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.
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.
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