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Scores of Ernest Hemingway look-alikes took to Key West streets Saturday for the “Running of the Bulls,” a zany (and much slower) take-off on the renowned annual run in Pamplona, Spain.

There’s a new “Papa” Hemingway in the island city where legendary author Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for most of the 1930s. White-bearded Floridian Jon Auvil won the 2022 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days celebration that ends Sunday.

In September 1622 the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank in the Florida Straits southwest of Key West, where it lay until Mel Fisher’s crew discovered it in 1985. In September 2022 history and shipwreck buffs can mark the 400th anniversary of the sinking with cultural and adventure events featuring those who found the Atocha.

Many Florida Keys visitors and residents participate in the annual two-day spiny lobster sport season and the traditional lobster harvesting season, and Keys officials want everyone to have an enjoyable, safe and environmentally low-impact experience.

During a festival “crafted” for Labor Day weekend, attendees can sample some 240 beers and ales while also discovering the flavors of the continental United States’ southernmost city. The annual Key West BrewFest is set for Thursday through Monday, Sept. 1-5, highlighted by a lavish oceanside tasting festival.

About 135 stocky, bearded men who resemble Ernest Hemingway have converged on Key West to compete in the annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began Thursday night — the 123rd anniversary of the legendary author’s birth.

A Key West man ate an entire 9-inch Key lime pie topped with whipped cream — without using his hand — in 1 minute and 14 seconds, to win the island city’s annual Key Lime Pie Eating Championship. 

Ernest Hemingway left Key West in late 1939 after nearly a decade of residence, but his literary legacy continues during Hemingway Days 2022, scheduled Tuesday through Sunday, July 19-24.

Competitors on foot and on paddleboards can prove their stamina and salute Ernest Hemingway’s active outdoor lifestyle during a two-sport challenge Saturday, July 23.