
Our Annual Rum Cake Competition is at the Key West Theater on Friday, August 14th from 7-8pm.
Participants are being announced now and posted below. Each attendee will receive a piece from each participant and vote for the winner!
This event also includes live music by
Sharese, Cliff Cody, and Dawson Wright!


The winner of the 2026 Key West Rum Fest Rum Cake Competition will take home this one of a kind, custom belt!
Submit your entry for entry to compete now!


Please reach us at info@rumfestkeywest.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Please text Neil at (910) 599-6430. Participant must bring their own serving materials.
Tickets are on sale now! Click the "Find Out More" button above and click the "On Sale Now" button on the next page.
The purpose of the Rum Cake Competition, as well as all our events, are to raise money for the MARC House of Key West. They provide wrap around life services for adults throughout Monroe County, FL with developmental and intellectual disabilities. So far, the Rum Fest has raised over $50,000 for this organization! For more info, visit www.marchouse.org
At the Key West Theater, address is: 512 Eaton St, Key West, FL, 33040. Live music will be in the main theater; rum cakes will be served in the Listening Room just off the left side of the stage.
YASSSSSS! This is one event you DON'T want to miss! Delicious rum cakes of all sorts, and live music by local artists!
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