Key Lime Pie Fest At Kiwanis Island Park Today

By  //  January 18, 2014

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MERRITT ISLAND • FLORIDA — The Florida Key Lime Pie Company will present the Third Annual Florida Key Lime Pie Festival at Kiwanis Island on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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The Third Annual Key Lime Pie Festival Will Include a Pie Eating Contest.

The the theme this year’s festival is “Fresh from Florida,” and the event will feature Florida’s State Chef and Culinary Ambassador, along with a diversity of the Space Coast’s most savored and well respected restaurants, showcasing dishes reflecting their Chef’s unique culinary flare, utilizing an infusion and presentation of Florida’s infamous citrus favorite the Key Lime.

The Florida Key Lime Pie Company will sponsor Florida’s “Miss Florida Key Lime Pie” Contest, as well as the company’s ever popular “Florida Key Lime Pie Eating Contest.” The event will also feature a Key Lime Chilihead’s “Hot Sauce Competition” and The Best of Florida’s Bartenders “Key Lime Pie Martini” and “Key Lime Pie Margarita” Challenge.

For further information, see the schedule of events below the picture, and visit the festival’s website at FloridaKeyLimePieFestival.com.

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Schedule of Events

10:00 a.m.
  • 3rd Annual Florida Key Lime Pie Festival begins!
  • Restaurants start showcasing and serving their fares
  • Sign up for Bartenders Challenge “Best Key Lime Pie Martini and Margarita”
  • Sign up for “Key Lime Chilihead’s Hot Sauce Competition”
  • 98.5 The Beach broadcasts live remote
  • Live Music Performance
  • The Class Clown
10:30 a.m.
  • Meet and Greet the Florida State Chef and Culinary Ambassador Justin Timineri
  • Live Wildlife Show
  • Tiki Carving Demostration
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Performance
  • Comedy and Magic Performance
  • Florida Handcrafted Beer Tasting (FREE)
11:00 a.m.

 

  • Cooking demonstration by Florida State Chef and Culinary Ambassador, Justin Timineri
  • Key Lime Chilihead’s Hot Sauce Competition ( Round 1 )
  • Live Music Performance
  • Street Entertainment
  • Kayaking Expedition
  • BCSO Bomb Squad Demonstration
11:30 a.m.
  • Meet and Greet TBA
  • Tiki Carving Demonstration
  • Live Music Performance
  • Florida Tropical Fruit Wine Tasting (FREE)
12:00 noon
  • Sign up for the “Miss Florida Key Lime Pie” Contest
  • Cooking Demonstration by Florida State Chef and Culinary Ambassador, Justin Timineri
  • Bartenders  Challenge “Best Key Lime Pie Martini and Margarita” (Round 1)
  • Live Music Performance
  • The Class Clown
  • Kayaking Expedition
12:30 p.m.
  • Meet and Greet TBA
  • Live Wildlife Show
  • Tiki Carving Demostration
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Entertainment
  • Comedy and Magic Performance
1:00 p.m.
  • Sign up for the Key Lime Pie Eating Contest
  • Cooking demonstration by Florida State Chef and Culinary Ambassador,  Justin Timineri
  • Key Lime Chilihead’s Hot Sauce Competition (Round 2)
  • Street Entertainment
  • Live Music Performance
  • Kayaking Expedition
1:30 p.m.
  • “Key Lime Pie Eating Contest” sponsored by The Florida Key Lime Pie Company
  • Meet and Greet TBA
  • Tiki Carving Demonstration
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Entertainment
  • The Class Clown
  • BCSO K-9 Demonstration
2:00 p.m.
  • The Class Clown
  • Kayaking Expedition
  • Florida Tropical Fruit Wine Tasting (FREE)
2:30 p.m.
  • Meet and Greet TBA
  • Live Wildlife Show
  • Tiki Carving Demonstration
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Entertainment
  • Florida Handcrafted Beer Tasting (FREE)
3:00 p.m.
  • Cooking demonstration by Florida State Chef and Culinary Ambassador, Justin Timineri
  • Bartenders Challenge “Best Key Lime Pie Martini and Margarita Challenge” (Round 2)
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Entertainment
  • Kayaking Expedition
3:30 p.m.
  • Meet and Greet TBA
  • Tiki Carving Demonstration
  • Live Music performance
  • Florida Tropical Fruit Wine Tasting (FREE)
4:00 p.m.
  • “Miss Florida Key Lime Pie” Contest sponsored by The Florida Key Lime Pie Company
  • Live Music performance
  • The Class Clown
  • Kayaking Expedition
4:30 p.m.
  • Live Wildlife Show
  • Tiki Carving Demonstration
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Entertainment
5:00 p.m.
  • Meet and Greet Festival VIP Guests and Contest Winners
  • Cooking demonstration by Florida State Chef and Culinary Ambassador, Justin Timineri
  • Live Music Performance
  • Sideshow Entertainment
  • The Class Clown
  • Florida Handcrafted Beer Tasting (FREE)
5:30 p.m.
  • Live Music Performance
  • Awards Ceremony for Event Contestants and VIP Sponsor/Guests
  • Celebrity Autograph Signing
  • Florida Tropical Fruit Wine Tasting ( FREE)
  • BCSO K-9 Demonstration

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