A look at pirate festival in Tampa, Florida

Gasparilla 2025: A look at the pirate festival in Tampa, Florida
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 José Gaspar from the 18th century, who went by Gasparilla.
What is the Gasparilla Parade in Tampa? Parade of Pirates history explored
Gasparilla Parade, also known as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, is a Tampa-based yearly event with more than a century-long history.
Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
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, take the city’s key, and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.
When is Gasparilla 2025? What to know before heading to Tampa to party like a pirate this weekend
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 Pirate Fest set for Saturday
Gasparilla Pirate Fest is set to invade the shores of Tampa on Saturday. Dillon Stefany, vice president of the event fest, discusses the preps for the parade.
Gasparilla 2025: Thousands attend the annual Parade of Pirates
TAMPA, Fla. - The 2025 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates brought an estimated 300,000 people to Bayshore Blvd on Saturday afternoon. The tradition dates to 1904. When Jose Gaspar's Gasparilla flotilla arrives to steal the key to the city from the Mayor.
Gasparilla 2025: Everything you need to know about the annual Pirate Fest
Grab your beads, costumes, and eye patches, and get ready for the 2025 Gasparilla parades. The parades will affect parking and traffic, so here's everything you need to know about the annual fest.
PIrates set to takeover Tampa for annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest
Bayshore Boulevard will be packed from starboard to port with Pirates on Saturday for the annual Gasparilla pirate fest. It is a Tampa tradition, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to celebrate the annual parade of pirates.
Gasparilla pirates shiver then shine as day warmed up for the Tampa parade
Tampa’s signature pirate event got off to a chilly start, but things warmed up as the day and parties progressed.
Window to the Weekend: Argh you ready for the 2025 Gasparilla Pirate Fest?
In our “Window to the Weekend” sponsored by Renewal by Andersen of Tampa, Captain Drew Pittman of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of the nationally
Gasparilla 2025 pirate-goers storm Tampa's shore in 121-year-old tradition
Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores, take the key to the city and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.
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'Ahoy, matey!': Pirates set to take over Tampa on Saturday
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, fla — Bayshore Boulevard will be packed from starboard to port with Pirates on Saturday for the annual ...
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Chilly Friday ahead, more freeze warnings early Saturday before big warmup
Temperatures will stay well below average in the Tampa Bay area on Friday and again Saturday for the Gasparilla Pirate Fest, ...