KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration ends late Sunday in Key West, after some 100 events with an increased emphasis on imaginative costuming and decreases in ...

Costume designers are expected to show off their most outrageous creations at more than 40 masquerade contests, galas, parties, promenades and other events during Key West's annual Fantasy Fest. The ...

Fantasy Fest isn’t for shy people. Colorful costumes. Elaborate floats. Some skin here and there. While public nudity is banned in Key West, the revelry can get risque, with splashes of body paint ...

The masking and costuming festival is themed "Uniforms & Unicorns: 200 Years Of Sailing Into Fantasy" to salute the Florida Keys' 2023 bicentennial and that of the U.S. Navy's presence in Key West.

Tens of thousands of spectators packed Key West's most famous street Saturday night for the 46th annual Fantasy Fest parade, an event that showcased dazzling floats, creative costumes, and energetic ...

A large-scale unicorn duo presides over a crew of costumed “construction workers” during the Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Attracting tens of thousands of spectators, ...

KEY WEST, Fla.KEY WEST, Fla. — Key West’s Fantasy Fest began Friday, launching a 10-day schedule of masquerades, elaborate parties and costume competitions. The masking and costuming festival is ...