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- Brian Zajac
The "Official" Fantasy
Fest 2005 Events
Everyone ready for Fantasy Fest 2005? You better be...with lots of party-goers, plan on two things - relaxing and partying. Thanks to fantasy fest.net, I've got your itinerary for 2005 below. Let the debauchery begin!!!
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***Please note that this schedule is incorrect & dates removed due to hurricane Wilma. For an up-to-date schedule, please click here for the Fantasy Fest 2005 schedule.
Fantasy Fest Schedule of Events
“FREAKS, GEEKS AND GODDESSES”™
December 7th – 10th, 2005
Daily Diversions
XTREME XPOSURE - Party like Adam and Eve day and night at the Garden of Eden, clothing optional rooftop bar, above the Bull & Whistle, 224 Duval St.; 10 am - 4 am every day; $$
4th ANNUAL HAUNTING OF FORT ZACHARY TAYLOR - A bone-chilling Halloween adventure! History meets mystery in this documented haunted Civil War-era fort (entrance at the end of Southard Street); kids activities; weeknights 7 pm - 10 pm; weekends 7 pm - midnight; $$; 60% of ticket sales goes to the restoration of this historic Civil War fort; 305-797-8812; www.hauntedfort.com
FANTASY CYBER SOUVENIRS - Visit the Fantasy Fest ® Store anytime at www.fantasyfest.net for memorabilia that makes the fantasy a reality! Official posters, T-shirts and limited edition medallions
Schedule of Events
GOOMBAY - Tastes, sights and sounds of the Caribbean in Bahama Village, located at Duval and Petronia streets. The lively street party continues Saturday! Noon - midnight; FREE
ROYAL CORONATION BALL - Meet Key West's Royal Family and vote for the King and Queen of Fantasy Fest® 2005; a benefit for AIDS Help, Inc.; entertainment and fanfare on the oceanside lawn at Wyndham Casa Marina Resort, 1500 Reynolds Street; 6 pm - 10 pm; $5 per vote; multiple votes encouraged! www.wyndham.com
GOOMBAY - The party continues in Bahama Village! Noon-midnight; FREE
THE LATIN THING - A Cayo Hueso celebration featuring authentic Latin food, flair and fantasy. Pulsating rhythms and dancing under the stars at the edge of Mallory Square; costumed dance contest at 10 pm; cash prizes; El Meson de Pepe's Bar and Restaurant, 410 Wall Street—where the sun sets and the fun begins—preserving Key West's Cuban-Conch history since 1997; party starts at sunset; donations to benefit AIDS Help, Inc.; www.elmesondepepe.com
BLAME IT ON ROBERT! A Night of 101 Hauntings, Scares and Screams - Key West 's famous bewitched doll – Robert – invites you to celebrate the start of his 2 nd century at this spirited island-style party at the hauntingly historic East Martello Museum. Full bar, Caribbean cuisine and music, Fat Tuesday's frozen drinks, costume contest and ghost tours. Find out why you can blame all your Fantasy Fest® mischief on Robert! The fun happens at the spooky Civil War-era fort, East Martello, on the Atlantic. Sponsored by Century 21 Keysearch Realty; benefits Easter Seals Florida/Keys Region and Key West Art and Historical Society. East Martello Museum, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., 7:30 pm to 11 pm, $$. For tickets and information contact Key West Art & Historical Society at 305-295-6616; www.kwahs.com ; E-mail: jake_stanton@earthlink.net
DEADBANGER'S BALL - The Original Ghost Tours presents a tribute to heavy metal, big hair and all that is spandex! Costume contests for best dead rock star, best groupie and best group with $100 for each category; admission includes souvenir T-shirt, buffet and entry in mega raffle giveaways throughout the night; The Top at Crowne Plaza La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street; 8 pm - midnight; $25; special appearances, activities and other details at www.hauntedtours.com
