Parade: September 6, 2026, Key West, Florida. Festival: September 3–7, 2026. Interviews: Paul Menta, festival co-organizer, and Will Kimbrough, Buffett friend and collaborator. Footage: Florida Keys News Bureau. Photos: Terry Martin and Larry Blackburn / Florida Keys News Bureau.
The source media package is marked HANDOUT / RIGHTS CLEARED (Unlimited Broadcast & Digital); photographs are cleared for editorial use. No Jimmy Buffett music recordings are included.
Music: “Easy Lemon” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), original track, CC BY 4.0. Edited and mixed. Maps: Natural Earth, public domain.
Bennett Blackwood is a fictional AI-generated bear presenter. Original editorial production: Carpe Diem News.
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