Dec 1-6 Island-Hopping Key West Christmas Parade  - Sponsored by the Serocki's   Recent Events Christmas Parade in Key West, Dec. 1-6       We were having dinner at the Foglight Foodhouse way back in January. And, Phil & Jan Serocki, two of our newest members, were discussing the fact that they had recently moved to TN from the Keys, where they had lived for several years. They also mentioned that the Miami Beach Miata Club participated annually in the Key West Christmas Parade in early December. And, wouldn't it be a real "Hoot" if the Music City Miata Club could join them on a run to South Florida for some island hopping and a Big Party in Key West in early December. If you've never experienced an nighttime Christmas Parade, with fully lit & decorated Miatas flowing thru a big Holiday Celebration in the Tropics, you are in for a real treat.   Well, we latched onto the idea of making the 900+ mile run to South Florida to hook up with the Miami Beach & Fort Myers Miata Clubs beginning on December 1st. Then joining several dozen little Miatas, hopping across the beautiful island bridges, to participate in the night time Christmas Parade thru downtown Key West on Saturday, December 4th.   So we brought this wild idea before our members at the February club meeting, by asking for a show of hands of anyone in the group who had never been down thru the islands to Key West. And, further, with our Miata tops down and the sea breezes blowing. Amazingly, a full 60% of our members indicated they had never been there, or done that. And, it was interesting the number who had it on their "Bucket List."   So here we are. We have the preliminary plans in place to make this run and have an early Christmas Celebration in the Tropics. We'll have an opportunity to check out Sloppy Joe's, The Hog's Breath Saloon, Fat Tuesday's, Margaritaville, and, of course, one or two of those highly celebrated & georgeous Key West sunsets.    We will be taking two days to get down & two days to return, with two days in the Keys. There is talk about either spending an extra day or so in Key West, or stopping in Orlando on the return trip. We have a couple of options on lodging in Key West. The Miami Club has standing, discounted reservations at a local hotel (~$140 per night), and/or, one of our MCMC members may be able to 'snag' some low cost accomodations at the Naval Air Station on Key West (<$60 per night). The Serocki's will try to hold our accomodation costs in a reasonable range ($60 to $85 per night) for the road trip down & back, while maintainining accommodation cleanliness & comfort.   Over the past seven months, several of our members have expressed an interest in making this trip. It's time we got a head count. So, if this sounds like a great way to get in the Holiday Spirit, AND, add a check mark to that list of things to do, or places to go, with some great people, let the Serocki's know by RSVP at pserocki@d2us.com OR (954) 254-3360.     Check for more info: http://keywest.d2us.com

Key West Christmas Parade

Key West Christmas Parade - Also known as the Key West Annual Holiday Parade. Holiday spirit parades down beloved Duval Street the Holiday season begins. Civic leaders, churches, and other groups flow down Duval and through Old Town. It's a Key West tradition. The parade starts at Truman and White at 7pm the first Saturday in December. December 6 or so. Then it goes down Truman to Duval, to Caroline Street. There are around 50 entries each year, and the parade ends with Santa and Mrs. Claus bringing up the rear. There is a judges' stand at the corner of Duval and Fleming streets.