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS - A leather fetish party that's definitely not for the timid or shy! 801 Bourbon Bar, 801 Duval Street; 9 pm; $$
REDDY ICE FANTASY FAÇADE ™ COMPETITION - Festively decorated homes and businesses compete for cold cash! To enter, call 305-296-5334; FREE. To keep the party chilled, call 800-330-0892; www.reddyice.com
OFFICIAL FANTASY FEST® POSTER SIGNING PARTY - Meet the artist of this year's unique poster; Crowne Plaza La Concha Hotel, Crown Room, 430 Duval Street; 5 pm; posters for sale; www.laconchakeywest.com ; 305-296-2991
BARK AT THE MOON - Fat Tuesday goes wild and retro with “80's Flash Back DanceParty!” 8th annual costume contest at 10 pm with $1,000 in cash prizes; frozen drinks, hot DJ's; Fat Tuesday, 305 Duval Street; 8 pm - close; FREE; E-mail: fattuesdaykeywest@earthlink.net ; 305-296-9873
22nd ANNUAL HEADDRESS BALL - It's “Lights, Camera, Action!” when the Key West Business Guild goes to the movies with “Hollyweird,” a gala gathering where the headdresses are the stars of the show; cash prizes for the most creative rendition of “Hollyweird”; $1000 first prize; $300 2 nd; $200 3 rd; 305-294-4603; Atlantic Shores Resort, 510 South St.; 9 pm; $$; keywestgay@aol.com
PARTY IN PLAID - Swing into Fantasy Fest® at legendary landmark Capt. Tony's Saloon! Explore your fantasies in naughty or nice plaid attire. Meet good friends, enjoy live music and rum specials all night long; Capt. Tony's Saloon, 428 Greene Street; 9 pm; FREE; www.capttonyssaloon.com
WKEY PET MASQUERADE & PARADE - A magical carousel of frisky pets and playful owners delightfully disguised and ready to frolic for fame and fortune; Wyndham Casa Marina Resort, 1500 Reynolds Street; www.wyndham.com ; registration for competition at 4:30 pm, show starts at 5:30 pm; FREE to watch; $25 to enter benefits Lower Keys Friends of Animals; for contestant info: johnstuempfig@clearchannel.com for additional information select Pet Parade button
CELEBRITY LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST - Imitators of the famous and fabled vie for cash and prizes; Crowne Plaza La Concha Hotel, Crown Room, 430 Duval Street; contestant sign up 8 pm; FREE to watch; FREE to enter; 305-296-2991; www.laconchakeywest.com
RED PARTY - You'll be seeing red at Fogarty's! Cool drinks, live music and red hot contests; prizes for best use of red in a costume and best red T-shirt; live web cam of the 4th Annual Tricycle Races; red attire encouraged. Fogarty's, 227 Duval Street; 9 pm; www.fogartyskeywest.com
BEACH PARTY - Hog's Breath Saloon, 400 Front Street, proudly presents the 18 th Annual Fantasy Fest® Beach Party, featuring the world famous Hog's Breath Homemade Bikini Contest; details of contest at www.hogsbreath.com or 305-296-4222; 10 pm; $20 at the door; $20 to enter contest.
NIGHTMARES IN DREAMLAND - Moonstruck madness with divas, drag queens, dancing and drama at a sublime poolside soiree; $1,000 in cash prizes for best costumes; 7 pm - 11 pm; Atlantic Shores Resort, 510 South Street; $5; 305-296-2491; www.atlanticshoresresort.com; E-mail: info@atlanticshoresresort.com
PRETENDERS IN PARADISE ™ - The legendary costume competition with $10,000 in cash prizes! Combining extraordinary creative genius and performing energy, this is eye popping entertainment; Pier House Resort and Caribbean Spa, beachside, 1 Duval Street; 8 pm; $25 general admission, tickets on sale October 1or call 305-296-4600; ticket info, E-mail: csmiley@pierhouse.com ; contestant entry fee $10 individual; $20 groups of four or more; for photos and contestant information, select Pretenders in Paradise button.
