Key West Songwriters Festival

A celebration of original music featuring songwriters from around the country performing in various venues throughout Key West.

Event Details

Date: March 5, 2027

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Explore Key West While You’re Here

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  • Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Weddings — A lush native botanical garden offering tropical outdoor settings for ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and other wedding-weekend gatherings.
  • General Horseplay — A playful Caroline Street cocktail bar pairing creative drinks with beer, wine, light bites, live music, and a lively back bar. Come for well-made cocktails without the formality and stay for the late-night tomfoolery.
  • Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park — A historic waterfront state park and beach where the Atlantic meets the Gulf of Mexico, offering one of Key West's most spectacular shoreline sunset views.
  • Key West Food Tours — Award-winning food tours showcasing the best of Key West cuisine. Highly-rated reviews and industry honors make this one of the most sought-after experiences in The Keys. Savor some of the Caribbean's best-loved dishes with tours available every day of the week.
  • The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum — Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in this for ten years. During that time he wrote seventy percent of his life-time works. Today we operate as a museum providing guided tours every fifteen minutes f...