Hemingway look-alike contest returns to Florida Keys
The venue plans to stage its Running of the Bulls, a spoof event featuring a parade of Ernest Hemingway look-alikes, some riding fake bulls on wheels. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:04 AM EDT May 8, 2021
After skipping a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest is set to return to the Florida Keys this summer.
The 40th contest is scheduled for July 22-24 with a reduced entry field, organizer Donna Edwards said Friday. Hosted at Sloppy Joe s Bar, preliminary rounds on July 22 and 23 will feature 35 contestants each night, about half the number that usually enter, Edwards said. The final round on July 25 will have about 24 finalists.
Hemingway Look-Alike Contest returns to Florida Keys
May 8, 2021
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FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019, file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Joe Maxey, second from left, celebrates his victory at the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe s Bar in Key West, Fla. After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the look-alike contest announced Friday, May 7, 2021, that the 2021 contest, the 40th edition, is planned for July 22-24. The competition is the cornerstone event of the Hemingway Days festival that salutes author Ernest Hemingway s July 21 birthday and 1930s residence in Key West. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)Andy Newman/AP
The men, a former winner and five regular contestants in Key West’s annual “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, appear in a short video that debuted Monday evening on Keys’ social media outlets, urging compliance with coronavirus health protocols.