NYE: Conch Shell Drop at Sloppy Joe’s

This is the 30th year of Key West’s legendary conch shell drop. In 1993, local artist Tobias McGregor approached Sloppy Joe’s Management with a new New Year’s Eve plan.

“Before the dropping of the conch shell, everyone would just wander around Duval Street, celebrating the New Year when their watches read Midnight. The crowd was just not in sync,” said McGregor. The initial conch Shell was rigged on a frame, the shell was lowered manually, and timed by watch or by looking across the street into a window and watching the count down in Times Square on someone’s TV.

Customers inside the bar may view the dropping of the conch shell on Sloppy-Tron.

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