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 ...

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, ...

STORY: Hot dogs in buns, pastel-tailed mermaids and a unicorn with a platinum horn were among the costumes worn by Dachshunds -as well as other breeds- who took part in the tail-wagging parade, a ...

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.