Our live updates for Gasparilla 2025 have concluded. Read more about the festivities here. TAMPA — Shiver me timbers: It was an especially cold morning for those pesky pirates invading Tampa ...

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Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay 7 Sarasota area restaurants ace inspections, 2 get ...

Paradegoers stick out their hands to catch beads during the Children's Gasparilla parade along Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Tampa.

TAMPA, Fla. — Children’s Gasparilla is set to make its return to Tampa on Jan. 18. Tampa Bay’s young pirates can participate in the festivities from noon to 7:30 p.m.

Gasparilla is essentially a pirate invasion, culminating in a celebratory parade down Tampa’s famed Bayshore Boulevard. According to Gasparilla Pirate Fest , it has been celebrated every year in ...

The original Gasparilla Krewe in Tampa Bay says that Gaspar “terrorized the coastal waters of West Florida” in the 18th and 19th centuries, with multiple tales of his background and story ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The excitement of Gasparilla festivities is picking up in the Tampa Bay area as organizers announced ticket details for 2026, including "early bird" pricing.

Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay ...