Party time in Florida’s Key West

There is still time for fans of the flamboyant to join in the wacky wonderland of Key West’s Fantasy Fest. Themed “Gnomes, Toads & White Rabbit Tea Parties,” the wild romp is from Friday 19th to Sunday 28th October. Last-minute holidays are available from £869 per person with Virgin Holidays.

Internationally recognised as Key West's premier annual festival, Fantasy Fest allows revellers to shed their real-world personalities and explore their wildest fantasies. Its 10-day menu of mania includes more than 30 events - glitzy masking and costuming balls, lively street fairs and countless costume contests for those eager to dress up, dress down or bare whatever they dare.

The festival's traditional highlight is a spectacular grand parade, where huge and glittering floats typically elicit gasps of awe from crowds through the quaint streets of Key West's historic Old Town.

For "Gnomes, Toads & White Rabbit Tea Parties" Fantasy Fest organisers encourage participants to draw inspiration from twisted fairytales, mystical myths and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Costumes and parade floats might recall sinuous swamp creatures, hospitable hobbits, oversized ogres or white rabbit revels - all presented with the engagingly offbeat flair that characterises the popular festival.

One week in Key West during the Fantasy Fest extravaganza starts from as little as £869 per person with Virgin Holidays. Price includes return flights from London Heathrow, car hire and accommodation in Key West on a room only basis. Prices based on departures between 08 – 31 October 2007.

Key West is a unique place that combines an idyllic climate with first-class hospitality, world-class culture and first-rate activities. It is also the premiere gay and lesbian island paradise and everyone is welcome to experience the One Human Family way of life that the City adopted as its official motto.

For further information please visit Fla-keys.co.uk.