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 ...

Diana Benton shows off her two cats dressed as country superstars Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton during the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade in Key West.AP Donna the tortoise crawls on the Fantasy Fest Pet ...

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.