SLOPPY JOE'S BAR 22 nd ANNUAL TOGA PARTY - An unrestrained array of ancient fashions accented with attitude! $1,000 in cash prizes! Details of contest at www.sloppyjoes.com or 305-296-2388 x21; Sloppy Joe's Bar, 201 Duval Street; contest begins promptly at 10 pm; togas for sale in retail shop (while supply lasts), toga sales benefit AIDS Help, Inc. $$
MONSTERS' BALL - Sea serpents, mermaids and other bizarre creatures of the deep continue the search for what lurks in the dark and deep blue sea! Who's dancing on the reef? Find out at the Green Parrot's annual costume party. Mysteries of the undersea world are revealed! Dive into some surreal fantasies and some- too -real fantasies that should perhaps remain submerged! Green Parrot Bar, 601 Whitehead Street; 10 pm; FREE; www.greenparrot.com
STREET FAIR - Duval Street's mile-long eater-tainment extravaganza features arts and crafts, food vendors, lively libations and costumed frivolity; 2 pm-10 pm; FREE.
10th ANNUAL MARCHING MASKED MANIA COSTUME CONTEST - A rollicking pre-event to the Halfway Party of the Masquerade March. Great prizes for the most outrageous attire. Southernmost Hotel, poolside, 1319 Duval Street; 4-6 pm; contestants sign up 2 pm; FREE to watch; FREE to enter; 305-296-6577; info@southernmostresorts.com
FAIRVILLA MEGASTORE MASQUERADE MARCH ™ - An odd squad of costumed Freaks, Geeks and Goddesses™ parades through Old Town with music and noisemakers; thirst quenchers provided at selected guesthouses. Begins at the Key West Cemetery Frances Street entrance; two routes meet on Duval Street; costumed revelers can join the mad march anywhere along the routes; 5 pm; FREE; sponsored by Fairvilla MegaStore, 520 Front Street, one block off Duval Street; 305-292-0448; www.fairvilla.com
801 BOURBON BAR TEA DANCE - Plenty of sugar and spice at this tea in the street party; D.J. Babb, cool drinks, dancers, drag queens and celebrities; 801 Duval Street; 5 pm; FREE
5th ANNUAL OCEAN KEY RESORT & SPA “LIVING ART” AIR BRUSH EXPO - Contestants will use the human form as a living canvas for artistic expression in competition for more than $1,500. Drink specials and live entertainment; Sunset Pier at Ocean Key Resort, Zero Duval Street; painting and partying start at sunset; judging begins at 9 pm; $$; E-mail : Mhanna@Oceankey.com ; 305-295-7045
PIMP AND HO'S PARTY - Geeks turn into freaks at this erotic and exotic dance party featuring a $500 Mr. Pimp and Ms. Ho Costume Contest; guest DJ's; Crabby Bill's a.k.a Bill Daddy Conch's on Greene Street , 511 Greene Street; 10 pm; $$; 305-304-1188
DUVAL STREET PROMENADE ™ - Sassy entertainers, enticing food and spirited libations tempt costumed merrymakers as they party from the Gulf to the Atlantic; Noon-10:30 pm; FREE
BOURBON STREET PUB TEA DANCE - A taste of New Orleans decadence in Key West's old town; D.J. Bo, beads, boys and booze; 724 Duval Street; Noon; FREE
EPIDERMAL ARTS AND TORSO TAPESTRIES CONTEST - Lovers of art gather for this bona fide cultural event that will determine the best illustrated men and women of Fantasy Fest® 2005. As part of the diligent efforts to keep the Green Parrot Bar on the cutting edge of artistic expression and synonymous with culture and good taste, the battle of the emblazoned bods provides a venue that elevates this art form to something aesthetic, creative and yes, even poetic; Green Parrot Bar, 601 Whitehead Street; 3 pm; FREE; www.greenparrot.com
CAPTAIN MORGAN FANTASY FEST® PARADE - Join 70,000 exuberant partygoers for this fantastical parade of dreams and screams featuring glittering floats, marching bands and dancing groups! Parade route includes Whitehead, Front and Duval streets; 7 pm; FREE Sunday, October 30
CHILDREN'S DAY - A family event featuring food, games, arts and crafts and a costume contest for children; Bayview Park at Truman Avenue and Eisenhower Drive; Noon-5 pm; FREE
IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS TEA BY THE SEA - Last chance to be quirky, dorky and divine! Music, entertainers, dancing and gaiety oceanside; Atlantic Shores Resort, 510 South Street; 7 pm - 11 pm; FREE; 305-296-2491; www.atlanticshoresresort.com; E-mail: info@atlanticshoresresort.com
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