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

Gasparilla became a time-honored tradition in 1904 after local planners decided to make the legend of Gasparilla into the theme for that year's May Day celebration, said Gasparill ...

Pirate-goers donned all kinds of quirky costumes. Hidden under a 6-and-a-half-foot puppet-like costume, Dennis Martin, 62, towered over parade-goers as “Skully the Pirate,” a costume he put together ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade, with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, held in Tampa every January. The festival is named after a legendary Florida pirate ...

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’s annual pirate invasion Gasparilla takes place Saturday, Jan. 25, this year. And if you’re heading toward the Tampa waterfront to participate in the revelry, odds are you’ll be looking for a ...

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores ...

There will also be a free Super Bowl party with Bucs players on hand, and the Florida Orchestra playing with a percussion ...

Arrr, Gasparilla 2025 is days away, mateys! The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a very popular annual parade with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, and it's held in Tampa every ...

Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate ...