The annual Crime Stoppers Fourth of July run and walk starts at 7:30am from Smathers Beach on South Roosevelt Boulevard.
A post-race party is sponsored by the Sheraton Suites Resort, directly across the street from Smathers Beach at 2001 S. Roosevelt Blvd. For entry forms or more information, contact race coordinator Barbara Wright at 305.296.7128.
The Hospice/Visiting Nurse Association of the Florida Keys hosts its annual picnic at the Wyndham Casa Marina, 1500 Reynolds St., from 5-9pm. Planned for the festive fundraiser are raffles, a silent auction and classic American barbecue.
Calling all food and wine lovers! The Key Largo Food & Wine Festival gives you scores of great reasons to come to Key Largo!
Each summer, the gateway to the Florida Keys transforms into a food and wine lover's paradise. Key Largo’s culinary experts are stepping up to the plate to present nearly 30 tasty food, wine and spirits events Friday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 9.
Rising temperatures in the island city aren't always a meteorological condition. Instead, they could be a response to Tropical Heat, a long weekend of gay and lesbian adult fun designed to tickle the fancy and stimulate the senses...so to speak!
Conceived by the Key West Business Guild, the United States' oldest gay-oriented business organization, Tropical Heat is a collaborative showcase for the island city's most in-demand gay and lesbian bars and clubs. Its schedule features 10 events over a four-day period -- each offering a different type of lightheartedly decadent adult fun.
Lower Keys challenge for ladies only (male captains and mates are allowed). Cash prizes awarded.
Women anglers compete to catch dolphin fish, one of the most beautiful and plentiful fish off the Keys.
For more information, call 305-304-7674.
While many symphonies perform under the stars, only one can claim to perform under the sea. The Submerged Symphony will be at its very best during the anniversary of the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival.
The unique event showcases the colorful diversity of marine life that characterizes North America's only living coral barrier reef. As many as 600 divers and snorkelers gather each year for the sub-sea songfest at Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary, an area of the reef located approximately six miles south of Big Pine Key.

































