Visit Seahorse Key Marine Lab and the Cedar Key Light Station!
Seahorse Key is an island adjacent to the mainland of Cedar Key, managed by the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges. On these free open house dates, the public is welcome to check out the UF IFAS NCBS field research lab, or explore the historical light station. Transportation by personal vessel or tour boat (includes fee from tour company). Contact the Cedar Key Welcome Center regarding current tour boat operations.
Please note: Trails leading to the light station and beach are steep and primitive in some areas. Take caution when loading and unloading vessels onto the floating docks, and navigating the natural areas of the trails and beach.
2024 Dates (9 AM – 3 PM):
October 14 October 19Important Information
Seahorse Key is an island almost 3 miles from Cedar Key. Access is only by boat. There are no amenities, such as food or water on the island. Rest room facilities are limited.
Should there be a medical or other emergency requiring professional assistance or evacuation, response times could be lengthy.
Please plan with this in mind.
Access upcoming events and opportunities using the link below 
https://ncbs.ifas.ufl.edu/events/
Visit Seahorse Key Marine Lab and the Cedar Key Light Station!
Seahorse Key is an island adjacent to the mainland of Cedar Key, managed by the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges. On these free open house dates, the public is welcome to check out the UF IFAS NCBS field research lab, or explore the historical light station. Transportation by personal vessel or tour boat (includes fee from tour company). Contact the Cedar Key Welcome Center regarding current tour boat operations.
Please note: Trails leading to the light station and beach are steep and primitive in some areas. Take caution when loading and unloading vessels onto the floating docks, and navigating the natural areas of the trails and beach.
2024 Dates (9 AM – 3 PM): October 19Important Information
Seahorse Key is an island almost 3 miles from Cedar Key. Access is only by boat. There are no amenities, such as food or water on the island. Rest room facilities are limited.
Should there be a medical or other emergency requiring professional assistance or evacuation, response times could be lengthy.
Please plan with this in mind.
Access upcoming events and opportunities using the link below https://ncbs.ifas.ufl.edu/events/
CANCELLED! 🙁 Stay tuned for details for next festival.
Oct. 19 -Oct, 20 2024
FREE ADMISSION
54th Annual Cedar Key Lions Seafood Festival
Saturday Oct 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024
Hungry for Seafood? Arts & Crafts? Live music on the Gulf?
A Seafood Festival Parade?
Hurricane Debby has come and gone and Cedar Key is open for business!
The Oct. 19-20 54th Cedar Key Seafood Festival has the whole island town fully energized and ready for food and fun over a great festival weekend.
Organized by the Cedar Key Lions Club, the 54th Seafood Festival continues a half-century festival tradition of great food, entertainment, shopping, family fun and a parade.
The Seafood Festival celebrates Cedar Key’s fishing heritage, offering two days of fantastic food prepared by locals, a Seafood Festival parade, 2nd Street lined for blocks with 100 arts and crafts exhibitors, free live music in the park by local musicians and family fun on the beautiful Old Florida island city of Cedar Key.
The festival continues across town all weekend at local restaurants and lounges throughout the day and evening with fine dining, drink, and music.
Cedar Key is the Place to Be Oct 19-20, 2024!
Location: Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida. State Route 24 and 2nd Street and at the Beach Front City Park.
Food in the Park hours: Saturday & Sunday 10 am until sold out.
Arts & Crafts street fair: Saturday Oct from 10 to 5, and Sunday, from 10-4.
The Seafood Festival Parade is on Saturday, Oct 19 at 11 am.
CANCELLED! 🙁 Stay tuned for details for next festival.
It has been rumored that the Pirates will be returning to the shores of Cedar Key in force, November 1-3, 2024.
It be told the pirates will be setting up camp in the city park and taking over the town, pillaging and plundering for charity!
Come, celebrate with the pirates! See how they lived on land when ashore. Learn from some of the finest re-enactors on the East Coast. Watch and listen as the pirates set up an outpost in the city park. The park will be open from 12:00 noon on Friday November 1st. Come and purchase wares and clothing from Vendors Row. Listen to rousing, toe tapping sea shanties. Friday evening roam the town with the Pirates eating and drinking in the local establishments! Pirates YE BE WARNED! No open containers in public!
Prepare for the Opening Ceremonies at 10:00 am on Saturday morning Nov 2nd. All the scallywags in town will be in attendance. We be hearing, that with a little persuasion, the Mayor will be “voluntarily” turning over the town to the Pirates! There will also be a Blessing of The Fleet and the Clam Harvest! Then join in the Golf Cart Parade with your decorated cart or just walking along with your crew!
For the Little Pirates, there will be a costume contest, a Mermaid and a search for the most infamous pirates in town on the “Wanted Poster” available at the Info Booth.
Be entertained by Pirate music, the Lovely Ancient City Sirens and Rusty Cutlass!