Pirate Fest: The fest will take place along the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa with live music on two stages before and after ...

Before Gasparilla got underway ... But as a three-masted ship draped in colorful flags approached the Tampa Convention Center, the sardine-packed crowd began to whoop and holler.

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 ...

The Jose Gasparilla pirate ship carries members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla en route to the Tampa Convention Center ... movie-worthy ship has nearly 300 flags and three steel masts standing ...

Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom for the key to the city. The origins of Gasparilla, both invasion and parade, are owed to what Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla call the ...

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 January. The festival is named after a famed ...

(WFLA) — The waters of Tampa Bay are about to come alive for Gasparilla. Tampa police’s ... and fire boats in the area, they can flag us down to come on over for assistance,” Cpl.

Young runners with the Tampa Parks and Recreation departments are part of the Pepperjack Running Club, a partnership with the ...

Right now, at the Gasparilla brunch at the Tampa Convention Center and at the ... From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the movie-worthy ship with nearly 300 flags and three steel masts standing 100 feet ...