Think of it as Tampa’s version of Mardi Gras. Gasparilla is a huge parade featuring an “invasion” of downtown Tampa led by pirate José Gaspar and his band of swashbuckling pirates ...

On Saturday, May 24, during the Boca H2O Festival, a teenage boy was struck by a boat propeller, breaking his leg.  The ...

This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The music lineup for th ...

Trouble—that’s what John Travolta’s security ended up calling me. I had the opportunity to attend the closing night of the ...

The 2025 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates brought an estimated 300,000 people to Bayshore Blvd on Saturday afternoon. 33-year-old American living in Germany: ‘I don’t worry about not being able to ...

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 ...

Grab your beads, costumes and eye patches, and get ready for the annual Gasparilla parades. Be sure to bundle up because we'll be dealing with some extra chilly weather this year. Tampa City ...

there are many events that go along with the celebration of Gasparilla. Here's a list of some of those events: Gasparilla Children's Parade - Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 Gasparilla Outbound Voyage ...

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 ...

This requires pre-registration. 4-6:15 p.m. - Children's Gasparilla Parade: Get your beads and candy from pirates, floats and marching bands along Bayshore Boulevard. It's widely considered the ...

Ashley Children’s Gasparilla Parade presented by Chick-fil-A kicks off the festivities on January 18, while adults will celebrate the season at the Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest on ...