Halloween-Style Event Includes A Parade And A Plethora Of Parties One of the most popular events of the year in Key West is back on the calendar for 2021. After being canceled last year due to COVID-19, Fantasy Fest is set to return this year for all 10 days. The dates are Oct. 22-31. This includes the the Bud Light Fantasy Fest Parade, which goes through Duval … [Read more...]
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Fun Summertime Events Returning To Key West For 2021
Mermaid Festival, Key Lime Festival & Hemingway Days All Scheduled For July In The Conch Republic Quirky Key West is back with its quirky summertime events in 2021. The Conch Republic his hosting three in July, two on the same Fourth of July weekend. They are the Mermaid Festival (July 1-4), the Key Lime Festival (July 1-4) and the biggest of them all, … [Read more...]
Key West Mermaid Festival To Make A Splash On July 4 Weekend 2021
Female Fins Come Ashore For A Series Of Fun Events Several sea maidens will be swimming ashore for the Key West Mermaid Festival on July 4 weekend in 2021. Yes, there's a mermaid festival in Key West. It is the creation of madam mermaid of Kristiann Mills, owner of The Captain Mermaid’s Boutique on Front St. She started it because she loves mermaids and because … [Read more...]
Hemingway Days Key West 2022; Here Are The Dates & Details
Papa is back in the Conch Republic. In fact, there will be a lot of "Papas" in Key West this summer as Hemingway Days returns for 2021. Here are the dates and details. The 2022 dates are July 19-24. The look-alike contest, held at Sloppy Joe's, is July 21-23 and the "Running of the Bulls" down Duval Street. Those are the two main events, the fun party ones. The … [Read more...]
Duval Street Key West Redevelopment Plan Misses Conch Republic Character
Upscale Plans Don't Fit The Mold In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Key West Blogger Redevelop Duval Street in Key West? Would Paris redevelop the Champs-Élysées? Would London re-touch Abbey Road, New York mess with Broadway? Then why in the world is Key West messing with its iconic street? A redevelopment plan is in place and a company … [Read more...]
Key West Tourists Start Petition To Stop Duval Street Redesign
Conch Republic Regulars Up In Arms Against Changing The City's Signature Street By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Key West Blogger A petition to halt a redesign of Duval Street has started and is getting several signatures from several Key West regular tourists. The petition has appeared on the Key West group Facebook page, a group with 56K members. The post, … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Curfew Causing Mass Hotel Room Cancelations In Key West
NYE Party Is Pretty Much Over In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com NYE Blogger Once word started getting out about Key West's New Year's Eve curfew of 10 p.m., potential visitors started canceling their hotel rooms about as quickly as they were expecting to be slamming drinks at the bars along Duval Street. Instead of being booked at 95% … [Read more...]
Key West New Year’s Eve To Have 10 PM Curfew In 2020-21
This Won't Be A Happy New Year in the Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Year's Eve Editor Published Dec. 6, 2020 Key West, one of PubClub.com's Top New Year's Eve destinations, will have a curfew starting at 10 o'clock on NYE night. PubClubbers out in the bars, along Duval Street and elsewhere in the city will have to be back in their hotel … [Read more...]
Tropical Rock Musicians Are In Key West For TropRock Strong Music Festival
Event A Huge Boost To The Conch Republic Economy After Cancelation Of Fantasy Fest By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger Posted: Oct. 27, 2020 More than 50 tropical rock – known in the industry under the genre TropRock – musicians are in Key West, FL, the end of October through the first of November for a major music festival. The artists are playing at … [Read more...]
Key West Cancels All Sanctioned Events For 2020 Including Fantasy Fest
Conch Republic Also Cancels Hemingway Days & Meeting Of The Minds By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The Conch Republic is conked out from the coronavirus, as the remainder of all the sanctioned events for 2020 in Key West have been canceled. That includes the biggest of them all, Fantasy Fest, the week-long series of parties, a parade, costumes and … [Read more...]
The Key West ‘Masks Required’ Rule Explained
The Florida Keys Policy For Bars & Restaurants By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There has been some confusion among people wanting to go to Key West but balking on potential trips because of a "masks required" policy that has been put in place until 2021. Well Eric Babin of internet radio station RadioTropRock.com, wanted to set the record … [Read more...]
