A look at pirate festival in Tampa, Florida

Gasparilla 2025: A look at the pirate festival in Tampa, Florida
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
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.
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 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.
Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: Attendees wary after deadly New Orleans attack
The driver of the truck responsible for the terror attack in New Orleans, who killed 14 people, visited Tampa twice before his rampage, the FBI said.
Gasparilla 2025: A day of parade festivities along Tampa’s waterfront
Pirate Fest: The fest will take place along the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa with live music on two stages before and after the parade in Curtis Hixon Park and MacDill Park from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. After-parties will be going on all night in downtown Tampa and Ybor City.
'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 Gasparilla Pirate Fest. It is a Tampa tradition, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to celebrate the annual parade of pirates.
YOUR PHOTOS: Pirates in Tampa for Gasparilla 2025
Thousands of pirates are invading Tampa Bay looking for treasure in the form of beads and medallions. It's a tradition that has been going on now for more than 100 years. If you are heading to Gasparilla,
Gasparilla pirates shiver then shine as day warmed up for the Tampa parade
Shiver me timbers” took on greater meaning Saturday when revelers at the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates were met with an especially cold morning that started in the low 30s. But as the sun shown on a bright,
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Volunteers clean up large amounts of trash after Gasparilla
After the pirates celebrated a successful Gasparilla Saturday, volunteers spent time Sunday cleaning up all the beads and ...
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, ...
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When does Gasparilla 2025 start? See info dates, parking and increased security presence
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 ...