Islamorada

The Florida Keys are renowned for having a large population of visual artists, while creative spirits from other places come to experience the ever-changing tropical light and depict a uniquely engaging locale. 

Captain Marty Lewis of Marathon, Florida, led his team aboard Main Attraction to the overall win in the 29th annual Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament that ended Jan. 27. 

The Florida Keys & Key West are known for their vibrant culture, including a top-quality performing arts community. During the year audiences can enjoy musicals, comedies and Broadway-style performances at Keys venues. Explore some of the season’s offerings here. 

Live musical performances, concerts and music festivals provide Florida Keys visitors entertainment options that enhance the area’s winter 2019 roster of arts and cultural events.

The Florida Keys are acclaimed for their large population of visual artists, but art lovers generally can’t see works by several hundred of them at one time. Except, that is, when viewing “The Connections Project 2019: A Mosaic of the Keys,” a 24-foot-long mural that’s touring the island chain to celebrate the connection between community members and local cultural initiatives.

The wildly diverse ecosystems of the Florida Keys can perhaps best be discovered in hidden gardens, tucked off main thoroughfares and the Overseas Highway throughout the 125-mile-long island chain.

Award-winning Chef Michelle Bernstein showcases the culinary and atmospheric flavors of the Florida Keys in an hour-long television special scheduled to premiere Feb. 1 on public television stations nationwide.  

The Florida Keys are bustling as new resorts continue to be unveiled throughout the destination.

Second in the three-pronged Gold Cup Sailfish Championship series currently underway in the Florida Keys is the Islamorada Fishing Club’s Captains Cup Sailfish Tournament. Spaces remain available to join the exclusive field of elite anglers who compete in the all-release challenge set for Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 23-24, 2019.

A team of South Florida residents clinched the win at the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament that concluded Sunday, Dec. 2, to kick off the renowned triple-crown Florida Keys Gold Cup Sailfish Championship series.