Key West - Conch Republic Independence Celebration
Website: http://www.conchrepublic.com/schedule.htm
FRIDAY APRIL 18th
Noon - 4PM - The Raising of the Colors at Fort Taylor and Conch Republic Military Muster. Join us while we commandeer what is rightfully ours! Join our military as we induct members, bestow promotions, and have a great picnic! Complete with the firing of the cannons, the Fort becomes ours!
7 PM - The Kick Off Party at the Schooner Wharf Bar. Conch Shell Blowing Contest with prizes, Music, Food, and Fun. More info at
www.schoonerwharf.com or 305-292-3302.
SATURDAY APRIL 19th
1 PM – 11 PM - THE GREAT CONCH REPUBLIC DRAG RACE, hosted by the Bourbon Street Complex in the 700 Block of Duval Street, roars with a drag race sanctioned by the Conch Republic's NHRA (Natural Hot Rod Association.) Features race Drag Queens in this benefit for Helpline. More info at www.bourbonstreetcomplex.com.
1–2 Pits open for public viewing (700 Block of Duval)
3–5 Drag Racing - Quarters, Semi’s, and Finals
5–11 Tea Dancing in Street
8 PM - Conch Republic Royal Family Investiture Party at The Green Parrot 601 Whitehead St. Come help elect the 2006-2007 Conch Republic Royal Family, boogie the night away in Royal Fashion and support the Conch Republic Foster Children’s Fund. More info at
www.greenparrot.com or 305-294-6133.
SUNDAY APRIL 20th
12 Noon - The 18th Annual Conch Cruiser Car Show at the Schooner Wharf Bar.
A free entry car show with prizes galore in categories we haven't even invented yet! More info at
www.SchoonerWharf.com or 305-292-3302.
1 PM ‘til the dancin’ stops – Green Parrot Conch Republic 2007 Music Festival; 601 Whitehead. Featuring the Chicken & Soul Waffle Brunch with Robert Albury, Larry Baeder and Kenny Fraley’s Bee-Bop Tribute to Fats Navarro, Southernmost Brass Band, and Caffeine Carl and the Buzz. More info at
www.greenparrot.com or 305-294-6133.
MONDAY APRIL 21st
High Noon at Mallory Square - The Reenactment of the Secession. Our Silver Anniversary sees us reenact that fateful day in 1982 when “We Seceded Where Others Failed.” The original cast of characters together one more time!
TUESDAY APRIL 22nd
3 - 5 PM - The Great Conch Republic Fashion Show, Late Luncheon & High Tea at Blue Heaven at the corner of Petronia and Thomas Streets. Come see those great fashions we wear everyday to amuse ourselves and keep the visitors coming back.
9 PM - The Captains' Meeting for the Bloody Battle. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. All you salts and sailors out there that dare undertake the perils of the Bloody Battle MUST ATTEND per orders of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. The meeting will be held at the Schooner Wharf Bar. Attendance is mandatory and no exceptions will be made.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd
THURSDAY APRIL 24th
Noon - The First Second Annual Scooter Poker Run sponsored by Island Dogs, 505 Front Street. Come and register for this great new event at Island Dogs beginning at HIGH NOON. Fabulous prizes for the best hand. Island Dogs’ Scooter Parade to follow!
7 PM – The US1/WAVE FM “World's Longest Parade” down Duval Street from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico at the Schooner Wharf Bar. For the 18th year in a row, the Republic's only totally impromptu parade will roll... get out of the car, step out of the bar, everyone’s a star!
9 PM - The Parade Party at Schooner Wharf Bar. Follow the parade in Mardi Gras style. Welcome to the party where the paraders play. Info at www.SchoonerWharf.com or 305-292-3302.
FRIDAY APRIL 25th
6 PM - Bloody Battle Non-Combative Shore-side Viewing Parties... the only places to view the Great Battle!!! Be a witness to the most brazen battle of the year, where the only thing you’ll lose is your sanity. Viewing parties will be held at the Westin Resort & Marina at 245 Front Street, 305-294-4000, and the Ocean Key Resort & Spa Sunset Pier at Zero Duval, 305-296-7701. Welcome!
7 PM - The Conch Republic Naval Parade & Great Battle for the Conch Republic Sponsored by the Flagship Schooner WOLF, this is THE event of the Celebration... there is nothing like it in the known universe. In Key West Harbor.
9 PM - The Victory Party at The Schooner Wharf Bar...Come help us celebrate our victory over the evil forces of the "United States Border Patrol"... we always win! More info at
www.schoonerwharf.com or 305-292-3302.
SATURDAY APRIL 26th
10 AM - 5 PM - The Conch Republic Crafts Show and Food Fest Sponsored by the Cultural Preservation Society. On Greene Street between Duval and Whitehead Streets. Come and embrace the arts, crafts, and foods of the Conch Republic.
Noon until 5:00 P.M. - The CONCH CRAWL
As always, the bars of old town howl all afternoon... get your "I Survived..." tee-shirts at corner of Green and Duval and enjoy drink specials all afternoon at the Bull & Whistle, Rick’s/Durty Harry’s Entertainment Complex, Hog’s Breath Saloon, Hard Rock Café, Bear Bottom Beach Club, and the Drunken Parrot.
Bed Race benefiting AIDS Help, Inc. Our oldest and most famous event, the beds race down Duval from Fleming Street to the Hog’s Breath Saloon... the most fun you can have in bed with your clothes on! Info at
www.Fairvilla.com or 305-292-0448.
5PM - Post Bed Race Party & Awards Ceremony at Hog’s Breath Saloon, 400 Front St.
2 - 7PM – The Conch Republic Fiddler's Contest at Green Parrot Bar, 601 Whitehead. The best fiddlers in the Republic vie for awards in this "tune or die" jam of Bluegrass and Old-time music. MC’d by Conch Republic Fiddling Champ Gary Zimmerman, and guest stars the Weary Boys. Info at
www.GreenParrot.com or 305-294-6133.
7 PM - The Pirate's Ball and Pig Roast at the Schooner Wharf Bar...bottom feeders unite...we can't let the Upper Crustaceans have all the fun! Music, food, and always a good time! More info at
www.schoonerwharf.com or 305-292-3302.
SUNDAY APRIL 27th
1 PM - The Wrecker's Race Series Finale One-way race to the reef re-enacts the ancient wrecking tradition of the Keys. Viewing from the harbor-front hotels and Mallory Square.
7 PM - The Awards Ceremony for the Wreckers Race at The Schooner Wharf Bar. The culmination of our outcry of independence featuring music, crazed sailors, Galley Grill foods, awards, and finally... some rest for the wicked until next year. More info at
www.schoonerwharf.com or 305-292-3302.
For more information,
call the Office of the Secretary General of the Conch Republic at
(305) 294-2298... fax (305) 296-8803.
Long Live The Conch Republic...
A NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT YOU'LL NEVER GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD!
Friday, Apr. 25 – Sunday, Apr. 27, 2008