Key West loves a parade but the pandemic put a stop to a lot of them. Now with COVID-19 numbers dropping, the parades are returning to island streets.
There was a Fantasy Fest this year but … in some ways it was hard to tell. No big Saturday night parade down Duval Street. No Masquerade March through Old Town. No Zombie Bike Ride along the Atlantic.
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Organizers canceled those big events back when the delta variant had COVID numbers climbing.
But now the numbers have dropped, so people are encouraged to take to the streets again.
Powerboats paraded down Duval Street Sunday. The Veterans Day parade is also back on the schedule, it's scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Thursday on Duval at United Street.
And on Dec. 4, the city of Key West will put on the parade that is a local favorite — the holiday parade. The city started the parade in the mid-1990s, after the Lower Keys Ministerial Association refused to accept the Metropolitan Community Church in its parade.
The city is accepting entry forms for floats until Nov. 22.
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