Annually, thousands of visitors come to enjoy Cedar Key's Old Florida Celebration of the Arts in April, Clamerica Celebration on the 4th of July, the October Seafood Festival and the events of A Cedar Key Christmas between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Smaller events take place throughout the year including the Cedar Key Star Party, fishing tournaments, boat and kayaking events, nature tours, and community civic and church activities. If you look around, there's always something happening in Cedar Key. See our Community Calendar for more events.

Labor Day Auction
September 5, 2010

 

The Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce brings you its annual auction at the historic Island Hotel on 2nd St. Sunday, September 5th, 2010. Preview of items starts at 12:30 pm and auction starts at 1:00 pm. There will be trips, lodging, meals, gilfts, artwork, jewelry and much more.

 

 

Kayak Fishing Tournament 2010
September 18, 2010

 

The Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Cedar Key Kayak Fishing Club is bringing you "The Masters" kayak fishing tournement.

Click Here to register for this tournament

42^nd Annual Seafood Festival
Date in October 2011 to be announced

 

9:00 AM until 5:00 PM each day. This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great local seafood food in City Park. There will be live musical entertainment at several places around town during the days and nights, and a parade on Saturday morning.

In addition on this weekend, there is an open house at the lighthouse on Seahorse Key, the big island 3 miles to the west of Cedar Key. Explore the lighthouse, look at the exhibits and wander this beautiful island. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina. Be sure to remember your camera and binoculars!

For further in formation and a vendor's application please contact Ms. Thelma McCain at 352-543-5436.

A Cedar Key Christmas 2010
2010 Dates to be announced

 

Join the festivities beginning with the tree lighting in the par. Event planning is underway now, but you can still view our schedule of events from last year's celebration. Call 352-543-6806 to participate.

Cedar Key Star Party 2011
Date to be announced

 

Cedar Key Museum State Park is hosting Public Stargazing and Slide Shows Monday, February 8 and Friday, February 12. The slide show begins at 7:00 p.m. with stargazing to follow. Light refreshments will be served. There is no charge for this event.


For more information about the star party, call (352)-543-5350, or send e-mail to psalm19one@gmail.com, or join the Yahoo Group.

The Festival is over for 2010 but please mark your calendars
for the FIRST weekend in April 2011, April 1st and 2nd

47^th Annual Old Florida Celebration of the Arts
April 1st & 2nd, 2011

 

Cedar Key's 46th annual fine arts festival on April 24th and 25th, from 10 am to 5 pm is hosted by the Cedar Key Arts Center and sponsored by the TDC, CRA, Drummond Bank, and Palms Medical Group. Over 100 fine artists and craftsmen will showcase their brilliant works of art on Historic 2nd Street. Artists compete for over $10,000 in prize money during this juried event. Last year over 20,000 people visited Cedar Key to enjoy this fine art festival and purchase a piece from the collection. Local non-profit businesses and churches sell a variety of food and desserts in City Park which has direct public beach access. Cedar Key is famous for their steamed clams and some of the freshest seafood you can find. Music, sidewalk chalk, and face painting will also be happening in the park all weekend. As you cross Cedar Key's bridges you will feel as if you are stepping back in time with it's old Florida charm. Don't forget to check out Cedar Key's million dollar sunsets too!

Cedar Key is located 60 miles SW of Gainesville at the end of State Road 24 on beautiful Nature Coast.

Please call Mandy Cassiano for more information (352)543-5400 or visit our website, www.CedarKeyArtsFestival.com.

27^th Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet
First weekend in May, 2011

The 26th Cedar Key small boat meet will be Saturday and Sunday, May 1st & 2nd. It is completely informal. Tides and weather are still the only organization. There are no planned events, signups, or fees.

All shallow draft boats are welcome: canoes & kayaks, catboats & catamarans; trimarans, rowboats & sailing dinghies; scows, sharpies & sampans; punts, pirogues, prams - & pirates? yawlboats?

Over the last 24 years, weather has usually been mostly sunny, mid to upper 80s in the day, water temperature upper 70s. If it blows, even at lower tides, it?s splendid for rowers & paddlers. For sailing canoes Cedar Key is sublime.?

For wildlife observers the food chain at Cedar Key is packed, because the nutrients flowing out of the clean Suwannee mix with the extra oxygen riffling through the cape?s islands & channels. Birds, bugs, fish, shellfish, turtles, alligators, marine mammals - all thrive.

For information call the Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce, 352 543 5600; Larry Page, 941-746-2686, lhpage@worldnet.att.net; or Hugh Horton, 586-468-6456, hhorton5976@wowway.com.

8^th Annual Clamerica Celebration
July 4, 2011

 

City Park from 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Exhibits, demonstrations, games, contests, clams and other food for the whole family. Clam bag races, clam hunts, cultured clam cook-off and live music in our waterfront park. Fireworks at dusk. Bring the whole family!