Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
July
OK - not only is it hot, it's hurricane season. Yay! But seriously, this is a
good time to visit. There are less crowds and locals are friendlier and more
accessible to tourists.
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Independence Day
July 4 features an excellent fireworks and laser show with live music that draws more than
100,000 people to breezy
Bayfront Park
.
The pyrotechnics light up the sky above Biscayne
Bay in an oddly romantic way.
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Hemingway Days
One of Key West's more (in)famous annual rituals is Hemingway Days, a party that celeb-
rates all things Hemingway (our way of saying: expect drinking, if not game hunting). The
highlight is the yearly running of the Ernest-look-crowd.
August
August is sweltering and it's the deepest dip in the low tourist season. Many
visitors head to the Keys, where cooling sea winds are a regular phenomen-
on.
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Miami Spice
Top restaurants around Miami participate in Miami Spice's Food Month (Ilovemiamis-
pice.com), offering prix-fixe meals to lure folks out of the air-con. For most tourists, this is
an easier festival to appreciate than the celebrity-focused South Beach Wine & Food
Festival.
