When was the first Fantasy Fest in Key West?
When was the first Fantasy Fest in Key West?
1979Fantasy Fest / First event date
Is Key West Fantasy Fest 2021 Cancelled?
It will just look different without the parade. This year the Key West Fantasy Fest theme is All A Daze for a Holiday. There will be scheduled events and parties every day, October 22 – 31, 2021.
Who started Fantasy Fest?
Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano to attract tourists during the slow season. In 1995 over 60,000 people attended and there were 70 floats, bands, costumed groups and “imprecision drill teams” in the parade.
Will there be a Fantasy Fest 2022?
Monday, October 24, 2022 We’re kicking off Fantasy Fest with a pool party like you’ve never seen before – complete with a pool full of rubber duckies, beverage samples, swag, and live music by Key West’s favorite DJ Buggy.
What should I wear to Fantasy Fest?
Clothing is optional; costumes are not. However, for Fantasy Fest you’ll wear costumes every day, and people take them very, very, very seriously. Do not slack off, these aren’t your I-slapped-something-together-last-night-and-added-a-boa costumes.
What can I expect from Fantasy Fest?
Fantasy Fest has grown every year since its inception and is now the wildest extravaganza around! Fun-loving revelers from around the globe bring their creativity and imaginations as they descend upon Key West each year in October for 10 days filled with costuming, parades, libations, and excitement!
What is the Fantasy Fest theme for 2021?
All a Daze for a Holiday!
Next year’s Fantasy Fest theme is (drum roll, please): “All a Daze for a Holiday!” Organizers announced the 2021 theme the night of Oct. 24 in Key West, where the usually larger-than-life parade was replaced this year by the live-streamed Smallest Parade in the Universe.