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Key West’s Fantasy Fest began Friday, launching a 10-day schedule of masquerades, elaborate parties and costume competitions. ... 200 Years Of Sailing Into Fantasy” to salute the Florida Keys ...
Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano to attract tourists during the slow season. [1] [2] In 1995 over 60,000 people attended and there were 70 floats, bands, costumed groups and "imprecision drill teams" in the parade. [3]
The annual event brings in an estimated $30 million to the Florida Keys economy, according to tourism officials. What happens when 60,000 people hit Key West streets for Fantasy Fest? Take a peek
Central Florida BBQ Festival [21] Sebring: Highlands 1 Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival [22] Fellsmere: Indian River Wild game 1 Taste of Pine Island [23] Pine Island: Lee Various 1 Florida Keys Seafood Festival [24] Key West: Monroe Seafood 1 Great Southern Gumbo Cook-off [25] Sandestin: Okaloosa Gumbo 1 Sunshine Regional Chili Cook-Off [26 ...
Key West’s 10-day Fantasy Fest masking and costuming festival gets underway Friday, Oct. 21, with a full slate of events, the first full festival since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
The Conch Republic (/ ˈ k ɒ ŋ k /) is a micronation declared as a secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982.It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city.