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By FL Keys Girl, on October 24th, 2011%
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Fantasy Fest always brings a bunch of fun events to choose from. Generally, my favorite is the Masquerade March, a parade on Friday night where locals and visitors alike dress up, drink heavily and frolic in the streets, stopping for drinks along the way. In 2009, my shoe broke on the way to parade forcing me to stop at the dollar store and buy size 11 pool shoes (I wear a 7 1/2). Last year, my wig had been put on badly (by me – I need some drag queen lessons, stat) and I had a perfect stranger fix it, after I stopped at her house to use the bathroom. But, there are many good events over the course of the week. Continue reading Fantasy Fest: Event Picks
By FL Keys Girl, on November 3rd, 2010%
It is “the big event” every year at Fantasy Fest. Yes, I am talking about the parade. For me it is the big disappointment of Fantasy Fest. Why? Well, for one thing, I am not a big fan of standing around waiting for stuff to happen, which is what goes on when there are thousands of people loitering on the street waiting for the floats to start. Once said floats do start meandering up the street, there is way too much time between each one, meaning I am stuck looking at all of the naked people coming dangerously close to touching me. Yuck. Continue reading Fantasy Fest 2010: The Parade
By FL Keys Girl, on January 19th, 2010%
As you know by now, the people of Key West get rather excited about a lot of things. Take, for example, the Christmas parade, just a month after the Fantasy Fest parade. You may recall the Grinch sitting next to me. Maybe he was still hung over from Fantasy Fest. Granted the two parades don’t have . . . → Read More: See Food
By FL Keys Girl, on December 17th, 2009%
Key west is great. People there will throw a parade for just about anything. From Fantasy Fest nuttiness to the holiday season they have it covered. This year was the first time we have seen the Christmas parade. It was filled with abut 60 floats (one of which was the Miata clubs mini-parade of 20 or . . . → Read More: The Grinch Who Stole My Parade
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