On stage where Margaret St. meets the Gulf of Mexico!
The Historic Seaport Harbor Walk - at the old Key West Bight.
The Key West Harbor Walk of Lights will again be the center for
Christmas spirit in Key West on the evening of December 19th.
The month long K.W. "Bight Before Christmas" Holiday Celebration will
continue with the fourth annual "FREE Christmas Concert on the Harbor Walk
of Lights". Get together with family and catch up with friends at an old fashion
holiday party on the waterfront.
Come and experience Live Classic Christmas music and more, all in the spirit
of the season. A world class collection of 5 fantastic musical groups
that include local and national performers will play some of the great,
holiday music classics that span generations and genres.
And there's more!
- "Bite of the Bight" Holiday food tasting for some Great Holiday food and Holiday treats
from great area restaurants
(Food items are $1 - $5)
- Big game area for kids provided by "It's Just 4 Kids"
- BIG Prize raffle throughout the evening, all to benefit "It's Just 4 Kids" Art Center and social services through out the year.
- Santa will appear and be ready to get everyone in a picture, even if you're naughty or nice.
Also, there'll be lots of refreshments and Holiday Cheer available at 4 cash bars to go with the food, fun and music on the
waterfront.
And don't forget that on this Friday and Saturday you can take advantage
of DEEP DISCOUNTS ALL DAY LONG at the BIGHT-WIDE HOLIDAY SALE along the
entire Harbor Walk area in the shops & galleries and at water sports for Gift Certificates. COME EARLY for discounts
and special deals on those last minute Key West Christmas Gifts.
Scroll down to see this years line up for the Free Christmas Concert on The
Key West Harbor Walk of Lights!
THE DOERFELS - A Bluegrass Christmas
Returning by popular demand for their second year at the Bight Before Christmas Concert are the Doerfels. One Keys reporter
has said about the Doerfel Family's show, “Seasoned musicians watched in awe”. This amazing 12 member family bluegrass band
has wowed audiences and impressed critics from Branson, MO up and down the East Coast, to Canada. What makes them
remarkable is their average age is 15 years old! In spite of their youth, if you like your Christmas music a little bit country, gospel,
and bluegrass, interspersed with a touch of blues, jazz, swing, and classical, you’ll want to catch this outstanding talented young
band.
C.W. COLT - A Country Christmas
C.W. began playing at the age of 10 when Chet Atkins taught him his first guitar chords. Since then he has toured the nation
performing with such notables as Sons of the Pioneers, Jimmy Buffet, Bo Diddley, Edgar Winters and Waylon Jennings to name a
few. C.W. Colt presents Christmas with a twang.
GEOFF KAUFMAN - A Seafarer's Christmas
Perhaps it’s the North Atlantic in the bitter cold with squalls of snow, as you try to fill the hold with enough salt cod to pay the bills,
or perhaps it’s balmy in the Java Straits coming home with tea and silks from China, or maybe it’s off Cape Horn where it’s never
warm, headed to the coast of Peru for whales. In any case, it’s a long way from home when it comes on Christmas for a sailor at
sea. Come hear songs, verse and stories which paint the scenes of Christmas at sea, presented by New London folksinger and
longtime Mystic Seaport chanteyman Geoff Kaufman.
For the past twenty-eight years, Geoff Kaufman has been leading audiences to find truth, humor, and beauty in folk music.
Whether singing sailor songs with his quartet, Forebitter; or environmental songs on board the Sloop Clearwater in the Hudson
River; or in solo performances at coffeehouses throughout the Northeast United States and festivals in Europe, Geoff has
entertained and touched audiences near and far.
Above all, at the core of Geoff's performance is his rich tenor voice and an exuberant love of singing. And part of that love is to
entice audiences to sing along, to share in the exhilaration of full-throated vocalization if they wish. In this age of electronic
overload and passive media pabulum, Geoff likes to stress the "live" in live performance, promoting participation, be it by voice or
heart or mind.
Toko Irie and Family - A Reggae Christmas
One of Key West favorite Reggae performers, Toko Irie will present a very special Christmas show created especially for the Bight
Before Christmas Concert with his talented and beautiful family.
Steal Your Heart Steel Drum Band -
Our Key West Kids Christmas
A perennial Holiday favorite, the Steal Your Heart Band is comprised of elementary school children from the Key West Gerald
Adams School.
The Historic Seaport Harbor Walk - at the old Key West Bight.
The Key West Harbor Walk of Lights will again be the center for
Christmas spirit in Key West on the evening of December 19th.
The month long K.W. "Bight Before Christmas" Holiday Celebration will
continue with the fourth annual "FREE Christmas Concert on the Harbor Walk
of Lights". Get together with family and catch up with friends at an old fashion
holiday party on the waterfront.
