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Tens of thousands of spectators thronged Key West's historic downtown Saturday night for Fantasy Fest鈥檚 highlight event, a parade featuring over 40 motorized floats and costumed marching groups.
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On this week鈥檚 South Florida Roundup, we looked back at some of our favorite conversations and reporting from 2022, including: the return of Fantasy Fest; an interview with Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick; and the band made up of Miami-Dade firefighters.
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Key West's annual Fantasy Fest celebration returned this year in full force for the first time since the pandemic shutdowns in 2020. The 10-day festival is known for bawdy costumes but artists also get to showcase their talents for the parades.
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Fantasy Fest is kicking off in Key West, Florida, with a full slate of events for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started more than two years ago.
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Commissioners say they want a contract with organizers that would get rid of "fantasy zones" where being topless is allowed 鈥 if you're wearing body paint.
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COVID-19 cases are higher than they鈥檝e ever been in the Florida Keys 鈥 how are leaders responding? The cost of COVID on individuals and hospitals. Plus, Miami-Dade County transit's new director and his plans to improve transportation.
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Fantasy Fest usually brings tens of thousands of people to the island, culminating in a big Saturday night parade. Organizers announced Monday that the parade, along with street fairs, are canceled this year.
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Fantasy Fest is canceled, but people are still showing up. A look at the 2000 election and the role South Florida played. And what you would see if you walked the distance of Florida?
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Fantasy Fest is the biggest event of the year in the Florida Keys. It was canceled this year because of the pandemic. But die-hard partiers plan on carrying on the costume and scant-clothing tradition, despite concerns from locals.
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Fantasy Fest, Key West鈥檚 annual 10-day celebration of the scantily clad and the silly since 1979, won鈥檛 happen this year because of the coronavirus鈥
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Hundreds of people each year parade the streets of Fantasy Fest in Key West after having their naked bodies transformed into artwork through detailed body鈥
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The local legend in Key West is that a few businessmen started Fantasy Fest in 1979 because they wanted to drum up some business at the end of the鈥