7 AM
Backcountry Fishing
Sugarloaf Sound flats · Active
Hire a guide or launch a kayak into the Sugarloaf Sound backcountry for snook, redfish and tarpon.
9 AM
Key West Day Trip
Old Town Key West · Family
15 min south: the full Key West experience - Duval Street, Hemingway House, snorkel and sailing.
10 AM
Perky Bat Tower Visit
Sugarloaf Key, US-1 MM 17 · Family
The 1929 Perky Bat Tower is one of the strangest landmarks in the Keys - free to visit and photograph.
6 PM
Square Grouper Dinner
Cudjoe Key, US-1 · Dining
10 min north: the most celebrated restaurant in the lower Keys with fresh local fish and a loyal local crowd.
6 PM
Mallory Sunset
Mallory Square, Key West · Active
15 min south: the nightly Mallory Square sunset celebration - street performers, arts and the Keys' best view.
6 PM
No Name Pub Visit
No Name Pub, Big Pine Key · Dining
20 min north: the legendary cash-only dive bar with dollar bills on the ceiling and cold beer.
Mini Lobster Season
Two days of recreational spiny lobster diving - the Sugarloaf area reefs are excellent lobster habitat.
Lower Keys Birding
Annual birding festival celebrating the rich wading and shorebird populations of the lower Keys backcountry.
Holiday Keys Drive
The Overseas Highway lower Keys corridor has quiet holiday events as the snowbird season peaks.
see you out there
Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.
At Sugarloaf Key, the sun sets at 7:34 PM today — about 12h 21m of daylight. Sunrise was 7:12 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Sugarloaf Key update at the top of the conditions page.