Keys Video Advisory - Fantasy Fest Parade Caps 10-Day Key West Festival

Summary

Elaborate motorized floats, costumed marching groups, bands and colorful dancers entertained tens of thousands of spectators Saturday night as the Fantasy Fest Parade rolled through Key West's historic downtown.

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A group representing the classic "Alice in Wonderland" universe makes its way up Duval Street during the Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups, representing the 2022 festival theme of "Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos," was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. "Alice in Wonderland" won best overall entry in the parade. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, costumed revelers help kick off the Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla. Attracting tens of thousands of spectators, the extravaganza was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest masking and costuming festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. The 2022 festival is the first with a full slate of events since before the coronavirus pandemic.FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a grownup takeoff on the television series "Sesame Street"proceeds up Duval Street Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Parade. The procession of floats and costumed marching groups highlighted the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival, themed "Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos," that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. The entry won top honors for costuming and entertainment. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, participants riding in and alongside a float portraying characters in the film series "Ghostbusters" proceed up Duval Street Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Parade. The parade was the highlight of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration, themed "Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos," that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. The festival featured a full slate of events for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a man costumed in a swirling cape walks along Duval Street in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Parade. The parade was the highlight of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration, themed "Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos," that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. The festival featured a full slate of events for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Virginia Wark rides her bicycle portraying a lost pirate ship in the Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. Wark won a prize for best bicycle entry. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a Fantasy Fest Parade entry saluting the 1988 "Beetlejuice" movie proceeds along Duval Street Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Key West, Fla. Attracting tens of thousands of spectators, the procession of floats and costumed marching groups highlighted the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a man costumed as a tree walks along Duval Street in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Parade. The parade was the highlight of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration, themed "Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos," that ends Sunday, Oct. 30. The festival featured a full slate of events for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Story: Fantasy Fest Parade Caps 10-Day Key West Festival
Locator Super: Key West, Fla.
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Video Source: Florida Keys News Bureau

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Elaborate motorized floats, costumed marching groups, bands and colorful dancers entertained tens of thousands of spectators Saturday night as the Fantasy Fest Parade rolled through Key West's historic downtown.

The flamboyant parade - a spectacle that hasn't been staged since 2019 because of the global coronavirus pandemic - highlighted the island city's 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday with more quieter events including a Children's Day at a local park.

Some of the procession's 35 entries illustrated the 2022 Fantasy Fest theme of "Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos," depicting characters from cult films, favorite cartoons and classic offerings across the entertainment realm.
Parade standouts included a lavish Alice in Wonderland ensemble with costumed marchers ranging from the Mad Hatter to the Queen of Hearts and a "Sesame Street" spoof featuring a huge flock of dancing yellow-feathered "chickens."
Conceived more than 40 years ago, Fantasy Fest has grown to be the Florida Keys' largest annual event. Tourism officials said it accounts for some $40 million in economic impact to the island chain each year.
The 2023 festival, themed "Uniforms & Unicorns: 200 Years of Sailing Into Fantasy," is scheduled Oct. 20-29 and salutes the Florida Keys' 2023 bicentennial.
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