The city's signature event once again began with a pirate invasion, followed by a parade down Bayshore Boulevard.

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of ...

While the legends of José Gaspar are full of alleged adventure and swashbuckling, history tells a different story.

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of ...

Gasparilla was a day full of krewes, floats, beads, and treasures in Tampa Bay. After the pirates finished storming the city and the cannons quieted, there was a lot of ...

The 2025 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates brought an estimated 300,000 people to Bayshore Blvd on Saturday afternoon. S. Korean ...

When Jose Gaspar's Gasparilla flotilla arrives to steal the key to the city from the Mayor. READ: Florida State Fair 2025: ...

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The Gasparilla pirates invaded Tampa again, meaning thousands of parade-goers dressed like pirates lined Bayshore Boulevard, ...

Gasparilla Music Festival 2025 was scheduled to be held from February 14, 2025, to February 16, 2025, in venues at the Julian B Lane Park in Tampa, Florida. The festival has now been postponed, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The 2025 Gasparilla Music Festival, which was originally scheduled to take place in February, has been postponed. Event organizers made the announcement in a Facebook post on ...

Officials said the move comes from financial strain caused by two years of extreme weather and unforeseen circumstances. Ticket refunds have begun to be processed, and officials say that guests ...