Food festivals in Key West worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

October 2026 1 festival

Bahama Village Goombay Festival

  • ★ 4.5
  • Expected 16-17 Oct
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Goombay Festival fills Petronia Street with Bahamian food stalls, junkanoo drums and dancing each October, Key West's opening act for Fantasy Fest.

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Holidu, from USD 370 a night

January 2027 1 festival

Key West Food & Wine Festival

  • ★ 4.5
  • 27-31 Jan 2027
  • Tickets needed

The Key West Food & Wine Festival fills five late-January days with ticketed tastings, seafood strolls and chef dinners at venues right across the island.

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Holidu, from USD 370 a night

February 2027 1 festival

Florida Keys Seafood Festival

  • ★ 4.6
  • 13-14 Feb 2027
  • From $10

The Florida Keys Seafood Festival piles Truman Waterfront Park with grilled spiny lobster, stone crab and conch every February, run by the fishermen themselves.

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Holidu, from USD 370 a night

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July 2027 1 festival

Key Lime Festival

  • ★ 4.5
  • 1-5 Jul 2027
  • Free entry

The Key Lime Festival takes over Key West across the July 4th week with a pie-eating championship, a pie hop and a sip-and-stroll, running since 2012.

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Holidu, from USD 370 a night

August 2027 1 festival

Key West Lobsterfest

  • ★ 4.4
  • Expected 11-15 Aug 2027
  • Free entry

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Key West Lobsterfest greets spiny lobster season each August with a lobster boil, pub crawl and a Saturday street fair running the length of lower Duval.

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Holidu, from USD 370 a night

September 2027 1 festival

Key West Brewfest

  • ★ 4.1
  • Expected 30 Sep to 4 Oct 2027
  • Tickets needed

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Key West Brewfest pours more than 50 breweries at the Southernmost Beach Resort each autumn, a Sunrise Rotary fundraiser for its scholarship fund.

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