SLOPPY JOE'S BAR: DROPPING OF THE CONCH SHELL
Dec 31 2024 - 11:15pm
- December 31 Key West
- New Year's Eve Conch Shell Drop at Sloppy Joe's
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- The arrival of 2025 is to be heralded on Key West's Duval Street with the "drop" of a gigantic manmade conch shell, the symbol of the Florida Keys, to the flat roof of Sloppy Joe's Bar, 201 Duval. Spectators gather on Duval for the annual gala, emceed by a rooftop host and featuring dancing in the street and a countdown to midnight recorded on a huge clock. Customers inside the bar may view the dropping of the conch shell on Sloppy-Tron.