The Children’s Gasparilla Parade brings family-friendly pirate revelry to Tampa on Saturday, Jan. 18, a G-rated counterpart to the bacchanal that will take over Tampa the following weekend.

The event is free to participate and no registration is required. Gasparilla Preschooler’s Stroll (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.) In this event, Tampa’s youngest pirates take center stage.

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.

This weekend is the Gasparilla Children’s Parade, followed by the main Parade of Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 25. Suspects flee Lakeland police by jumping fence, running through backyard while ...

Nestles on the scenic Gulf Coast of Florida—just south of Venice and north of Sanibel Island—Gasparilla Island forms a small ...

Gasparilla 2025 will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025. This guide provides everything you need to know, from where to park to a schedule of events and where alcohol is allowed. Parking will be ...

It has been over three weeks since the dust settled inside Raymond James Stadium, where the Florida Gators trounced the undermanned Tulane Green Wave in the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl, 33-8. It was a ...

There are several places in Tampa to drop off unwanted Gasparilla beads so they can be recycled for next year. Throwing plastic beads and other litter in the water is prohibited under federal law and ...

Using kitchen scissors cut 16 sausage rolls, leaving the inner circle of pastry (about ¼ of the thickness of each roll) connected, creating a wreath shape. Liberally egg wash the whole wreath ...

Is it really a new year unless pirates have once again demanded the key to the city of Tampa? Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and the yearly pirate invasion, festival, and parade that ensues have been a ...

But did you know these notable events were once celebrated together? That’s right! The Gasparilla Carnival was celebrated from 1915 through 1975 at the Tampa Bay Hotel grounds, now the University of ...

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