Confetti engulfs drag queen Sushi as she descends to Duval Street in a giant red high-heeled shoe during the midnight countdown. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
New York City dropped the ball in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, but Key West dropped everything else: A drag queen, a conch shell and a pirate wench.
Crowds packed multiple blocks of Duval Street, near Sloppy Joe’s conch shell drop and Bourbon Street Pub’s red shoe drop. Meanwhile, at the harbor, Schooner Wharf Bar’s swashbuckling proprietress Evalena Worthington descended from the towering mast of a historic schooner at midnight.
New Year’s Eve in Key West provided something for everyone and “high spirits” to start 2023.
A boy sporting illuminated 2023 glasses awaits the arrival of the New Year on Duval Street for Sloppy Joe’s 29th annual conch shell drop. CAROL TEDESCO/ KeyWestHolidayFest.comA full lineup of performers keeps the New Year’s Eve crowd entertained on Duval Street. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys WeeklyHigh heels can’t stop this female impersonator’s agile backbend. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys WeeklyKey West rapper Mike Stack thrills the crowd with his hit, ‘I’m from Key West’ on New Year’s Eve. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
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