Citrus, eccentrics, people, and pie take center stage during Key West’s Annual Key Lime Festival. This wacky five-day celebration, which runs from Wednesday, July 2, through Sunday, July 6, is packed with culinary events for every taste.
As the birthplace of the original Key Lime Pie, Key West is renowned for serving up some of the best Key Lime Pies in the world.
During this long, limey holiday weekend, you’ll be able to indulge in a full menu of off-the-wall activities, as well as several new events. Topping the list of perennial favorites: the Annual Key Lime Cocktail Sip & Stroll, Key Lime Pie Hop, and the raucous “Battle of the Bartenders.”
Of course, there are all kinds of other fun culinary happenings, too, including several delicious Key Lime-centric dinner and brunch events, as well as a gravity-defying Key Lime pie drop competition — from the top of the Key West Lighthouse!
The Festival’s undisputed “limelight,” however, is the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship. Brave contestants must attempt to devour an entire pie, topped with mounds of whipped cream, without using their hands — all while trying to outpace their rivals and beat the pie-eating record of 52 seconds.
And that’s just the half of it! For a complete list of festival events, hit up keylimefestival.com.
