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. (AP) — 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 themed ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered to watch fairy tale costumes and floats parade through the streets of Key West, Florida, on Saturday, October 25, as part of the 46th Annual Fantasy Fest Parade.

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.