Happy birthday, Key Colony Beach.
Sunday, March 6 will mark the city’s 65th birthday as it celebrates the highly anticipated annual Key Colony Beach Day. Sponsored by the Key Colony Beach Community Association, the free event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a new location at the 7th Street Park in Key Colony Beach.
The day will be filled with nearly 100 vendors, food and drink, 50-50 drawings and the ever popular barracuda races provided by the KCB Boating and Fishing Club – yes, those are exactly what they sound like. Music from Papa Pete will entertain visitors from 9-11 a.m., followed by Michael J from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Rick Quick from 1-3 p.m.
“It’s a great event, and I want to make sure everyone knows about it and enjoys themselves,” said Key Colony Beach city manager David Turner. “It’s been two years of craziness that we haven’t had it.”
“KCB Day is one of the primary funding sources which supports the KCB Community Association’s ability to provide charitable donations to our community,” said KCB Community Association board member Ted Fischer. “At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, when most restaurants serving Key Colony were shut down, we were able to offer the workers who were least capable of sustaining a sudden loss of income $300 each, for a total donation of $30,000. This initiative was enabled by years of generosity from KCB Day attendees and vendors, as well as our KCB Community Association members.”
Throughout the year, the association supports popular events like the KCB lighted boat parade, free Sunday concerts at Sunset Park, an annual Coconut Crawl and more.
Beyond the advertised “Old Fashioned Fun,” the event serves to commemorate Key Colony becoming only the second incorporated city in the Florida Keys in 1957. The 11 residents at the time unanimously voted to incorporate, along with the city’s developer and first mayor F.P. Sadowski. What began as a 365-acre island dredged up from the ocean has exploded from a 51-structure city in 1960 into one of the most desirable places to live and vacation in the Middle Keys.
For more information, visit KCBCA.org or visit the Key Colony Beach Community Association’s page on Facebook.
