Kyler Rhodes, center, is the hookah-smoking caterpillar from ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ surrounded, from left, by Melanie Breglio as Tweedle Dee; Ryan Glassburn, White Rabbit; Jessica Bauser, Tweedle Dum; Michele Rhodes, Cheshire Cat; and Kim Kelly as Alice.
The 2022 Fantasy Fest continued on Oct. 28 with the wildly popular Masquerade March, a longtime locals’ favorite and moving feast of costumed creativity open to all ages and most species.
With a crowd of revelers that organizers estimate at 10,000, the march kicked off at Truman Avenue and Francis Street and proceeded through Old Town Key West, with stops along the route for photo ops and adult beverages provided by selected guest houses.
Surrounded by fellow colorful Troll Chaos Masquerade Marchers, Coleen Fitzsimmons, left, and Audrey Blum, right, peer from behind a cardboard tree made by float creators Blum, Heather Carruthers and Karin Koeppen. David Johnson of Key West as Bugs Bunny’s larger-than-life gun-slinging adversary Yosemite Sam.The ‘Fembots with Gold Member’ group gives a nod to the Austin Powers cult classic. ‘Wizard of Oz’-inspired flying monkeys, from left, Greg Cieslik, Dave Meadors and Scott Pridgen, all of Key West.The eerie twins who haunt the Overlook Hotel in the film ‘The Shining’ appear in the form of Jim Werner, left, and Mike Sheridan, right, of Philadelphia.2022 Fantasy Fest King Carlos Home marches as part of a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ TV series team.
