Key West’s 2026 Goombay Festival ushered in the week of Fantasy Fest and filled the Bahama Village neighborhood with two days and nights of island rhythms, colors, food and pageantry. Oct. 16 and 17. A local tradition for more than 30 years, Goombay celebrates the island’s cultural ties to the Bahamas with live music, dancing in the streets, island foods and crafts, and brightly costumed Junkanoo parades featuring stilt-walkers, dancers, percussionists, brass musicians and other traditional instrumentalists. Key West Fantasy Fest continues through Oct. 25. More information is at fantasyfest.com.
