Diving Events
June 2nd, 2011
Florida Keys – There’s always something happening in the Florida Keys & Key West, from festivals focusing on the area’s literary history and indigenous seafood to events that celebrate the Keys’ underwater paradise. While this piece lists selected summer highlights for 2011, a comprehensive schedule of events throughout the Keys can be found at the Keys Tourism website.
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March 23rd, 2011
Key West, Florida Keys – The unique marine environment of the Florida Keys island chain, which includes the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, is to be celebrated Saturday, March 26, during the second annual Florida Keys Ocean Festival in Key West.
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December 4th, 2010
Key Largo, Florida Keys – Free admission to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is available Saturday, Dec. 11, during a special 50th birthday celebration planned for that day. The golden anniversary of the park at mile marker 102.5 on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway offers a variety of events beginning at 9 a.m. the culmination of 11 days of events in Key Largo honoring America’s first undersea preserve.
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June 25th, 2010
Lake Buena Vista, FL – Guests celebrating the Fourth of July at Walt Disney World Resort will have a choice of fireworks shows plus other patriotic treats – including appearances by “Benjamin Franklin” and “Betsy Ross.”
The spirit of the Fourth of July is up in the air after dark, and three Disney parks will be making a bang, with Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios presenting special pyrotechnics and Epcot adding a patriotic “tag” to its famous “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” spectacular.
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June 2nd, 2009
Key West, Florida Keys – A retired U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has opened for public use.
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January 1st, 2009
Florida Keys – There’s always something happening in the Florida Keys & Key West, from festivals focusing on the area’s colorful history and quirky ambiance to events that celebrate the Keys’ underwater paradise. The Keys are Florida’s own little tropical paradise with something for everyone to enjoy. Here’s a list of annual events in the Florida Keys.
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July 23rd, 2008
Marathon, Florida Keys – A multiagency safe-diving initiative designed to enhance sport diving and boating safety is to be highlighted at the second annual Lobster Rodeo & Dive Safety Expo set for Sunday, July 27.
The free event is to be staged on Knight’s Key, mile marker 47 at the Seven Mile Bridge, three days prior to the July 30 opening of Florida’s two-day lobster miniseason – a period that traditionally attracts large numbers of divers to the Keys.
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July 15th, 2008
 Key West, Florida Keys – The late Mel Fisher, one of the 20th century’s best-known shipwreck salvors, is to be honored with a Key West festival that also commemorates the 23rd anniversary of his most famous find.
Mel Fisher Days is set to begin Thursday, July 17, and continue through Sunday, July 20 — the anniversary of Fisher’s discovery of the shipwrecked Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha in the waters off Key West.
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June 9th, 2008
Upper Florida Keys – Warm water and a warm welcome await water enthusiasts at Island Sun Splash ’08, slated for Tuesday through Saturday, June 10-14. Organized by the Upper Keys Association of Dive and Snorkel Operators, the event includes activities for everyone from expert divers to families visiting North America’s only living coral barrier reef for the first time.
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January 30th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys – The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is to celebrate its first anniversary Saturday, Feb. 2, with the grand opening of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Living Reef Exhibit inside the center.
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August 28th, 2007
By Kirby Collins
Stuart, FL – Stuart is home to one of the most remarkable beaches in Florida, aptly named Bathtub Reef Park. The reef itself is about 40 yards offshore and is partially exposed during low tide. The reef protects the shoreline from breaking waves and is a great place for small children to swim and feel comfortable.
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August 19th, 2007
Florida Keys – Every year, patrons of Florida Keys dive and snorkel shops play a guessing game. Locals and visitors alike try to guess the date and time of the annual coral spawn — sometimes nicknamed “sex on the reef” — on North America’s only living coral barrier reef, which parallels the island chain.
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