Conch Republic Independence Celebration 2026

44th Annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration 2026

Come to Key West and celebrate the founding of the Conch Republic! The Conch Republic was born on April 23, 1982, in response to a United States Border Patrol Blockade of the Florida Keys. Since the United States insisted on treating the Keys like a foreign country, Mayor Dennis Wardlow seceded from the Union. Today we stand proudly as a community of who have “Sovereign State Of Mind” and as the “People who seceded where others have failed” This celebration includes amazing markets, battle reenactments and the annual "World's Looooongest Parade"! Come see what the Conch Republic is all about this April.

April 17th-26th, 2026

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Head to Key West for the 44th Annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration 2026.
Conch Republic Days 2026 celebrates Key West’s One Human Family
and the diversity of its Conch-stituents

See the Schedule of Events for this year below: