker 31 oceanside [...]

Free Activities At Aviation Day Event

Families are invited to the festivities at the The Aviation Day event, which showcases various styles of aircraft.
The event, at the Florida Keys Marathon Airport, 9400 Overseas Highway, is Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free. Food and beverages are available for purchase.
The event is sponsored by [...]

5 days of free and cheap music

The Key West Songwriters Festival starts Wednesday, April 29, bringing five days filled with music, a lot of it free and the rest of it cheap.
Check the schedule to pick out your favorite performers. Or just listen to much all day, every day through Sunday, May 3.
Some Keys hotels are also offering special deals.

Free environmental workshops

The Green Living & Energy Education Expo will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Marathon High School. It includes free workshops and more than 50 exhibitors of services and products that save money and natural resources.
Environmental groups also will providing latest information, and thre will be 30 free workshops on topics ranging from solar photovoltaics to reducing energy bills, to organic [...]

Hotel deals for KW songwriters’ fest

The 14th annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival will be April 29–May 3, 2009. The is five days and nights of more than 20 free concerts at the island’s most popular drinking holes and hot spots.
The Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel is offering a “Songwriter’s Special” with rates starting at $139 per night for the week [...]

Marathon Seafood Festival for $5

This weekend, March 14 and 15, is the biggest party of the year in the Middle Keys: the Marathon Seafood Festival at Marathon Community Park, Mile Marker 49.
The event, which has celebrated the Keys’ fishing heritage for more than three decades, will feature fresh local seafood, including lobster tails, stone crab, fish, shrimp. Conch fritters, [...]