Just a Few Friends Key West 2026 Tickets on Sale Friday – Free Concerts, Sunset Sails, Buffett Tribute Events

Limited-capacity experiences and charity badges remain after strong VIP presale for Labor Day weekend Jimmy Buffett tribute festival across Key West venues.

KEY WEST, Fla. — Public ticket sales open Friday for the 2026 Just a Few Friends Key West festival after a strong weeklong VIP presale, organizers announced.

The Labor Day weekend event (Sept. 3-7) features free concerts by Mac McAnally, Gary and the Landsharks, Howard Livingston and other trop rock favorites alongside ticketed sunset sails, storytelling sessions, walking tours and culinary events islandwide.

Key West’s Paul Menta and the Daily Plan-it team organize the Jimmy Buffett tribute, which transforms Duval Street, Truman Waterfront and the Chart Room into festival venues. Free highlights include a Friday Duval Street Party, Second Line Memorial Parade and Party in the Park concerts.

“We’ve built this weekend around the idea that Key West itself becomes the venue,” Menta said.

Ticketed experiences include harbor cruises with live music, Milagro Margarita Bar Strolls, a “Hamburgers with Cheese in a Tropical Place” beach party and intimate Chart Room performances. Organizers expect many smaller events to sell out quickly.

Limited Souvenir Charity Event Badges remain available, offering early access perks and supporting Reef Relief, Bahama Village Music Program and Keys scholarships.

“People come for the music … but what they remember are the moments in between — the stories, the sunsets, the random conversations,” Menta said.

Click here to view the schedule, or here to purchase tickets.

The events not affiliated with Buffett’s estate or Margaritaville Enterprises.