Key West Powerboat World Championship

When is Key West Powerboat World Championship 2026?

Key West Powerboat World Championship 2026 runs November 1 to 8, 2026.

How the dates are set: Held over about a week in early to mid November; the organizer, Race World Offshore, publishes the season schedule.

See every event in November 2026

Source: raceworldoffshore.com

Key West Powerboat World Championship schedule

• Race days, 2026: The 2026 race days ran 7 races from 10:00 AM to 3:45 PM, with podium awards on the Outer Mole after racing.
• Race days, 2023: Races began at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day.
• Friday night, 2023: A block party for racers and fans took place on Duval and Greene streets.
• Saturday, 2023: A boat-building contest took place in Truman Waterfront Park, followed by an evening concert at the amphitheater.

Sources: raceworldoffshore.com, keysnews.com

Getting to Key West Powerboat World Championship

• The Key West Express ferry runs from Fort Myers Beach.
• On race days, spectators can watch from the Truman Waterfront Race Village and the adjacent Outer Mole pier. Other viewing areas include harbor-front hotels' restaurants and bars, and Mallory Square.

Sources: mustdo.com, keysnews.com

Tickets and cost

In 2023, race-day general admission tickets were sold on-site at Truman Waterfront Park, and all-inclusive VIP passes for the Outer Mole grandstands and hospitality tent, with water shuttle service, were sold online at raceworldoffshore.com.

Source: keysnews.com

History of Key West Powerboat World Championship

The Race World Offshore World Championship is a world-sanctioned event of the American Power Boat Association and the Union Internationale Motonautique. It is the season-ending championship series, and a portion of the 4.4-mile-per-lap course runs through Key West Harbor, so fans watch close to the action.

Source: keysnews.com

Key West Powerboat World Championship: questions people ask

Sources: raceworldoffshore.com, mustdo.com, keysnews.com, instagram.com

About Key West Powerboat World Championship

The world's fastest offshore powerboats race through Key West Harbor for a week of racing, parties and a boat parade each November.

Race World Offshore's Key West World Championship crowns the season's champions with about three race days on a 4.4-mile-per-lap course that runs partly through Key West Harbor. Fans watch from the Truman Waterfront Race Village, the Outer Mole pier or harbor-front bars. The rest of the week fills with parties, a Duval Street kickoff and a boat parade.

Know before you go

• Race days start at 10 a.m. in recent editions, and the best free views are on the waterfront.
• A Key West Express ferry runs from Fort Myers Beach.
• Key West International (EYW) is on the island, about 10 minutes by car from the harbor.

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