Key West’s annual 10-day costuming celebration, Fantasy Fest is back in full force October 21-30.Started in 1979 by a group of Key West locals, the party was created to bring visitors to the island in what was a typically quiet season.
Since then Fantasy Fest has grown enormously and now draws tens of thousands to participate, with 70,000 turning out for the annual parade.Last year, many of the events were canceled, but the popular LGBTQ+ destination plans to return to a full schedule in 2022.
For example, the Annual Headdress Ball was postponed four times in the last two years, before finally going ahead early this year.