Come and experience Live Classic Christmas music and more, all in the spirit
of the season. A world class collection of 5 fantastic musical groups
that include local and national performers will play some of the great,
holiday music classics that span generations and genres.
And there's more!
- "Bite of the Bight" Holiday food tasting for some Great Holiday food and Holiday treats
from great area restaurants
(Food items are $1 - $5)
- Big game area for kids provided by "It's Just 4 Kids"
- BIG Prize raffle throughout the evening, all to benefit "It's Just 4 Kids" Art Center and social services through out the year.
- Santa will appear and be ready to get everyone in a picture, even if you're naughty or nice.
Also, there'll be lots of refreshments and Holiday Cheer available at 4 cash bars to go with the food, fun and music on the
waterfront.
And don't forget that on this Friday and Saturday you can take advantage
of DEEP DISCOUNTS ALL DAY LONG at the BIGHT-WIDE HOLIDAY SALE along the
entire Harbor Walk area in the shops & galleries and at water sports for Gift Certificates. COME EARLY for discounts
and special deals on those last minute Key West Christmas Gifts.
Scroll down to see this years line up for the Free Christmas Concert on The
Key West Harbor Walk of Lights!
THE DOERFELS - A Bluegrass Christmas
Returning by popular demand for their second year at the Bight Before Christmas Concert are the Doerfels. One Keys reporter
has said about the Doerfel Family's show, “Seasoned musicians watched in awe”. This amazing 12 member family bluegrass band
has wowed audiences and impressed critics from Branson, MO up and down the East Coast, to Canada. What makes them
remarkable is their average age is 15 years old! In spite of their youth, if you like your Christmas music a little bit country, gospel,
and bluegrass, interspersed with a touch of blues, jazz, swing, and classical, you’ll want to catch this outstanding talented young
band.
C.W. COLT - A Country Christmas
C.W. began playing at the age of 10 when Chet Atkins taught him his first guitar chords. Since then he has toured the nation
performing with such notables as Sons of the Pioneers, Jimmy Buffet, Bo Diddley, Edgar Winters and Waylon Jennings to name a
few. C.W. Colt presents Christmas with a twang.
GEOFF KAUFMAN - A Seafarer's Christmas
Perhaps it’s the North Atlantic in the bitter cold with squalls of snow, as you try to fill the hold with enough salt cod to pay the bills,
or perhaps it’s balmy in the Java Straits coming home with tea and silks from China, or maybe it’s off Cape Horn where it’s never
warm, headed to the coast of Peru for whales. In any case, it’s a long way from home when it comes on Christmas for a sailor at
sea. Come hear songs, verse and stories which paint the scenes of Christmas at sea, presented by New London folksinger and
longtime Mystic Seaport chanteyman Geoff Kaufman.
For the past twenty-eight years, Geoff Kaufman has been leading audiences to find truth, humor, and beauty in folk music.
Whether singing sailor songs with his quartet, Forebitter; or environmental songs on board the Sloop Clearwater in the Hudson
River; or in solo performances at coffeehouses throughout the Northeast United States and festivals in Europe, Geoff has
entertained and touched audiences near and far.
Above all, at the core of Geoff's performance is his rich tenor voice and an exuberant love of singing. And part of that love is to
entice audiences to sing along, to share in the exhilaration of full-throated vocalization if they wish. In this age of electronic
overload and passive media pabulum, Geoff likes to stress the "live" in live performance, promoting participation, be it by voice or
heart or mind.
Toko Irie and Family - A Reggae Christmas
One of Key West favorite Reggae performers, Toko Irie will present a very special Christmas show created especially for the Bight
Before Christmas Concert with his talented and beautiful family.
Steal Your Heart Steel Drum Band -
Our Key West Kids Christmas
A perennial Holiday favorite, the Steal Your Heart Band is comprised of elementary school children from the Key West Gerald
Adams School.
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| New Date: Saturday, December 19th The concert is rescheduled because of 90% chance of rain on Friday. |
Location remains the same - Margaret St. at the water
Free Parking at the end of Margaret St. across from the Art Bar!
We were able to get everybody to reschedule and add one more great
swing band - "Ever so Klever" from Miami.
Starting early at 4:15 - Sill going to 9:00pm! The new Line up...
4:15 - The Doerfels Christmas Show
5:00 - Gerald Adams School Steal Your Heart Steel Drum Band
5:30 - Reggae Christmas music by Toko Irie and Family
6:15 - A Country Christmas by C.W. Colt
7:00 - A special performance of "A Sailors Christmas" by Geoff Kaufman
7:30 - 9:00 A swinging Christmas by "Ever so Klever"