Cedar Key is named state´s Rural Community of the Year!  There will be a ceremony on February 3, at 1:30 PM outside of City Hall, followed by homeade desserts social. 

The Annual STARGAZING PARTY is coming to Cedar Key in February.  Our State parks join the celebration with special events.  The Florida DEP´s Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve and Cedar Key Museum State Park will host National Stars-n-Parks programs during the month of February, 2010.  This is a Public Education Astronomy Program given by volunteers and designed to stimulate interest in astronomy and educate the public about advantages of protecting the night sky from pollution.  There will be 2 nights of Public Stargazing and Slide Shows at the CK Museum State Park and (1) night to enjoy a Stargazing Hayride.  This is fun and educational for all ages.  Please join us!  Check our Calendar for events, dates & times!

End your week of Star Gazing and Hayrides with Movies in the Park, to be held on the grounds of the Cedar Key Museum State Park.  Bring your chairs and blankets to relax on and snacks to enjoy during the film.  Should the event be cancelled due to weather, it will be held on Feb. 20th.  This movie is about an evening at the Smithsonian, an evening where the displays come to life!  Call 543-5567 for more information.

Welcome Home to our Winter Residents and Friends!  We understand that it was a long flight for many of you.  We know you are tired and hungry.  Our Horseshoe Crabs have provided enough meals for you shorebirds.  Our White Pelicans have settled in for the winter.  We hope you folks will as well!  Welcome to Cedar Key!

 Florida Monthly Magazine votes Cedar Key, FL a Best Week End Get Away.  Cedar Key took an honorable mention for Best Sunsets!  CEDAR KEY IS THE BEST BIRDING HOT SPOT ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA!    

Check out our Specialty Articles.  Don´t miss the Ramblin´ Ranger.  "Fishing Lines" by Captain Denny Voyles is a must read for fishin´ folk.  Just posted, Captain Doug Maple, Tidewater Tours, On The Water this month. "Marine Life" offers a variety of up to date information.  Birding, Fishing and Relaxing in the Cedar Keys is the Best!  

The Cedar Key Guide has a new comprehensive Calendar of Activities and Events featuring The Friends of the Cedar Keys and Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuges, Cedar Key Garden Club, Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Events,and more....

Our new Calendar is easily accessed by clicking on beneath this "blurb" where it reads "Contact Us and Calendar".

If your organization has an event that you would like to let the community and our visitors know about, you can send us your request from the Calendar Page.  

Please contact Info@CedarKeyGuide.com for changes, corrections or additions to the Calendar.    

The Cedar Key Guide is the most comprehensive eco-tourism guide to Cedar Key ever published anywhere.  Check out our pictures, maps, brochures, specialty articles, calendar of events and links to our friends.

A special "Thank You" to our many contributors, our web host Bill Kilborn for the many hours of hard work, and to you, our friends and guests in Cedar Key.  Cedar Key, the heart of the Nature Coast is truly a Nature Lover´s Paradise.