Santa Caught Relaxing In Key West Before Christmas; Hopefully Doesn’t Get Keys Disease
Chillin' In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Key West Blogger While you are out rushing to shopping malls, spending time on-line and then panicking over whether or not those gifts will arrive on time and freezing in rain and snow, Santa Claus is taking it easy in Key West. PubClub.com captured this photo of him relaxing in a hammock in the … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: Inside The Landmark Captain Tony’s Saloon Bar
Where Legends Never Die In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle & Travel Blogger "I went down to Captain Tony's "To get out of the heat..." – Jimmy Buffett, "Last Mango In Paris" I've gone into Captain Tony's, tho not to necessarily to get out of the heat, as Jimmy Buffett so famously sang about this Key West landmark bar.k I … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: Why I’ve Never Developed ‘Keys Disease’
Tourists Becoming A One Of The Local 'Conchs' Is Not For Everybody By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I have never left Key West in the best of health – there's always that fast rush of last night's alcohol running through the system like water going through a faucet you didn't shut off – but I've never been in danger of catching "Keys … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: The Mallory Square Sunset Celebrations
Nightly Ritual Is The Top 'Must Things To Do' In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel & Lifestyle Blogger The timing was important. I was loading up the Toyota Celica convertible with my buddy Hayney and he was as precise in the timing of our trip as he was about packing beers in the cooler. (He had that down to a science; I watched … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: What Tourists Really Do In The Conch Republic
The Origins Of 'Keys Disease' In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger There are a ton of things for tourists to do in Key West, FL. There's sport fishing, diving/snorkeling, going boating, going to see the Ernest Hemingway house (and all the cats) and while the beaches aren't around Duval Street, there's sand all around … [Read more...]
Key West Blog Post – Gray And Great Days In The Green Parrot Bar
Colorful Characters In One Of The World's Greatest Neighborhood Bars By Raymond Dussualt, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger It was a rainy day in Ft. Lauderdale, where I was on a business trip, when my Friday meeting got canceled. I was not due to fly back to California until Sunday so I did what any visitor should do when “stuck” in South Florida for a … [Read more...]
40th Hemingway Days 2020 Key West Canceled Due To COVID-19
Annual Festival Centered Around Birthday Of 'Papa' Won't Happen This Year One of Key West's most colorful characters gets a colorful celebration as the Conch Republic celebrates the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway during the annual annual Hemingway Days. But not this year; the city of Key West has canceled all sanctioned events for 2020, … [Read more...]
Two Foods You Must Absolutely Eat While In Key West, FL
Conch Fritters And Key Lime Pie Are The Conch Republic's Signature Dishes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When you go to Key West, and the Florida Keys for that matter, there are two things you must try to experience the culinary delights of the area. They are conch fritters and Key Lime Pie. Here's s little about each and one more reason you must have … [Read more...]
Key West Taxi Drivers Succesfully Fighting Uber
Ride-Sharing Services Illegal In The Conch Republic City hall was packed and as heated as a July afternoon on Duval Street. And for now, the taxi drivers have won the battle against Uber in Key West. The Key West City Commission held a meeting in mid June on the subject and with some 200 cabbies, residents and business owners packed into the building, changed … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Song Lyrics Inspire Fond Key West Memories
Songs Sparks Fond Memories Of Fun Bars And The Conch Republic Mindset By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger & Parrothead Give me oysters and beer every day of the year. Now that's a good thought! Hearing Jimmy Buffett sing these lyrics in his song Tin Cup Chalice brings back memories of Key West, FL. And oh, what memories! One could sustain quite a fine … [Read more...]
Key West Fantasy Fest Complete Party Guide Top Events & 2022 Dates
Key West, Key West sunsets, Florida, Top Travel Destinations, sunsets, Mallory Square Top Party Destinations travel, bars & restaurants When it comes to costumes and Halloween, few places can match the craziness of Key West. Every year, the city hosts a spectacular multi-day event known as Fantasy Fest, a week of zany events that consists of more than 40 masquerade … [Read more...]
Key West Sunsets Are A Must-Do Activity At Mallory Square
Every place should celebrate sunsets like Key West. In the Conch Republic, sunsets are not just something that happens without notice. You don't spend it in a t-shirt or souvenir shop, a restaurant or chiling back at the hotel. Or even a bar (and just about everything in Key West revolves around spending time in a bar). In Key West, sunsets are a daily ritual, a spiritual … [Read more...]
Key West Best Bars Nightlife Reviews Sloppy Joe’s Captain Tony’s
Where To Party In The Conch Republic "I went down to Captain Tony's to get out from the HEAT..." This line from a Jimmy Buffett song pretty much describes the bar scene in Key West. People walking down Duval Street on a warm afternoon give up the notion of doing anything productive and stop into one of the many decades-old bars made famous by Hemingway, Buffett or those … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Florida Keys Driving Guide From Miami To Key West
A Mile Marker By Mile Marker Tour The key to fully experiencing Key West is not contained in some local bar or in a moment at sunset on Mallory Square. Instead, it is located some 100 miles to the northeast at the beginning of what is known as the Overseas Highway, a scenic two-lane road with water on both sides, 43 bridges and enough diversions to properly delay … [Read more...]