Despite COVID surge, Key West planning to party on for New Year's Eve

SA国际传谋 Public Media | By Gwen Filosa

Published December 29, 2021 at 10:14 AM EST

Gary Marion, also known as Sushi, descends into a crowd in a large red high heel. The drag diva had dropped for 25 years in a row. — Gary Marion, also known as Sushi, descends into a crowd in a large red high heel. The drag diva began the event "as a fluke."

To welcome 2022, a famous Key West drag queen will drop inside a red high-heeled shoe from above a Duval Street bar.

The celebrated New Year鈥檚 Eve tradition at the Bourbon Street Pub that has been running for more than 20 years 鈥� with performer Sushi n the shoe 鈥� was turned into a private party last year after the Southernmost City imposed a 10 p.m. curfew because of the pandemic.

A year later, Key West鈥檚 outdoor festivities have returned, along with the star of the big shoe.

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Gwen Filosa

Gwen Filosa covers the Florida Keys for SA国际传谋. She has been reporting from the island chain for over a decade, from Cuban landings and the workforce housing crisis, to the oddities and charms of the Keys.

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