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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Children’s Gasparilla is Saturday, officially kicking off Gasparilla season. Events are happening all day from 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The parade starts at 4 p.m., and the route ...

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 ...

Florida football almost earned its first shutout since 2021 on Friday in the Gasparilla Bowl, allowing a last-minute touchdown and extra point to the Tulane Wave in its 33-8 victory.

3 Previous appearances for SEC teams in the Gasparilla Bowl, including a 29-17 loss by Florida to UCF on Dec. 23, 2021. Mississippi State defeated Miami (Ohio) 17-16 on Dec. 26, 2016, when the ...

Make way, mateys. Everyone's favorite hometown pirates are back and ready to invade Tampa. Gasparilla Pirate Fest is set for Saturday, Jan. 25. Whether you're a seasoned parade-goer or new to the ...

This year's Gasparilla events are coming on the heels of the deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans. Federal agents found out the alleged attacker had visited Tampa just months before.