Key WEST — Some 6,500 costumed zombies roamed Key West Sunday, but as an alternative of staggering all around in basic “walking dead” manner, they biked together shorelines and streets throughout the once-a-year Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Trip.
The sunset journey is a emphasize of the island’s Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that commenced Oct. 21. It drew entrants of all ages garbed in ragged garments, chalk-white confront paint and add-ons that ranged from tattered tutus to battered top hats.
Standouts involved a supersized sorcerer, a “zombie ambulance” and a cemetery escapee propelling a pseudo-coffin. Other members portrayed every little thing from zombie prisoners and superheroes to fiendish clowns.
The undead traveled alongside Key West’s Atlantic Ocean beachfront and into picturesque Aged City, ending at a ZombieFest “Following Get together.”
Fantasy Fest continues as a result of Sunday, Oct. 30, with a entire 10-working day slate of events for the first time given that prior to the coronavirus pandemic commenced.
Forthcoming highlights include a costume contest for animals, a masquerade march and a lavish night parade Saturday, Oct. 29, showcasing substantial-scale adorned floats and elaborately costumed marching teams.
