The 11th Annual Crooks Second Line is
Sunday February 15th, 2026 starting at Noon
The 10th Annual Crooks Second Line marches up Duval street once again on Sunday February 15th, 2026
We are proud to honor those we have loved and lost in this moving musical tribute!
For a $100 donation to Bahama Village Music Program we will make you a placard to carry in the parade, create an honoree page for your loved one on our website and put their name on our annual t-shirt! Deadline for t-shirt is January 19th but placards can be ordered until February 8th
As always the amazing Key West Funeral Band will lead the second line, followed by the BVMP Joyful Voices choir. This year the BVMP Junior Junkanoos will bring up the end of the parade ensuring everyone has a great beat to march along with!!
Join us as we celebrate all the lives we have loved and lost!
The Crooks Annual Second Line is a way for us to celebrate the lives of those we have lost in best way we know: With music, dance and friends.
All donations and proceeds from this parade will go to the Bahama Village Music Program, which provides free music education and instruction to children in Key West.
Learn more about the world class Key West musician whose life and work inspired this new Key West tradition.
Browse honorees from past years
Sponsor a Community Placard
Here you can sponsor a placard for a community member who otherwise would not be included in the Second Line. Please NO celebrities for copyright purposes.
We hope to honor all we have loved and lost and with a tax deductible donation to BVMP you can help us make that happen!
Choose an Honoree, Donate for anyone, or become a Business Sponsor with this link.
Community Honorees 2026:
Richard Crooks ~ Jack & Jacki Leahy ~ Sadrac Decimy ~ Dave Decimy ~ Jean Christ Marc Decimy ~ Evelyn Decimy-Pierre ~ Frank Toppino ~ Jeffrey Warren Dean Sr. ~ Gladys Louise Clark ~ Abraham Baker Jr. ~ DeAngelo “Boogie” Rivas ~ Clarence Alce Jr. ~ Edwin Knowles Jr. ~ Vina Mae Saunders ~ Marie Lou Yarbrough ~ Amelia Fernandez Esquinaldo ~ Frank Rudolph Leggett Sr. ~ Cory “Ching” McIntosh ~ Theodoris Navarro ~ Amanda Kirkman ~ Armando “Bookie” Joseph Henriguez ~ John Welsh ~ Damien Smith ~ Sidney Monroe ~ Glenn Hayes Jr. ~ Charles Butler ~ Bruce Mitchell ~ Darcell Deane ~ Elnora Jones Robinson ~ Robert “Robby” Nichols ~ Fleasher Hall ~ Brett Angus ~ Mary Lou Hoover ~ Jeff Salzman ~ Elise Iras ~ Lorraine Janus ~ John “Juanita” Grause ~ Al Walker ~ Burt Faure ~ Jeri Gormley ~ Cheryl Moniz ~ Donald Wesson ~ Toby Wesson ~ Jeff Salzman ~ Thomas Cogan ~ Jay Vencevich ~ Gladys Hall ~ Lois Chmelar ~ Henry Chmelar ~ Jorge “KiKi” Lopez III ~ HRH Oba Adefunmi I ~ HRH Oba Adefunmi II ~ Consuelo Valdez Pinder ~ Jess Murray ~ Fred Moore ~ Larry Douglas
Special Honorees
Jack & Jacki Leahy
2026 Grand Marshal
Skipper Krippitz